Tuesday, December 7th 'What If' Question

In just her first full season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Jennifer Jo Cobb got everyone's attention.

Cobb drives and owns her own team, which is underfunded, but that hasn't held them back. In 2010 she earned his best career finish at Texas, 14th, and then duplicated it at Darlington, one of the toughest if not the toughest track on the circuit. Her attitude and positive spirit have kept her team on the track, constantly digging and has kept the fans along for the ride and cheering the entire way.

At Talladega Super Speedway in October not only were her fans cheering but she might have had some others as well. The female of the series was sticking tough with the guys, working her way through the field and eventually making it to the top 10. It wasn't a fluke, Cobb's truck was strong enough to stick with the lead back for an entire fuel run and was strong enough to finish there as well.

Except luck wasn't on the No. 10 team's side.

Had they pitted one lap earlier Cobb may have earned her best career finish, instead it was a day to forget. Stretching the fuel mileage in fear of pitting alone and losing the lead pack, Cobb stayed on the track and ran out of fuel near the start-finish line. She had to limp back to pit road, going a lap down, and the day just went downhill from there.

Talladega was the one that got away, however it didn't hurt Cobb's chase for history at seasons end. She now goes into the record book as the highest finishing female in NASCAR point history, finishing the year 17th in points.

But ...

What If @JenJoCobb's team didn't stretch fuel mileage at Talladega and go a lap down. Would they have gotten their first top 10?

@NASCARJeannie #JJC would have absolutely gotten their first top ten. Bruce "the truck" was on the way to the top.

@Nascarnoll YES!!!!!!

@Riz23 YES!!!!!!

@StrokerAce90 Jen was standin on it at dega, truck was hooked up good, so yes, I think she would have had a top 10 finish... (or a big one)

@cruetten absolutely; but in the end, it doesn't matter how she got the finish. she got it, and no one can take it away from her!