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April 29, 2005
Disappointing Qualifying for DEI
After a great race for the DEI drivers in Pheonix, there were high hopes heading to Talladega. While the race might still be a good one for Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Martin Truex, Jr. who is also running the race for DEI, the three DEI teams were very disappointing in qualifying this evening. Michael was 38th, worst of the three and that's just not good. They could make adjustments and find something between now and Sunday but it has to be a disappointment to start off like this.
At a plate-race a driver who starts at the back can find himself in front before too long but to do that they need to avoid trouble. And unfortunately the middle and back of the pack is where most of the trouble starts. So instead of feeling confident about Sunday for Michael, I now feel pretty nervous. He may still contend for a good finish but he's going to need luck to be on his side, even more than usual, to avoid the big one which is almost always inevitable at a plate track.
Posted by silverdsl at April 29, 2005 06:39 PM