SILLY SEASON 2019

Please be Moffit please be Moffit please be Moffit

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Larsonfan1995 said:
If the driver isn't Moffitt or Chastain I'll be shocked
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I was so sad to see the 42 Xfinity team shuttered so abruptly after all of the success and first-time winners it has produced, especially with it coming at Ross Chastain's expense. As much as I would love to see Moffitt back behind a competitive wheel, this opening is a blessing and could very well see Chastain make his way over to GMS. He's proven he can win, but I wouldn't say he is a known quantity yet. It would be awesome to see how well he can do in full-time, well-funded, title-winning machinery at the Truck level.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Do I understand you to be saying that if Chastain was still going to be in the #42 X car, Sauter would still have a Truck ride?
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I believe if you read what Sauter said, he heard the rumor he would be replaced at the banquet. Heck if I know. Jus saying for whatever reason Sauter was released, it would take a while to get Ross Chastain all contracted up and everybody reasonably happy. On the other hand Moffitt has been shopping himself around since the end of the season.
 
There may be more to this than meets the eye, but on the surface it seems like a dick move to dump Sauter out of the ride in January with seemingly no warning. If his employment was contingent on them not finding somebody WITH money, then that would be different. It will be interesting what GMS has to say, if anything.
 
JBone88 said:
Chicken**** move by GMS. Why didn’t they make this move 3 months ago? Sauter is a champion and a top driver in that series and didn’t deserve to get ****** over like that.
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Say that to Moffitt who got ousted after winning the championship. Or other guys who were dropped at the last minute. I wonder if it has more to do with Johnny himself?
 
Welcome to GMS Racing --

Merry Christmas Sauter Family!

Happy New Year Johnny!

Now gtfo...
 
Kiante said:
Say that to Moffitt who got ousted after winning the championship. Or other guys who were dropped at the last minute. I wonder if it has more to do with Johnny himself?
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Yeah I don't think you can take Johnny's mouth out of the equation
 
Truex_rox said:
He competed in less races and still won more races than anyone else.
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Not exactly gospel, but he for sure has the highest win pct based on number of races run.
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Wow at Harvicks numbers... don't remember that at all... the closerrr!
 
The name of the game is to bring your own sponsor, after all every driver is private contractor.
Sauter just didn't play the game well
 
JBone88 said:
Chicken**** move by GMS. Why didn’t they make this move 3 months ago? Sauter is a champion and a top driver in that series and didn’t deserve to get ****** over like that.
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I don’t really think Moffitt was available three months ago (if they are going with him). It’s part of the business and they have an opportunity to get a champion that is way younger and probably demands less money so I can’t blame them. Nothing against Sauter but Moffitt was more impressive last year and has a better upside.
 
Kiante said:
Say that to Moffitt who got ousted after winning the championship. Or other guys who were dropped at the last minute. I wonder if it has more to do with Johnny himself?
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Neither of them should’ve been out of a ride. I’m happy Moffitt got picked up. But not at Sauter’s expense.

Sounds like GMS is cutting their Truck program down quite a bit.
 
JBone88 said:
Neither of them should’ve been out of a ride. I’m happy Moffitt got picked up. But not at Sauter’s expense.

Sounds like GMS is cutting their Truck program down quite a bit.
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yeah I think a little bit. GMS ran two full time trucks last year, Sauter and Haley. They are doing the same this year with the same affiliate Friesen. Coughlin, sponsored by dad's (JEGS) rich kid racer bailed after 18 races last year. Creed only ran 4 but did really well and is full time this year. GMS and Friesen are going to be a front runner team(s)
 
StandOnIt said:
Yeah I don't think you can take Johnny's mouth out of the equation
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Johnny is an a**hole, but the man is talented as all hell. His passion for racing is fierce, we hear it on the radio all the time. Dude is truly quite the driver and a team that could use his talent is out there. Its unfortunate this has happened, it really sucks ass. If he had a sponsor like Crafton, he would not be in this situation.

GMS is probably cutting down with Hayley leaving with his sponsor. Lost Sargent and Coughlin last year to sponsor woes as well.
 
StandOnIt said:
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Good to see, hopefully Roush can focus on building their sponsor catalog this year with focusing just on the Cup team. Newman is still backed by Coca-Cola as well, so that's a positive. Lets hope Newman and Stenhouse keeps this organization moving forward.



Important details via Roush's press release:
“We’re honored to be a season-long sponsor of driver Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway Racing,” said Matt Riezman, Associate Director for Oscar Mayer. “We have big plans to support the sport and the No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang this year and can’t wait to share our love for tasty Oscar Mayer bacon, cold cuts and hot dogs with NASCAR fans.”

Oscar Mayer will return as the primary partner on the No. 6 Ford at Phoenix on March 10 and will be featured as the primary sponsor on a number of races throughout the year. In addition, the iconic brand will serve as an associate partner on the No. 6 for the entire season. In each race, the No. 6 Ford Mustang will sport a different design scheme that celebrates Oscar Mayer’s quality offerings across bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts.
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Kiante said:
Johnny is an *******, but the man is talented as all hell. His passion for racing is fierce, we hear it on the radio all the time. Dude is truly quite the driver and a team that could use his talent is out there. Its unfortunate this has happened, it really sucks ass. If he had a sponsor like Crafton, he would not be in this situation.

GMS is probably cutting down with Hayley leaving with his sponsor. Lost Sargent and Coughlin last year to sponsor woes as well.
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Cody Coughlin didn't have sponsor woe, he was terrible. That is the PC story though. 1 top 5 in 53 races and He drove for Busch, Thorson, and GMS. Dad JEGS got tired of footing the bill. The JEGS company is his family.
 
Kiante said:
Good to see, hopefully Roush can focus on building their sponsor catalog this year with focusing just on the Cup team. Newman is still backed by Coca-Cola as well, so that's a positive. Lets hope Newman and Stenhouse keeps this organization moving forward.



Important details via Roush's press release:
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All I wanna know is if we'll see a 'Race the Weinermobile' campaign, a la UPS. Get that little fat kid to say he's gonna hold his breath again.
 
Kiante said:
Newman is perfect for the promotion, too. "Ol' no neck is a wiener." comments are upon us....lol
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Matt ran that scheme once last year, I think at Darlington. I gotta get off my butt and look for a die-cast from that race. I need a #6 to complete my collection of his Cup rides.
 
StandOnIt said:
Cody Coughlin didn't have sponsor woe, he was terrible. That is the PC story though. 1 top 5 in 53 races and He drove for Busch, Thorson, and GMS. Dad JEGS got tired of footing the bill. The JEGS company is his family.
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Cody was awful no doubt. I hope JEGS is interested in a return with a better driver.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Menards is the only business I've seen spread their money around beyond the family driver's car.
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A shame too. Would be cool to see Summit or JEGS on a car as a primary. John Menard should be appreciated in his love for racing with IndyCar, NASCAR, and being the primary for the ARCA series. Lets hope Paul continues the trend after he calls it quits.
 
wi_racefan said:
You have to remember that the 41 car is pretty much the only higher level ride that's open right now. I'm pretty sure that it will just go to the highest bidder in terms of sponsor dollars.

If Gene is looking at having to fund the majority of the team by putting Haas on the car again this year what is the rush to name a driver at this point? If he's spending his own money I think he's got a handful of guys he can choose from and I don't think Daniel is at the top of that list. To me if Daniel wants the ride hes the one that needs to pick it up and get the sponsor signed.
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Yeah, picking Suarez had to be all about sponsor $$. He was very mediocre in the 19 car.

Some are saying he'll be like Logano and pick up his performance substantially after leaving JGR, but I have my doubts.

Logano basically skipped the Busch/Nationwide/Xfinity Series and was only 19 when he started with JGR.

Suarez had more seasoning when he joined JGR.

We'll see.

Stuart/Haas will welcome the ARRIS sponsorship $ and won't have to plaster HAAS on as many cars in 2019.
 
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