ITS FOURTH AND DO YOU PUNT OR GO FOR THE GUSTO

Well its preseason I guess because the coach is already enlisting a seasoned player for next year. Some say Tebo is out but he keeps popping up on talk shows as still a threat in the game so I guess this falls in line with other great ,or not so great moves by owners and coaches//

Point being is that racket in the rumor mill has it on good paper the Coach Joe Gibbs has a plan for a back field in motion maneuver that will put one more car on his spread sheet in hopes of capturing the Golden Egg in Homestead next year. The new driver has seen the egg and came within a car length of holding the gold. So now will Cousin Carl have the arm to play through to the end? Will coach Joe have the resources to steer Carl to the goal and will Fastenal be there to hold him together to the end.

And will this dude continue with him

Sr. Joe Gibbs ha cruz la frontera tambin para reclutar a un controlador y llamado Daniel Suarez. Es el marcador del da.

Tal vez van a tener Taco Bell para sustituir subterrneo por Cousin Carl - o una de esas famosas marcas de Tequila con el gusano en el fondo de la botella!

nada de eso materia de wormy. el perro no es agradable de comer, el Metro(Subterrneo) es mejor en la barriga I think thats right

I reckon we'll learn all the news come Tuesday... worms, dogs, subways, whatever

Soy un perdedor

Cmo se puede ser un perdedor eric

Curiosity question.... Has there been a Mexican driver in the Daytona 500 since Pedro Rodriguez "bought" his way into the 1971 500, taking over the Jabe Thomas ride in Don Robertson's #25 Star City Body Shop Special ?

Is Australian Marcos Ambrose not expected to compete in 2015... going back to Supercar Series?

While its seemed Marcos Ambrose was a lock to return to Richard Petty Motorsports, especially with all the positive things hes said about wanting to stay with RPM in recent weeks and months, word has it that he will leave Nascar at the end of the season and return to Australia to run nV8 Supercars for Penske.

Perhaps thats why Ambrose and Richard Petty Motorsports have not announced a new contract extension up to this point.

Thanks, Johnny.

I think Rodriguez is probably the only Mexican. NASCAR was pushing their Mexican series for a while and had those Busch series races in Mexico City from 2005 to 2008. That time period would seem to be the most likely time for a Mexican to run the 500. But I don't think it happened. The other possibility would be a Mexican born Winston West driver running the race. It's pretty easy to hide a one-time entry in the back rows.

I think we've had a German (can't remember his name), at least two Englishmen (Elford, Hobbes), a Scot (Franchitti) an Aussie (Ambrose), a Columbian (Montoya), several Canadians, a Mexican (Rodriguez). Have there been any Japanese?

I'm not aware of a Japanese driver in the Daytona 500. Hideo Fukuyama started a couple of races back around 2002-2003. NASCAR, of course, promotes Kyle Larson as Japanese-American as it ballyhoos its diversity.

Probably for the best. I liked Ambrose but he didn't have a fantastic career on ovals. Ran well at Michigan but never won. If you need a road course expert you may as well bring one in just for those races. I liked Ambrose's attitude and personality and am disappointed that he didn't make it.

Despite his recent win, I don't have the same confidence in Allmendinger. I'd trade him for a hot protege of Roush or Penske that they need to keep on ice. In fact, if I were RPM I'd be upset that Penske lined up with the Wood Brothers instead of me. Especially since they just stole my driver.

They only have one race in the US but there are a lot of younger folks that like the Supercar series. The audience that NASCAR is trying so hard to get. With Penske's involvement there, and the owner's organization, I have to wonder if some folks are setting up an escape plan in case NASCAR keeps sinking. Is there a France family member waiting to step in during a coup at NASCAR headquarters?

Lesa

I don't feel great about Lesa in the big chair either. She hasn't been able to fill the grandstands. Hard to say whose fault that is - TV, Brian or hers. She's Brian's sister, so I assume she's applied the screws to him for dragging down her end of the business. I hope they're grooming Ben Kennedy.

Ford Motor Company has soared since Bill Ford stepped aside and let a competent man run the company. Maybe the Frances can learn from that. Maybe we put Jeff Burton or Dale Jarrett in charge. Hey, John Force seems to be able to get things done and has built a pretty good empire. He definitely knows what it's like to start a race team from nothing. Put Danica in charge of marketing. She understands how to take a mediocre product and sell the heck out of it.

If Danica is put in charge of NASCAR Marketing, does that mean Morgan Shepherd will have to roller skate in a swim suit?!

Yeah but he has already said he couldnt rollerskate in a Buffalo herd but swim suit dancing at Myrtle beach is still on if Gene Hobby is available !

Lothar Motschenbacher and Rolf Stommelen both ran NASCAR, but neither ran the 500. We have had two Peruvians in the Daytona 500, Eduardo Dibos and Raul Cilloniz. Dibos was a borderline-immortal driver who ran competitively in the IMSA GT Championship in the late 90s despite being almost 70 years of age.

Ok as the announcement was made today it makes this official. A heck of a lineup now with Carl,Kyle Matt and Dennie. Sure wouldnt want to meet this bunch on the final lap............................

An uneventful announcement. I was hoping for something that would live up to the "unprecedented" hype. I don't see how this has any great impact "across four NASCAR divisions". Everybody's known where Carl was going for at least a month.

I don't see Carl as the major star that some claim but he slots into the driver lineup well. Kenseth will be retiring soon and Carl becomes the veteran that can train new drivers. I feel he's better than Denny and more consistent than Kyle. I hope Gibbs tells him to ditch the backflips. The fans like them but he's gonna hurt himself one of these days.

Another Aussie that drove in NASCAR was Frank Gardner. One race, 1968 Rockingham DNF.