How Would You Like to be Jeff Boyer About Now?
Jeff Boyer and his #05 Boyer-Rimi Racing Chevrolet has the “pleasure” of starting shotgun on the field at The Rock, no not that Rock, this one when the Carolina 500 rolls off Sunday afternoon.
That’s not just shotgun on any field of stock cars, but shotgun on a field of FIFTY. And at that he’s in on a provisional, the ninth and last provisional in the field. Talk about being on the bottom rung.
Hell, Boyer will have to utilize a magnifying lens in his helmet just to get a glimpse of who sits on the pole. A pole that was won by a guy who Charlie has already slotted into the Sprint Cup seat now held by Tony Stewart, Joey Logano.
For the record, HELL YES, I’d love to be Jeff Boyer about now. But I’m not so you’re all stuck with me here.
Logano will start on the pole alongside Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in the Roush-Fenway.com Ford for Sunday’s Carolina 500.
Other notables in the starting field are series points leader Matt Carter starting in the six hole, Alli Owens 22nd, Scott Speed winner of the last ARCA RE/MAX event in Kansas 25th and Gabi DiCarlo 32nd.
Two-time ARCA RE/MAX Series winner and NCTS veteran Chad McCumbee qualed in the 21st spot but turned up the wick during final practice to post the quickest speed.
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I’m a frequent student at the Buck Baker Racing school and have run many advanced laps with Jeff Boyer. I can say first hand that Jeff knows his way around the Rock!
He might know his way around the place, but knowing it acting on it is two very different things.
For example he completed less than a third of the required laps Sunday and finished 40th.
We had the best time of our lives…CONGRATULATIONS JEFF
On May 5th, 2008, Marc said:#
He might know his way around the place, but knowing it acting on it is two very different things.
For example he completed less than a third of the required laps Sunday and finished 40th.
Marc, Oil on the track, you you there? Have you driven in arca before? Or any other race car? Hard work, determination and ambition make dreams come true.
Never said that wasn’t in the equation, so what’s your point?
As to your question, yes, five years under ARCA sanction.
What else ya got?
Not to be rude to you, I see responses to blogs from those who have not experienced being on the track or have never been to a race.
So, if I may ask, have you ever finished at the end of the pack caused by car issues?
Too late for that you were already rude by setting up a strawman argument then using it to take a sideways swipe at me.
You believe what you want, your choice.
However, when you show up to race and you are number 50 out of 50 in the starting line-up AND you received that placing via a provisional (the ninth and last for the event) it doesn’t say much for the equipment you arrived with.
Secondly he finished 40th due to “handling” issues. I’ve been around too many race tracks, race drivers and race teams and that experience tell me in 99 times out of a 100 that means he collected a paycheck nothing more.
He didn’t have equipment failure to cause handling problems, he rode around as long as he cared to push his equip and parked it.
Plain, simple, end of story.
Jeff hit the wall around lap 12 when some cars spun in front of him. He was in the garage for ~60 laps making repairs. From that point on he was clearly just riding around the bottom of the track.
No mechanical failure; he had handling issues due to an accident he did not cause.
Finally, they said during the broadcast that he lost an engine during his qualifying attempt.
I guess being a know it all and knowing it all are two very different things.
John - “I guess being a know it all and knowing it all are two very different things.”
How would you know, it would appear as if you fit neither category based on you offering zero to the conversation.
Craig - “Finally, they said during the broadcast that he lost an engine during his qualifying attempt.”
You mean like, and to quote myself, “it doesn’t say much for the equipment you arrived with.”
As for hitting the wall, thanks for the info (as opposed to John who offered ziltch), that would suggest Boyer is that one case out of a hundred.