He did confirm 3rd charter and keeping Reddick. This is the level of petty I'm here for
He (Kyle) said that he's planning on running Chevies and that it's being worked out, but he didn't know if it'll be 2, 3, or 4 teams. So no official announcement on that yet.
Really curious to see what TRD does with these changes on the horizon.
My guess is that ThorSport becomes the works team
ThorSport have had a lot of success with guys who are mostly Truck lifers. I’d like to see TRD bring another team into their camp for development purposes. It probably isn’t long before some development drivers like Kofoid move towards asphalt.
Not that it may amount to all that much, but I think Spire is aligned with HMS. Rick has thrown sponsorship their way, and Latarte is over there as a consultant. Doesn't mean they can't do deals with RCR though.
Depends on what Rhonda and Duke Thorson wants to do. Eckes is a product of a TRD-backed driver being given another chance at life.
Also, it is not tied in with the KDB-RCR deal. So it's not a package deal thing. This implies no special support for the truck team as it has enjoyed under Toyota's care, IMO.
Right there with you on the interpretation there.
Like I said, they had no plans to jettison Reddick, they already have the funds to run him through his contract, RCR has total control now and if 23XI wants Reddick early they will have to buy out his contract if Kurt decides not to return.
Yeah, my guess is that RCR's contract with Tyler Reddick specifies the car will be chartered. Tyler has that guarantee, so Richard has to come up with a charter for a year.
That will be an interesting development to see who Kyle brings with him. GM has plenty of partners as well, I doubt the team will be devoided of sponsorship from the jump. We will probably see the development drivers of GM moving here now.
Well that’s wrong haha.
That's possible, but you are assuming a lot. If Chevy wanted that type of deal, why have they not built it with GMS or someone else? I seriously doubt that Chevy has a boner for Kyle Busch Motorsports Quasi-Factory Team. If I'm right, Kyle will be looking for drivers with fat daddies and scrambling for sponsors like he's never had to do... maybe 1 or 2 trucks instead of four.
Not disputing that Pokrass reported that. However, there was no offer.
Busch had been open about his status in the weeks before his decision, telling reporters in July at Indianapolis Motor Speedway he was willing to re-sign with JGR for less than his current value on the free-agency market. That aspiration, he said, was clouded by the organization’s search for a top-tier sponsor to replace longtime partner M&M’s/Mars.
Chevrolet will work out a nice deal with KBM, I'm sure he will get support equal to what Toyota gave him simply just from a competitive standpoint. Not a good look to switch over and the performance take a dramatic drop off. jmo of course
Chevy doesn't have a true blue development playground for drivers. All of a sudden, now that KBM/RCR this gives GM another level solved on the puzzle.
Sometimes you need to teach with a club to get your point across.
Payback, although Reddick had to suspect this would be the case.
The way Kyle bad-mouths his cars, why would he want to bring anyone with him? Why would anyone want to come along?
I'm pretty sure he has it figured out by now.
Well, I hope RC learned his lesson in not playing with whats on his plate.
