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Lance Dewease will be the driver of the Shearer 12/29 in 2024

If he'd be willing to do it, Kreitz would be an absolute fool not to unbolt Logan's seat and go all in with Pittman. He'd be fast everywhere they went and he gives you a chance no matter what track or what series. 

I think you're onto something there lol

We've seen this before and if it goes that way, it'll likely end the same way it did in 1989 and 2006.

I was somewhat disappointed that more woo guys didn't go for the chance of winning 62k. It was a strong field, track was good, i was hoping it was going to slick off a little more but can't complain at all. If anyone thinks Ricky Warner was not the key to Shatz's career you must be blind. I don't see the TSR team coming back next year. Stewart seems to be cutting back on his support and participation in dirt track racing and spending time with the wife going 1/4 mile racing. i think that will be all about sponsorship dollars for the 2024 season. Question is will Shatz want to come back and not be as competitive as he once was. 

I might be blind, or at least partially blind, but Schatz had a good big of success prior to the Ricky Warner days didn't he?

And after, he literally just won the Royal and Nationals in the last 2 years. 

Believe what you wish. Can shatz still stand on the gas, no question about that, his winning percentage with and without Ricky Warner as crew chief is huge.  How many drivers under Davey Brown sr had marvelous careers. I just feel that any good wheelman out there will be, if honest, tell you he could not have accomplished what he did without the crew chief.  Donnie rarely ever mentioned Ricky, but in all honesty, Ricky could have cared less. He just wants to beat you.

You can talk about anyone's career. Look at who the crew chief was. If the G-man was still with us, he would have matched the career of The king and Karl. His crew chief, Ricky Warner,  they dominated micro sprint racing, and once they had the sprint car dialed in and Kevin had the chance to drive on various tracks around the country they would have been unstoppable.  

Makes sense but the home teams are " struggling in Pennsylvania there home state they should not be this bad."

Macri wins both nights at Port last year, didn't make the show last night.

PA cars 5 of top 10 both nights last year. Last night  2, if you count Peck, which you can cuz they've spent as much time in PA as most this year.

I would argue that Donny didn't have a  overwhelming amount of success until two two things happened.  The split with the NST and Ricky coming onboard in 2006.  

46 WoO wins, 3 National Opens and 3 Knoxville Nats runner ups. You're right, he sucked. 

Yep,An average of 4 wins a year with Woodruff and Yingst on the tour .  So, better with Ricky than without? Data is is a bitch right??? 
 

Anthony Macri will be the hired gun for Troy Frakers 12w.

DD will not be permitted to run any time trial shows.

Lance will retire from 410 competition and team with his son to run micros.

Zemco car will go on the road as a rolling add for Zemco headers after realizing how successful the weiner mobile is for selling hot dogs.

 All central Penna tracks will switch to 305's as the headline series and 410's will be the support series.

Brent Marks looses his posse membership because he's too competitive

46 wins would be around top 20 all time with the WoO. And while we're at it, how many WoO wins does Warner have without Schatz? 

Also where are you getting 4 wins a year from?

Interesting info and all plausible. 

My birdie after 3 days at the port, which by the way we got to see some fantastic racing. Is there is going to be a major shake up in 2024 if things fall into place. A lot of discussions taking place with teams. Hi Limit may be expanding. TSR, everyone is waiting to see how hard that hammer may fall. KKR, is another one that is possibly going in another direction with 3 cars.  There may be a new team forming, that if this one is true, will be exciting. Larson, Rico forming a team. As my birdie said, there are some wild idea's and new team speculations out there right now. He things by world finals some of this may come out.

I could see all these moves happening, with the exception of Holmes running the 39M. Like the rest of us, it is all speculation, but I think Anthony mends the fences with his Mom & Dad and comes back to the 39M. I think both sides need each oher.

46 wins prior to RIcky.  237 wins with Ricky and 26 post Ricky.

4 wins per year over the first 11 years or running with the outlaws.  97 was the first full year on the tour, but had 31 starts prior to going full time.

I think Ricky's resume speaks for itself.  He was fast with Tyler prior to jumping down south to do the Nascar thing.  He came back from cup and went to KKR in 2006 and left shortly after in the spring, which is when he went to Schatz.   Other than Tyler he has never really been full time on the tour for an exteneded period of time with anyone other than Donny.

We see how fast Rico has been all year.  I think the proof is in the pudding.

I know people will use the Ford excuse, but Donny couldn't even make the show(on his own merit) but one night at Port this week and Zeb Wise won with a TSR Ford under the hood.

Zeb must have been so excited to win he never even mentioned the ford in VL. Johnny did during the race. 

Even though I may not know you, I 
care what most of you think!

I hope the Macri team reunites also

Who knows?