Did your driver meet your pre-season expectations?

May be...

No, man I knew I shoulda found someone better than Michael McDowell. He has some awesome wrecks though...lol jk.

Kyle Busch exceeded and has grown on me...Gordon and Johnson so far are doin worse than I expected but hopefully will get better.

Nope! Shrub bypassed all expectations. I knew he was gonna be good, but dang that boy is awesome this year!

My pick this year was Kyle. Enough said!

Exceeded them.

Mark Martin was doing well in the #01 last year, and likely to get a win in time. However, following the sale to DEI, the change in crew chiefs, and the loss of Hendrick engines, performance fell off dramatically. This year I expected more of the same.

Instead the #8 has had some excellent runs. DEI's engine program is now associated with Childress, which can only be good. Mark would have won in Phoenix if his crew chief had remembered that he isn't racing for points.

While the #8 team is clearly not up to the level of the top contenders, I wouldn't be surprised to see Mark in Victory Lane this year.

Not even close... but still has a shot,at the CHASE!!
if not????......

exceeded them.

Yes, Dale Jr is 3rd in the points and finishing races, and no dang blown motors, the wins will come I really felt that he might not win races till summer anyway.. And also, there was that fog in the back of my head that said the other teams who were way behind in the COT program were gonna bring it this year and they have..So Hendrick will get it all together, I'm not worried. But Tom, I honestly thought Elliott was going to have a better season.. But then again, he is over due just like Dale Jr for a win..

Go Dale Jr & Hms

exceeded them

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yes, and i had very high expectations for him. i expected that rowdy would be "checkers or wreckers" nearly every race he entered, and he's done that - and done so ending up with the checkers more often than hooked to a wrecker. he has exceeded my expectations in how much he has "harnessed his talent" and unlike last year, he isn't wadding up cars quite as often. he also exceeded my expectations in terms of raising his level of notoriety, both on and off the track, for better or for worse.

i hoped that rowdy would be getting some serious attention for always being seriously in contention, and little did i know... i still harbor a slight resentment at the fact that nascar and sponsors never really gave his bro' kurt quite the attention that i believe he deserved as a champion, especially given all the things he does, both for the fans (signs autographs at his concessions hauler EVERY raceday) and for charity (the kurt busch "superdome" for the victory junction gang camp).

kyle's made up for that, plus some.

;-)

Not exactly where I thought he'd be but is showing life.

Yes. Clint Bowyer has "won" a race and is well on his way to making the Chase

Not yet season is still on going.

To be a champion you must be resistant, persistent, and most of all, consistent. The rest will take care of it self.

Dale Jr. is just that. I wish there would have been a couple points wins, but he's a front runner every week and its only a matter of time.

im very happy with how # 88 Dale Jr is running but i thought hed have maybe 2wins by now he almost i mean almost had richmond but we all know what happen

not yet, it was little e, but he is progressing with the new team!

yea david press(not all that known racer)is doing pretty good not winning yet but i haven't had to help him with he's car yet so that means he didn't get in to that many crashes yet

Always! No matter how you think if your driver meets your expectations, hes still your driver. I stick thru with mine no matter how hes doin! if you dont beleive in him no matter what then your not a diehard!!! or maybe ive been watchin racin way too long!