Random News Items
Probably the biggest thing that’s going on with our drivers at the moment is regarding David and where he’s going to be next season. Honestly for a while I thought he was going to leave MWR but at this point I’m assuming he’s staying, if anything because there aren’t any other rides to choose from. But I’m still wondering about one key element: sponsorship. No one knows what Domino’s and Burger King are doing and they seem to be taking their time on that decision. The newest development that’s of interest to me is some negotiating between Dale Jarrett, UPS and MWR on what those three are willing to do. Maybe it has nothing to do with David but I think it comes at a coincidental time of doubtful sponsorship for the 00.
I don’t believe Michael would give David a contract with absolutely no guaranteed sponsor for at least a few races. But I also think he’s willing to take a risk with limited sponsorship in order to keep David, in hopes that something else will come along. The latest on DJ and UPS make me wonder if UPS is a backup plan if the 00 can’t get its own sponsor(s). Will Dale run the races with UPS when the 00 has a sponsor, and then when the 00 doesn’t UPS will move to the 00 and DJ will sit out?
It’s rather depressing and I think it will hurt the organization as a whole to have only two full-time cars when its accustomed to having three, but Dale appears to be okay with a part-time schedule and from the way he’s praised David I think he’s happy to sacrifice some of his races to allow David to become a star. It’s definitely frustrating to no end for me as a fan to see David, the best MWR driver by far, having sponsor troubles while Michael and Dale are not…
In other news, it looks like Brandon Whitt will be making an appearance in the Truck Series again at Atlanta! Ironically enough he will be driving for Red Horse Racing, the team that fired him a few years ago (and has subsequently fired David Starr, Aaron Fike – a druggie – and is now searching for a full-timer). It’s only for one race and only because Jason Leffler can’t make it to Atlanta, but I hope Brandon kicks some ass and shows owners (especially Jeff Hammond and Thomas DeLoach) that he deserves a good ride.
I don’t believe Michael would give David a contract with absolutely no guaranteed sponsor for at least a few races. But I also think he’s willing to take a risk with limited sponsorship in order to keep David, in hopes that something else will come along. The latest on DJ and UPS make me wonder if UPS is a backup plan if the 00 can’t get its own sponsor(s). Will Dale run the races with UPS when the 00 has a sponsor, and then when the 00 doesn’t UPS will move to the 00 and DJ will sit out?
It’s rather depressing and I think it will hurt the organization as a whole to have only two full-time cars when its accustomed to having three, but Dale appears to be okay with a part-time schedule and from the way he’s praised David I think he’s happy to sacrifice some of his races to allow David to become a star. It’s definitely frustrating to no end for me as a fan to see David, the best MWR driver by far, having sponsor troubles while Michael and Dale are not…
In other news, it looks like Brandon Whitt will be making an appearance in the Truck Series again at Atlanta! Ironically enough he will be driving for Red Horse Racing, the team that fired him a few years ago (and has subsequently fired David Starr, Aaron Fike – a druggie – and is now searching for a full-timer). It’s only for one race and only because Jason Leffler can’t make it to Atlanta, but I hope Brandon kicks some ass and shows owners (especially Jeff Hammond and Thomas DeLoach) that he deserves a good ride.
