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Would You in this economy? Sorry I don't think their that stupid. I doubt it; they don't seem to have that interest. I doubt it. They have both had successful careers and should just try and enjoy their lives away from racing when they decide to retire for good. It's sort like having a bar or restaurant, everybody thinks it sounds cool to own one until they realize how much work and is and all the headaches it creates. When it comes to team ownership you won't get out of it what you end up putting into it, for the most part.
4's FINE N 09!!!! They had there own Nationwide then Busch team about ten years ago. Bobby drove it for a while #44 slim jim car. i dont think they will start it up again tho. I would like to see them try it tho. they would have the money and Terry's son i think it is Justin could drive for them. Most likley no. Just because they win why would they start a team? Jeff gordon is good and will most likley not start a team so yea. Actually, Jeff Gordon just has his name to a car. Technically, Hendrick is the owner. It's just a way around a rule. If you want to call Jeff Gordon an owner you gotta call people like, Mary Hendrick (#5), JD Gibbs (#11), Walter Czarnecki (#2), John Henry (#17), Geoff Smieth (#25), Bobby Ginn (#33), Margaret Hass (#14) as owners as well.
As for the Labonte's owning a team, I don't see it. Do you think Terry or Bobby will eventually start their own team? Both are champions and know what it takes to win so why not? Bobby LaBonte had a busch team a few years ago. Thats actually the car Stewart first started in. So its not out of the question. Terry's son also ran Bobby's cars a few years but shut down the team when Coast Gaurd took thier sponsorship to Richard Childress
If you can afford it, this is the perfect time to start a team. All kinds of great crew out there looking for jobs I wouldnt be surprised. Bobby already started one a few years back, but he got to much into his own career that he put it on hold. So it wouldnt surprise me if in the next couple of years he brought it back up.speedthru-laptop-sleeve
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From someone, me, that has been following Nascar all of my life, i'm 40, I can honestly say you have no idea what your talking about!!!!!!!!! NASCAR is corproate(sp), no doubt about it. it has gotten completely away from its roots. Gone are the days in which small one and two car teams could win, and i know alot of yall think thats not true now that everthing is so cookie cutter, but think about this.. the races are not "impound" races which means no workin on the car after qualifing, so now the small teams have to set the car for qualifing just to get in and then hope that they get a chance during the race to adjust the car to be competitive. Also, now since the car has to meet so many inspections, the crew cheif and driver and others can no longer tweak and adjust the cars and use creativity and smarts to make their cars competitive which is what the small teams used to rely on to be competitive. now to win races u must have the money to get an engine package that wont break and creats enought hp, which is why the small team are having to combine and the large teams keep adding cars... call me crazy but as much as i love NASCAR, this recision might be just what the sport needs to take it back to its basics smaller teams cannot handle the burdens that the bigger teams can as for the fans, the ticket prices are falling as well, we are all hard hit right now and your bellyaching is just another reminder that most are in the same boat, nascar is a great diversion from the day to day grind Are you kidding me? If they can pay the last place finisher in the Daytona 500 $250,000, then I think they are full crap and anyone else that believes them is too. Nascar has plenty of money and I'm so sick of hearing about this and that in regards in saving money. I love NASCAR but enough is enough. That last place finisher at daytona made more in that 380 mile race than I have in my entire lifetime but Nascar needs to save money? So my question is do you think this sport will grow or diminish into a big soap opera and do you think nascar really needs to save money with all these ridiculous rules? 43rd spot for 36 races is 3.5 mill. I think.
Edit<--> I don't think $250,000 is a lot ! That will not pay the bills for 1 week. I don't even know where to begin with this one. Nascar purses are in no way out of line with other major sports. The purses reflect what the market will support. Nascar is immensely popular and thus brings in huge revenues and thus the payouts are large. Even though,yes last place at Daytona is what I make in many hard years, that's just the way it is. The only thing you can do about is to not watch. Don't buy tickets and don't give them your TV viewership. . As far as cost cutting for the teams, thats a whole different discussion. Nascar has to, like all racing bodies including F1 right now, make racing affordable for the teams. Otherwise, spending would spiral out of control.
You don't know much about business or simple supply and demand principles if you think athletes are overpaid. Everyone makes what they're worth, period. The fans or lack thereof and what they're willing to spend in attention and money determines revenues which in turn determines what these athletes are "worth". I don't understand your complaint. Its not nascar that needs to save money its the teams that do. yeah $250,000 is alot of money but that's Owner's take there share then the Drivers. then the crew all the guys at the shops and ever week teams have to pay a fee for entering races and it ain't cheap traveling back and fourth to tracks then back to the shop building race cars paying for gas and food when u travel. So after taking all the money out for that i bet there isn't alot left really. but like i said its not nascar saying they need to save money there saying the teams need to. As of the end of last season, the cost of a race week end, bringing two cars to the track was $168,000.. Plus the driver.. That doesn't include damage to the car...
NASCAR itself is far from broke, as it has little more than salaries to maintain..
The sanctioning body (NASCAR), provides assistance to teams in need by helping to find sponsors, investors, and kicking in to help teams keep going when needed, very often acting as an agent, or broker for teams that are struggling to find cash..
Edit: A set of tires cost over $1,600, and fuel is four times what you pay..
As far as "overpaid" when it comes to racing, the athletes in this particular sport, don't always get to go home after the race.. So as far as I'm concerned none could be guilty of that offense.. Jr rocks what are you saying ????? What about baseball players that ride the bench all season and make an average of over 2 million bucks!!! At least a guy finishing last in "Super Bowl" of NASCAR was "out there" and made the race!
I figured I was wasting breath with you..........you are obviously just another troll hating in here. Why do you come in here anyway?? Clueless, you are truly clueless
Real NASCAR fans.................Another troll to ignore.abbotsford chamber
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Great answer Old Fart I know what you mean. ....man that dude was a few fries short of a Happy Meal.I love my racing but a 500 mile race on a 1.5 mile track is about 334 laps so thats like 80 bucks a lap! And to watch the Bears on a lap top ?Stupid !
But the Bears did win , just wonder how his life is now and how many more curises will he have to take his wife on to "pay off the Bill"? hell no i love racing but i would not pay $27,000 to watch a race on my laptop never! ah no You make it sound like he chose to do that on purpose. Your posting is a waste of space. I don't even make that much a year before taxes. NO I would not...LOL EVER> I wouldn't pay that much to GO to a race...uless of course I got to be up close in a car...meet all the drivers and then get to take one of my choice home with me...then I would think about it. NO !! That's more than i make a year ! LOL No but I would if I had the money to crap. That is great...ROFL!!! You know what I thought was even funnier he got charged that to watch the Bears vs. Lions....helloo the worst team in the NFL can you say 0-16. I could have told him the Bears would win.
Oh and yes, I am a tru Honolulu Blue Lions fan. Go ahead and laugh...everyone I know does. When I support a team as you can see, I support them 100%. He derserves to get bent over for being a Bear's fan LOL Go VIKES!!!
4's FINE N 09!!!! Wow thats crazy ! I pay 69 dollars a year for track pass but thats my limit ! I'd Make like 10 trips state side to see them live. LMAO No. I can watch it free on Fox. People who do this have more money than common sense. And they say that NASCAR fans are ignorant "rednecks"..........check out this story......................OMG!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdow...
Have a great day!! Nope no sport is worth spending that much money. I wouldn't turn my TV on to watch a race. Does nothing for me. No, with $27,000 I can actually see a couple NASCAR races at the track itself...low battery warning
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Hopefully this sunday. Kyle brings so much excitment to a sport that is getting kinda boring. Tony brought so much fun to racing, but he seems to have toned it down lately. I love the way Kyle bows to the crowd like he doesn't care what they think. i think he will have a good season and pick off where he left off before the chase I'm betting its this weekend at Vegas. This sunday !! kyle busch get his first 09 win in the sprint cup series March 8th/ Atlanta. Probably in Atlanta. Don't know, my guess would be Martinsville. I'd be willing to bet he'll make the chase this year. GO SMOKE! This weekend at Vegas. he better this Sunday. LOL This weekend.
If he can beat David. I think he'll repeat at Atlanta.
Just an opinion as always. Kyle Busch will get his at Atlanta
Jr will get his at the Coke Zero 400 in July
Carl Edwards will get his this weekend at Vegas That boy's fuse is lit. He could explode at any time. I'm not a fan of Kyle's but have to admit he's as talented a driver as there ever was. Go Jr!!! Peace y'all I think he will get a win at least 5 times but the first will be at Atlanta. I don't really know why but i think he will pull it off He has a shot at Vegas, or Hotlanta...
It will be at a race with lots of cautions.. possibly this weekend. if not it shouldnt be to much longer.best time of year for cruises
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kyle busch get his first 09 win in the sprint cup series Probably in Atlanta. I think he'll repeat at Atlanta.
Just an opinion as always. I'm betting its this weekend at Vegas. Don't know, my guess would be Martinsville. I'd be willing to bet he'll make the chase this year. GO SMOKE! This sunday !! i think he will have a good season and pick off where he left off before the chase He has a shot at Vegas, or Hotlanta...
It will be at a race with lots of cautions.. he better this Sunday. LOL This weekend at Vegas. That boy's fuse is lit. He could explode at any time. I'm not a fan of Kyle's but have to admit he's as talented a driver as there ever was. Go Jr!!! Peace y'all This weekend.
If he can beat David. I think he will get a win at least 5 times but the first will be at Atlanta. I don't really know why but i think he will pull it off Kyle Busch will get his at Atlanta
Jr will get his at the Coke Zero 400 in July
Carl Edwards will get his this weekend at Vegas possibly this weekend. if not it shouldnt be to much longer. March 8th/ Atlanta. Hopefully this sunday. Kyle brings so much excitment to a sport that is getting kinda boring. Tony brought so much fun to racing, but he seems to have toned it down lately. I love the way Kyle bows to the crowd like he doesn't care what they think.dhl drop off
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<-------------------- That guy
He is just good down to earth people!! I think it would be cool to have dinner with Mark Martin or Jeff Burton. They are two of the best drivers in our sport and are very classy. I'd love to invite some of those skinny guys to dinner. Logano, Kahne, and Kyle Busch could all benefit from Lynn's lasagna. It's the best, if I do say so myself. : )
I'll even resist the temptation to put Ex-Lax in Kyle's serving. lol j/k I really can't see any appeal in having dinner with any of them. They probably would be annoyed by having to be there and answering all my lame questions. I'm pretty content to watch them do what they do best, race. If there were some cute female drivers, I might feel differently. ;) I would love to go to dinner with Kurt Busch or Kevin & Delana Harvick. Kurt's really did a 360 degree turn in his attitude and demeanor. He has gotten "down to earth" to me anyways. Others may disagree and that's ok with me.
The reason for Kevin & Delana is that they are hilarious together. When that TV show "Nascar 360" was on and they followed them it was way funny. Sadler, but I would probably choke on my food. I'm shy enough as it is. I would be absolutely tongue-tied in the presence of my favorite driver. I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the meal. tony stewart because he is my favorite and he'd like our cooking cause we cook a lot Probably Bobby Labonte or Kevin Harvick because they are our favorites.
If you do the five minute jobs now, you save yourself a twenty minute job in the future. Martin Truex Jr. cause we're from the same part of the world and he could hook my nephew up with all that neat gear from Bass Pro Shops. None other than Dale Jr. He has a sense of humor, manners, and tells the truth. Not only is he my favorite driver, but he's also down to earth. Someone you could sit down with and have a conversation without feeling out of place and laugh with. Junior is definitely a people person. Reed Sorenson......He is my favorite driver and I would love to get to know him better.....What better way then at dinner. Kenny Wallace
it wouldn't be a dull dinner!!! Junior of course. Because he is my favorite and I would love to have a chance to sit and chat with the guy, crack a few cold ones. He's a funny guy so I imagine a lot of laughing and goofing around which is exactly what I like to do.
Old Fart ----- I am loving your quotes, keep 'em coming. Funny, funny stuff. Kyle Petty because i feel sorry for him Well if I had a choice, and didn't choose Jr my family would string me up by some very sensitive parts...
If it was Jr, I'd have to hire a hall, because my family would start to include people I don't even remember... Question What driver in NASCAR would you love to have dinner with you and your family ?
And why ?
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably a wise investment. any one of them will do as long as they're paying !!!!!!!!!! Matt and Katie Kenseth, very polite and respectful and love NASCAR like we do. Jeff Gordon Elliott Sadler, he's da man!
I love your quotes but I don't get this one. Can you ellaborate for us simpletons? Probably Mark Martin, he seems nicelaugardia airport
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I would like to see Mark Martin change to something else, but I don't know what. That would be the hard part if I was someone working on sponsorships. I don't think so.
The M&M's sponsor is perfect for him. He's very animated just like his car.
(lol) @ NASCAR trying to make him some dark villain last season though with a bright yellow car with cartoon candy on it. No i like Tonys new look!! I actually like the AMP car. It doesn't look typically Hendrick and I like that.
I was first devastated about Bobby Labonte in the Ask.com 96, but now I love the car and Ask.com seems to be a pretty good sponsor.
I just wish they would answer the stinkin questions during the race instead of making us look up the answer. I don't have a computer at home, so I never get the answers! I don't think Mark would give up his car to an idiot no I would not like to see a change, killer bees have to be black and dewalt yellow! The Amp and Nat'l Guard are ok, but I'l like to see Jr in the Mt Dew car permanantly. i like dale jr and no i wouldnt change his paint themes i like both the amp and national gaurd Jimmie has only ever driven the Lowe's Chevrolet and it's hard to imagine him in anything else but I would love it if the 48's sponsor was Miller Lite. I'm from Wisconsin and they're from Wisconsin. I support their product regularly during races and the blue deuce looks pretty cool. It would look even better as a Chevy and in victory lane frequently. That would rule!!!
4's FINE N 09!!!! I don't mind having Kellogg's as a sponsor, but I would change that dominant bright yellow to red and maybe vice versa im a Kasey Kahne fan i would like to see him run a bud Light and bud Light Lime paint scheme. I am with you on not liking the AMP car Lenny. It's not that I hate it, I just think it's kinda boring I like bright and flashy cars. If it was my choice Junior would be back in the fire engine red Budweiser car. That car was bad or even Gordon's car I am just lovin his new paint scheme the flames are very cool and that front bumper is nice & looking threw the rearview mirror there is no mistaking Jeffie is a comin! Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s AMP car is SWEET!!! I would not like Kasey Kahne to change his paint scheme! I love that he is the budweiser car and i love the red and white!!!
GO KASEY KAHNE!! No I would leave the #24 alone .I like the new paint job and DUPONT is a great sponsor. I'd like to see Mark Martin have the tiger stripes on his Kellogg's car like Terry Labonte had in 2003. I would put Kevin back into the GM Goodwrench car. That car looked great and Kevin looked great in black, grey and red. I miss that car..... And if so; who's would you want????????
I would like to see Dale Jr swap with Mark Martin...........I just think the AMP car is hideous!! I dont think I would change a thing on the blue deuce except to quit using those blue wheels.
Add: Chrome Wheels Rule! No, I think Jeff Gordon's car is great. Red and Black flames work perfectly. And Dupont is a great sponsor.
However, I wouldn't mind seeing Jeff drive a different National Guard paint scheme like this one: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/39421... No,I like David Reutimann's paint scheme.funny gifs
