Jenson at COTA

3798j · 03-09-2023, 05:57 PM

"Jenson Button will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut March 26 at Circuit of The Americas as part of a three-race partnership with Mobil 1 Racing, Button announced Thursday on Race Hub."
"Button will drive the No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang fielded by Rick Ware Racing at COTA, the Chicago Street Course and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course."

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/20...debut-at-cota/

3798j · 03-25-2023, 12:30 PM

Jenson qualified 24th (out of 39) for tomorrow's race (3:30pm ET).

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3798j · 03-27-2023, 08:05 AM

Jordan Taylor, he of Wayne Taylor Cadillac long distance fame, echoed Jenson's view. While he qualified 4th, by the end of the first lap he was 13th and wondering how he could possibly navigate the aggressiveness of the field. Talk about a trial by fire, tough, tough series.

Edit: Found Taylor's take on his race...

Jordan Taylor — Finished 24th: “Yeah, it was definitely wild. I wouldn’t say I survived; I feel like I’m beat up pretty much. Every restart, you just get smashed in the front, rear, side. So, yeah, it was pretty much just survival. The guys knew I’d be a little bit more hesitant, so they would take advantage of it. At the end, I got more aggressive and made our way almost back to the top 10. On the last restart, I don’t know who went down on the inside, but they were never going to make the corner and used us to stop themselves. I’d say it was a disappointing day. I made a couple big mistakes early on that probably put us back there, but the No. 9 UniFirst Chevy was fast. I need to thank UniFirst and Hendrick Motorsports for giving me the opportunity. We had good pace, but we just got shuffled back every restart. Tough day.”

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3798j Fleet Mechanic 12974 Rep 1,956 Posts Drives: E86 3.0si Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Susquehanna Valley iTrader: (0) Garage List '19 VW Golf R [10.00] '55 Ford F100 [0.00] '08 Z4 3.0SI [8.50] '66 Triumph TR4A [0.00] '85 Corvette [0.00] '64 Corvette [0.00] '68 Triumph GT6 [9.50]	Jordan Taylor, he of Wayne Taylor Cadillac long distance fame, echoed Jenson's view. While he qualified 4th, by the end of the first lap he was 13th and wondering how he could possibly navigate the aggressiveness of the field. Talk about a trial by fire, tough, tough series. Edit: Found Taylor's take on his race... Jordan Taylor — Finished 24th: “Yeah, it was definitely wild. I wouldn’t say I survived; I feel like I’m beat up pretty much. Every restart, you just get smashed in the front, rear, side. So, yeah, it was pretty much just survival. The guys knew I’d be a little bit more hesitant, so they would take advantage of it. At the end, I got more aggressive and made our way almost back to the top 10. On the last restart, I don’t know who went down on the inside, but they were never going to make the corner and used us to stop themselves. I’d say it was a disappointing day. I made a couple big mistakes early on that probably put us back there, but the No. 9 UniFirst Chevy was fast. I need to thank UniFirst and Hendrick Motorsports for giving me the opportunity. We had good pace, but we just got shuffled back every restart. Tough day.” Last edited by 3798j; 03-27-2023 at 08:24 AM..
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