Rut is both a hard core car guy (he has builds happening all the time, mostly import) AND approachable. He's not for the hard-core bench racers, but for new and casual fans I thought he was a good fit.
The "Wild Ass Speculation" going around X, Reddit, and DBC (via Bob Pockrass) is Noah Gragson will come out of exile and end up at SHR. I thought Tony had let go of the reins there, but hiring Noah would be the most Tony thing they could do.
First 23XI retains Kurt Busch as a "Coach" of sorts, now Legacy hires Matt Kenseth as "Competition Advisor". Is this a new trend, or am I just noticing? By all accounts Kurt has been an asset to 23XI this season, is this Legacy following the same strategy? Bringing in a past great to coach up...
<--- This guy is starting P4 tomorrow?
Did Denny lock him in the SIM all week?
Following Tyler certainly had to help.
Can he sneak into the round of 8?
I'll be watching.
SHR is like a shell of it's former self. Two (seemingly) absent owners, underperforming cars & drivers, and no indication things will get better. Even the "no appeal" thing reeks of giving up. Too bad as I was stoked when Tony became a team owner. He's off to win a different kind of...
<---I think it's "Checkers or Wreakers" for my guy this week. Unless a bunch of playoff drivers get caught in the big one and Bootie and Freddie's calculators say top 5 is enough.