So Why is the Ohio 250 Called a “Fuel Mileage” Race?
Dennis Setzer pick-up his 17th career NCTS victory, running the entire rain-delayed Ohio 250 without a pit stop Saturday at Mansfield.
To here some tell it his victory was the result of driving with a light right foot and conserving fuel. For example third place finisher Ken Schrader said: “Setzer has a real good foot. If anybody could make it, he could.”
Setzer himself credited pre-race strategy that included the same line of reasoning: “With the (hard) Goodyear tire that can go 250 laps, we knew it would be a fuel mileage race,” said Setzer, who began conferring with crew chief Tom Ackerman on a no-stop strategy before the race began. “We talked before the race started. When I drove for the Dodge program, I learned how to save fuel during cautions.”
The million dollar question becomes in a race that averaged only 52.873 mph, with 103 laps of 250 run under the caution, who the hell couldn’t save gas?
Congrats to Setzer, but geesh lets get a more closer connection to reality. With that slow of a speed and so many cautions I’d bet a dollar or two if a Hummer were entered it would have finished somewhere in the top twenty.
If it took a foot to win, Mikey should have vroomed, he’s always sticking his foot in his mouth!