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I hate when people point to stats to prove a point. Because stats can be pulled out to prove your point, and the stats that disagree with your point, can just be left out of the story. And then there are the intangibles. You cant use DNF's, for example, as an accurate depiction of performance. An example of that is Kyle Busch at Daytona. In Feb he dominated, and was in a crash, in July, he dominated, and was in a crash. So he has 2 poor finishes, but that doesnt tell the story. That is just one example. Another intangible that cant be measured with stats is the comfort level that Jr had with Tony Jr, compared to the learning process he had with Lance McGrew. And a final concept, is to compare Jrs performance in the final 3rd of the race with Tony Jr, compared to Jr's performance in the last 3rd of a race under McGrew. I dont know how that compares, I am guessing that Jr's final 3rd percent of a race performance, is better under McGrew, and that was the biggest problem with Jr/Jr, they faded at the end. If Jr isnt "fading" at the end of the race, but rather "peaking" at the end, I will take that, because that is an improvement. It really cant get any worse, Jr is at rock bottom right now......