Looks like Jimmie is getting a New Chief

I really hope this one works out, because this season has been terrible for my man Jim-Jam Johnson.
 
I feel bad for Kevin, but this probably needed to happen. I have been critical of the race strategy on the 48 all year. Yesterday was no different. The 48 was faster than the 24 all day, but the 24 got a 4th, and the 48 got what, 15th?
 
Formerjackman said:
I feel bad for Kevin, but this probably needed to happen. I have been critical of the race strategy on the 48 all year. Yesterday was no different. The 48 was faster than the 24 all day, but the 24 got a 4th, and the 48 got what, 15th?
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48 has low key been the fastest Hendrick car for almost a month now (excluding Chicago). Playoffs or no playoffs, he'll pull out a win this year. Then probably win 4 next year before hanging it up

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7 time is not gonna get the blame. so on to the next CC. Id like to double J run back out front.
 
acmerocket said:
the first thing is to make it though tech so you do not start in the back.i hope this cc will get him back up front
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one way to look at it is that they are pushing the edge. The other is that they don't know what the hell they are doing. In Johnson's case, he's not that fast and goes to the back anyway.
 
Didn’t last long for ol Kevin. Wow can’t believe Rick pulled the plug on that one, usually he’s patient on these types of things
 
They doing anything to help someone that isn’t good smh.. I just don’t understand this sport.. it’s over for this dude just give it up
 
Snappy D said:
Didn’t last long for ol Kevin. Wow can’t believe Rick pulled the plug on that one, usually he’s patient on these types of things
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One thing about it. With three different crew chiefs in a short time that probably should tell the tale. Maybe like the preacher, Rick had to talk to the sponsors, and all of the relationships involved :rolleyes:
 
Yes Hendrick we get it. JJ is the Diva -- all must make him look good or leave. It's just business -- Show Business.
 
Thegeneral23 said:
They doing anything to help someone that isn’t good smh.. I just don’t understand this sport.. it’s over for this dude just give it up
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What JJ is going through your guy KDB will go through hopefully you will stick around so we can see how long it will be until you call him washed
 
Thegeneral23 said:
They doing anything to help someone that isn’t good smh.. I just don’t understand this sport.. it’s over for this dude just give it up
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Jimmie stopped Jeff Gordon from winning titles, yanked the reigns right out of Tony Stewart's hands as he was becoming "the guy" and then won 69 races and 7 championships against Kyle Busch. JJ won a title more recently than Kyle has. He dominated 4 of the 12 greatest drivers of all time for a decade, and at his best was better than Kyle will ever be. Has some respect and stop this.
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I think the point is that JJ would start decent and finish poorly. Either his CC didn’t keep with the track changes or made the wrong calls. Either way the change had to be made. I for one hopes he at least gets back to running well. Desperate times for HMS.
 
machinistman3 said:
I think the point is that JJ would start decent and finish poorly. Either his CC didn’t keep with the track changes or made the wrong calls. Either way the change had to be made. I for one hopes he at least gets back to running well. Desperate times for HMS.
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CC wouldn't keep up. It's been a thing.

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machinistman3 said:
I think the point is that JJ would start decent and finish poorly. Either his CC didn’t keep with the track changes or made the wrong calls. Either way the change had to be made. I for one hopes he at least gets back to running well. Desperate times for HMS.
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Well said. The weeks they started fast they couldn’t keep up. and the weeks they came off the truck not fast, they never improved. The rebuilding of the 48 team continues
 
jaqua19 said:
Jimmie stopped Jeff Gordon from winning titles, yanked the reigns right out of Tony Stewart's hands as he was becoming "the guy" and then won 69 races and 7 championships against Kyle Busch. JJ won a title more recently than Kyle has. He dominated 4 of the 12 greatest drivers of all time for a decade, and at his best was better than Kyle will ever be. Has some respect and stop this.

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Amazing post, well done thank you. JJ didn’t need a waiver to win his either
 
The crew chief must rely upon information from the engineers at track in order to effectively “keep up” as track and weather conditions change. Track position, frequency of cautions, driver and tire specialist feedback, tire wear (and availability of sufficient tires) and other things also play into the info provided and subsequent changes to the chassis and tire pressures.

It’ll be interesting to see how many other personnel changes are made prior to and after the race at The Glen. Meendering was apparently an excellent car chief.
 
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Snappy D said:
Amazing post, well done thank you. JJ didn’t need a waiver to win his either
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Excellent first sentence.

Embarrassing finish. IF Mr. Johnson had required a medical exemption like the ones granted Busch and Stewart before him, you can be quite sure he would have put it to good use.

The idea that either recipient benefitted on the racetrack from their injuries speaks to raging bias.
 
aunty dive said:
Excellent first sentence.

Embarrassing finish. IF Mr. Johnson had required a medical exemption like the ones granted Busch and Stewart before him, you can be quite sure he would have put it to good use.

The idea that either recipient benefitted on the racetrack from their injuries speaks to raging bias.
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I don’t disagree with you. Raging bias? I never honestly had a problem with Busch winning his title with a waiver, I was however trying to illustrate an unfortunate negative bias our friend The General has towards anything JJ.
 
Ventisca said:
Yes Hendrick we get it. JJ is the Diva -- all must make him look good or leave. It's just business -- Show Business.
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You might be the first person to EVER use the word diva and Jimmie Johnson in the same sentence. The absurdity of that comment aside, if anybody in this sport has ever EARNED the right to be a diva, JJ would be in the top five.
 
jaqua19 said:
Jimmie stopped Jeff Gordon from winning titles, yanked the reigns right out of Tony Stewart's hands as he was becoming "the guy" and then won 69 races and 7 championships against Kyle Busch. JJ won a title more recently than Kyle has. He dominated 4 of the 12 greatest drivers of all time for a decade, and at his best was better than Kyle will ever be. Has some respect and stop this. You're becoming a joke.

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Beers are on me if I ever meet you. :cheers:
 
aunty dive said:
The crew chief must rely upon information from the engineers at track in order to effectively “keep up” as track and weather conditions change. Track position, frequency of cautions, driver and tire specialist feedback, tire wear (and availability of sufficient tires) and other things also play into the info provided and subsequent changes to the chassis and tire pressures.

It’ll be interesting to see how many other personnel changes are made prior to and after the race at The Glen. Meendering was apparently an excellent car chief.
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And Meendering might be an excellent crew chief with a different driver. Maybe Jimmie and Kevin just didn't click. It happens. OR maybe it IS Jimmie's fault. OR maybe the cars suck so bad Rodney Childers and Cole Pearn TOGETHER couldn't fix the problem. For obvious reasons though, it's always easier to dump the crew chief than the driver.
 
Formerjackman said:
And Meendering might be an excellent crew chief with a different driver. Maybe Jimmie and Kevin just didn't click. It happens. OR maybe it IS Jimmie's fault. OR maybe the cars suck so bad Rodney Childers and Cole Pearn TOGETHER couldn't fix the problem. For obvious reasons though, it's always easier to dump the crew chief than the driver.
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All true and a logical conclusion.
 
Snappy D said:
I don’t disagree with you. Raging bias? I never honestly had a problem with Busch winning his title with a waiver, I was however trying to illustrate an unfortunate negative bias our friend The General has towards anything JJ.
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Kyle Busch provides more than sufficient fodder for use when whacking The General.

His injury, medical waiver and championship earned in the same year does not fall into that category. Just my opinion, of course.
 
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