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I think it's Willy B's year.

Very good point! Who knows. I would imagine charters would be required as Ford isn't going to cut SHR a deal just to not guarantee all four cars not making every race, but that's definitely not something we'd be privy to.

11 ain't getting tossed from round one, he's one of the strongest cars in the field like him or not.

I think the bonehead of the year is Fox Sports. This year especially just cemented it for me, the stark contrast between how they present our sport versus NBC, and I feel that the Fox broadcast takes our sport down a notch to the general public. NBC takes the sport seriously and has great...

So here's the thing. SHR runs four cars because of Ford, and their deal with Ford goes through next season. So they very well may be required to run four cars still right until their deal with Chevy begins. Maybe they're simultaneously putting feelers out there that they'll have two charters...

I do have to wonder if this will make owners more keen to restrict what drivers do outside of the racetrack more again. We've seen things get looser lately, which makes for happier drivers when nothing goes wrong, but now if you're HMS having to let down NAPA and the rest of their partners that...

I totally agree, there's always some unforseen circumstance for a driver/team that you'd expect to be able to make the round of 8. It's never as simple as just picking the four at the bottom. I could see Chastain being out in round 1 if some luck doesn't go his way. He's been so tame since the...

It could be a Brandt thing too though. It's possible that with the sport bouncing back a bit that Brandt wants Cup exposure (again) and wants to take Justin with them. Who knows, just saying, these deals have all sorts of angles sometimes.

"Argy bargy" is Calvin Fish.

23XI is light-years better even in their current state than what Roush was when Brad walked in the door. 23XI is a winning organization with Kurt, Reddick and Bubba all picking up W's, winning as recently as this year. Denny could step into a 23XI ride and be competing for wins right off the...

Why not both? Look at what Brad has done balancing both driving and owning, and elevating that team. Denny would have even more influence of 23XI if he were driving their own setups every weekend and being directly connected to the on-track execution. The organization would only get better with...

He won't. Because here's the thing, if he leaves JGR and retains FedEx, then he can just take FedEx to his own team. And even if FedEx sticks with Gibbs, either way he'll need a new sponsor so he might as well bring a new sponsor into 23XI than have one on the hood of an SHR car. As far as SHR...

It's $50MM to start the team, but someday when you want to get out of the sport you still have that same asset to sell. That was never a thing before. When you left the sport you just sold all your second-hand equipment and tools for pennies on the dollar and that was it. Now it's more like a...

What does he gain? He has a few years left in him for driving, but he has the rest of his life ahead of him as a team owner. He gains his own business going from two or four cars overnight, to fill up his big new facility they're building right now. They have a beautiful new shop coming, they're...

In my opinion LMC would make out second best. 23XI would be expanding from two to four cars. That's huge.

I think you're taking it a little too dramatic here. We've seen teams downsize to refocus before, like Roush and RCR, who were also once powerhouse teams (more so even than SHR) that fell into a rut. Tony/Gene have said that they four cars because that's how they make the most from their Ford...

I think 100% SHR sees value in reducing their car count to refocus their efforts, I think that's gotta be why they're entertaining these discussions to begin with. One thing with what you said: There's no way Ford is going to align with 23XI while Denny is also driving a Gibbs Toyota. Hamlin...

Let's say Denny leaves JGR and then JHN is basically the guaranteed pick to fill that slot. Then who gets the nod for the 42? There aren't really any other Toyota pipeline drivers that are ready for Cup imo, especially when you consider that if Toyota loses Reddick and Hamlin then they'll be...

Denny is already in his twilight years. He's almost 43 years old, his Cup career started 18 years ago.

Ok, now with the Zane Smith talks sprinkled in, 23XI should absolutely make the switch. Ford is big on Zane, Zane is a top prospect, and 23XI would likely be getting tons of manufacturer support through this move, and Ford loses four SHR cars but gains three 23XI cars which is more valuable on...