MWR

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At least it's been an entertaining week. Guess I get to put my poster back up

[CaptainMusky]

At least it's been an entertaining week. Guess I get to put my poster back up

whoa! Is that on the ceiling above your bed?

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Lol....It was Lmit's but he had a whole bunch and was nice enough to let me have one. It actually references a Danica thread earlier in the year. Needless to say, it did not last long ...... but Jeffry is now back on the bottom of the top

[CaptainMusky]

He'd be a lot sexier if he manscaped that eyebrow. Just sayin.

[yaggie]

By the time the smoke clears Gordo could be in!

I guess I was finally right.

[LMITOUT]

PB-

You going to the race this weekend? Supposed to be cooler. Might want to opt for long pants this time.

[gregg52]

Remember when the first Nascar race was nationally televised? A fight broke out and since then it has become a darling on broadcast television.

I think the only negative that could come out of this is if Bowyer wins.

I think that may have helped

But the real thing that bought NASCAR to everyones attention was

espn when they started televising races on a regular basis the all the calbe channels started biding them and then fox come and out bid every one

I remember being very upset because they showed alot of races on FX

and i didnt have it

I think that fight may have bought a few but dont believe it was what bought nascar to thre for-front

[LMITOUT]

After thorough consideration, NAPA has made the difficult decision to end its sponsorship arrangement with Michael Waltrip Racing effective December 31, 2013. NAPA believes in fair play and does not condone actions such as those that led to the penalties assessed by NASCAR. We remain supportive of the millions of NASCAR fans and will evaluate our future position in motorsports.

NAPA

With any luck 5-hr Energy and Aarons will pull their sponsorship and leave Mikey with nothing but his wife. Oh, that's right, she got sick of his garbage and already split a while ago. Wonder if he cheated on her, too.

[CaptainMusky]

Wow!! This is unprecedented. I bet his team folds up now, at least if they lose 5 hour energy it sure would be tough.

[Sifty]

I bet Vickers is a little worried.

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Well, looks like Mikey is not done. Still don't know about Truex. Have read that Mikey said he can go if he wants, and looks like the 78 is the best ride left???? Don't know if he is good enough to drive that car as loose as Kurt did this year though....Wow....he sure does have "great teammates"

From 5-hour ENERGY Facebook page:

Quote:

This week the 5-hour ENERGY team met after the New Hampshire race to discuss our future with Michael Waltrip Racing. While our original plan was to announce the status of our sponsorship at the end of the year, this timeframe left many concerned about their future. There are scores of passionate fans, numerous charitable organizations, and hundreds of hard-working MWR employees and their families who are directly impacted by 5-hour ENERGYs NASCAR sponsorship. After several internal discussions and meetings with MWR, we are prepared to announce our decision ahead of schedule. 5-hour ENERGY will be back as a sponsor of MWR and Clint Bowyer for 2014. We look forward to another great year of competitive racing. Go 15! (9-27-2013)

[LMITOUT]

That's unfortunate. I was really hoping MWR would have been run right out of the sport.

[LMITOUT]

Quote:

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The Associated Press has learned that Michael Waltrip Racing will run only two full-time cars next season because of the loss of sponsor NAPA.

Team owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman on Monday began telling employees of their decision. Those affected were told they are free to begin looking for a new job immediately.

Two employees spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because MWR had not publicly announced its decision. The team owners had a Monday afternoon meeting scheduled to go over organizational changes, which will include running the car currently driven by Martin Truex Jr. on a partial schedule.

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Also read somewhere that Kauffman might be bailing as well...maybe starting up his own gig with Burton driving.

[Mike89]

Truix is out

[LMITOUT]

Vickers is out for the rest of this year, too. They found a blood clot in his leg. He was supposed to drive the #55 car next year but hopefully he'll be medically cleared by then.