Forum: HoseHeads Sprint Car General Forum (go)
Moderators: dirtonly  /  dmantx  /  hosehead

So why didn't they stick it out with Carson then! Or is the 400,000.00  more appealing for the JJR 

Yeah I have a feeling Kyle is going to be 100% focused on NASCAR for awhile now. Especially after the dirt season he just had.  I hope Paul Silva puts someone in the 57. 

Ah, finally the 57 car comes into the picture, as does Paul Silva.  His talents are going to be wanted by many.  Does he find a new driver for the 57 and pick and choose ? Does he team up with someone and park the 57 waiting to hear if Larson will be able to come out and,play from time to time. 

I think we are going to see a lot of juggling and announcements before the first of the year in retrospect as to what happens to the 2, 57, and 41. Gravel get over yourself, leaving the 41 will be the biggest mistake you ever make. Unless they are scaling back and I think he would be the one to know

There is no way that CJB boots Brent Mark's for Paul McMahan. 

Rumors are just that until everything is offically announced. I would not be surprised though to see the KLR 2 car to close up even if it is temporary. Although let's say he gets a Nascar ride (most likely), its still expensive to run a team on the Outlaw tour for an entire season and I doubt he wants to do that out of his own pocket. When it was Larson/Marks the burden was not all on him, and when it became KLR he had sponsorship from Chevy and others plus Carson's sponsors. He does not have that luxury anymore of sponsorship like he had. While yes he has sponsors that are on the 57 that could come to the 2, and merchandise sales to help with the finances, when you factor in the time it has to take on top of everything else then add in the Nascar element it may just be one of those things where there are not enough hours in the day to justify the headach. At least for next year, there is always the possibility in the next couple of years that team could come back.

Shane Stewart has always seemed to fit well in that 57. Maybe that is a possibility for a few races here and there depending on the 71 schedule and how much Bernie is able to travel.

I think leaving the 41 is a big mistake too for both parties from a dirt racing perspective. Granted, if it is one of those situations where he potentially is getting more races in Nascar, then I can't blame him if that is his dream. Huge long shot at making it at his age now but if he has the opportunity then I think he would regret not taking it. Not to say one form of racing is better than the other as I personally am a 410 sprint car fan first and foremost but can understand how others may want to try their hand at Nascar and do not discourage them to do so. It's a risk that he is taking and he could be damned if he does damned if he doesn't. But I think he is also talented enough to come back later and not miss a beat.

Lol, Gravel has had more success with JJR and CJB than any other driver that has raced for those teams, and it's not particularly close. He'll do fine wherever he goes and if its the Quiring 2, he'll vastly outperform what Madsen has done the last few years. 

It seemed like when the 2m had the other crew chief the car won many more races. 

There was 1 year when the sun the moon the stars all lined up and gravel had like 18 wins with cjb, other than that the other seasons he had with cjb  looked pretty similar to Mcmahon's statistically. There is no one to compare gravel in the 41 to other than jj and in the months before his passing they had found something and were very fast and getting wins.

I see what you did there. Sour grapes?

Yea, the stars aligned and suddenly they just had 18 WoO wins in one year. Happens all the time.

He has 57 WoO wins, one less than Jason Meyers and he's not even 30. McMahan has 27 WoO wins. Probably luck.

Fine job of editing you don't look like so much of a tool now.

The s from the word before he got put in the wrong spot glad I'm not a tool though

Karma is biting my arse today, ,you can have this one.

Are you � serious, are you kidding please tell me so...You actually think because the moon lined up properly 

That is how Gravel got all those wins... ok nothing against Paul M great driver. But you can't even compare!

How about the perfect 500 night. That was a 25 year old record that the King � did..Think  Gravel was 24 or  25 at the time. Look at his wins, I don't care what car he is in he performs and wins.  How many quick times has he had. For God sake he even won in the Bill Rose 6 Car

And to The JJ stats Jason made a name for himself in 360 definitely not in 410 . This is not meant to be mean or disrespectful. You just can't compare both drivers.

The points, look at the races that Gravel has missed, look where he would be sitting in points at his young age if he didn't miss those races.

They'd be 25% cheaper to run with a modified tire on the RR, late model tire on the LR and 21 degree wing angle rule.

 
 
 
They don't even know how to spell sprint car 
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com

Difficult to believe that I would agree with you on something but you're idea is similiar to something that has been proven to work.  Look up.  www.2021BOSS.com.   Their rules package has been working for years.  

www.harleytrikes.com

He also has 8 WoO wins at the Grove, which puts him in truly elite company. The only drivers with 8 or more WoO wins at the Grove are the following:

What's the story behind the comment that Gravel won in he #6 car? This could be an interesting story I know zero about.

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

David Gravel changed the number on his 89g to 6 in a deal with Bill Rose to get WoO owner points for Bill.  The car itself was NOT a Bill Rose #6.