Oh, sorry, no evidence or anything like that. But I'm sure if Danica approached Panther and said, can you run a second car for me in 2010, do you think they'd turn her down?Quote:
Originally Posted by beachbum
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Oh, sorry, no evidence or anything like that. But I'm sure if Danica approached Panther and said, can you run a second car for me in 2010, do you think they'd turn her down?Quote:
Originally Posted by beachbum
I'm not certain, but I believe on those rainouts, they reverted to fastest in practice, thus she got the poles. Couldn't have been on points and I think that was the rule back then.
Disagree to disagree... Panther would not even come close to having the resources that IMG will require to sign the princess. What cash infusion, she costs money not brings it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Chamoo
Absolutely, if she didn't bring full funding or they couldn't get a sponsor on board to pay her asking price. It has been hinted that some of Panther's issues this year is limited funding caused by Wheldon's salary requirements. Do you really think she would drive for less than him? I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chamoo
It really is all about the money these days. No one is going to take on ANY driver without funding to cover the team costs. Drivers don't just decide who they will drive for. The team (or driver) has to have funding and the team has to make an offer. If you look around, there aren't many teams with the bucks to pay any driver what she has been reported to be getting. So her options are limited unless some big bucks sponsor says "I will give you X millions to run Danica and only Danica". So far, there haven't been any reports of anyone making that leap.
Her one pole on a rainout was based on practice speed. Practice speeds can be deceiving if they were obtained with a tow, which is common on the bigger ovals like Kentucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by indycool
Oh.
I wish she wouldn't have a seat for any car, that why the IRL can finally get back to racing and the announcer don't have to give us the "Danica" update.
and for the IRL saying she's the face, well the tracks aren't selling out to see her and the ratings aren't skyrocketing because of her.
she only has AGR and thats it, the other owners have to look at her stats and watch her on track to see that she will never win a race outside of a rainout or fuel milage. sure she can get top 10's, but does that mean much when there is only 23 cars on track :mark:
Stewart says she'll be in Nascar, but for how long, I can't see her handling those cars and she'll either leave knowing she cant drive the cars or the owner will dump her for poor results or DNQ'ing.
I listened to NASCAR's radio on Sirius, and Lee Spencer from Fox noted Danica is still hanging out with Tony Stewart, asking about how she should go to NASCAR. Either she isn't confident on things with this AGR contract or she has convinced herself she can jump ship.
I don't like her much, but I do think her best chance for success isn't in NASCAR. What is more, as much as I don't like her, she is needed in the IRL as a name that the people want to see. I blame this on ABC and their hype machine but it helped get non racers to look at the IRL at the time. If she hasn't signed this AGR deal, why? If so, then why is she still talking to Tony Stewart on how to approach moving to stockcars. Apparently she value's Tony's take on things, and she has finally realized she isn't going to get a Cup ride with no experience in stockcars.
About time the Princess realized the world isn't her oyster but at the same time, the racer in her wants the challenge. I think she also knows she is gone about as far with the IRL maybe as her talent would dictate. How she can then justify her limited talent taking her to NASCAR is a leap of logic I wont make, but I don't doubt with her marketability and sponsors, she could buy a ride.....
PS...it is about time serious race fans of the IRL realize we need her marketability and ability to draw in non-race fans as a known name. WE all know her talents are limited, and while she can put the pedal down on ovals when the setup is right, and she isn't a menace to her competitors; she is a competant driver, nothing more. To spend 10 posts arguing about her poles and accomplishments just reinforced the fact she is just ok. That said, she is more valuable to us than she is to NASCAR, and whether she likes it or not, she hasn't a prayer in NASCAR.
Frankly, I am just getting tired of the "Danica watch".
While there are polite suggestions full of politically correct statements from Ganassi and Stewart on how to move into NASCAR, I don't see anyone other than AGR showing an active interest is actually signing her.
She will drive wherever the opportunities take her. Those opportunities won't come from her dreams, but the hard realities of the racing business.