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OP-ED... Truck series in trouble heading into ‘09 season
Truck Series in Trouble
"Barely a month away from the start of the 15th season for NASCAR’s No. 3 series, you can count the number of Truck drivers with confirmed full-time rides on two hands.
And the number of drivers with a confirmed full-time primary sponsor is even fewer.
At last check, Ron Hornaday (Kevin Harvick Inc.), Colin Braun (Roush Fenway Racing), Matt Crafton (ThorSport Racing), Johnny Benson (Red Horse Racing), David Starr (Red Horse), Rick Crawford (Circle Bar Racing) and Todd Bodine (Germain Racing) were the only definite driver-team pairings in place for the upcoming season.
Notably absent from the list are three-time series champion Jack Sprague (who may return to Wyler Racing, where he finished out ’08) and Mike Skinner, a former champion and 25-time Truck winner whose status is in limbo partly because of the change in ownership at the team formerly known as Bill Davis Racing.
Among the teams with a seat yet to be filled are KHI, Randy Moss Motorsports, ThorSport and possibly the new Triad Racing Technologies group that replaced BDR."
It's his opinion... but the "facts" don't bode well for the Truck Series. What a shame.
"Barely a month away from the start of the 15th season for NASCAR’s No. 3 series, you can count the number of Truck drivers with confirmed full-time rides on two hands.
And the number of drivers with a confirmed full-time primary sponsor is even fewer.
At last check, Ron Hornaday (Kevin Harvick Inc.), Colin Braun (Roush Fenway Racing), Matt Crafton (ThorSport Racing), Johnny Benson (Red Horse Racing), David Starr (Red Horse), Rick Crawford (Circle Bar Racing) and Todd Bodine (Germain Racing) were the only definite driver-team pairings in place for the upcoming season.
Notably absent from the list are three-time series champion Jack Sprague (who may return to Wyler Racing, where he finished out ’08) and Mike Skinner, a former champion and 25-time Truck winner whose status is in limbo partly because of the change in ownership at the team formerly known as Bill Davis Racing.
Among the teams with a seat yet to be filled are KHI, Randy Moss Motorsports, ThorSport and possibly the new Triad Racing Technologies group that replaced BDR."
It's his opinion... but the "facts" don't bode well for the Truck Series. What a shame.
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Dexter on
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I don't think the truck series will last much longer. especially for full-time sponsorship. and the way the economy is today It's hard to afford to race all the races in a season without sponsors.
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