In reality, having seen others caught in a "bad place" points-wise, we attempt to never put ourselves in that place (do most racing early in the year). And the reality is that Chris WANTS to do Memphis and didn't really care about MAM. Especially with IT being last race at MAM (with a 7-hr drive to get home), if I recall correctly.

With the economy the way it is, I expect that the scheduling meetings this winter will be very interesting.