UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 @ Las Vegas NEXTEL Cup Event Thread *SPOILERS*

[rustyfan]

Originally Posted by muggle not

Otherwise you would have to compare "all" the experience of the drivers.

Yeah, which would be a mess.

Originally Posted by Knowlesy

It's important not to focus too much on how Stewarts results compared with JPM's also. Stewart obtained great results and set the bar really high for rookies. I would be surprised to see many drivers matching that. It is hard to compare two rather different situations.

It is a nice yardstick though all the same and certainly interesting to look at as the season unfolds!

Yes I should probably have added that the comparison I'm doing in the other thread is more of a fun thing, rather than an attempt to figure out which of the two is "the better driver" (which, in my opinion, is quite hard seeing as both drivers are incredible talents that have come up through very different paths).

Since Stewart's impressive rookie season in 1999 we've seen several others that have really stood out, like Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman in 2002 and Denny Hamlin last year, but somehow it feels more fitting comparing Montoya to Stewart since both have successfully raced US open-wheelers.