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Johnny, there was no "wit" intended in my comments. In my opinion, thats the way things are in NASCAR. In my opinion, Brian is a much weaker leader than his dad and grandfather. The team he assembled is one of the best marketing machines around and they play to the strengths (and weaknesses) of the race fan. I do beleive they underestimated the strength of the "new" fans who are nowhere near as loyal as the "old folks" like me and that turnover in the fan base clearly shows during troubled times. And as I said before, there are others "inside the walls" who have infulence over a "weaker" leader to some degree and they may not have ideas that are always best for the sport we love.
The "COT", which I'm sure would never have existed under the hand of "Big Bill" and Jr., probably did more to turn off us "oldsters" than anything and while I'm not really a "chase" fan, with a little tweaking, it could possibly create some season-ending excitement. Remembering "back in the day", there was also some boring points battles then as well. No matter what you and I think, NASCAR will continue. They may struggle, but they will certainly survive this "recession", possibly even realizing their "errors" and returning to what we all grew up in. NAH! That ain't gonna happen. (That really was an attempt at wit.)
As for Richard's house of racing. If it survives, it will certainly be different in the future and I'm sure "the King" will be wiser and I'm sure he will be around in some capacity for as long as he wants. I wish him well.

Listen folks! This is a strange, but by no means unexpected, twist in the reign of "the king". I am in no way as knowledgeable as some of you profess to be, but I have been in the sport all my life, so I know a bit about how the system works. I also worked for the Pettys for a short time "waaaaay" back in the day. The last race my daddy won was at North Wilkesboro in a Petty car and the last race of my uncle Bobby's life came at Darlington in a Petty Oldsmobile and while I am certain things have changed somewhat over the years, the truth is people are pretty much the same for most of their career and lives. The "King" will be fine. It may take a while, but he will be fine. He has a lot on his plate outside the fences of the tracks as witnessed by the team statement being made to the press by Robbie Lomis instead of Richard but in time things will play out the way they are intended.
As for the comments about the reasons for the demise of RPM being at the feet of NASCAR and Brian France and "big money"; This isn't the first time shady deals on the ownership front or teams unexpectedly closing the doors have rocked the sport and they were way before Brian France. Can any of you say Warner Hogdon, J.D. Stacy, Harry Ranier and more recently the "developer" (Bobby Ginn) and others I am sure have dotted the racing landscape from the big leagues of NASCAR right on down to the grass roots of our sport. I even recall the shock, outrage and unanswered questions when Petty Enterprises closed the doors both times and when Junior Johnson moved down the road from Ingle Hollow.
NASCAR has its troubles (and I am absolutely NOT a Brian France fan) but this certainly isn't all of his making. There are several others inside those "hallowed" walls on US 92 involved in the thought process of NASCAR who were there with "Big Bill" and Bill, Jr. We can only guess how much influence they have over Brian with ideas that were "suppressed" during the reigns of Brian's dad and grandfather. You must know by now, NASCAR has a history of hiring people who will do the bidding of those in charge and except for a handful of trusted people, most there are doing tasks assigned to them. You have to wonder how much influence those trusted few have over Brian France who probably is probably a much weaker leader than his dad and grandfather before him.
Attendance and ratings at/for "cup" events mirrors the economy. The NFL can't fill their stadiums (and they only have 16 games), the NHL plays to half-full arenas, the Yankees can't fill "the house that Ruth built" for a playoff game and have you noticed the empty seats at a Formula One race not to mention the "little" tracks with empty seats throughout the country. On an ironic note, World Cup soccer (the sport that started this whole thing with Gillette, Hicks/Henry) keeps on thriving.
Like I said before. "The "King" will be okay. In the meantime, say a prayer for his wife, thank Kyle and Patty for Victory Junction, keep remembering the "heroes" of the sport we all love and support racing in general whenever and wherever you can.

Tim your words are heartfelt by many of us.

Indeed there is no prince to inheret the throne.

Rumor was about Kasey is that he got fired. Dont know if that true. I know he is no longer with the team. It all stemmed from what happened Saturday night and with Kasey refusing to take the car back on track because he was sick. The next day he ran a marathon and that made the head of team operations mad and so they let him go.

I first heard of this about 11:15 a.m. today, but from rumors going around. Next I heard about it was when Free Pennington mentioned it on his show. I have gone to some of my contacts, for what that's worth, and no one seems to know anything for sure or will say anything for sure. I think Billy B stated facts here as close as those can be stated and Billy B. would know. I have plenty of comments to make, but ESPN hasn't called me yet.
Tim

Ok Legend : Time to get your check book out and "SAVE THE KING".Gillett is broke and Richard won't spend any of his own money.Especially on race cars.
But rest assured the lawyers working this case WILL GET THERES !