This again? Oh geeze.Maybe he's going to announce a run for Senate?
“Car low”He left his cell phone on top of the 22 hauler in'16, and is coming back to retrieve it. #StillBitter
Took me a minute to notice Carl was in this picture
Yea, that grill on the left is pretty distracting.Took me a minute to notice Carl was in this picture
Compared to most “real” jobs of working 48+ weeks a year and maybe retiring between 60 years and 70 years old and hoping you did the math right so that you run out of money before you die?38 weeks of racing is a hell of a lifestyle
Cant fault anyone for getting out. 38 weeks of racing is a hell of a lifestyle
Both points have merit.Compared to most “real” jobs of working 48+ weeks a year and maybe retiring between 60 years and 70 years old and hoping you did the math right so that you run out of money before you die?
Pfffft.
Cant fault anyone for getting out. 38 weeks of racing is a hell of a lifestyle
Carl wanted who paid him the most. He was a salesman first and and race car driver second. Smart man.Carl is an enigma. Bolted from his beloved Ford to use Toyota to get his championship because Roush sucked. I believe 100% that he was prepared to walk off the stage in 2016 at Homestead. Thought Toyota treated him fairly...admittedly allowing him to come to the brand on his own terms. I think Carl was a bit disingenuous being there. He never wanted to be at JGR. He just wanted his championship. I liked him, but I don't miss him. I don't care about what he is doing now, but I do wish him health and happiness.
Yeah, and second is where he finished. HOF anyway the way the HOF works, so to your point....yep, smart man.Carl wanted who paid him the most. He was a salesman first and and race car driver second. Smart man.
Compared to most “real” jobs of working 48+ weeks a year and maybe retiring between 60 years and 70 years old and hoping you did the math right so that you run out of money before you die?
Pfffft.
I don't think its exactly easy, but with the money they make I can't see how they have anything to complain about. Private travel and luxury motor coach. These guys aren't flying coach and staying at motel 6. I know of plenty of people that travel for a living, being gone more than 38 weeks a year, that would die for that kind of rough treatment
believe it or not they have airplanes nowTravel is travel folks. You have all those media obligations, have to perform weekly against the best in the world, and tons of traveling. Really only have 2 home games a year, maybe 4 if you count the short drive over to Darlington. That is not an easy task to do for decades
Travel is travel folks. You have all those media obligations, have to perform weekly against the best in the world, and tons of traveling. Really only have 2 home games a year, maybe 4 if you count the short drive over to Darlington. That is not an easy task to do for decades
Do you want a cookie or something? Lol I'm not sure what you do for a living but are you among the best in the world at it? Are you constantly criticized online and have weekly press conferences on how well you do your job? It's no walk in the park to do racing for a living, especially at that levelI'm gone from home traveling about 200 days and work around 800 hours of OT a year. Boy I would really hate making several million dollars a year and having to be gone as much as him. Top it off with private travel, man how do these guys ever manage?
Do you want a cookie or something? Lol I'm not sure what you do for a living but are you among the best in the world at it? Are you constantly criticized online and have weekly press conferences on how well you do your job? It's no walk in the park to do racing for a living, especially at that level
And there's kids making nike shoes for 5 cents a day who wishes he had your life. You're not really breaking any news.All I'm saying is there's people that travel a whole lot more than professional athletes for a fraction of the money and don't complain about how rough life is. The more high profile and money you make the more criticism you get. People don't care about what I do because they don't pay me several million dollars a year to entertain them or represent their company. You want to make that kind of money you have to put up with more.
And that there, imo is enough to put away all the conspiracy nonsense about why he left.Honeslty, Carl is doing what anyone should do when they make their millions before even turning 40. Get out with their health, travel the world, be out of your comfort zone, and just live. Mad props to him.
His comment about being more motivated to come back for a one-off race “if NASCAR took the downforce away and added about 1,000 horsepower” was fantastic.
Beloved Ford? He got a Roush deal, he wasn't seeking out to drive a Ford. Same with JGR drivers, or any racecar drivers - they just want the best equipment and best pay they can get. None of the drivers actually care what manufacturer branding is on the car, they're just a paid ambassador.Carl is an enigma. Bolted from his beloved Ford to use Toyota to get his championship because Roush sucked. I believe 100% that he was prepared to walk off the stage in 2016 at Homestead. Thought Toyota treated him fairly...admittedly allowing him to come to the brand on his own terms. I think Carl was a bit disingenuous being there. He never wanted to be at JGR. He just wanted his championship. I liked him, but I don't miss him. I don't care about what he is doing now, but I do wish him health and happiness.
Best in the world?? Your kidding of course, from what I watched the last few years, many of these young kids need at least 5 yrs in Xfinity before sniffing a ride.Do you want a cookie or something? Lol I'm not sure what you do for a living but are you among the best in the world at it? Are you constantly criticized online and have weekly press conferences on how well you do your job? It's no walk in the park to do racing for a living, especially at that level