DCarp1231 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 So it sounds like Matt Crafton in Atlanta may not be so. Jim Noble @Noble_Jim 5m5 minutes ago@TheOrangeCone: Hearing a driver w 2 career Cup wins will be subbing in the 18 this weekend. Doubt the Cone at your own risk, people..I'm hearing it will be David Ragan, which seems a little odd, but oh well. But why Ragan? He has a ride with Front Row Motorsports. and drives a Ford... I always thought the replacement driver had to drive the same brand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 A ford rep said something along the lines of the driver only has a contract with a team and not the manufacturer, so it doesn't matter if Ragan is the 18 or not and it's up to Front Row Motorsports to decideRemember when Stewart broke his leg, Mark Martin went from the 55 toyota (even if it was part time) to the 14 Chevy @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I may be the only one guessing this.....but David Reuitmann. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I may be the only one guessing this.....but David Reuitmann.We haven't seen much of Reuti...I think since the "incident" at Martinsville in 2012 (to keep the #10 in the Top 35 so Danica would be locked into the field, that eventually led to Clint Bowyer's kamikaze move that gifted the win to Ryan Newman). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 It is official: David Ragan will be Kyle Busch's replacement this week at Atlanta. Now the question is this: Who - if anyone - will be Ragan's replacement?EDIT: I've seen Reutimann's and Riggs' names kicked around, but Ryan Truex went to Twitter and tried to make his case to Front Row Motorsports. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It is official: David Ragan will be Kyle Busch's replacement this week at Atlanta. Now the question is this: Who - if anyone - will be Ragan's replacement? NASCAR reporter, Marty Smith, answered a million dollar question many people were asking on Twitter. If Ragan wins in the 18, he makes the chase.... in the 34 car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 This is confusing.Translator,please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 This is confusing.Translator,please? the Sprint Cup is the DRIVERS championship. There is also an OWNERS championship. Ragan is essentially driving for himself to win the Sprint Cup (if that makes any sense). The points he gains driving either the 18 or 34 are his. Owners also gain points based on how their teams finish each race collectively as a whole. Sorry if this makes absolutely no sense to anyone... it sounded better in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Raise your hand if you predicted Joe Nemechek to take David Ragan's spot in the 34... NO YOU DID NOT. Also, I think it was TMD where I heard that they expect Gibbs to run Ragan in the 18 through Mother's Day at Kansas, then let Erik Jones run for a little bit. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Nice! Front Row Joe at Front Row Motorsports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 True story, of "Front Row Joe's" 666 Cup races, only 19 have been from a front row starting position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Front Row Joetorsports is the new Nemechek nickname. Well, it is on the Front Row Motorsports twitter feed. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Crazy morning this morning in the ATL and it's just after 8:30. The 44 Xtreme team woke up to their hauler and car stolen while an SUV backed into Denny Hamlin's motorhome as well. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 "Dude, where's my car?" -Travis KvapilThey'll find this car and trailer sometime this week, abandoned somewhere. The black market for stolen NASCAR cars is pretty small, I presume. Sucks it's keeping him out of the race, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Another weekend, another disaster with qualifying. Some are blaming crew chiefs. Some are blaming NASCAR. The fault lies with both. Crew chiefs trying to push the envelope with the new rules packages, NASCAR not being on top of it and being stubborn, not delaying qualifying more than the pittance 15 minutes. NASCAR should have also anticipated problems. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrittenhouse84 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 The blame can't be placed on NASCAR - the teams had all day thursday to get the cars in-line. The only reason this is an issue is because it Involved Mega Teams like Gordon, Johnson, Stewart etc. It's Funny How these cars that missed the qualifying session had teammates that made it through no problem. The fault is on the teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 The 44 car was found this morning by police abandoned in the woods. Not a scratch on it. Although, it was just the car, not the truck and trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (sighs)Everybody is mad at this stupid quaiflying.I just hope that they can go with the single car.It will take them less time for Pete's sake!But let's not complain about that.Let's just relax and enjoy the race tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddball Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (sighs)Everybody is mad at this stupid quaiflying.I just hope that they can go with the single car.It will take them less time for Pete's sake!But let's not complain about that.Let's just relax and enjoy the race tomorrow.Did ya really think that through before you typed it? I don't think so. The issue was not the qualifying at all, it was the inspection. And no one can blame NASCAR because teams screwied up getting through inspection. NASCAR has their rules which teams know and have to follow, if you can't follow the rule, then you need to go back and fix your car until you can get through inspection. Anyone complaining about the inspection process really needs to think long and hard before saying anything because the process hasn't changed from last year, so the issue is with each and every team that failed inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (sighs)Everybody is mad at this stupid quaiflying.I just hope that they can go with the single car.It will take them less time for Pete's sake!But let's not complain about that.Let's just relax and enjoy the race tomorrow.Did ya really think that through before you typed it? I don't think so. The issue was not the qualifying at all, it was the inspection. And no one can blame NASCAR because teams screwied up getting through inspection. NASCAR has their rules which teams know and have to follow, if you can't follow the rule, then you need to go back and fix your car until you can get through inspection. Anyone complaining about the inspection process really needs to think long and hard before saying anything because the process hasn't changed from last year, so the issue is with each and every team that failed inspection.The rules package has changed. And because of it, crew chiefs will push the envelope. Some drivers, though, complained about that too many teams were failing the same thing, teams from all three manufacturers. It was the rear camber. NASCAR is never proactive, never anticipates that things may occur. This is an example of it. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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