Silly Season 2023

FLRacingFan said:
Go through Marcus Lemonis’s ‘likes’ on his Twitter account and it’s very apparent he has some issues with the series right now.
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What are his issues... or could you provide an example of a tweet he liked that gave you this impression?
 
As posted above, Ricky is back in the 47. I like him on this team.
 
I'm guessing next year will be his last then

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StandOnIt said:
Putting Hocevar in a cup car right now is thick? He hasn't won a truck race. :dunce:
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I agree. I like the kid. But I would consider 22 Trucks, 23 Xfininty, 24 Cup to be fast-tracking him.

Butt on on the other hand I don't think doing 2023 Cup would be a guaranteed disaster. I dont think there is an exact recipe just better recommendations.

Well sorta, maybe I think.
 
StandOnIt said:
Hmmm
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It's a beautiful thing. Hunt Bros/KHI sponsored him for one of his off-week races in a modified a couple weeks ago... I'd say they're happy! 6 out of 10 races in the top 3 series this season have been top 10s. Also he's led laps in 6 of those races as well. His two Cup starts this season were disasters not of his own doing. Put him in the Smithfield SHR car and he'll run circles around Almirola, I promise.
 
I thought Ryan was a sim driver for SHR much like Bowman was for Hendrick while waiting for a shot. Ryan might be on that same plan
 
Speedbowl14 said:
... Put him in the Smithfield SHR car and he'll run circles around Almirola, I promise.
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I thought Ryan Preece was underwhelming at JTG-D. I was hoping he would do well, but didn't see any signs of it. He certainly didn't "run circles around" teammates Chris Buescher or Ricky Stenhouse. I understand he is "your driver" and I'm cool with that, but winning in trucks or Xfinity in top-shelf equipment is not like winning in Cup. Is there an explanation for his lackluster performance at JTG-D that I've overlooked?
 
LewTheShoe said:
I thought Ryan Preece was underwhelming at JTG-D. I was hoping he would do well, but didn't see any signs of it. He certainly didn't "run circles around" teammates Chris Buescher or Ricky Stenhouse. I understand he is "your driver" and I'm cool with that, but winning in trucks or Xfinity in top-shelf equipment is not like winning in Cup. Is there an explanation for his lackluster performance at JTG-D that I've overlooked?
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He really wasn't overly impressive, but Stewart and company believe in his ability.

I see him moving to the 10 car next year, but I would have liked to see Stenhouse in the 10. I think Ricky's in a really good spot right now with JTGD and honestly SHR is not what it once was a few years ago.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
It's a beautiful thing. Hunt Bros/KHI sponsored him for one of his off-week races in a modified a couple weeks ago... I'd say they're happy! 6 out of 10 races in the top 3 series this season have been top 10s. Also he's led laps in 6 of those races as well. His two Cup starts this season were disasters not of his own doing. Put him in the Smithfield SHR car and he'll run circles around Almirola, I promise.
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I have no inside info but do you think Smithfield is back without Aric?

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I actually think Smithfield stays because the drag team, TSR, signed a nice deal to be a sponsor for the NHRA team.

I think Smithfield stays, but may not be involved with as many races with the 10 as we are accustomed to seeing.
 
LewTheShoe said:
I thought Ryan Preece was underwhelming at JTG-D. I was hoping he would do well, but didn't see any signs of it. He certainly didn't "run circles around" teammates Chris Buescher or Ricky Stenhouse. I understand he is "your driver" and I'm cool with that, but winning in trucks or Xfinity in top-shelf equipment is not like winning in Cup. Is there an explanation for his lackluster performance at JTG-D that I've overlooked?
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Preece had 4 top 10s in 2021 compared to Ricky having 2. In 2020 Preece had something ridiculous like 8 dnfs, including 3 dead last finishes in a row, iirc. I think he performed at JTG's level, and was at similar performance levels as Buescher and Stenouse.

I don't think saying "xxxx driver has more talent than Almirola'" is a very high bar. Preece is not a generational talent. But I think he is good enough for a couple seasons in top tier Cup equipment to at least show his hand.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
Preece had 4 top 10s in 2021 compared to Ricky having 2. In 2020 Preece had something ridiculous like 8 dnfs, including 3 dead last finishes in a row, iirc. I think he performed at JTG's level, and was at similar performance levels as Buescher and Stenouse.

I don't think saying "xxxx driver has more talent than Almirola'" is a very high bar. Preece is not a generational talent. But I think he is good enough for a couple seasons in top tier Cup equipment to at least show his hand.
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I think we can all agree to that part. For some reason I think Preece has a bit of a swagger/confidence lately and if he can fit in at SHR he could surprise a bunch of us. I think he knows there aren't too many cup chances left with decent teams also. It should be entertaining to see if he can pull it off.
 
Kiante said:
JRM wants to move up to Cup:
alwaysraceday.com

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says JR Motorsports wants to go Cup Racing - Always Race Day

Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed during a bonus episode of his podcast – the Dale Jr. Download – that his current NASCAR Xfinity Series team is looking at expanding into the Cup …
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Seems like Jr wanted to sign MTJ to get the Cup organization going.
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I so hope Jr gets the right opportunity to bring his team up to Cup. I could really get behind an 8/88 JRM team. I would think they'd have a technical alliance with HMS obviously much like how JGR has one with 23XI.
 
I guess nascar wouldn't care anymore about JRM going cup racing with Rick owning some of JRM? Apparently not they changed the rules already for Denny and MJ already

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