NOW WHAT HAS TONY STEWART WENT AND DONE NOW

Johnny Mallonee
@johnny-mallonee
8 years ago
3,259 posts

After hurting his back before the Daytona 500 now he and that Haus guy done went and swapped horses in the heat of the battle. they threw Hendricks out of the hauler and are replacing him with a Blue Oval for next year.I think that means Jack Roush motors and in shop built cars. Now what can you read into this?

And with the recent domination by Joe Gibbs Racing, Ford had fallen to No. 3 among the automakers in the Cup Series behind Chevrolet and Toyota.

Ford hasn't won a Sprint Cup title since 2004 when Kurt Busch ironically, now with SHR won the first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in one of Jack Roush's Fords. Busch's title came one year after Matt Kenseth won a championship with Roush.

It was clear Ford needed to make a bold move, because in the last two years, the only competitive team it had was Team Penske. During that time, Ford only got one car into the final round of the Chase, and that was Joey Logano in 2014.

With this it could work in Fords favor being that Stewart Haus is retooling to go for the gusto.

And all of a sudden Nascar and its racing could become interesting if not fun Again. Or do you have another vision of this????

How about a freaky fast Blue Oval???

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updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
Bobby Williamson
@bobby-williamson
8 years ago
907 posts

Ford is conspicuously absent on the new Daytona "stadium". The most prominent logo is Toyota. Chevrolet does have a presence, but it's down near the end of the facility and not nearly as glaring as Toyota's. Think it don't matter? Gotta pay to play. Nothing new, really. But, In addition to the Hendrick chassis and technical/engineering assistance, Chevrolet has been a major sponsor of Tony's sprint car teams, and is more versed in that type of racing that any other manufacturer, especially Ford. Rick Hendrick also brokered the formation of Stewart-Haas Racing, joining Tony and Gene Haas, surely to insure that Tony would remain in the bow-tie group. I wonder how this will play out. Burning bridges, anyone? Ford must have offered the deal of the century.

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
8 years ago
9,137 posts

We can always look back to 1969 when Richard only stayed with the blue oval for one season as Plymouth agreed to furnish him a winged ride like the Dodge Daytona.




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Johnny Mallonee
@johnny-mallonee
8 years ago
3,259 posts

Just wondering -- if this has any bearing on the Woods Bros not getting a Charter ticket this year in Nascar. The only hope for Ford this year is Penske and the long shot with the Woods Bros. This could be the new beginning if you think about it and no Im not in Nebraska..

Dave Fulton
@dave-fulton
8 years ago
9,137 posts

Although Gene Haas supposedly has a multi-year Ferrari engine deal for his new Formula One team, I wonder if Ford might be eyeing the Haas American F-1 team as a future partner for Ford power and a return to the world racing stage? The Haas stock car teamtransition to Ford could be the beginning of something bigger for Ford down the way.




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Leon Phillips
@leon-phillips
8 years ago
626 posts

I see Tony geting out of ownership before long he is a Chevy guy

Bobby Williamson
@bobby-williamson
8 years ago
907 posts

Leon, I agree.