1) Was anybody going to get this ride without bringing money?
It worked for Kyle Larson. Hell, it worked for Jimmie Johnson. Honestly, if she had signed with JGR or JRM, it would have been failing upward. In this case, I think it's no more than a parallel move, but more importantly it's a change of venue that MAY benefit her career.
I think ford has been reading this message board.
Deegan is no cow....
I love how people think Jimmie Johnson sucked in the Busch series. He did win a race in a season where a dozen cup regulars were racing every week on cup series teams that had Busch programs. Johnson had way tougher competition and didn’t have the best equipment and still managed a win and several good runs. Deegan is severely underperforming. The two are not comparable.
I'd be curious to hear @AndyMarquisLive on this.
Lol.
Yes, Johnson was OK in the Busch Series, but are you telling me ANYTHING he actually did there justified the ride he got? He was hired on potential and a good personality and not much more. I watched every single race he ran praying that he could do well enough to ever even get a SHOT at a Cup car. The win came AFTER he was signed to HMS. Larson may have been a proven winner, but he got fired from a B level team and hired by THE team. Obviously his talent wasn't enough for Chip to go to bat for him, or his sponsors to ride out the flak and bring him back.
You aren’t able to review the team’s “performance” statistics and decide for yourself?
I watched Kevin race in the 90's and I think he's a good guy, and given the resources, he may be able to run a strong team. he's certainly paid his dues, and it looks like some of the things needed to up their performance have fallen into place the last couple of years. MAYBE Hailie will benefit from that.
Sigh - thanks for weighing in, but I REALLY hope if she bombs in Xfinity there would be no cup.
This made me laugh.
There comes a breaking point for everyone. I doubt the investment has been big enough that you don't cut your losses at some point and move on if she can't at least be a regular top 15 driver in Xfinity.
And there SHOULDN'T be, but if it happens, who do you blame? Her from taking what is offered, or Ford for being dumb enough to offer it?
With the new Cup car, if that were expressly the goal, leaving her in the Trucks would have been a MUCH better path. I think they are just trying to find a place where she can fit and produce SOME kind of decent results.
Said that last year and the year before that lol.
wauit you feel trucks are a better preparation than Xfin for cup?
They are. Xfinity drives way less like a cup car than a Truck does. Many drivers have said that. It’s why drivers coming from Xfinity like Harrison Burton and Austin Cindric have struggled mightily, while drivers like Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith have impressed in their cup starts.wauit you feel trucks are a better preparation than Xfin for cup?
It worked for Zane and Hocevarwauit you feel trucks are a better preparation than Xfin for cup?
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prob be over 100 with her going Xfin.
