GTP Nascar Nationwide Series
Round 6: Bosch Spark Plugs 125k
Nuburgring GP/D
Approaching the halfway point of the season we head into a stretch of two straight road courses. The first being the inaugrual trip to Germany's famed Nurburgring. We'll be using the short version of the Green Hell's Grand Prix track, which should prove a challenge as teams get a grip with Goodyears brand new racing tires, as well as revised Aero and Suspension packages.
GTP_Paulmac attempts to rejoin the series as Grinols' full-time replacment at RAB Racing. Hopefully his connection has improved since the preseason. Lockwhite's impressive 2nd place finish at Indy has also landed him a full-time ride at JR Motorsports, replacing Dexter_white5150.
Nationwide Power Rankings after Round 5:
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Grinols: Proved last week that he can, in fact, do it on his own, as he finished 4th in his first race with his new team, well ahead of both of his teammates. He will be missing this race, though, a luxury of his lowest drop so far being 7 points.
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mustardaddict: Winning his first race of the year at Indy, he'll be looking to carry this momentum on to the two straight Road courses, where he's always a favourite. His win also gave him 2nd in the points, owning the tiebreaker with a 1st and 2nd to Owen's 1st and 3rd
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OwensRacing: An evil telecom worker sabotaged his rocketship of a car last week, cutting an oil line and resulting in his 2nd engine failure of the season. Having essentially used up both of his drops, every result from here on out counts. He won the preseason race here, he likes the track, expect a good finish tomorrow.
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D4LVY_: What should have been a third podium ended up as a spin on the final lap. He only dropped to 5th, though, because of the huge lead his team built up. His best finishes have all been on tracks where teamwork is essential to a good finish, so it'll be interesting to see where he stands in 2 weeks.
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Lockwhite: Impressed everybody in his debut race last week, finishing 2nd. If he had gotten a chance to start the season, who knows how the points table would shake up?
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6.
gokartman (Steady)
7.
Crazy_Bassist_83 (Steady)
8.
neljack (Down)
9.
Chqr (Steady)
10.
smuffyatfcp (Down)