Fil: David Smith Vuit Batalla-A punt Perspectives

Vuit batalla-Ready perspectives Motorsports Analítica de David Smith trenca que vigilar
El dilluns i nits de dimarts de Speedweeks era #t?picament humdrum. Fresc de l'Esprint Unlimited, una cursa que ha de pressa esdevenir un haver de-judici de rellotge-per-esdeveniment de foc, els nostres sucs estan fluint per #m?s #c?rrer, #m?s #acci? i #m?s parlant punts en quin serveix com la setmana d'obertura de cada nou #c?rrer #estaci?. Nosaltres crave #c?rrer i, fins que ara, hi ha hagut nary un curs adequat.
La Batalla d'UNOH a la Platja canvia tot d'aquest. El tres-cursa showcase de tres #s?rie regional important ?? El NASCAR K&N Pro #S?rie (De l'est i De l'oest), el NASCAR Whelen Modificat i Whelen Del sud va Modificar Gires i el NASCAR Whelen Tot-#S?rie #americ? ?? ?s un esdeveniment que et permet per esdevenir familiar amb alguns de les perspectives superiors en el NASCAR del desenvolupament ladder. Color m'un observador emocionat.
NASCAR Ha estat gracious prou per preguntar-me per contribuir #an?lisi per alguns d'aquests amunt-i-esdevenidor racers. Ell?? Classe de la meva cosa. En el meu lloc de casa, MotorsportsAnalytics.com, jo scout, #n?mero de cruixit, analitza i #posici? #conseg?entment. El inaugural #edici? de la Batalla d'UNOH a la Platja consisteix de diversos noms en la meva Part superior 25 NASCAR perspectives de #S?rie de Copa d'Esprint llista. Jo la #posici? va basar damunt #S?rie de Copa preparedness, per una #f?rmula va cridar ??rospect #Puntuaci?.?? #Tamb? avaluo #producci? de conductor individual #a trav?s de un #m?tric cridat MIRA ATENTAMENT, la #Producci? en #?ndex d'Equipament Igual. Mai preguntat com un conductor valoraria si tot equipament era igual? Meravella ja no, #perqu? jo??e Aconseguia vas cobrir.
#Aix? la llista particular ?s compresa de quin jo deem ??attle A punt?? Perspectives. Aquests conductors joves s?n la vostra cursa potencial millor-guanyar candidats pels seus esdeveniments de Batalla individuals. I si ells don?? Guanya la majoria de-mirat i comprehensively cursa coberta de les seves carreres per datar, ell?? okay. Aquests xicots tenen #abund?ncia d'altre accolades damunt que per caure enrere. Qualsevol cosa pot passar amb una mostra d'una curses mida; aquests conductors poden ser comptats damunt per ser #exit?s sobre una #estaci? plena:
Corey LaJoie21, Concord, Carolina del nord
A pista: NASCAR K & N prosèrie (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: classificat 1r de K & N est (4.607 PEER); 11 de la general... K & N est punt Subcampió de classificació; cinc victòries
#An?lisi: Qualsevol vestit a thrash en un racecar o per impressionar amb el seu ??ustomized?? Portabroques Taylor sneakers, LaJoie doesn?? conjure Que d'un heady racer, #per?, oh, #all??? Ser una #equivocaci?. Arguably El #pneum?tic millor i equipament conserver en&K N Est el durar dos dura #estaci?, LaJoie era masterful, guanyant cinc curses en una #fracci? de la seva #compet?ncia?? Pressupostos. El seu MIRA ATENTAMENT ?? 4.607 ?? ?s el millor en&K N Est #a trav?s de el durar dues #estaci?, i millor que Joey Logano?? Marca de 2007 (4.462). Ell?? Tots dos un blau-collar treballador i un #c?rrer savant el #esfor? dels quals per millorar com a racer ?s del Keselowski ilk.
On ell veurà següent: LaJoie té un tres a quatre - raça horari conjunt amb Tommy Baldwin carreres a la NASCAR Nationwide Series enguany.
Kyle Larson20, elk Grove, Califòrnia
A pista: NASCAR Series Whelen All-American (dilluns); NASCAR K & N prosèrie i NASCAR Whelen modificat Tour (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: segona de K & N est (4.500 PEER); 12 global... Campió de K & N est; dues victòries
#An?lisi: Fora de tothom en aquesta llista, Larson t? el #m?s upside. Va guanyar el 2012 K&N #t?tol De l'est en el seu primer any real del cotxe Accionari que #c?rrer, un feat que indubtablement esdevindr? #m?s underrated com les seves #consecuci? de carrera acumulen. A hop de Cotxe d'Esprint a Midget a Model #Tard? a Cotxe Accionari i tenir #?xit immediat en cada, agrada ell , isn?? Un apr?s trait. Ell?? Mentre naturalment dotat com qualsevol conductor #de llavors en?? Tony Stewart. El seu limitat NASCAR Acampant curses de #S?rie de #Cami? Mundials duren l'any va revelar algunes arrugues que necessiten ser planxat; les seves necessitats de ritme a simmer per elongated curses ?? Ell?? Utilitzat a dash-#caracter?stica de Cotxe d'Esprint d'estil ?? I el seu passi setup podria utilitzar algun poliment, #per? amb el seu talent, aquells s?n mers nits el ser va triar. Aviat, ell??l Ser en els vostres conjunts televisius cada diumenge durant anys per venir.
On ell veurà següent: el conductor de desenvolupament Earnhardt Ganassi Racing competiran per Rookie de l'any fa honor a la Nationwide Series per Turner Scott Motorsports.
Dylan Kwasniewski17, Las Vegas, Nevada
A pista: NASCAR K & N prosèrie (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: 1er de K & N oest (5.233 PEER), XVI global rànquing... Campió de K & N oest; tres victòries
#An?lisi: Costa De l'oest aficionats de Cotxe Accionari es van preguntar quin agafi per descarrilar el Greg Pursley sis-guanyar tren de #c?rrega de 2011 del seu esperat dominance dins 2012. Tal com surti, la resposta era Kwasniewski, un talented adolescent d'el mateix Preu de Gen Motorsports estable mentre Pursley, qui averaged una 3.8 arribada dins 15 curses duren #estaci?. Kwasniewski Va capturar el K&N corona De l'oest en una campanya que va mostrar millora significativa ?? D'un 2.885 MIRA ATENTAMENT que ranked 15? en la #s?rie dins 2011 per durar any?? 5.233 que va dirigir la #divisi? ?? I ara, ell?? Est #encap?alar.
On ell veurà següent: la batalla és la seva primera cursa de conducció per a Turner Scott Motorsports, l'equip per al qual va estarem conduint en el 2013 K & divisió N est.
Bryan Ortiz24, Bayamon, P.R.
A pista: NASCAR K & N prosèrie (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: classificat 10 de K & N est (1.964 PEER), 40è global... K & N est punt classificador cinquè lloc de classificació
#An?lisi: Ell?? No #aix? sovint un NASCAR el #ne?fit ?s aquest bo #aix? aviat. Un anterior kart racer, Ortiz era un #Magn?fic-S?c competidor de Cotxe dels Esports previ a unir les #posici? de Cotxe Accion?ries, dins que, en el seu rookie la #estaci? dura any, va lligar per la #divisi??? #Freq??ncia de Xoc #m?s baix (0.14, o dues vegades dins 14 curses) i lligat per l'avantatge de #s?rie dins #Pertin?ncia (arribades dins la meitat superior de camps) amb uns 92.86 per cent agafen. Tot d'aquell, coupled amb la seva #producci? servible, fa el seu #m?s gran i #m?s ben sequel un haver de-mirar dins 2013.
On ell veurà següent: amb Kyle Larson es va graduar a la Nationwide Series, Ortiz assumeix el mantell com la Perspectiva més brillants del Rev Racing estable per al 2013 K & temporada N'est.
David Mayhew30, Atascadero, Calif.
A pista: NASCAR K & N prosèrie (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: 3 º classificat en K & N oest (3.786 PEER)... K & N West punt classificador classificació cinquè lloc, una victòria
#An?lisi: pugui agafar una cursa com La Batalla per Mayhew a correctament showcase les seves capacitats. En els seus dies bons, ell?? Un stalwart; ell ranked quart dins #S?rie de #Cami? MIRA ATENTAMENT dins 2011 amb un 4.400 #a trav?s de cinc curses. 2012, encara que, era una #decepci?; ell #nom?s marcat una #vict?ria en&K N De l'oest i el seu cinc-cursa stint en #Cami?, riddled amb assumptes, va resultar en una #substituci?-nivell 0.200. Ell?? #Capa? de fer coses grans amb un racecar ?? Iowa Speedway ?s invariablement una etapa #magn?fic per ell ?? Nosaltres #nom?s don?? Aconsegueix per veure-li dins el seu estat #m?s gran en una base compatible.
On ell veurà següent: camions i K & N oest són operandi de modus de Mayhew. Va a la raça sempre que sigui propietari del seu equip, Steve McGowan, li permetrà.
Derek Thorn26, Lakeport, Calif.
A pista: NASCAR K & N prosèrie (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: classificat 4a de K & N oest (3.733 PEER)... K & N West point classificació tercer lloc classificador, dos guanya
#An?lisi: 2012 era Thorn?? Primera #estaci? plena de K&N De l'oest #c?rrer i, per un Model #Tard? lifer, sigui un dandi; ell averaged una 6.8 arribada amb el seu Bruncati Motorsports equip i va registrar el quart-millor MIRA ATENTAMENT en la #divisi?. Va marcar dos guanya (a Havasu i Sandia), #per? #all??? #Habitaci? per lustrar. La seva naturalesa agressiva pot deixar winnable curses en la taula i contra #compet?ncia Occidental hagi de ser #m?s sovint #victori?s. A edat 26, t? una finestra #m?s curta que la majoria de perspectives en quin per preparar per qualsevol potencial NASCAR premier #actuaci? de #divisi?.
On ell veurà següent: ell seguirà creuer en el Motorsports Bruncati n º 6 com un dels millors K & contendents de N West títol aquesta temporada.
C.E. Falk25, Virginia Beach, va.
A pista: NASCAR Series Whelen All-American (dilluns)
2012 classificacions i guardons: campió de Virginia tard Model Triple Corona sèrie... 16 victòries a través de cinc pistes de carreres; Whelen All-American tercer lloc punts classificador
#An?lisi: Si et??e Una cursa de #S?rie de #Cami? regular watcher, llavors et??e Vist Falk?? Nom scroll #a trav?s de el fons de la vostra pantalla de #televisi?. No ?s un posterior marker, encara que. Dins actualitat, ?s el #m?s decorat Model #Tard? jove conductor de Cotxe Accionari en el joc avui amb 52 carrera guanya, tres campionats de pista (a Langley) i durar any?? Virginia Corona Triple. Ell?? Probablement que ell??l Ser amunt nit de dilluns del front, #per? en les vagues d'adversitat del cas, el seu coratge de pas ?s un lloc a behold.
On ell veurà següent: si ell és capaç de córrer en l'àmbit estatal o camions queda per veure, però ell està disposat per una altra cursa a la Corona Whelen All-American sèrie en seu familiar tard Model.
Ryan Preece22, Kensington, Conn.
A pista: NASCAR Whelen modificat Tour (dimarts)
2012 classificacions i guardons: Subcampió de classificació Whelen Tour modificat punt; dues victòries... 14 victòries Whelen All-American sèries a través de tres pistes de carreres; cinquè lloc punts classificador
#An?lisi: Per una #s?rie de 22 anys corredor-amunt, normalment, el #m?n ?s una ostra; tanmateix, per Preece, un guanyador de dues Gira Modificada curses i 14 Whelen Tot-curses #americ? dins 2012, un uphill restes de batalla. La #conducci? de Modifieds a Copa d'Esprint ha estat tancada #de llavors en?? Steve Parc es va infiltrar la #S?rie de Copa dins 1998, #aix? que qualsevol reobertura agafar? talent extraordinari. Preece ?s un encara un conductor en desenvolupament i el fet que guanya en els grapats ?s una ploma en la seva gorra. guanyador davant d'una #audi?ncia nacional ser prou per persuadir un equip o patrocinador dins agafant #inter?s?
On ell veurà següent: Preece continuarà pilot Modifieds a través del nord-est, amb el seu viatge Tour sent l'entrada n º 16 de Flamingo Motorsports i titular Eric Sanderson.

David Smith’s Eight Battle-Ready Prospects Motorsports Analytics Breaks Down Who To Watch
The Monday and Tuesday nights of Speedweeks were typically humdrum. Fresh off the Sprint Unlimited, a race that has quickly become a must-watch trial-by-fire event, our juices are flowing for more racing, more action and more talking points in what serves as the opening week of each new racing season. We crave racing and, until now, there has been nary a suitable course.
The UNOH Battle at the Beach changes all of this. The three-race showcase of three major regional series – the NASCAR K&N Pro Series (East and West), the NASCAR Whelen Modified and Whelen Southern Modified Tours and the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series – is an event that allows you to become familiar with some of the top prospects in the NASCAR developmental ladder. Color me a thrilled observer.
NASCAR has been gracious enough to ask me to contribute analyses for some of these up-and-coming racers. It’s sort of my thing. On my home site, MotorsportsAnalytics.com, I scout, crunch numbers, analyze and rank accordingly. The inaugural edition of the UNOH Battle at the Beach consists of several names on my Top 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prospects list. I rank based on Cup Series preparedness, per a formula called “Prospect Score.” I also evaluate individual driver production through a metric called PEER, the Production in Equal Equipment Rating. Ever wondered how a driver would rate if all equipment was equal? Wonder no longer, because I’ve got you covered.
This particular list is comprised of what I deem “Battle Ready” prospects. These young drivers are your best potential race-win candidates for their individual Battle events. And if they don’t win the most-watched and comprehensively covered race of their careers to date, it’s okay. These guys have plenty of other accolades on which to fall back. Anything can happen with a one-race sample size; these drivers can be counted on to be successful over a full season:
Corey LaJoie, 21, Concord, N.C.
On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 1st in K&N East (4.607 PEER); 11th overall … K&N East point standings runner-up; five wins
Analysis: Either dressed to thrash on a racecar or to impress with his “customized” Chuck Taylor sneakers, LaJoie doesn’t conjure that of a heady racer, but, oh, that’d be a mistake. Arguably the best tire and equipment conserver in K&N East the last two last seasons, LaJoie was masterful, winning five races on a fraction of his competition’s budgets. His PEER – 4.607 – is the best in K&N East across the last two seasons, and better than Joey Logano’s mark from 2007 (4.462). He’s both a blue-collar worker and a racing savant whose effort to improve as a racer is of the Keselowski ilk.
Where You’ll See Him Next: LaJoie has a three to four-race schedule set with Tommy Baldwin Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year.
Kyle Larson, 20, Elk Grove, Calif.
On Track: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (Monday); NASCAR K&N Pro Series and NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 2nd in K&N East (4.500 PEER); 12th overall … K&N East champion; two wins
Analysis: Out of everyone on this list, Larson has the most upside. He won the 2012 K&N East title in his first actual year of Stock Car racing, a feat that will undoubtedly become more underrated as his career achievements accumulate. To hop from Sprint Car to Midget to Late Model to Stock Car and have immediate success in each, like he does, isn’t a learned trait. He’s as naturally gifted as any driver since Tony Stewart. His limited NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races last year revealed some wrinkles that need to be ironed; his pace needs to simmer for elongated races – he’s used to dash-style Sprint Car features – and his pass setup could use some polishing, but with his talent, those are mere nits being picked. Soon, he’ll be on your television sets every Sunday for years to come.
Where You’ll See Him Next: The Earnhardt Ganassi Racing development driver will compete for Rookie of the Year honors in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports.
Dylan Kwasniewski, 17, Las Vegas, Nev.
On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 1st in K&N West (5.233 PEER), 16th overall … K&N West champion; three wins
Analysis: West Coast Stock Car fans wondered what it would take to derail the Greg Pursley six-win freight train of 2011 from its expected dominance in 2012. As it turns out, the answer was Kwasniewski, a talented teenager from the same Gene Price Motorsports stable as Pursley, who averaged a 3.8 finish in 15 races last season. Kwasniewski captured the K&N West crown in a campaign that showed significant improvement – from a 2.885 PEER that ranked 15th in the series in 2011 to last year’s 5.233 that led the division – and now, he’s headed east.
Where You’ll See Him Next: The Battle is his first race driving for Turner Scott Motorsports, the team for which he’ll be driving in the 2013 K&N East division.
Bryan Ortiz, 24, Bayamon, P.R.
On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 10th in K&N East (1.964 PEER), 40th overall … K&N East point standings fifth-place finisher
Analysis: It’s not this often a NASCAR neophyte is this good this soon. A former kart racer, Ortiz was a Grand-Am Sports Car competitor prior to joining the Stock Car ranks, in which, in his rookie season last year, he tied for the division’s lowest Crash Frequency (0.14, or twice in 14 races) and tied for the series lead in Relevance (finishes inside the top half of fields) with a 92.86 percent take. All of that, coupled with his serviceable production, makes his bigger and better sequel a must-watch in 2013.
Where You’ll See Him Next: With Kyle Larson graduating to the Nationwide Series, Ortiz assumes the mantle as the brightest prospect in the Rev Racing stable for the 2013 K&N East season.
David Mayhew, 30, Atascadero, Calif.
On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 3rd in K&N West (3.786 PEER) … K&N West point standings fifth-place finisher, one win
Analysis: It might take a race like The Battle for Mayhew to properly showcase his capabilities. On his good days, he’s a stalwart; he ranked fourth in Truck Series PEER in 2011 with a 4.400 through five races. 2012, though, was a disappointment; he only scored one victory in K&N West and his five-race stint in Trucks, riddled with issues, resulted in a replacement-level 0.200. He’s capable of doing great things with a racecar – Iowa Speedway is invariably a grand stage for him – we just don’t get to see him in his greatest state on a consistent basis.
Where You’ll See Him Next: Trucks and K&N West are Mayhew’s modus operandi. He’ll race wherever and whenever his team’s owner, Steve McGowan, will allow him.
Derek Thorn, 26, Lakeport, Calif.
On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Ranked 4th in K&N West (3.733 PEER) … K&N West point standings third-place finisher, two wins
Analysis: 2012 was Thorn’s first full season of K&N West racing and, for a Late Model lifer, it was a dandy; he averaged a 6.8 finish with his Bruncati Motorsports team and registered the fourth-best PEER in the division. He scored two wins (at Havasu and Sandia), but there’s room for polishing. His aggressive nature can leave winnable races on the table and against Western competition he should be more often victorious. At age 26, he has a shorter window than most prospects in which to prepare for any potential NASCAR premier division gig.
Where You’ll See Him Next: He’ll continue cruising in the Bruncati Motorsports No. 6 as one of the top K&N West title contenders this season.
C.E. Falk, 25, Virginia Beach, Va.
On Track: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (Monday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Series champion … 16 wins across five racetracks; Whelen All-American third-place points finisher
Analysis: If you’re a regular Truck Series race watcher, then you’ve seen Falk’s name scroll across the bottom of your TV screen. He is not a back marker, though. In actuality, he is the most decorated young Late Model Stock Car driver in the game today with 52 career wins, three track championships (at Langley) and last year’s Virginia Triple Crown. It’s likely that he’ll be up front Monday night, but in the instance adversity strikes, his passing prowess is a site to behold.
Where You’ll See Him Next: Whether he is able to race in Nationwide or Trucks remains to be seen, but he’s set for another run at the Whelen All-American Series crown in his family-owned Late Model.
Ryan Preece, 22, Kensington, Conn.
On Track: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (Tuesday)
2012 Rankings & Accolades: Whelen Modified Tour point standings runner-up; two wins … 14 Whelen All-American Series wins across three racetracks; fifth-place points finisher
Analysis: For a 22-year-old series runner-up, usually, the world is an oyster; however, for Preece, a winner of two Modified Tour races and 14 Whelen All-American races in 2012, an uphill battle remains. The pipeline from Modifieds to Sprint Cup has been closed since Steve Park infiltrated the Cup Series in 1998, so any reopening will take extraordinary talent. Preece is a still a developing driver and the fact that he wins in bunches is a feather in his cap. Will winning in front of a national audience be enough to persuade a team or sponsor in taking interest?
Where You’ll See Him Next: Preece will continue to pilot Modifieds across the Northeast, with his Tour ride being the No. 16 entry for Flamingo Motorsports and owner Eric Sanderson.