Gilliland released from Yates?

May be...

Gilliand should've been let go after he pulled that crap with Montoya last year, that and wiping out a good chunk of the field at Watkins Glen being stupid. I would've loved to have seem him get booted about a week ago and Elliot get back in the 38(you know the sponsors would've lined up for it).

depends on what is in the contract

It looks like there won't be enough room in a three car team for David Gilliland and he will be released. Gilliland is now looking at his contract to see if he can get them to keep him in the car. This leads me to my question. Are the days when drivers can just be released over?

I just think that the drivers are getting smarter.

If they are under contract, they probably can't be "released". Unless there are specific terms in the contract.

I think if you sign a contract, you honor that contract.

Kind of crappy to try to drop a guy this close to the start of season

It all depends on his contract. I do not care for him at all, especially after that race, when he and Elliott got tangled up I still say that was Gilliland's fault, not Elliotts. I think these drivers are going to make sure they have the best contracts possible to avoid what happened to Elliott. But Gilliland, I think he should run Nationwide.

Go Dale Jr & Hms in 2009

I think Elliott's lawsuit has changed things for good. Would Gilliland even have considered suing (if that's what "looking at his contract" means) before?

I say: GOOD RIDDANCE! If there even are any Gilliland fans out there, I'm sorry if I offend you, but that boy needs to spend some more time in, like, midget carts or something. One single win in the old Busch Series does not make him Cup material. There are several drivers out there without rides right now that deserve a shot in that #38 car more than he does.

As for your actual question: I don't think anything has changed really. I just think that some drivers are more desperate to keep their rides right now, and are willing to go to extremes at times. A contract is a contract, and I'm pretty sure that every NASCAR contract has a performance clause in it somewhere. Gilliland's performance (and attitude) has been just shy of s**ty, so I'm sure there are grounds to end his contract. It's just a matter of how far he's willing to go to stay in the car. I'm pretty sure he would lose a legal battle in this case.

Thank God. He should have been thrown out in the streets after that kamikaze move on JPM last year.

If a driver has a contract and the car owner backs out then he should have never made the contract. Contracts are for the purpose of insuring that neither party does back out. That is the whole purpose of the contract. Now if team owners make a contract and then are allowed to break that contract then it hurts the chances of these drivers to find employment and sponsorship for the next season. It is January 15 2009 and racing starts in approximately 30 days. Now how is Gilliland going to find a ride? How is he going to find a sponsor? It's not right. Who knows the potential of any driver if they don't have the time and opportunity to negotiate with teams and sponsors.

I think he should sue. An organization really should stick to their word instead of just keeping someone "hanging on" until they make everything okay for them and then get rid of what they don't need. I say sue them really good. If they do that then yes those days will be over.

It all depends on sponsors. Menard and Labonte(HoF) have sponsors. and if Yates can only sponsor 1 more car it will probably be Kvapil. Yates wants to field 3 cars plus the 96 of HoF, but without the money Gilliland may end up with a partial ride.

Between the pile up he caused at Watkins Glen and that unforgivable move on Montoya he should have been out last year, in my opinion. Some people just can't be happy with what they have and NASCAR, let alone Yates doesn't need them. David will look back on it all and wish he had handled things differently. I am not sure what specifics Elliott's contract laid out, maybe he had something guaranteed in it because he just extended it? David does not carry the clout to demand much, as far as the language of the contract goes. Now when Jr went to HMS there were all kinds of things that he had written into it to afford him more control over his team. I doubt that Gilliland will be able to stay in his ride the way Sadler did plus I don't think the sponsors are all that loyal to him. We will see.
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