Nationwide in 2012

Many have suggested RGM scale back to a Nationwide team instead of Cup team. That doesn't work. It doesn't make financial sense at all. You get paid almost 10 times more finishing last in a Cup race than finishing Top 10 in the Nationwide Series. The exposure is almost 10 times more also.

The Nationwide Series will get a kick of star power in 2012 with Danica Patrick & Travis Pastrana joining, but will face a S&P wave if additional funds or assistance for under funded teams aren't found.

The Nationwide Series does offer a few events that could appeal to RGM:

1. Indianapolis - This could be a huge draw for several Cup regulars to be the first to compete at the historic track in the Nationwide Series. RGM loves Indy, would be suprised if RGM & Menards (or maybe MAPEI) give it a run.

2. Watkins Glen - It makes it easy on one hand being a Cup race that weekend, making it easy for RG to pull double-duty. However, on the other hand, be hard to risk your road car at Watkins Glen if you plan to race Montreal the next weekend. RG wouldn't be racing for points, so he would need 2 good cars to even think about attempting both races.

3. Motreal - Pretty much RG's race to win...again...if he can avoid trouble or have enough fuel. Pretty much count on RGM being here until he wins it. If they ever get 2 solid Nationwide race cars built, perhaps he would run Watkins Glen & Montreal. Until then if has to pick one...Montreal will get the nod.

These are all "possibilities" of seeing RGM in the Nationwide Series, but as far as his race team goes...RGM is a SPRINT CUP TEAM, not a Nationwide team.

Sadler is running full time in top tier equipment...winless. He doesn't have Cup teams beating his door down to come back.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on October 19, 2011 at 11:36pm

Lol

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Permalink Reply by IndyTim on October 19, 2011 at 8:44pm

Elliot Sadler had 6 years to audition himself out of ANY future Cup rides......

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Permalink Reply by GTX - HEMI on October 20, 2011 at 11:03am

JR. needs to join Elliot....they both belong in the NW series.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Cartwright on October 20, 2011 at 1:41pm

sadler sucks, he doesn't belong in nascar period, the same with hornish.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on October 20, 2011 at 2:05pm

when did 'nascar' become the pinnacle for a drivers talent? maybe the most miss guided statement I've read in awhile.
Nascar is a sanctioning body not a sport. Stock Car racing is a genre of automobile racing.

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Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on October 20, 2011 at 4:48pm

Would love to see Robby drive a V8 supercar in Australia. The Gold Coast 600 would be fun watch RG tear up.

Why settle for just Nationwide why not:

http://trenaryouthouseclassic.com/

RGM has plenty of time to build an outhouse for the 2/2012 opener