Two-Labontes Deal for MWR/DWM

[BobbyC]

The Waltrip Brothers have made a father-son deal for Terry Labonte for the Allstate 400.

Michael Waltrip will relinquish the driver's seat for Terry Labonte for two races (Indianapolis and Watkins Glen), and in return the deal will be sweet for the 50-year old father.

Justin Labonte will race the Friday Power Stroke Diesel 200 Craftsman Truck race at O'Reilly Raceway Park with the Darrell Waltrip Motorsports #00 Toyota Tundra (shared by Josh Wise, A. J. Allmendinger, and other MWR development drivers).

Now that's a two-fer deal. Dad gets into the big car, while the son gets a truck deal.

[Lee Roy]

As much as I love Terry Labonte, they need to do something about that past-champion's provisional. A limit of the last 5 years might be a step in the right direction.

[Sparky1329]

As much as I love Terry Labonte, they need to do something about that past-champion's provisional. A limit of the last 5 years might be a step in the right direction.

I agree. It's bordering on the ridiculous now.

[Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left]

If the Top 35 rule worked Micheal would need to get out of the car and use Terrys champinship provisional.

MWR has had cars that would have gotten him in races easy without that stupid rule.

[Jonesi]

As much as I love Terry Labonte, they need to do something about that past-champion's provisional. A limit of the last 5 years might be a step in the right direction.

Limiting it to the last 5 years is about the same as eliminating it completely. A driver who wins the championship is almost always in competitive (mid-pack or better) equipment for the next few years. So either the current "top 35" or old provisional system had them covered. It's drivers 8-15 years out from their championship that can use the extra "thank you" help, and it was created as a thank you from Nascar for their help in building Nascar.

[RaceFanStan]

NASCAR has reduced the amount of previous champion's provisionals available to 6 a season.
I hope it stays at that for at least the full season ...
DJ is already out of them & to change it now wouldn't be fair to the other champions.
I think 6 previous champion's provisionals is a good number to test with.

The 1st 5 races of a new season are based on the previous year's top 35 in owner's points.
A driver starts a new season has 5 races to get his car in that year's top 35 in owner's points.
Otherwise if he is running the whole season he needs to have his car up to speed.

The big key is the previous champion's provisional goes to the MOST RECENT previous champion.
(that needs it.)
A less recent previous champion will still go home. :eek:

[blakebeatty]

I think that the CP is poor. An answer must exist, but I cannot claim to know it. 5 Years is irrelevant, as Jonesi said the past five champions are quite well to do. In the past six years, we have Johnson, Stewart (2), Kenseth (2), Busch, Gordon. All quite fine. After that was B. Labonte, and DJ, both of whom could benefit.

[Erki]

Kenseth shouldn't have that (2) behind his name. ;)

[muggle not]

Kenseth shouldn't have that (2) behind his name. ;)
Some seem to just fall in and come up smelling like a rose, ie, matt. :)

[blakebeatty]

hehe sorry. you are right. my memory is clearly not what it used to be.

[Lee Roy]

Kenseth shouldn't have that (2) behind his name. ;)

Right. They forgot Kurt Busch.

[blakebeatty]

No, I mentioned Busch

[Jonesi]

NASCAR has reduced the amount of previous champion's provisionals available to 6 a season.
I hope it stays at that for at least the full season ...
DJ is already out of them & to change it now wouldn't be fair to the other champions.
I think 6 previous champion's provisionals is a good number to test with.

The 1st 5 races of a new season are based on the previous year's top 35 in owner's points.
A driver starts a new season has 5 races to get his car in that year's top 35 in owner's points.
Otherwise if he is running the whole season he needs to have his car up to speed.

The big key is the previous champion's provisional goes to the MOST RECENT previous champion.
(that needs it.)
A less recent previous champion will still go home. :eek:

Welcome back Stan, glad you're recovering well.

While I understand why they limited the CP, once again it's the way Nascar made the rule change that iritates me. They might as well had called it "The Dale Jarrett CP rule adjustment" just like Kenseth got snubbed with the way the chase was introduced.