Watch, Dale JR is gonna drive for Corvette at Le Mans before retiring for good.
Calling it quits part way through the season that isn't going good tells me you just want it to be done with.
I'm sure Jr. will stay involved in the series in some form, joining Fox or NBC or possibly bringing JRM up to Cup are probably the two most likely outcomes.
Where's that cry emoji? It's dusty in here
I can certainly respect Junior's decision. It's better to have the power to make that decision yourself rather than a Franchitti scenario where circumstances forces your hand.
As for how this impacts NASCAR, what they have going for them is drivers like Larson, Elliott and Blaney showing promise. Even so, I doubt one driver alone can fill in Junior's shoes in terms of popularity. This is going to hurt, one way or another.
John Andretti is fighting stage IV colon cancer.
http://www.wthr.com/article/dave-calabro-follows-john-andrettis-battle-with-cancer
Best of luck to him.
Crazy to think that within the space of a year and a half, Gordon, Stewart, Edwards, Biffle (which was so quiet, no one seems to have noticed he's not in a car this year), and now Jr have all stepped away from the driver's seat. No idea what NASCAR has planned for this one. I'm willing to bet that ticket sales will go through the roof for the rest of the year, but after that...
Caught the end. Reed and a number of others crashed out of turn two, but the leaders had passed the restart line before NASCAR threw the caution, but the flagman was only waving a white flag instead of white/yellow or Checker/yellow or whatever procedure demands while the caution lights were on. I think everyone held position, but it was running 1/2 speed just in case NASCAR mucked up the call.Did anyone watch the Xfinity race? I was listening to it on MRN and it sounded like the overtime restart was a complete mess. What I heard was Ryan Reed crashed out of turn two before the leaders crossed the overtime line and the caution lights came on but the leaders still took the white flag.
I'd bet the decision was already made before the season startedCalling it quits part way through the season that isn't going good tells me you just want it to be done with.
Maybe they should just go back to the orange cone like they used to use everywhere so it wouldn't be a judgment call.
I'd bet the decision was already made before the season started
After the press conference yeah it was obvious that he was going to retire soon, but usually you say so before you get a third of the way into the season to do so. Which tells me it was on the to do list, but was there was still a chance for one more season out of him in 2018.
There could have been sponsor or track obligations. Maybe he was wanting to but was waiting till they got the ok from other entities like Nationwide
With Jr. retiring, I believe the most tenured full time driver is Matt Kenseth, and both of them were rookies in 2000...I feel old now.
Cane please. That way I can still whack the young wipper-snappers a good one.Would you like a Cane or a Walker?
You missed the obvious choice, especially since we're referencing Kenseth.Would you like a Cane or a Walker?