Article about the 2014 Tundra. http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-C ... apter.aspx
And some better pics; looks pretty good imo.
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| Author: | zippy [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:06 pm ] |
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2014 will be the last year for the Nationwide Series, they are leaving as title sponsor and moving to the #17 car full time in Cup. |
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| Author: | Cartman [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:54 pm ] |
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I blame Kyle Busch. |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:34 pm ] |
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I wonder if the next sponsor comes in and asks NASCAR to limit Cup drivers. I can't see Nationwide really happy that there was so much complaining during their stint as title sponsor. |
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| Author: | SBan83 [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:01 pm ] |
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ChrisTRD wrote: I wonder if the next sponsor comes in and asks NASCAR to limit Cup drivers. I can't see Nationwide really happy that there was so much complaining during their stint as title sponsor. I really hope that was a big part of their reason to leave and that they chew NASCAR's ass off about it so they realize fans don't want to see that nonsense every Saturday. Even hardcore fans like me have lost interest in the Nationwide series so I can only imagine what it's like for the casual fan to see Kyle and Brad make a mockery of the field in their Cup Lite cars every race. |
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| Author: | hedgey666 [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:15 pm ] |
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Can't blame them - the product's pretty lame. A bunch of big name drivers in big-budget machinery rape the field each week not even racing for points and beyond a handful of regulars filling out the top 20 behind them the rest of the field is running abysmally slow cars that finish 8-12 laps down followed by a fleet of Curtis Key etc park cars. All watched by 8 people in the stands. With any luck this will bring about a big shakeup for the series. |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:49 pm ] |
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You can hope but we all know how badly NASCAR is run, especially if a sponsor happily fills the void. |
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| Author: | Philthy82 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:22 am ] |
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More likely they just did the maths and realised they'll get better value for money sponsoring a cup car than sponsoring a lower-tier series. Unfortunately I doubt Nationwide cares about cup drivers in the sport - they probably buy the story that cup drivers produce better ratings. The truth of course is that if the feeder series restricted cup drivers and allowed competition to grow between full time competitors the product would be more interesting and potentially gain more ratings, but that's a pretty long thread to pull as a marketer. |
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| Author: | SBan83 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:25 am ] |
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Article about the 2014 Tundra. http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-C ... apter.aspx And some better pics; looks pretty good imo.
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| Author: | Joe4345 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Random NASCAR Discussion |
I gotta give Nascar credit for trying to get the brand identity "look" back into the cars and trucks....It's pretty close to looking like the street counterpart. 
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| Author: | westracing01 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:27 pm ] |
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Joe4345 wrote: I gotta give Nascar credit for trying to get the brand identity "look" back into the cars and trucks....It's pretty close to looking like the street counterpart. Agreed. Of course, the only reason they did is because they made a monumental fuckup with the CoT, and the prior gen cars to some extent letting the templates get way out of whack. They'd never admit this mistake of course, but when faced with the unhappy manufacturers (not pleased all the cars looked a like) they had no choice but to do something. |
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| Author: | Cartman [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:46 pm ] |
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It finally happened: NAPA tells MWR to fuck off |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:54 pm ] |
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Oh Mikey.... I wonder where NAPA lands? NASCAR NAPA GRAND NATIONAL SERIES!?!?! |
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| Author: | dr dog [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:06 pm ] |
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Again, if Truex had made it in the chase, cheating and all, NAPA would be sitting around the big table with Mikey smoking cigars and laughing. Sponsoring the busch series would be cool though. |
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| Author: | Gael [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:07 pm ] |
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I was talking to Ben, and he mentioned NAPA talking to SHR. |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:31 pm ] |
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I could see NAPA going to SHR but I think they'd want to sponsor a team full time. They were one of the few sponsors that were on the car all year long. Tony has many sponsors, Danica is all GoDaddy, Kevin has Bud/Outback/JJ and Gene Haas said he wanted his name on Kurt's car. Maybe they split time on Kurt's and Tony's? Ah who the fuck knows.... |
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| Author: | SBan83 [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:43 pm ] |
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ChrisTRD wrote: Gene Haas said he wanted his name on Kurt's car. He didn't want to have his name on the car but said he would foot the bill for Kurt if no sponsor could be found. Guess that is about to change now.. |
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| Author: | Andre [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:50 pm ] |
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NAPA would look pretty damn good on that 3 car..... it did back in 2000, anyway. |
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| Author: | Ian-S [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:51 pm ] |
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Oh gawd can you imagine what the NAPA adverts are going to be like, surely they couldn't get Kurt to act such the prick that Truex and MW did (not that he would have to act). |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:55 pm ] |
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Hotdogger wrote: ChrisTRD wrote: Gene Haas said he wanted his name on Kurt's car. He didn't want to have his name on the car but said he would foot the bill for Kurt if no sponsor could be found. Guess that is about to change now.. Yes he did. Quote: Haas insisted getting his name on a car was his primary motivation. "It was an opportunity for Haas Automation to be a primary sponsor. This is going to be my shot at being a primary sponsor, going to the Daytona 500, the Brickyard as the primary sponsor," he said. "Haas Automation has never been in the winner's circle, and I'm sure that's going to change next year. So that's my primary reason for basically pushing this expansion. It's been met with a little bit of resistance." http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/9606553/gene-haas-put-deal-together-kurt-busch-own |
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| Author: | K_Sherman [ Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Random NASCAR Discussion |
Ian-S wrote: Oh gawd can you imagine what the NAPA adverts are going to be like, surely they couldn't get Kurt to act such the prick that Truex and MW did (not that he would have to act). I know it wouldn't happen but I'd love to hear the "cans" make fun of Clint. "Oh look it's the funny car guy. Hey Ron, how hot does it get in your car in 3 seconds? Does your arm ever itch? Ever had to spin to get a teammate into the countdown?" |
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