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David Smith Benchmarks og Breakouts Motorsport Analytics forpremierer UNOH slaget ved stranden Tirsdag, jeg skrev om de indlysende valg for UNOH slaget ved stranden, men denne event tilbyder så meget mere; garvede veteraner og unge bilister bare emerging som bemærkelsesværdige udsigter hjælpe udfylde felterne for to-night NASCAR hjem spor showcase på World Center af Racing. Nogle af disse korte spor lifers og håbefulde young'uns er racere, som du har brug at blive fortrolig. Lad os starte med de gråsprængte dyrlæger: BENCHMARKS Traditionelle scouting metoder (dvs. den synsprøve, kommer ved at gut) kræver en måling for præstation. Det er nemt at spotte en ung chauffør, hvis han slår en enestående, aldrig gradvis veteran. At visse vet er hvad har kaldt en benchmark. Benchmark er en djævleblændt professional i en racing-serien, hvis klogskab og wiliness er sjældent bested. En benchmark tilstedeværelse også en tendens til at gå miskjendt, men en etape kan størrelsen af Daytona hjælpe afhjælpe nogle uret i denne henseende. UNOH slaget ved stranden er der masser af benchmarks parat og i stand til skole felter fyldt med ungdommelig modstandere. Ted Christopher54, Plainville, Conn. På sporet: NASCAR Whelen ændret Tour (Tirsdag) Mager: Den 2008 ændret Tour champion rangerer tredje på divisionens all-time vinder listen (42 scores i over 320 starter); men 2012 var hans første sæson siden 1998 uden mindst én sejr. At sige han er sandsynligvis sulten er en underdrivelse. Kørsel af Ole blå No. 3 for ejer Jan Boehler, Christopher måske ønsker at holde fokus selv tirsdag aften. Greg Pursley45, Newhall, Calif. På Track: NASCAR K & N Pro Series (Tirsdag) Mager: Vinder af 13 K & N vest racer- og 10 hen over 2011 og 2012-Pursley opgav den vestlige crown sidste sæson til Dylan Kwasniewski, en fyr gen pris motorsport driver. Af hans fire sejre var i fjor, to på bullrings kortere end Daytonas 0,4-mile oval. D.J. Kennington35, St. Thomas, Ont. På Track: NASCAR K & N Pro Series (Tirsdag) Mager: Hvis nogen kan løbe fra Kennington i NASCAR canadiske Tire serie, det er en bedrift. Han scorede sit andet canadiske titel i 2012, vinde syv gange i 12 løb (han har fået 18 totale gevinster til sin kredit med 14 kommer på tværs af de sidste tre år). Han vil være i en velforberedt bil ud af Bill McAnally Racing stalden i K & N Pro Series race. Doug Coby33, Milford, Conn. På sporet: NASCAR Whelen ændret Tour (Tirsdag) Mager: I en alder af 33, Coby virkelig bør ikke blive betragtet som "gråsprængt", men han er forbi den alder, som berettiger til overvejelse fra NASCAR'S premier division hold. Han er på toppen af ændret verden lige nu, men efter at have scoret fem af sine syv karriere sejre sidste sæson for at tage Tour titel med en 5.9 gennemsnitlig finish. BREAKOUTS Der er håbefulde NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chauffører deltager i den kamp, der kunne gavne vildt fra en spektakulær præstation mandag eller tirsdag aften. Disse er ikke drivere, der kan blot hvile på deres laurbær, hvis denne én race ikke pan ud i en bedst tænkelige scenario; uanset af hvilken grund forbliver disse drivere i skyggen af mere populære og mere produktiv udsigter. Disse er sveller, eller de potentielle breakout udøvende kunstnere i UNOH slaget ved stranden. Bobby Santos27, Franklin, Massachusetts På sporet: NASCAR Whelen ændret Tour (Tirsdag) Mager: En otte-race vinder i den modificerede Tour, Santos er allerede en mester (2010) og nu er han på udkig efter godkendelse fra Cup Series Allerhelligste. Han er uhyre talentfuld, men i karrieren syv NASCAR landsdækkende Series starter – alle for underfinansieret hold – han har ikke kunnet korrekt fremvise sine evner. En sejr på Daytona kunne genåbne nogle døre, menes at være lukket for ham. Michael Self22, Park City i Utah På Track: NASCAR K & N Pro Series (Tirsdag) Mager: Bare en brugbar driver i 2011, har selv kommet langt i en kort tid for Golden Gate Racing. I 28 løb inden 2012 gik han winless. Så sidste år skete der: han vandt tre løb, herunder en brændeskuret piskning på Phoenix, og registreret en lovende 3.733 PEER. Det har taget tre år for selv at producere på denne slags niveau. Denne lange assimilation kan skræmme nogle mærkenavn NASCAR hold, men sidste sæson viste sig at hans udvikling ikke bør tages let. Cale Conley20, Wien, W.Va. På Track: NASCAR K & N Pro Series (Tirsdag) Mager: Conley var på randen af breakout sidste år-han tjente tre finish af tredje eller bedre i sin første fire K & N øst udflugter – før regressing til en brugbar PEER (1,667), en forbedring over 0.700 han tjente i 2011. Han er på udkig efter indløsning efter en dårlig finish til 2012, da han sluttede 24 eller værre (med tre DNFs og to krak) i sin endelige fire racer. Lee Pulliam24, Semora, NC På sporet: NASCAR Whelen All-American serie (mandag) Mager: Ser ikke nu, men den hårde-pedalerne Pulliam er begyndt at bunke på ros. Han scorede 22 vinder sidste år på vej til Whelen All-American national championship, en sæson fjernet fra indstilling en track record for wins (16) på Virginia's Motor Mile Speedway. Han scorede også sejr i 2011 Virginia er for Racing elskere 300 på Martinsville. David Smith er grundlægger af motorsport Analytics LLC og skaberen af NASCAR statistik fremskrivninger, analyse og scouting. David Smith’s Benchmarks and Breakouts Motorsports Analytics Previews UNOH Battle At The Beach Tuesday, I wrote about the obvious choices for the UNOH Battle at the Beach, but this event offers so much more; seasoned veterans and young drivers just emerging as notable prospects help fill the fields of the two-night NASCAR Home Tracks showcase at the World Center of Racing. Some of those short track lifers and hopeful young‘uns are racers with which you need to become familiar. Let’s start with the grizzled vets: BENCHMARKS Traditional scouting methods (i.e. the eye test, going by the gut) require a measurement for achievement. It’s easy to spot a young driver if he’s beating an unbeatable, never-phased veteran. That certain vet is what’s called a benchmark. The benchmark is the consummate professional in a racing series, whose wisdom and wiliness is seldom bested. A benchmark’s presence also tends to go unappreciated, but a stage the size of Daytona can help rectify some wrongs in this regard. The UNOH Battle at the Beach has plenty of benchmarks ready and able to school fields littered with youthful adversaries. Ted Christopher, 54, Plainville, Conn. On Track: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (Tuesday) The Skinny: The 2008 Modified Tour champion ranks third on the division’s all-time wins list (42 scores in over 320 starts); however, 2012 was his first season since 1998 without at least one victory. To say he’s probably hungry is an understatement. Driving the Ole Blue No. 3 for owner Jan Boehler, Christopher might want to keep the spotlight for himself on Tuesday night. Greg Pursley, 45, Newhall, Calif. On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday) The Skinny: A winner of 13 K&N West races – and 10 across 2011 and 2012 – Pursley gave up the Western crown last season to Dylan Kwasniewski, a fellow Gene Price Motorsports driver. Of his four wins last year, two were on bullrings shorter than Daytona’s 0.4-mile oval. D.J. Kennington, 35, St. Thomas, Ont. On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday) The Skinny: If anyone can outrun Kennington in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, it’s an accomplishment. He scored his second Canadian title in 2012, winning seven times in 12 races (he’s got 18 total wins to his credit with 14 coming across the last three years). He’ll be in a well-prepared car out of the Bill McAnally Racing stable in the K&N Pro Series race. Doug Coby, 33, Milford, Conn. On Track: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (Tuesday) The Skinny: At age 33, Coby really shouldn’t be considered “grizzled,” but he’s past the age that warrants consideration from NASCAR’s premier division teams. He’s on top of the Modified world right now, though, having scored five of his seven career victories last season to take the Tour title with a 5.9 average finish. BREAKOUTS There are aspiring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers participating in The Battle that could benefit wildly from a spectacular performance Monday or Tuesday night. These aren’t drivers that can simply rest on their laurels if this one race doesn’t pan out in a best-case scenario; for whatever reason, these drivers remain in the shadows of more popular, more productive prospects. These are the sleepers, or the potential breakout performers, in the UNOH Battle at the Beach. Bobby Santos, 27, Franklin, Mass. On Track: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (Tuesday) The Skinny: An eight-race winner in the Modified Tour, Santos is already a champion (2010) and now he’s looking for approval from the Cup Series inner sanctum. He’s immensely talented, but in his seven career NASCAR Nationwide Series starts – all for underfunded teams – he hasn’t been able to properly showcase his abilities. A win at Daytona could reopen some doors thought to be closed to him. Michael Self, 22, Park City, Utah On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday) The Skinny: Just a serviceable driver in 2011, Self has come a long way in a short amount of time for Golden Gate Racing. In 28 races prior to 2012, he went winless. Then last year happened: he won three races, including a woodshed whipping at Phoenix, and registered a promising 3.733 PEER. It has taken three years for Self to produce at this kind of level. That long assimilation might scare off some brand name NASCAR teams, but last season proved that his development shouldn’t be taken lightly. Cale Conley, 20, Vienna, W.Va. On Track: NASCAR K&N Pro Series (Tuesday) The Skinny: Conley was on the verge of breakout last year – he earned three finishes of third or better in his first four K&N East outings – before regressing to a serviceable PEER (1.667), an improvement over the 0.700 he earned in 2011. He’s looking for redemption after a poor finish to 2012, when he finished 24th or worse (with three DNFs and two crashes) in his final four races. Lee Pulliam, 24, Semora, N.C. On Track: NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (Monday) The Skinny: Don’t look now, but the hard-pedaling Pulliam is starting to pile on the accolades. He scored 22 wins last year en route to the Whelen All-American national championship, a season removed from setting a track record for wins (16) at Virginia’s Motor Mile Speedway. He also scored the victory in the 2011 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville. David Smith is the founder of Motorsports Analytics LLC and the creator of NASCAR statistics for projections, analysis and scouting.
