FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
I have a ton of respect for Rick Hendrick giving Kyle Busch the boot on principle. He knew he had one of the most talented drivers out there, and he was young enough to keep HMS on top after Jeff and JJ fade. By letting him go, Rick made it clear he wasn't going to watch the 5 team get trashed anymore. Not giving talent a pass and standing up for Alan Gustafson is one of the reasons his employees are so faithful to him. I have to give Jack Roush a nod for passing on Kyle for the same reasons. Joe Gibbs' image has taken a beating making excuses and defending that clown.
Cheers, Rick!
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Anyone else seeing a big change in Rogers focus on NASCAR racing? I've never heard him come out and say "We HAVE to win a cup championship". He always seemed content to have a profitable NASCAR team, but now he seems to look at it differently.
Here's the big question. Will he finally turn his CC's loose and play in the gray area? Will seeing what HMS is doing, and how the appeal worked out, get him to loosing things up in the engineering department? Brad has talked about how hard it is for CC's to get something OK'd by the engineers. Newman, Addington and Kurt have also expressed frustration with how Penske South operates. Roger has clearly entrusted his reputation with his engineers and not his CC's. Their cars have been fast out of the gate, so maybe things are already on a better path.
Cheers, Rick!
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Anyone else seeing a big change in Rogers focus on NASCAR racing? I've never heard him come out and say "We HAVE to win a cup championship". He always seemed content to have a profitable NASCAR team, but now he seems to look at it differently.
Here's the big question. Will he finally turn his CC's loose and play in the gray area? Will seeing what HMS is doing, and how the appeal worked out, get him to loosing things up in the engineering department? Brad has talked about how hard it is for CC's to get something OK'd by the engineers. Newman, Addington and Kurt have also expressed frustration with how Penske South operates. Roger has clearly entrusted his reputation with his engineers and not his CC's. Their cars have been fast out of the gate, so maybe things are already on a better path.
