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After Bristol, the teams in the Top 35 in owner points were locked in. Here's the ones who are out.SURPRISES:
Evernham Motorsports - EMS driver Scott Riggs did make Daytona this year, and yet, he's not locked in for this week's race at Martinsville. Sitting 39th in points, Riggs has had 2 DNFs this year. He did have a strong run early at Bristol, but had trouble that knocked him out of contention. Also, another EMS driver -- you know, the one who is stalked by those middle-aged women? -- is barely inside that Top 35 barrier. Kasey Kahne hasn't run much better than his Valvoline counterpart.
Michael Waltrip Racing - For a start-up team, the first 5 weeks of this season couldn't have worse. Among the 3 teams, none are in the top 35. Waltrip hasn't made a race since Daytona, Jarrett has only made one race on speed [before getting booted by Kenseth early], and Reutimann's crash at California was awfully ominous. And oh yeah, cheating scandal was just icing on the cake. The team has the funding, but where's the speed?
Bill Davis Racing - Dave Blaney has shown some flashes of speed this year in different races, but they never seem to be consistent runs. They might have been in the top 35 if Blaney would have been a little more wise at Daytona driving through pit road and then clipping Ken Schrader. BDR is looking for another run this season where Blaney finished 4th, 9th, and 12th consecutively between Richmond and Dover last year.
EXPECTED:
Wood Brothers/JTG - Despite their alliance with Roush-Yates engines, this team sits 40th in owner points. Right now, they just don't have the speed or luck, but this team should be in the top-35. The switching of Schrader and Jon Wood for ten races is only going to hurt this team in the owners points, and I'm still yet to see Nextel Cup Series talent from Jon Wood.
BAM Racing - They have just really struggled since Schrader left the team two years ago. It's been a revolving door of drivers and now Mike Bliss is trying to will this car to the front, but the lack of multi-car support leaves this team at the bottom.
Team Red Bull: Brian Vickers has got to be loving the paycheck, but you wonder if he likes watching the race from home. He has run decently in the races Red Bull has made this year, and he got caught up in an unfortunate wreck at Atlanta. Vickers will evantually show brilliance from this team, but don't expect Allmendinger to last all season, much less into next year. He should have had a lot more seat time in the Truck and Busch series before Cup.
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