Ganassi leaving NASCAR, selling team to Trackhouse

[HoneyBadger]

 

[Kiante]

I'm in my place SCREAMING right now.

 

[Revman]

Holy ****.

 

[Kiante]

He literally bought the WHOLE damn operation.

Like man, I'm in absolute shock right now.

 

[Rpmx]

Holy crap...

 

[Efisher131]

I wonder what this means for the existing 42 and 1 cars? Does Trackhouse run 3 cars next year?

 

[donthaveanickname]

For once a team that said they were doing a major announcement actually made a major announcement.

 

[Hawaii808]

That's one way to secure two charters...

 

[Charlie Spencer]

HOLY SH!T

 

[Mispeedway15]

Damn, I figured something was coming down the pipe with how bad Ganassi has looked this year

 

[Revman]

What Justin Marks is doing is badass. I think many, me included, didn't take him seriously. This guy is now a player IMO. Good on him. IMO....THIS is what NASCAR needs.

 

[Kiante]

Dillon Welch with a huge point:

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

This is shocking

Chip Ganassi sells entire NASCAR team to Trackhouse Racing

Chip Ganassi, who fields two cars in the Cup Series, said Wednesday that he has sold his entire NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing.

www.espn.com

 

[Spotter22]

Mr Marks and Mr Bull aren't playing around.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Trackhouse means business, good for them. They just went and bought 2 charters instead of waiting to buy them .

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I think many, me included, didn't take him seriously.

I didn’t, and I admit it was because a pop music figure is involved

 

[LewTheShoe]

Justin Marks said he has a short list of names for his new seat (alongside Suarez). So it would appear Chastain didn't have a contract with Ganassi for 2022, or if he did have one, it didn't "survive" the sale of the team. Chastain could still be hired, but it appears its not a done deal.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Well that’s an absolute bomb. Honestly kinda glad the media didn’t get a hold of a major story for once, this is a stunner. Super stoked for Trackhouse though and their plans for the Nashville team base sound really cool. They’re a major player already.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I wonder what this means for the existing 42 and 1 cars? Does Trackhouse run 3 cars next year?

Sounds like those just become Trackhouse cars, with their current lease already going to Kaulig. OP article says Suarez and one driver TBD.

 

[DIDIT]

Well that’s an absolute bomb. Honestly kinda glad the media didn’t get a hold of a major story for once, this is a stunner. Super stoked for Trackhouse though and their plans for the Nashville team base sound really cool. They’re a major player already.

Agreed! When was the last time a major announcement was made that everyone already didn't know what would be announced?

This news is big, but not big outside our racing world. I told my wife, holy crap look at this...this is how she looked at me.

 

[aunty dive]

A two car NASCAR outfit is sold as a going concern ... exactly the charter system result intended by the RTA.

 

[LewTheShoe]

Did Rick Ware get snookered? Someone here at R-F was saying RWR planned to sell two of his four charters this year. But now with this Ganassi/Trackhouse deal, the demand for charters just declined by two. The 23XI team is still in the market for one, but who else is looking to acquire a charter?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

so is Kurt Busch staying with Trackhouse?

 

[acmerocket]

i dont think chips heart was ever in nacar. good luck to trackhouse . and ross

 

[aunty dive]

Did Rick Ware get snookered? Someone here at R-F was saying RWR planned to sell two of his four charters this year. But now with this Ganassi/Trackhouse deal, the demand for charters just declined by two. The 23XI team is still in the market for one, but who else is looking to acquire a charter?

Kelly Earnhardt-Miller

 

[Kiante]

Who took Marks as a joke?

Great racer, great businessman like his Dad, and learned from Ganassi in the motorsport business landscape.

To think Sabates had Chip buy in, Chip buys the team, and now a protege of Ganassi buys the team he learned under.

Crazy.

 

[Spotter22]

I wonder if Mr Slim had a hand in this. Chips reaction was like a scene from the Godfather " an offer he cant refuse"

 

[Kiante]

Kelly Earnhardt-Miller

Or JTG for the 37.

Highest bidder wins, of course.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Who took Marks as a joke?

I did. I have never taken anyone seriously who had non-racing celebrities as featured co-owners. See Hall of Fame Racing, Bobby Ginn, that boxer everyone was nuts about last year, etc.

 

[Nitro Dude]

He just couldn't take the pain of seeing how bad his cars were after seeing how good Larson did in an HMS car.

 

[Hendrick4ever]

Holy crap this is nuts!

 

[HoneyBadger]

Where's the deathbed thread?

 

[MRM]

Dillon Welch with a huge point:

I've been talking about this for a couple of years. All the major owners are over 70. Just the past year, we've seen Jordan and Hamlin team up, Kaulig going Cup racing, Kez getting a stake in Roush-Fenway, and now this. This is the shot in the arm NASCAR needs at this time.

 

[antman12]

 

[HoneyBadger]

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In business, everything is for sale even if it's not.

 

[Nitro Dude]

When Pitbull said he wanted to help take the team to the next level he wasn't joking around.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Wither the McD’s sponsorship, Monster, and the others signed to Chip / Kurt?

 

[donthaveanickname]

so is Kurt Busch staying with Trackhouse?

Marks said he would field a two-car team next year so Kurt is likely out of the 1.

 

[nickp]

Wow! Not expecting this Great for Justin Marks and co

 

[Spotter22]

Wither the McD’s sponsorship, Monster, and the others signed to Chip / Kurt?

I'd say Monster to Gibbs with Ty, but Mickey D's stays along with some others due to the diversity of the team.