And that's not a good thing for Michael Waltrip Racing...
After the fallout of the Bowyer, Vickers, Truex cover-up NAPA believes in fair play and wants nothing to do with the team that they re-upped with through the 2015 season...
To recap:
((HT: ESPN))
"NAPA believes in fair play and does not condone actions such as those that led to the penalties assessed by NASCAR," NAPA said in a statement. "We remain supportive of the millions of NASCAR fans and will evaluate our future position in motorsports."
Michael Waltrip Racing returned fire:
"There is no doubt, the story of Michael Waltrip Racing begins with NAPA Auto Parts, but there are many more chapters yet to be written," the statement said. "MWR has the infrastructure and support of Toyota for three teams plus three Chase-caliber, race-winning drivers. With the support of our corporate partners, we are preparing to field three teams in 2014. MWR is a resilient organization capable of winning races and competing for the championship, and that remains our sole focus."
According to Jenna Fryer, this really sucks for MWR:
It will be a tremendous challenge to quickly replace the money, estimated to be at least $15 million a year, because NAPA is a rare sponsor that covers the entire 36-race Sprint Cup schedule.
Should MWR not secure sponsorship to replace NAPA, it could lead to layoffs of close to 100 employees and the possible shuttering of Truex's team. Truex could be out of job as well.
And Fryer surmises that Truex could end up with Furniture Row Racing if Waltrip can't afford a third team...
Showing posts with label Clint Bowyer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clint Bowyer. Show all posts
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Bowyer Does The Carwash, Denies Spin Intentional
((HT: ESPN))
First, let's look at the nine minutes that Clint Bowyer spent with Jade McCarthy and Ricky Craven...
It's both uncomfortable and intense...
NASCAR couldn't prove that the spin by the 15 was intentional...
They went by the radio traffic (the somewhat confused radio traffic) between Brian Vickers and his crew chief over "needing" to pit to give Joey Logano a point...
Michael Waltrip stands by his team, his drivers, and the sport...
And "the itch" in question...???
Bowyer admits that he was treating poison oak under his suit...
MWR addresses the penalties in an interview with Bob Dillman in a friendly fire situation this evening on FoxSports1...
First, let's look at the nine minutes that Clint Bowyer spent with Jade McCarthy and Ricky Craven...
It's both uncomfortable and intense...
NASCAR couldn't prove that the spin by the 15 was intentional...
They went by the radio traffic (the somewhat confused radio traffic) between Brian Vickers and his crew chief over "needing" to pit to give Joey Logano a point...
Michael Waltrip stands by his team, his drivers, and the sport...
And "the itch" in question...???
Bowyer admits that he was treating poison oak under his suit...
MWR addresses the penalties in an interview with Bob Dillman in a friendly fire situation this evening on FoxSports1...
Monday, September 9, 2013
DEVELOPING: Newman In, Truex Out Of Chase, MWR Gets Fines & Suspensions
As part of the punishments handed down by NASCAR in the "Did Clint Bowyer Spin On Purpose Or Not?" Sweepstakes, Ryan Newman is back in the sprint to the cup and Martin Truex, Junior is out...
Also, NASCAR has levied a $300,000 fine against Michael Waltrip Racing, all 3 MWR drivers have been docked 50 points, and MWR General Manager Ty Norris is suspended indefinitely.
To refresh your memory, here's the incident...
((HT: NASCAR.com/ESPN))
And here's your postgame from Bowyer...
To say this is heavy-handed is a bit of an understatement...
But, hey, they do it all the time in Formula 1... and this is the largest fines that the sport has levied...
Has to be...
Marty Smith discusses in depth with Lindsay Czarniak...
((HT: ESPN))
"We penalize to not have this happen again," NASCAR president Mike Helton said. "It's a message from the league saying, 'You can't do this.'"
"I am proud that NASCAR took a stand with respect to what went on Saturday night at Richmond," Newman said in a statement. "I know it was a tough decision to make. With that being said, myself, [crew chief] Matt Borland and this entire No. 39 team are looking forward to competing for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship."
Also, NASCAR has levied a $300,000 fine against Michael Waltrip Racing, all 3 MWR drivers have been docked 50 points, and MWR General Manager Ty Norris is suspended indefinitely.
To refresh your memory, here's the incident...
((HT: NASCAR.com/ESPN))
And here's your postgame from Bowyer...
To say this is heavy-handed is a bit of an understatement...
But, hey, they do it all the time in Formula 1... and this is the largest fines that the sport has levied...
Has to be...
Marty Smith discusses in depth with Lindsay Czarniak...
((HT: ESPN))
"We penalize to not have this happen again," NASCAR president Mike Helton said. "It's a message from the league saying, 'You can't do this.'"
"I am proud that NASCAR took a stand with respect to what went on Saturday night at Richmond," Newman said in a statement. "I know it was a tough decision to make. With that being said, myself, [crew chief] Matt Borland and this entire No. 39 team are looking forward to competing for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship."
Sunday, September 8, 2013
NASCAR at Richmond: Carl Edwards Wins But Conspiracy Theories Abound
((sports.yahoo.com))
For those of you not glued to College Football games Saturday night, there was a NASCAR Sprint Cup race that took place at the Richmond International Speedway.
And that race, the last before the Race for the Chase ends and the Top 12 drivers go after the Sprint Cup title, was won by Carl Edwards, but ended with what many believe could be a conspiracy.
That conspiracy appears to have been triggered by Clint Bowyer.
With 6 laps left, Ryan Newman was leading and appeared headed for the win. A victory would have gotten him into the Race for the Chase. The win would bump Bowyer's Michael Waltrip racing teammate Martin Truex Jr out of said Chase.
That's when things got crazy.
A radio conversation between Bowyer and his spotters was over-heard. The conversation apparently was apparently to let Bowyer know Newman was in the lead. He was then asked how his arm was feeling.
Shortly thereafter, Bowyer, unprompted, spun out causing a caution flag to be raised.
The ensuing pit stop was bumbled by Newman's pit crew, he didn't win and Truex held on to the final spot in the Chase.
Read the entire story by Yahoo Sports RIGHT HERE
If this is true, and it will be tough to prove, someone should be penalized. Heavily.
Sure, Bowyer may have been taking one for his team...which is great. But it's also really poor sportsmanship.
Yeah, you could argue Newman's pit crew cost him his chance at winning, and you may or may not have been wrong. But that situation would have been avoided if Bowyer and his team played honest and let the chips fall where they may.
We will see if NASCAR takes a closer look at this and actually finds anything (we be they will and won't find a thing)
Here's video of Bowyer's in car camera--with Radio Conversation and ESPN reporter Jamie Little cut straight to the question at hand:
For those of you not glued to College Football games Saturday night, there was a NASCAR Sprint Cup race that took place at the Richmond International Speedway.
And that race, the last before the Race for the Chase ends and the Top 12 drivers go after the Sprint Cup title, was won by Carl Edwards, but ended with what many believe could be a conspiracy.
That conspiracy appears to have been triggered by Clint Bowyer.
With 6 laps left, Ryan Newman was leading and appeared headed for the win. A victory would have gotten him into the Race for the Chase. The win would bump Bowyer's Michael Waltrip racing teammate Martin Truex Jr out of said Chase.
That's when things got crazy.
A radio conversation between Bowyer and his spotters was over-heard. The conversation apparently was apparently to let Bowyer know Newman was in the lead. He was then asked how his arm was feeling.
Shortly thereafter, Bowyer, unprompted, spun out causing a caution flag to be raised.
The ensuing pit stop was bumbled by Newman's pit crew, he didn't win and Truex held on to the final spot in the Chase.
Read the entire story by Yahoo Sports RIGHT HERE
If this is true, and it will be tough to prove, someone should be penalized. Heavily.
Sure, Bowyer may have been taking one for his team...which is great. But it's also really poor sportsmanship.
Yeah, you could argue Newman's pit crew cost him his chance at winning, and you may or may not have been wrong. But that situation would have been avoided if Bowyer and his team played honest and let the chips fall where they may.
We will see if NASCAR takes a closer look at this and actually finds anything (we be they will and won't find a thing)
Here's video of Bowyer's in car camera--with Radio Conversation and ESPN reporter Jamie Little cut straight to the question at hand:
Sunday, May 5, 2013
The Big One Only Waits 42 Laps At Talladega (UPDATED: With Another Big One With 6 To Go And David Ragan Wins)
Kyle Busch gets a push from Marcus Ambrose... He goes into the back of Kasey Kahne to send him around and all hell breaks loose at Talladega... Busch admitted on his in-car communications that it was his fault...
Your victims- Kyle, Kahne, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, Ambrose, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, David Stremme, Martin Truex, Junior, and Jeff Burton all either got damage of some sort or are out for the day... 14 of 43...
Not a bad percentage for the haunted speedway to take another chunk out of the sport... a full one-third of the field...
Here's a little bit of it from nascarcrashesmore...
More when we know more...
UPDATE: With 6 laps to go, it all happened again...
It looked like Ricky Stenhouse squeezed JJ Yeley as the cars went four wide and it caused another chain reaction involving Kurt Busch (who was looking to win the race). Ryan Newman ended up with the 78 on top of him. Bowyer, both Labontes, David Stremme, Danica Patrick, Jamie McMurray, and Jeff Gordon were all involved.
Stenhouse called out Yeley in his own in-car communication...
Here's the other big one...
NASCAR, much like Saturday's Nationwide race, only allowed one pass for a green-white-checkered finish. Seven hours after the official start, David Ragan got a big push from his teammate David Gilliand and beat out Johnson, Edwards, and Kenseth.
((HT: NASCAR))
Huzzahs to everyone at Front Row Motorsports for their finish...
Your victims- Kyle, Kahne, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers, Casey Mears, Ambrose, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, David Stremme, Martin Truex, Junior, and Jeff Burton all either got damage of some sort or are out for the day... 14 of 43...
Not a bad percentage for the haunted speedway to take another chunk out of the sport... a full one-third of the field...
Here's a little bit of it from nascarcrashesmore...
More when we know more...
UPDATE: With 6 laps to go, it all happened again...
It looked like Ricky Stenhouse squeezed JJ Yeley as the cars went four wide and it caused another chain reaction involving Kurt Busch (who was looking to win the race). Ryan Newman ended up with the 78 on top of him. Bowyer, both Labontes, David Stremme, Danica Patrick, Jamie McMurray, and Jeff Gordon were all involved.
Stenhouse called out Yeley in his own in-car communication...
Here's the other big one...
NASCAR, much like Saturday's Nationwide race, only allowed one pass for a green-white-checkered finish. Seven hours after the official start, David Ragan got a big push from his teammate David Gilliand and beat out Johnson, Edwards, and Kenseth.
((HT: NASCAR))
Huzzahs to everyone at Front Row Motorsports for their finish...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Now, That's A Way To End A NASCAR Race... (UPDATED with Penalties)
((HT: NASCAR on ABC/ESPN/youtube))
Going into today, there were only two races left in the NASCAR season...
Phoenix and Homestead...
Now, there's only one...
And there should be a lot of bad blood that carries over from the end of the race when Clint Bowyer tried to pass Jeff Gordon below the yellow line...
Let's just say there were a lot of guys in helmets taking swings at each other that, probably, only know how to do it by watching movies...
Oh, Kevin Harvick won the race...
Brad Keselowski now has a points lead that will take a lot of elfin' magic for Jimmy Johnson to get title number six in Homestead next week...
MONDAY UPDATE: NASCAR has decided to come up with some punishments on a few fronts after the Phoenix race...
From NASCAR their own selves:
Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 car, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) – altercation with another competitor on the race track during the race – and has been fined $100,000, docked 25 championship driver points and put on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Rick Hendrick, owner of the No. 24 car, has also been penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner points. Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 car, also was found to be in violation of Section 9-4A (at all events, crew chief assumes responsibility of his driver, car owner and team members) and has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
Brian Pattie, crew chief of the No. 15 car, violated Sections 12-1 and 9-4A and has been fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 car, has been fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 20-6.7A (cars and drivers will not be permitted to carry onboard computers, automated electronic recording devices, electronically actuated devices, power distribution modules, power conditioners, micro-processors, recording devices, electronic digital memory chips, traction control devices, digital readout gauges and the like, even if inoperable or incomplete) – driver had a cell phone in his possession onboard the race car.
Robin Pemberton, VP of Competition, also sayeth the following:
“Following a thorough analysis of the actions that took place during Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway, we have issued penalties based upon our review. The decisions announced today cover NASCAR’s full assessment of penalties for the incidents that occurred.
“There’s no doubt that a unique set of circumstances combined with a championship battle on the line resulted in raw emotions coming into play. We consider the penalties appropriate and those involved understand our decision and we expect them to abide by them.”
So, they're gonna get Keselowski for a cell phone in the car...???
Interesting...
It's not like he was ordering a pizza... if memory serves, he's more than happy to Tweet and promote the sport while the race is going on- when he can...
So NASCAR doesn't want that now, either...???
Going into today, there were only two races left in the NASCAR season...
Phoenix and Homestead...
Now, there's only one...
And there should be a lot of bad blood that carries over from the end of the race when Clint Bowyer tried to pass Jeff Gordon below the yellow line...
Let's just say there were a lot of guys in helmets taking swings at each other that, probably, only know how to do it by watching movies...
Oh, Kevin Harvick won the race...
Brad Keselowski now has a points lead that will take a lot of elfin' magic for Jimmy Johnson to get title number six in Homestead next week...
MONDAY UPDATE: NASCAR has decided to come up with some punishments on a few fronts after the Phoenix race...
From NASCAR their own selves:
Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 car, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) – altercation with another competitor on the race track during the race – and has been fined $100,000, docked 25 championship driver points and put on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Rick Hendrick, owner of the No. 24 car, has also been penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner points. Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 car, also was found to be in violation of Section 9-4A (at all events, crew chief assumes responsibility of his driver, car owner and team members) and has been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
Brian Pattie, crew chief of the No. 15 car, violated Sections 12-1 and 9-4A and has been fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 car, has been fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for violating Sections 12-1 and 20-6.7A (cars and drivers will not be permitted to carry onboard computers, automated electronic recording devices, electronically actuated devices, power distribution modules, power conditioners, micro-processors, recording devices, electronic digital memory chips, traction control devices, digital readout gauges and the like, even if inoperable or incomplete) – driver had a cell phone in his possession onboard the race car.
Robin Pemberton, VP of Competition, also sayeth the following:
“Following a thorough analysis of the actions that took place during Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway, we have issued penalties based upon our review. The decisions announced today cover NASCAR’s full assessment of penalties for the incidents that occurred.
“There’s no doubt that a unique set of circumstances combined with a championship battle on the line resulted in raw emotions coming into play. We consider the penalties appropriate and those involved understand our decision and we expect them to abide by them.”
So, they're gonna get Keselowski for a cell phone in the car...???
Interesting...
It's not like he was ordering a pizza... if memory serves, he's more than happy to Tweet and promote the sport while the race is going on- when he can...
So NASCAR doesn't want that now, either...???
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