Toughest job in motorsports

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Toughest job in motorsports..... Rusty Wallace

Who has the toughest job in motorsports? Well if what is being reported is correct, it would be Rusty Wallace. With the expected announcement this weekend of Five Hour Energy Drink following Bowyer to MWR who else could you vote for? Can you imagine trying to find a sponsor for Steven Wallace? Good Luck to you Rusty.
 
Rusty's got deep connections in the Missouri area where he's from plus he's got Kenny, one of the best spokesperson's you could have to do the talking. Finding a sponsor for his crash prone son will not be easy but i'm sure they'll figure something out over there...
 
Restrictor Plate King! said:
... plus he's got Kenny, one of the best spokesperson's you could have to do the talking.
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I'd disagree. Kenny Wallace, with his irritating laugh, high pitched, grating voice is annoying. He is, IMO, one of the last people I would consider to be "the best spokesman."

Rusty can try to sell Steven but even with his smooth talking ability, that will be a tough sell. Must admit I do kinda like the idea of seeking out Maaco as a sponsor. That way they could have proof on the track and in television commercials, show before and after pictures. :D
 
He'll get sponsorship because the Wallace family is always in the media somewhere.

Rusty Wallace may have made some enemies on the track but I suspect he made some friends along the way as well.

Think about it...Michael Waltrip always had a sponsor.
 
We all know the toughest job in motorsports is asking Stewart original questions:D

Crashy Wallace will find a sponsor just based on his last name alone.
 
First thing Rusty needs to do is call Allstate insurance. They could save 15% or more by hiring Steven to replace Dean Winters in those mayhem ads. They wouldn't even need to film commercials anymore. Just take footage straight from the races.

Toughest job? Same as always. Jr's CC.
 
Mayhem, yes that definitely describes SW. I'm still leaning towards Macco though.

Jr's. CC. Most of Jr. Nation seems to be breathing a sigh of relief that he's at least made it back into the Chase this year. Steve Letarte may be getting somewhat of a reprieve from criticism since getting away from Jeff Gordon. Steve's good for now but wait to see what happens should Jr. not improve in 2012. :eek:
 
Couple of random Rusty stuff/comments on Five Hour Energy's departure today.....

Rusty Wallace confirming on TMD 5-Hour Energy leaving his Nationwide team and aligning with Clint Bowyer in a Sprint Cup deal.

Rusty Wallace said he doesn't think Five-Hour Energy has the funding for a full Sprint Cup schedule, though.
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I't has to be a pretty hard job for the PR guy that has to do damage control after some of the things these drivers do and say on and off the track.
 
"Rusty Wallace confirming on TMD 5-Hour Energy leaving his Nationwide team and aligning with Clint Bowyer in a Sprint Cup deal.

Rusty Wallace said he doesn't think Five-Hour Energy has the funding for a full Sprint Cup schedule, though."

I was kinda wondering How Much Five Hour Energy could afford as a sponsor for a Cup car too? I havent seen anything about partial or associate sponsors?
 
Whatever it costs to sponsor a cup car, it can't be much more than having Wallace wrecking NNS cars every 2nd race, can it?
 
I can't imagine that building a CUP car is more expensive than building a N'wide car. The engines are basically the same in both series - 358 cu in with 12:1 compression - with different carbs, the chassis are very similar, brakes, hubs, transmissions, fuel cells are probably the same, the safety equipment is the same and the bodies are hung in the same manner.

CUP Drivers and Crew Chiefs get paid more, of course, and more tires and fuel are needed for races, but aside from that, it probably costs about the same to produce (or repair) a racecar for either series, wouldn't you think?

Kinda off topic for this thread... Sorry!
 
On Topic:

Toughest job may be the guy or gal who has to clean the firesuits worn by the drivers after 4 or 5 hours of sweating and, well, y'know... :rolleyes:
 
robbybee said:
I can't imagine that building a CUP car is more expensive than building a N'wide car. The engines are basically the same in both series - 358 cu in with 12:1 compression - with different carbs, the chassis are very similar, brakes, hubs, transmissions, fuel cells are probably the same, the safety equipment is the same and the bodies are hung in the same manner.

CUP Drivers and Crew Chiefs get paid more, of course, and more tires and fuel are needed for races, but aside from that, it probably costs about the same to produce (or repair) a racecar for either series, wouldn't you think?

Kinda off topic for this thread... Sorry!
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I know of one Top Level Nationwide Team that is getting $2 Million a year from it's primary sponsor compare that to the "Rumored" $10-15 Million that the Top Cup teams are getting and you might want to rethink your logic.
Alot of the parts used by Nationwide teams are actually Cup parts that have ran their " Usage cycle" and been resold to Nationwide teams.
 
That's probably true for many of the independents but I can't imagine JGR or RFR building a N'wide car with used parts. I am referring to the basic cost of building an all-new car from scratch and I can't see where there would be a huge price differential.

When KHI, for example, debuts new N'wide Cars and new Trucks, I would be surprised if they were using hubs and driveshafts that were RCR cast-offs. It's possible but I would doubt it.

The biggest difference is in the cost of the people, isn't it? I don't know, I'm just asking.
 
In 2009, 5 hour energy got 80% of the $370 million market for shot sized energy drinks. The market was growing so fast, it was predicted it would double in 2010.

I would say they have the money.

I would imagine the cost difference between cup and NW are mainly salaries. Cup drivers salary alone could account for 3 or 4 million in average cases. Affiliated NW teams also get the benifit of Cup engineers and facilities at a discount rate.
 
Rusty probably wanted more money to pay for sheetmetal.5 hour figured they could get off cheaper with somebody else.
 
robbybee said:
That's probably true for many of the independents but I can't imagine JGR or RFR building a N'wide car with used parts. I am referring to the basic cost of building an all-new car from scratch and I can't see where there would be a huge price differential.

When KHI, for example, debuts new N'wide Cars and new Trucks, I would be surprised if they were using hubs and driveshafts that were RCR cast-offs. It's possible but I would doubt it.

The biggest difference is in the cost of the people, isn't it? I don't know, I'm just asking.
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LOL, hey I think we just stumbled across the reason that teams like JGR,RFR and KHI consistently KICK ASS in the Nationwide circuit ;)

Yes the cost of people and transporting,feeding,putting them up for the race weekend is incredible and the Better people tend to want more money, better transportation, nicer places to stay and of course something better to eat than day old pizza and chicken wings.
 
I would say 5 hour energy will probably be on Bowyers car for 2/3's of the season & the rest of the events will be split between Aaron's & NAPA, heck we don't even know if one of his RCR sponsors will decide to follow him over there. As far as Steve, well maybe one of the various sheetmetal manufacturing plants around the U.S. will step up, that way they can pay them in Sheetmetal. Who knows whats going to happen, maybe Rusty should just pull him from the car & stick Mike Wallace's daughter in there instead. His child just doe's not have it, he cannot get it done, not even close...
 
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