LAWeaver Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 https://twitter.com/jayski/status/633352026680897537On mobile, but after googling the company's logo, I'm certain that Nature's Bakery will be Danica's new sponsor @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Dillon had a great run yesterday. Things have flipped around since he got Slugger Labbe as his crew chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Onto the Colosseum of the South; Bristol for 500 laps under the lights. Lots of beatin' and bangin' will happen and it should be another great Bristol Night Race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 SHR gives Danica a contract extension and announces her new primary sponsor. Nature's Bakery, a maker of fig bars, will sponsor 28 races next season. Not the greatest livery.Photo Credit: Jayski/NASCAR Video Press Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Clint Bowyer and Michael Waltrip Racing to part ways after 2015http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/8/19/clint-bowyer-michael-waltrip-racing-separate.html @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yup, this the beginning of the end for MWR.... My guess is that Clint will go to Chip Ganassi Racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 It's official: MWR to cease operations following the 2016 seasonhttps://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/633993961108033540 @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Damn, the two of you beat me to it.Only question is where will Bowyer end up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyCowboy5 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 It's official: MWR to cease operations following the 2016 seasonhttps://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/633993961108033540There not closing the team. Just Clint leaving. couple of key facts to consider:Rob did state that he would not be bringing MWR assets to CGRBowyer's little taunt about Truex being a future teammateWith MWR gone, Toyota has even MORE room, and will likely snag the deal with FRR for 2016Bowyer has sponsors that like him; FRR needs said sponsors for a 2nd team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 <p>It's official: MWR to cease operations following the 2016 seasonhttps://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/633993961108033540There not closing the team. Just Clint leaving. couple of key facts to consider:Rob did state that he would not be bringing MWR assets to CGRBowyer's little taunt about Truex being a future teammateWith MWR gone, Toyota has even MORE room, and will likely snag the deal with FRR for 2016Bowyer has sponsors that like him; FRR needs said sponsors for a 2nd teamHere's the statement issued by Michael Waltrip himself:https://twitter.com/mw55/status/633994592677838848(Sorry for all the links today; stuck on mobile) @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 MWR will probably just shutter for 2016, possibly come back in 2017 or 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyCowboy5 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 There running part time in 2016. There not closing there team. Don't know why everyone thinks that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Kyle Larson's Darlington paint scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Southern 500 is a throwback machine. Larson adds another hat to the ring for the throwbacks and Larson's is probably the best outside of Chase Elliot's.Brad and Jimmie get honorable mentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Well, I could see this happen to Clint....Via JayskiWith no apparent openings at major teams for next season, Bowyer might need a placeholder ride for a year - much like Kasey Kahne when he drove for Red Bull Racing before joining Hendrick's four-car juggernaut. After that, Bowyer would have more options. The garage has been buzzing for a few months about the possibility of Bowyer joining Stewart-Haas Racing, but to replace who? Reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick is locked in. Danica Patrick just signed a multi-year contract extension. And co-owner Tony Stewart said Tuesday that Kurt Busch's extension will be done "soon." That could leave Stewart, who is struggling to be competitive and has his best years behind him at 44In the meantime, it doesn't sound like hooking up with Ganassi for one year is an option for Bowyer if Kauffman buys into the team, as the owner stated he planned to. Kauffman said he and Bowyer "agreed we would go our separate ways at the end of the season and I wish him well in whatever direction he pursues."If the rumor mill is right, Bowyer is headed to HScott Motorsports. Richard Petty Motorsports made Bowyer an offer several years ago and is interested in him again. But this is why HMS makes sense: Despite Harry Scott Jr. playing coy at Watkins Glen, following a salmon fishing trip with Bowyer in British Columbia, multiple sources say HScott Motorports could offer Bowyer a ride until a premiere seat opens up. Bowyer has been mentioned as the heir apparent for the #14 Chevy once Tony Stewart retires.Going the Kasey Khane route, Plus, I think its only a matter of time before Smoke calls it a career, I think Stewart Haas would be a good fit for Clint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Throwback schemes for Darlington include:Jimmie Johnson Chase Elliott Kyle Larson Paul Menard (Sprint + Xfinity)Tony StewartKevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Ryan Newman Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Greg BiffleDavid RaganRyan Blaney (images of Wood Brothers history)Denny HamlinAustin DillonKurt BuschAric Almirola Dale Jr. is planning on rolling out a throwback as well, set to be unveiled Monday. LINK TO TWEET:https://twitter.com/DaleJr/status/633864049458069504Danica will run a predominantly black scheme in honor of the track's Lady in Black nickname. Brian Scott and Elliott Sadler(?) Will also run throwbacks in the Xfinity race. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Yup, it's over for MWR....http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13482001/rob-kauffman-announces-michael-waltrip-racing-cease-operations-season-endRob Kauffman, an amateur racer who is a highly successful businessman, said Friday he had enough of pouring his own money into Michael Waltrip Racing without seeing results and announced that MWR would cease operations after this season."Michael Waltrip Racing wouldn't have existed through today without substantial and continued financial support from me," Kauffman said Friday before Sprint Cup practice at Bristol Motor Speedway. "From a business standpoint, that didn't make sense any longer. You can't have a top-10 budget and top-10 resources and not be in the top 10 for a sustained period of time."It's a performance-related business. It's all about performance. It's a great sport but a very difficult business model. From a business decision, it just made sense to not go forward with that organization, which is not commercially viableMeanwhile at Ganassi....http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ganassi-will-not-expand-to-three-cars-in-2016Officials with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates confirmed Friday that the organization will field just two fulltime teams in the Sprint Cup Series next season.Ganassi currently fields cars for Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson and that won’t change next year despite the addition of Rob Kauffman as an investor to the organization.So with that in mind, Bowyer may go to HScott or Furniture Row for a year, then it could get interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 So with that in mind, Bowyer may go to HScott or Furniture Row for a year, then it could get interesting....But, HScott has Allgaier and Annett; so you think if Bowyer goes there it'd become a 3-car operation? (Probably just for one year though like Kahne and Red Bull.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 So with that in mind, Bowyer may go to HScott or Furniture Row for a year, then it could get interesting....But, HScott has Allgaier and Annett; so you think if Bowyer goes there it'd become a 3-car operation? (Probably just for one year though like Kahne and Red Bull.)Clint has a sponsor with deep pockets: 5-Hour loves him, too. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Results from Bristol:1. Logano2. Harvick3. Hamlin4. Johnson5. Bowyer6. Keselowski7. Edwards8. Kyle Busch9. Earnhardt Jr.10. NewmanSo close but yet so far for Harvick, traffic hit & it was hard to catch Logano. He just looked good, just like last season. Next up, the track too tough to tame, the lady in black herself Darlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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