Originally Posted by
stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2973746
McMurray isn't a bad driver, he just gets overshadowed by the 99, 16, and 17. I don't know if he'll ever be a top tier guy. But he's above average.
I don't mean bad, just not technically skilled. I generally use two gauges, how well they do on road courses, and if they do well in other motorsports. For me, the two most technically skilled drivers out there are Jeff Gordon and Robby Gordon. Jeff is obvious, most dominant racer ever at the road courses, and that F1 stunt he did that shocked everyone how well he actually did. Robby is always a contender at the road course, and all of his Baja/desert stuff, is nuts. Spend some time on youtube.
Perhaps in Robby's case, skill doesn't add up to success. What's funny is the Roush boys, exception of Biffle, never seem to do all that great on the road courses...