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PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:
Didn't get to watch today. Was crossing Stevens Pass on US-2 east of Seattle during most of the race. The little I could hear on SirusXM sounded interesting. The mountains and trees block the signal.
I love the road courses mainly because they allow different pit strategies to work.
Didn't get to watch today. Was crossing Stevens Pass on US-2 east of Seattle during most of the race. The little I could hear on SirusXM sounded interesting. The mountains and trees block the signal.
I love the road courses mainly because they allow different pit strategies to work.
Well that is what we miss here in Australia. Watkins Glen, Canadian track in Quebec produced some pretty good racing. NASCAR did not grasp, that racing was internationally relevant and they have allowed it too wither.,Not many Australians or anyone else are fascinated by the somewhat boring ovals
I wonder if charter owners aren't feeling the sponsor pinch more than we realized and are going to the young guys that they don't have to pay as much.
With the HMS announcement yesterday about William Byron taking over the #5 car Cup is starting to look like high school. I certainly agree that they can drive, but they don't yet have the rabid fan base that NASCAR needs to keep this all going. Time will tell, hope it all works out for everybody.
Like Cloud and some others here I'll watch it until it's over.
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I wonder if charter owners aren't feeling the sponsor pinch more than we realized and are going to the young guys that they don't have to pay as much...
I wonder if charter owners aren't feeling the sponsor pinch more than we realized and are going to the young guys that they don't have to pay as much...
Yes indeed. I was reading this article where Dale Jr. discusses the issue of driver pay.
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"But one thing that’s changed is that you’ve got a lot of young guys coming in being offered and accepting contracts that are a fifth to a tenth of what veterans are getting paid. And, that’s money that can go into the team, you know?
"These sponsors aren’t giving teams the money that they used to. So, the owners and everybody’s got to take a little cut. Everybody’s got to dial it back. Everybody’s got to realize that they have to accept some of that fallback and difference. And that’s the same with the drivers’ contracts. A lot of these veteran drivers are getting paid multimillion dollars; and a lot of these guys coming in are getting a fraction of that."...
You can’t pay a driver 5 to 8 million dollars a year if you ain’t got but $10 million worth of sponsorship...
The same thing very well could happen to Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
"But one thing that’s changed is that you’ve got a lot of young guys coming in being offered and accepting contracts that are a fifth to a tenth of what veterans are getting paid. And, that’s money that can go into the team, you know?
"These sponsors aren’t giving teams the money that they used to. So, the owners and everybody’s got to take a little cut. Everybody’s got to dial it back. Everybody’s got to realize that they have to accept some of that fallback and difference. And that’s the same with the drivers’ contracts. A lot of these veteran drivers are getting paid multimillion dollars; and a lot of these guys coming in are getting a fraction of that."...
You can’t pay a driver 5 to 8 million dollars a year if you ain’t got but $10 million worth of sponsorship...
The same thing very well could happen to Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin.
http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/dale-........ver-contract-market-has-corrected-itself
Took a quick look at the entry list. 42 teams, no cup regulars as they are elsewhere that weekend. And Morgan Shepherd is celebrating his 50th year driving a race car. Morgan is 76 years old.
It's perfect for the new generation of underpaid hotshot drivers. Plus, my man Kyle Busch can win there, no problem....
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Cloud Dancer wrote:
Mid Ohio racetrack is probably a top contender for becoming the next road course to be added to the Monster Energy Drink schedule. It produces a good racing show to the TV audience.
It's perfect for the new generation of underpaid hotshot drivers. Plus, my man Kyle Busch can win there, no problem....
Mid Ohio racetrack is probably a top contender for becoming the next road course to be added to the Monster Energy Drink schedule. It produces a good racing show to the TV audience.
It's perfect for the new generation of underpaid hotshot drivers. Plus, my man Kyle Busch can win there, no problem....
If only.......... How about the road course in Wisconsin? Road America is it? Road courses are enjoyable to watch for me because it's not entirely the car. The driver really has to be on his/her game. Waaay more than point it straight with foot to the floor, turn left, wash, rinse, repeat.
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Yes indeed. I was reading this article where Dale Jr. discusses the issue of driver pay.
Yes indeed. I was reading this article where Dale Jr. discusses the issue of driver pay.
Think sponsorship or lack of, is gonna be the story in the upcoming off season. Barnie Visser stated at this point, he has no sponsorship for the #77 next season. 3 of 4 SHR teams aren't fully funded for the balance of this season, let alone next. William Bryon replacing Kasey Kahne in the HMS #5 might be the best example of doing more with less that Dale Junior was referring to. Kyle Larson has lost Target. Even Monster, has yet to indicate what their intentions might be beyond 2018 as Series sponsor.
The times, they are a changin'.............