Bloomquist and McDowell, Juggernaut in the making or Titans United!?

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Don't forget the Labonte.

That doesn't count lol.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

If memory serves, Mcdowell got the Zero in the off season, but didn't debut it till this weekend. He also debuted a new engine package, a Clements. He'd been using ECR power the last several years since he and his brother work for RCR, no idea why the change... The car looked flawless, not a single misplaced tire the whole way. This is a lethal combination.

He didn't get it then, as one of the last posters said, before The Dream is when he got it, and so it wasn't up to snuff.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

I think it's very beneficial to both. Shane and Dale are very smart and low key, the polar opposite of Scott. So it should be a good combo as far as a different perspective. We shall see if they can get along well enough for it to survive. And they drive very similar.

Though, look a few years back, the Bloomer cars were the hot ticket, and then, when he decided he needed to get back to his own program, poof, done. So we shall see. Do I think Dale and Shane are a great asset, he!! yes. The most respected people he has ever had in his cars too.

[Bubstr]

For years, anytime the 17m rolled into any track, they where a contender. no matter what kind of car they had. I don't look for that to change because he is running a Bloomquist car. I will admit that winning right out of the box, has to be good for confidence, but how much confidence does a Dale MCdowel need? He has talent and experience.

[Tireguy17]

I've been wondering for the last year-plus why the Sweet-Bloomquist chassis hasn't taken off on the national scene. This may be the beginning if Dale and Jared continue running up front with Scott. The late model world needs parity on the chassis side. Everyone running to Longhorns, Disco cars, and now Victory isn't good for things.

[drano]

I feel Bloomquist will keep enough cars out there to keep them on the map and when he retires he will really start building more chassis, that's just my thought on it.

[70satomic]

I always thought shane was a very smart crew chief maybe he needed something to work with

[Josh Bayko]

Dale McDowell is always fast, regardless of what chassis/engine he runs. He's extraordinarily smooth and consistent behind the wheel. His brother might be the best crew chief in dirt late model racing.

[Josh Bayko]

I've been wondering for the last year-plus why the Sweet-Bloomquist chassis hasn't taken off on the national scene. This may be the beginning if Dale and Jared continue running up front with Scott. The late model world needs parity on the chassis side. Everyone running to Longhorns, Disco cars, and now Victory isn't good for things.

There's more parity than ever. And people aren't running to Disco cars anymore, they're running away from them.

[dirty bert]

I always thought shane was a very smart crew chief maybe he needed something to work with

Talk about a unbeatable team ,put Shane an Scott working together they'd put all other builders out of business

[MI Dirt Fan]

Lanigan hasn't shown anything since the Show-Me.

[plunks7]

Lanigan hasn't shown anything since the Show-Me.

That's just fine. No problem with that on this end.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Guys on here were jumping on board after that win and nothing since

[dalemcfan]

If memory serves, Mcdowell got the Zero in the off season, but didn't debut it till this weekend. He also debuted a new engine package, a Clements. He'd been using ECR power the last several years since he and his brother work for RCR, no idea why the change... The car looked flawless, not a single misplaced tire the whole way. This is a lethal combination.

He was running a Clements at Volusia back in Feb also. At least it had Clements valve covers on it and not ECR valve covers like the other engines I have seen him run the last few years.

[zyoung25]

I feel Bloomquist will keep enough cars out there to keep them on the map and when he retires he will really start building more chassis, that's just my thought on it.

This is how I feel too. Scott was at his best a few years ago when he had a few of his old cars out. Once they got to be the hot item was when he kinda seemed to struggle, to Bloomquist standards anyway. Being tied up building and fixing race cars, and then also trying to stay on top of this world isn't the easiest thing to do, and I think he found that out a few years back. I don't see Scott producing this car at the rate he did the old ones for that reason.