2012 Nationwide - #70

[nwt0]

Johanna Long:

[mdterrapins37]

Glad they kept that scheme.

[NOSphantom59]

Glad they kept that scheme.

It could just be an old car from last year and they just threw her name on the door.

However, I hope they kept the old scheme. Has that "old school" feel to it.

[rookiechamp]

Any reason why they think she's ready for the Nationwide series? I mean come on, she hardly ever finishes races. I know you all will think "well oh it's just bad luck", but I just think she needs to learn how to dodge wrecks first.

[ElvisOnFire]

Any reason why they think she's ready for the Nationwide series? I mean come on, she hardly ever finishes races. I know you all will think "well oh it's just bad luck", but I just think she needs to learn how to dodge wrecks first.

$$$$$$$$$$

[GoMatt17]

Any reason why they think she's ready for the Nationwide series? I mean come on, she hardly ever finishes races. I know you all will think "well oh it's just bad luck", but I just think she needs to learn how to dodge wrecks first.

Nobody would ever be ready to advance if most of the people on this board ran a team. If you get a good opportunity in better equipment than you're running at any series, you have to take it. You never know when or even if another opportunity will ever present itself. Whether you are ready or not doesn't really matter, because it's a different car and different tracks. You aren't ready to drive any car until you've gotten behind the wheel of it at a particular track.

Johanna is more "ready" to get into a Nationwide car than the majority of guys getting into Nationwide cars. I think it's a good place for her, especially with a team with relatively good equipment in the series committing to her like they have.

[Donnie_87]

Nobody would ever be ready to advance if most of the people on this board ran a team.

You put in print exactly what I've been thinking for a long time.

[Chris Owens]

[Matt]

Charles Lewandoski:

[sterla]

why not johanna?

[ElvisOnFire]

Because the team only has the money to run 20-25 races. So, in order to keep their owners points, they worked out a deal with Jay Robinson Racing to use the #70 in the races that ML don't enter. Essentially what's going on with Danica's Cup ride right now,

[GoMatt17]

why not johanna?

Johanna is doing 21 races for ML Motorsports and as ElvisOnFire said, Jay Robinson Racing runs the #70 in the races ML Motorsports doesn't. Her next race is Las Vegas.

[Matt]

California:

[sterla]

dodge?

[MGC2488fan]

dodge?

Probably One of Copes Old COTs.

[ElvisOnFire]

dodge?

This was a race where Robinson was running for ML. Like whaat MGC2488fan said, it's one of Cope's old Dodges.

[ElvisOnFire]

Richmond

[stenhousejr#1fan]

Probably One of Copes Old COTs.

How old can it be they've only run the new COT's for 3 years now...

[ElvisOnFire]

How old can it be they've only run the new COT's for 3 years now...

You do realize that it doesn't take much to convert a 1st gen COT into a 2nd gen, right?

[ElvisOnFire]

Charlotte

I like it!