Montoya changes crew chief's again....

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Originally Posted by Sparky1329

rude prima donna.

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Just curious - do you ever get normal donnas? Or moderate donnas. Or must they always be primary?

:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by colinspooky

Just curious - do you ever get normal donnas? Or moderate donnas. Or must they always be primary?

:rolleyes:

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Donna kebabs. Or something.

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Originally Posted by colinspooky

Just curious - do you ever get normal donnas? Or moderate donnas. Or must they always be primary?

:rolleyes:

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prima donna : a temperamental person
a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right
reacts with petulance* to criticism or inconvenience

*petulance : peevish
unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
contemptuous in speech or behavior

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Originally Posted by colinspooky

Just curious - do you ever get normal donnas? Or moderate donnas. Or must they always be primary?

:rolleyes:

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Cute. Not. :rolleyes: for obtuseness.

obtuse: not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

It is really simple. The 42 isn't getting the results that Chip feels it must. The sad reality is the Dodge's as a whole have struggled and no Ganassi team is doing that well. Montoya is 16th I believe in points at the time of Elledge's firing so I don't think it is all that bad. That said, JPM was expected to be a chase contender and they are on the outside and fading back. I think Ganassi was doing just fine crew chief wise with Wingo. The problem is you cannot keep moving people around and expecting instant success. This is just another example of Chip not understanding the human dynamics of how NASCAR teams work. Whatever he understands in Sports Car or Indy Car, he seems to not get with the NASCAR teams. I am not entirely sure why.

Jimmy Elledge is a pretty good Crew Chief and will not be out of work long. Chip has to understand that NASCAR is a much tougher world to conquer than Grand AM or Indy Car. The fact he has a young driver that wont listen to anyone (Reed Sorenson), a rookie who is sturggling (Franchitti) and a second year guy who was sensational and awful all in the same year last year doesn't mean he should be expecting better results than what he has gotten. Add in the general struggle Dodge teams have had since Daytona and this is NOT Jimmy Elledge's doing. Crew Chiefs get fired like coaches in sport do. They are often held accoutable for the misperfomance of others....

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Well, more is coming out. Chip fired Elledge for an argument with Steve Hmiel. Montoya is apparently beyond pissed at Ganassi.

Well, well, well

Everyone knows JPM is an arrogant so and so but its so nice to see him vindicated this time round.

Would be pretty stupid if JPM wasn't listening to the likes of Donnie Wingo and Jimmy Elledge. No surprises he's not happy at Chip and being coupled with a young crew chief.

from nascar.com :
Team owner Chip Ganassi sympathizes with Montoya's frustration, but said Elledge's dismissal was warranted ...
after the crew chief engaged in a heated argument with competition director Steve Hmiel during the All-Star race.

"We had an employee step over the line,
and I'm sorry it happened because I like Jimmy personally, but it had to be done," Ganassi said.
"I know Juan is upset and he comes out on the short end of this deal.
"I apologize for that, but unfortunately it was unavoidable collateral damage."

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/head...dex.html?imw=Y

Ganassi cars @ the Coca-Cola 600 :
22. Reed Sorenson #41 (1 lap down)
30. Juan Montoya #42 (4 laps down)
31. Sterling Marlin #40 (4 laps down)

If i was JPM id look around for a more stable ride. all these changes have really hurt is effort to get into the chase.

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Originally Posted by Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left

If i was JPM id look around for a more stable ride. all these changes have really hurt is effort to get into the chase.

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That's an interesting thought. Montoya got his NASCAR ride because of his long time association with Ganassi. Has Montoya impressed enough to be able to step up to a better team (say RCR, Hendrick, Rousch, or JGR) if he wanted to? I think he has. He's certainly head and shoulders above Casey Mears who seems to hang on at Hendrick for little results.