Why is Ford even in Nascar racing?

May be...

nascar will live and die with the bow tie

I like punch buggies with rear wings and front spoilers. Cooool! Herbie was a heck of a ride.

There is a natural cycle in NASCAR. It wasn't too many years ago that the bow tie boys were complaining that that half of the Chase spots were filled by engines from the rather small Yates/Roush motorshops. From what I've read, Nascar decided to not let Ford have a new engine package until the other teams caught up. Sadly, the lack of recent results may have as much to do with lack of team funding (Roush becomes Roush-Fenway... Yates looses most sponsors) I'm not sure if either of these teams would have been any more competitive in GM, Dodge, or Toyota... they are just too strapped for cash.



Likewise, I think if Gibbs had to gone to Ford instead of Toyota, he may have kept the blue ovals from getting smaller in the rear view mirror of the Hendricks cars. That having been said, who would choose to run Fords in 08?

Hendrick could decide to be a Ford team and then Ford would be the best in nascar. whatever hendrick decides works, works. he can get nascar to do anything for him

Single car speeds at Daytona do not mean a whole lot. Harvick qualified 29th last year and won. If you look at drafting speeds from testing, the top ten looked like this:

Kahne

Ky Busch

Hamlin

Franchitti

Smith

Newman

Kenseth

Hornish

Labonte

Stewart



For the record, that is 1 Chevy, 1 Ford, 3 Toyotas, and 5 Dodges. Then, look at how many of each manufacturer run: 19 Chevys, 14 Dodges, 11 Toyotas and 9 Ford. The odds are agaist Ford.

So, in summary, Chevy and Toyota dominated qualifying for two reasons: Chevy had the volume and Toyota had to make sacrifices for qualifying to simply make it into the show. Wait until race day and there will be a better mix of manufacturers. Both Sorenson and Gilliland ran well in their Dodge and Ford cars last night in the shootout.



As to last year, Roush admits how far behind he was in the COT. For 2008: Ford has an outdated engine compared to the other three. As to Dodge, GEM screwed up and admitted it last year. GEM and Penske should run well this year.

There's always a sucker that needs a ride.

If VW ends up in NASCAR I will have to turn in my hat and walk home looking at the ground, defected and regected, is that enough, or do you want me to go on?

John

Ya I know man. I wouldnt say Why is Ford in Nascar because we need the damn American cars in there. You know thats what it it...Thats why we dont want foreign cars in racing. We want American cars so we can have pride in our country. I cant stand Toyota being in Nascar trying to dominate our manufactorers. This is bs!

Ford, if you listened this weekend does not have the horses that the Chevys do...if you cannot get the engine package okayed from nascar then how can you really compete? Ford has tried repeatedly to get the okay for a new engine package for years and has been refused by the powers that be, but Chevy comes up with the RO7 and is okayed, who is at fault there??? nascar!

The season still hasn't really even started yet. Don't be too quick to judge as of yet.

Early gunner trying to shoot down the Fords?

I'd be ashame if I couldn't make my cars run better and get better drivers & teams. I'd quit racing before I'd show the world that my cars suck on national TV.looks like Toyota is bumping GM as the top dog on the track.It also looks like Dodge and Ford are the new wooping boys.I'd like to see Ford and Dodge spend some serious money and build some race teams that Americans can be proud of.Who's coming next to race with us, VW ?

Millions and Millions of Dollars for the Ford Corporation!!!!!!

good question Ford sucks

So little boys like you will cry every time a Ford wins.

With only Roush and Yates carrying the blue oval, Ford definitely has a huge uphill struggle to stay competitive. I don't believe they can. Ford doesn't have the budget or resources to go head to head with Toyota. I wonder if Ford will hang tough and stay in Cup racing or not. That story could get interesting. If Mark Martin spent his career in a Chevy, I believe he'd be a 4 time champ with about 100 wins.