What's up with Owens

[Bumpandrun]

I know Jimmy finished second one night, but other then that, he has been sucking. I bet he sure does miss his old crew chief Chris Fox. And Mike Reece's money.

[In The Gas]

Barry Wright. Look, Barry himself and son were the crew chiefs on Oneals car last year and pretty much threw the anchor. Two years ago they ran good enough to win the LODLMS but last year was way off. If they can't adjust their own cars how is anyone else to do so?
I'm still got by Owens switching to these, Moran too.
Chassis are measured on winning not just running in the top 5. I don't see BWRC's winning but very little.

[SnakeX3]

Sorry to bogart your Owens thread, but what about Earl Pearson Junior too...or Steve Francis? I realize it's early in the season, but they are all former champs that are too young to have forgotten how to drive. I just gotta figure the gap between the teams that are the best of the best (Wreck-it House car, Capitial House car, K&L Rumley, Bloomquist) has grown enough that the customers that don't get all the tricks are going to need some time to get things figured out. Even the Black Diamond house cars did well in AZ.

I realize Owens is in the BWRC house car, but my guess is they have fallen behind the curve and can't get up. I think R&W needs to look at buying an XR-1 or Club 49 and see if they can figure out what they've got that the BWRCs don't.

[Pennsboro23]

Sorry to bogart your Owens thread, but what about Earl Pearson Junior too...or Steve Francis? I realize it's early in the season, but they are all former champs that are too young to have forgotten how to drive. I just gotta figure the gap between the teams that are the best of the best (Wreck-it House car, Capitial House car, K&L Rumley, Bloomquist) has grown enough that the customers that don't get all the tricks are going to need some time to get things figured out. Even the Black Diamond house cars did well in AZ.

I realize Owens is in the BWRC house car, but my guess is they have fallen behind the curve and can't get up. I think R&W needs to look at buying an XR-1 or Club 49 and see if they can figure out what they've got that the BWRCs don't.

I will say that Steve Francis has looked better this year already. He isn't qualifying well, but he has been passing a ton of cars in the feature. If he can get that thing started up front, he will win a few races this year.

[SnakeX3]

I will say that Steve Francis has looked better this year already. He isn't qualifying well, but he has been passing a ton of cars in the feature. If he can get that thing started up front, he will win a few races this year.

It is early in the season and like you said, Francis has looked better. In the post-race interviews he's seemed loose and upbeat. Much like McCreadie he seems to have a much better attitude...and Francis hasn't even been running as strong as T-Mac (yet). I can't say the same for Owens though. Even after that 2nd place run he didn't sound particularly optimistic.

I wonder how much sharing of info Bowyer's team will do with Stuckey and the other Black Diamond teams. I think the problem Owens faces is that there aren't any other Tier 1 teams running Barry Wrights...yeah...Devin Moran...but I would think he'd be going to Owens rather than the other way around.

A friend of mine was saying he thought that having all these non-points races during Speedweeks is lame. I see his point, but allowing the teams a chance to run for some money while giving them a chance to shake down their new rides is a good thing...especially for teams that didn't get their new cars early enough to test or don't have the money to do so. At least with the non-points races it gives the other teams a chance to see where they stack up against the competition, try some things out and not fall hopelessly behind in the points.

[Tireguy17]

Slow down people.....its early in the season and East Bay is an animal within itself. No sense in judging anyone's season off what is happening this week or even Florida. The real race season starts in the spring.

[Nasty55]

Slow down people.....its early in the season and East Bay is an animal within itself. No sense in judging anyone's season off what is happening this week or even Florida. The real race season starts in the spring.

Im with Tireguy Jimmy will be ok and he is right the real race season hasnt even began yet..... East Bay has always been a breed of its own......

[fastford]

im with you guys, I hope.......

[wfofan]

Jimmy has been his own nightmare since he left Blomquist chassis... He needs to go back to what worked for him if he wants to have SWEET dreams again...

[Barbecueboy]

I'm betting he will be in another chassis before the year is out.......or at the very least have one at his disposal.

[dirtdobber45]

I dont see how their behind when Jimmy was in the car at the end of the season they should have some kind of data from that. Enough to have something to work with. His qualifing needs to be worked on for sure

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I dont see how their behind when Jimmy was in the car at the end of the season they should have some kind of data from that. Enough to have something to work with. His qualifing needs to be worked on for sure

He wasn't Lucas legal at the National 100

[TUTY]

No matter what momentum is everything and he has none.

[AnonymousNate]

don't a lot of drivers do a lot of testing and experimenting with set ups and such things down there in Florida? have heard that a time or two people like doing a lot of testing with this and that down there!

[Kwoods25]

It's not the car. Moran is doing very well in his.