Jorge De Guzman
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Trackhouse retains a sponsor for the foreseeable future
I'll hand it to Justin that guy is showing the old guard how to run a team.Trackhouse retains a sponsor for the foreseeable future
He loved Kyle until about 10 months ago. I can’t quite remember what changedThe narrative that Kyle has failed because he sold his truck team for 25 million is ridiculous. Can you imagine hating someone you don’t know so much that you criticize them when they make a windfall? I don’t get it.
Because he's a Toyota clown boy, not a fan of the sport or a driver.The narrative that Kyle has failed because he sold his truck team for 25 million is ridiculous. Can you imagine hating someone you don’t know so much that you criticize them when they make a windfall? I don’t get it.
I have no issue with Rev being the ultimate Toyota fan boy, I guess SOMEBODY has to take that job, it's the absolute tunnel vision he brings with it that annoys me. There are good people and good teams doing good things outside of the brand that I support. Take RFK. Ford and Jack Roush have been my "sworn enemy" since before Jack got into NASCAR, but I respect the hell out of what Brad is doing over there. I despise Denny, but respect what 23XI is building. I dislike KB, but he's one of the most talented guys to ever strap into a stock car. I refuse to let fandom drown out honesty and objectivity.Because he's a Toyota clown boy, not a fan of the sport or a driver.
As devils advocate, some of the old guard are doing just fine with sponsors (HMS) . RFK with Brad at the helm, are doing some great things too with bringing in new partnersI'll hand it to Justin that guy is showing the old guard how to run a team.
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And they belong to him and him alone.Because he's a Toyota clown boy, not a fan of the sport or a driver.
As devils advocate, some of the old guard are doing just fine with sponsors (HMS) . RFK with Brad at the helm, are doing some great things too with bringing in new partners
Hendrick's the best in the business in every aspect, this being one of those aspects. Doesn't help having the most popular driver and the two overall best drivers under his umbrella.
Did you miss Bristol or something?Has anyone heard any update on NASCAR"s short track package? I know they did some testing in Richmond after the Richmond race. Ever since then, they haven't said anything, or at least I haven't see anything from them on the short track package.
Did you miss Bristol or something?
Has anyone heard any update on NASCAR"s short track package? I know they did some testing in Richmond after the Richmond race. Ever since then, they haven't said anything, or at least I haven't see anything from them on the short track package.
Bristol (and Dover) still run the intermediate package. The short track/road course package has all the wet weather stuff included and they don’t run in the wet at those two.I was moving, so yea.Did they try out the new package at Bristol?
IMHO, I agree with Dale Jr. when he said the tires are the problem. They don't fall off as much as the old tires. I think NASCAR is going to have to do something with the tires to get the kind of racing people want to see on a short track.
Hendrick is making money off having his dealership umbrella on that car almost every week.In fairness, one of those “overall best drivers” has difficult getting sponsorship because he said a racial slur while playing a video game. Hendrick is skilled at convincing fans that that isn’t the case though.
Are you thinking softer tread compounds generate too much heat causing tire failure at the shoulder joint?Unfortunately, I don't think Goodyear is capable of doing that with the lower profile tire. They don't know how, at least not yet. That's the biggest problem IMO. Gotta bring a rock hard compound to prevent their tires from failing
Are you thinking softer tread compounds generate too much heat causing tire failure at the shoulder joint?
That won't fix the "problem". They aren't driving easily damaged cars anymore and despite the drivers trying to run clean they touch, cut tires and spin out and wreck. Then they have numerous cautions that lead to more of the same rinse and repeat. It really takes a hard lick for that to happen with these new cars. IRS and wider tires adds to the control factor so they drive the track with even less contact than before. They shift now out of the hole which reduces incidental contact even more. Brakes are way better, hardly any fade so they don't run into the back of each other as much either.Add horsepower
Bring a softer tire
Mess around with the gear ratios
Problem solved.
That won't fix the "problem". They aren't driving easily damaged cars anymore and despite the drivers trying to run clean they touch, cut tires and spin out and wreck. Then they have numerous cautions that lead to more of the same rinse and repeat. It really takes a hard lick for that to happen with these new cars. IRS and wider tires adds to the control factor so they drive the track with even less contact than before. They shift now out of the hole which reduces incidental contact even more. Brakes are way better, hardly any fade so they don't run into the back of each other as much either.
Rackley paid Matt D a lot of money to be in that truck. They also use GMS chassis, so it's not a shortage of money being spent. Man got a second chance and burned another bridge.No wonder Rackley WAR wanted a winner.
I don’t know either.I have no idea, but it's as good a guess as any. Just playing armchair crew chief. The people designing these tires are way smarter than I'll ever be, but whatever the reason, the NextGen tires just don't perform like the older 15" wheels with the taller sidewall that they ran for decades.
I think a person would have to look at the talent level difference also. Jr who hasn't raced in years dominated in Xfinity at Bristol. Good luck finding a ratio where a 5 speed couldn't shift.I think it's a start. Look at how the Xfinity cars raced at Bristol compared to Cup. Night and day.
Play around with the gearing to help take care of the shifting problem. Adding a little more power and bringing a softer tire will do nothing but help too IMO
I don’t think shifting is a problem at all.Play around with the gearing to help take care of the shifting problem.
Racing ain't cheap. Kyle's going to be spending millions on top of millions on top of millions on Brexton. I'm sure he's gotten a small taste of what it'll cost running Bandoleros. Legend Cars aren't supposed to be expensive but they can get really expensive. There are people who race Legends with Late Model budgets. And the way Late Model Stock and Super Late Model racing is going, it'll probably cost well over a quarter-million per year to run Late Models by the time Brexton is there. If not a half-million.
In fairness, one of those “overall best drivers” has difficult getting sponsorship because he said a racial slur while playing a video game. Hendrick is skilled at convincing fans that that isn’t the case though.
The fact that he won 10 races and a championship in the first year as a Hendrick driver helped.
Kyle is a damn good driver and he pretty much hit it out of the park immediately. Get rid of the racial slur incident and I'd be willing to bet that Hendrick Cars is a secondary sponsor at best because that kind of talent normally attracts dollars.
Is Rick seeing a return on his self-sponsorship? Likely so, but he could get that same return while still putting some partners on the car to offset his out of pocket costs.
Yep, he hendickcars was booming when the relationship started off. They continue to do it across the board and in different series, so it's working.Kyle is a damn good driver and he pretty much hit it out of the park immediately. Get rid of the racial slur incident and I'd be willing to bet that Hendrick Cars is a secondary sponsor at best because that kind of talent normally attracts dollars.
Is Rick seeing a return on his self-sponsorship? Likely so, but he could get that same return while still putting some partners on the car to offset his out of pocket costs.
From what I've heard (and this is complete hearsay) is that Rick Hendrick has been getting sponsorship offers for Kyle Larson and the #5 team, but Hendrick Cars either convince Rick to keep them as the primary sponsor or more likely, they offer Rick more money to keep their spot on the car.
Yep, he hendickcars was booming when the relationship started off. They continue to do it across the board and in different series, so it's working.
Indeed.Hendrick is a very smart guy ...
Why does Hendrickcars.com sponsor Larson’s cars (other than significant reductions in income taxes payable?)
“ The more we followed the data, the easier the decision became. We are seeing clear results.”
“Five of HendrickCars.com’s six highest-traffic days of the year have been attributed to its sponsorship of the No. 5 team, including four Cup Series race days when Larson led the most laps or won. In February, the reveal of the HendrickCars.com paint scheme drove the site’s highest one-day visitor count in more than 12 months. Since then, it has seen significant increases in overall traffic (up 27%), vehicle sales leads (up 18%), digital retail leads (up 37%) and trade evaluations (up 61%).”
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Hendrick is also known for not under selling sponsorship just to have something on the car. So just because they have a lot of people wanting to be on a car doesn't mean much if they're not willing to pay what HMS wants because clearly the price point has very little wiggle room.
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