Next Year Manufacturer?

I saw in an article that Robby has not decided on a manufacturer for next season. Does anyone know which way he is leaning? Is he going to stay with Toyota and get a little more support? Will he go with Ford, who could also provide more money, particularly if RPM folds as expected and Ganassi stays with Chevy. I assume Dodge is out.I think the best option could be to go to Chevy and get ECR engines in the car. However, I don't know about the financial side of this decision. Certainly, there would be no manufacturers support from Chevy but they are by far the best motors in the garage area.What have you all heard or think RGM will do next year?

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Permalink Reply by Matt Gruber on October 31, 2010 at 2:13pm

Haven't heard, but I think either staying put or Chevy with ECR engines would be the best bet.

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Permalink Reply by C2B on October 31, 2010 at 2:54pm

What about a partnership with Penske? Not only for NASCAR, but the Indy 500.

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Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on October 31, 2010 at 3:36pm

Whatever RG decides, you can be it will tie in with Dakar; SCORE, Indy and his SPEED drink

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Permalink Reply by Lance on October 31, 2010 at 4:08pm

That's the issue.... He's gm with offroad honda in Indy and who knows in cup.....

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on October 31, 2010 at 5:06pm

As Honda is the only engine provider at Indy, I think Robby's Chevy contract is complete for Score and DAKAR and NO REAL support from Toyota.Cup and Score while be interesting.IMO

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Permalink Reply by Lance on October 31, 2010 at 5:11pm

So it sounds like we need to look at chevy or ford for cup

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan on October 31, 2010 at 5:26pm

No support either way, so what is the reason for changing front clip. Stay were we r and keep improving

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on October 31, 2010 at 5:36pm

Not a front clip change any more,just motor mounts,bumpers and quarter glass opening.
TRIAD has been very good to Robby,no reason to change.

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Permalink Reply by Lance on October 31, 2010 at 8:14pm

Reason for change...ECR engines. As good or better than Hendrick most places and far and away the best plate motor.ECR swept the plate tracks this year. The top 3 cars in todays race w ere ECR cars. The other 2 ECR cars got wrecked or they would've been there too. The motor is the big difference.

I would also add that unlike Hendrick or Roush, Richard Childress is a man of integrity who will give his customers the same engine his 3 teams get.

Lastly, RGM's best season was in a chevy back in 2006 with DEI power. We've been here before and it worked well for us.

GO CHEVY!

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Permalink Reply by Jimmy Wright on October 31, 2010 at 5:49pm

Ford will have the same problems as in 2007- far back in line for motors. Chevy is good, but expensive.

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Permalink Reply by bighead on October 31, 2010 at 9:44pm

Needs to go with Chevy and the RCR package, he could let Austin Dillon drive the races he don't want to and let Grandpaw pay some bills..

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on October 31, 2010 at 10:41pm

Just my opinion...unless a manufacturer wants to offer Robby a package deal for all his racing forms...I can't see why he would want to leave Toyota & Triad. If you go to Chevy...you will be way down the line. Hendrick gets full support from Chevy and has the 48, 24, 5, 88, 14 & 39. Then you have RCR and EGR with next year having the 29, 33, 31, 27 and the 42 and 1. That's 12 Chevy's before you. Ford wouldn't be much better with Roush getting all Ford's support. RGM tried Ford again and it didn't go well. Dodge has stated they are very happy with having just the Penske team, if auto sales increase I could see Dodge expanding some in Cup but doubt next year. Toyota is the logical fit.