Roush concerned over thick Toyota wallets

[tkj24]

NASCAR's salaries are closely guarded secrets, but Jack Roush is concerned with the purchasing power of Toyota teams, which could lure top drivers away from current teams and drive some organizations out of the sport.

"There's a huge difference. You say Dodge or Chevrolet has to put twice as much money into their teams, that means they either have to spend twice as much in total, or they have to support half the number of teams, which has its own consequence," Roush said.

Source: Nascar.com

 

[TexasRaceLady]

I seem to remember Jack throwing around pretty big money when he started expanding. Hendrick did, also.

I think Jack is beginning the whining already.

 

[kelloggs5TLfan]

Jack is not whining by himself.
Money makes NASCAR's world go 'round, and to go faster and faster means you have to have more money.

If you believe Jack Roush and Ray Evernham, the money-go-round just hit fourth gear.

Both team owners, speaking last week at the annual Lowe's Motor Speedway Media Tour, made references to the fact that with Toyota now in the mix and the new Car of Tomorrow being phased in, there's not as much of that necessary fuel as is needed to remain competitive.

"If you're not committed and constantly focused as a team looking at the future -- six, 12 months, even years ahead to gain that advantage -- you're going to be left behind," Evernham said. "At Evernham Motorsports we're starting to see the investment we made in people, engineering and technology pay off.

"We've made a significant investment in that technology. Every year that technology budget doesn't go up by hundreds of thousands, sometimes it goes up by millions. When you look across the board, most big companies spend 2-3 percent on research and development. That tells you what direction racing is going."

Translation: Evernham sees the need for more money, and he'll even take a partner to get it beyond what Dodge is willing to pay. After all, he has 330 employees who depend on him for a paycheck.
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[MultiMatic]

Just to clear things up TRD does not have multiple teams they have one team/facility that builds the chassis and the engines and just farms out assembly and set up under their watch .

Jack has a very good point .