JGR Engines............. Again!

OK, Guru's of the NASCAR Forum, is it time to fade JGR in the Chase? An Engine builder change can't be good for anything at this point of the season except working toward next year. Or, am I reading to much into this?

Hamlin could have TRD engine at Michigan: #11-Denny Hamlin, who has experienced more than his share of engine issues this season, may have a Toyota Racing Development engine in his Sprint Cup car next weekend at Michigan. TRD president Lee White said there remain issues to work out, the biggest fitting the TRD engine into a car for which Joe Gibbs Racing builds engines specifically. Hamlin said he and crew chief Mike Ford requested the change as the team, ranked 11th in points and currently holding the second wild-card spot with a win, tries to solidify its Chase position. "We felt like we were on pace to have an engine failure every four weeks or so,'' Hamlin said after hitting the wall during qualifying for Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International. "We just knew we were going to have another one before the Chase started if the odds worked out, and another couple in the Chase. We asked TRD to help us out and they were more than happy to help us out."(

Toyota is behind on their engine technology as odd as that may sound. I think they have the oldest motor in the field. I do think JGR will be fine in the engine department throughout the chase though.

What I don't understand is why Kyle isn't blowing up?

Or is he and Ive missed it?

Dennis have you any recolection of the fuel mileage JGR gets?

Seems to me like its not that good but can't really remember.

RCR gets great mileage....obviously. Just trying to see who may try to win on 2 stops.

A competition caution would REALLY shake things up!

To pit! or not to pit?

Quote Originally Posted by stats1:

if they do a competition caution i think it will b on lap 5 or 10   will that really benefit any1 fuel wise if u stop u still have 2 stop 2 more times...

If they do a competition caution it will guarantee some to make it on just 2 stops. The teams that are thinking of gambling  on 2 are saying they definately need some caution laps to make it.