Johnson and Kahne say "they are in"

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Originally Posted by SarahFan

Ya gotta wonder why that hood ol' boy down in Charlotte was so giddy he rushed to break the story though don't you?

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Pretty simple really, he owns the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Smith's always promoted stunts at the speedway such as jumping school busses over ramps. I put this latest stunt in that same general category.

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Originally Posted by harvick#1

the greatest race in the world just happened last Saturday/Sunday, I dont see the IRL having Audi, Peugeot, Aston Martin, Lola, HPD, Chevrolet, Ford, Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, BMW, and Spyker all together for one race.

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Don't forget reports of the Attendance being at 300K this year.

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

If you believe THAT will happen, other than JPM I defy you to tell me how Kasey Kahne and Jimmy Johnson are going to be those guys. C' mon Tony, you are dumping on a plan to bring relevent American drivers back to Indy, something we all know is needed, and now you say this can happen? I think first off, unless Jimmie or Kasey have a ride with either Ganassi or Penske, it isn't likely. Secondly, they have been driving a car that has little in common with an IRL Dallara. You just don't jump from one to the other and succeed right away. Tony Stewart or Jeff Gordon would be the only two other names besides JPM I could see making a go of it.

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Allmendinger and Hornish maybe, although I accept they'd be going back to OW rather than trying it for the first time. I'd love to see it. I don't think it would undermine one series or elevate the other, just demonstrate that some drivers are talented whatever the machinery. Balkanisation won't get the series anywhere.

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Originally Posted by racer69

What happens if one of these Cup heroes doesn't qualify though?

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Then it'll be the most talked about bump day in years.

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Originally Posted by Lee Roy

Then why didn't the POLE WINNING car have a sponsor? And it was driven by a three time winner with the noteriety of winning Dancing With The Stars.

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When did Marlboro stop sponsoring Penske?

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Originally Posted by call_me_andrew

When did Marlboro stop sponsoring Penske?

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By Luc Fradette
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

For the first time since 1990, the Penske cars will not have the familiar fluorescent orange and white paint scheme for the upcoming 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series.

Those colors will be replace by black sides, a white center strip and red accents on all three cars, the rear wing end fences being the most distinguishing parts.

The reason for the color switch follows Philip Morris USA/Altria’s decision to discontinue its sponsorship of the team and individual race events.

From now on Verizon Wireless is the primary sponsor of Will Power's car and an associate sponsor on the two other Dallara-Honda to be driven by Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves.

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http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-new...p?artid=116350

Here's a better/more complete article on it from AutoWeek:
Penske loses Philip Morris sponsorship

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The team will field cars this year for Castroneves, Briscoe and Will Power, who ran a partial schedule for Penske last year with Verizon sponsorship. The cellular network provider is now featured on all three cars.

Penske has a host of secondary sponsors to meet its budget, but Cindric said primary sponsors could come on board during the upcoming season. That means it might not be 20 years before the colors change again.

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Originally Posted by garyshell

I would pay BIG money to see you walk up to Juan and say that to his face.

You are dellusional beyond belief.

Gary

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what about his medical bills, you gonna pay those too??

Leeroy....

Just to be clear it's widely accepted that $$$$ aS funneled from the by to support Tonys delusional vision..... A vision that was a complete failure, that has virtually put aowr on the brink of extinction, certainly the endangered list


So.... Do you have a second example of ow clinging on to NASCAR?

Or are you just upset that a few fans have hurt your feelings over the years?

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Originally Posted by SarahFan

Leeroy....

Just to be clear it's widely accepted that $$$$ aS funneled from the by to support Tonys delusional vision..... A vision that was a complete failure, that has virtually put aowr on the brink of extinction, certainly the endangered list

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Hey, aowr's inability to put a viable product on the track isn't NASCAR's problem.

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Originally Posted by SarahFan

So.... Do you have a second example of ow clinging on to NASCAR?

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How about this idea of getting NASCAR drivers to compete in the Indy 500 to boost the Indy 500's ratings?

(And don't trot out Bruton Smith's name, he's just a track owner. It was the IRL's Randy Bernard's idea) [/QUOTE]

The $$$$ supported a delusional vision that has devastated aowr.... I would hardly consider that clinging to the coattails ....


So with your only other e ample being a 20mil payday for doing the double........you really have nothing to support your 'continually' comment


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My apologies ..... I just double checked .... You didn't use the word 'continually'....

That was just my interpretation of your comment....

But.....

I guess I just don't see Tony funding his vision or the possibility of a racer from NASCAR winning 20mil as riding the NASCAR coattails ...



Any other examples with ANY validity to support your statement