PRE ATLANTA FOR TEAM #39!

Well, last Saturday nights drama is in the books. That was Newmans 51 DNF of his career.

Ryan's numbers look like this at Atlanta since 2009: Starts Of: 12/23/2/7/9......Finishes Of: 22/9/8/17/20 and a career 7 poles. Your guess is as good as mine as far how Team #39 will finish this Sunday night!

Ryan Newman currently has a career 16 wins/49 poles/51 DNF'S(eww, that's ugly)

The Atlanta practices will be Friday 2:30PM(ET)...Saturday at 2:30PM and 5:30PM(ET).....Quals Friday at 6:00PM(ET).....Race is Sunday night ESPN starting at 6:30PM(ET)

Paint scheme will be the U.S.Army.

He is 15TH in points...........

I was so hoping that Ryan would come out of Bristol with a win or still in the hunt for the chase. I don't think the feud with JPM is over.......I am more worried about his sponsorship..hope SHR gets it settled soon.....

Well, last Saturday nights drama is in the books. That was Newmans 51 DNF of his career.

Ryan's numbers look like this at Atlanta since 2009: Starts Of: 12/23/2/7/9......Finishes Of: 22/9/8/17/20 and a career 7 poles. Your guess is as good as mine as far how Team #39 will finish this Sunday night!

Ryan Newman currently has a career 16 wins/49 poles/51 DNF'S(eww, that's ugly)

The Atlanta practices will be Friday 2:30PM(ET)...Saturday at 2:30PM and 5:30PM(ET).....Quals Friday at 6:00PM(ET).....Race is Sunday night ESPN starting at 6:30PM(ET)

Paint scheme will be the U.S.Army.

He is 15TH in points...........

well buddy you know what my thoughts are, ryan is too talented of a driver and his talents are bein wasted away, but it shows you he is loyal to SHR, and i cant think of any reason why, all year we seen teams replacing CC's and members of a team to improve it, even as recently as harvick and he is in top 10, but whomever is in charge at SHR has dropped the ball on the 39 team and they are content for ryan to have a win and not making the chase, this is why sponsorship is gonna be hard to find, the performance is avg at best, the CC is sub par at best, but for whatever reason he gets to keep a job, how many times does ryan have to lose spots on pit road before they figure out its time for a change?
on a side note, i hope tony is a man of his word and dumps matt every week like he said, so eventually nascar will make him site out for wreck-less driving....

I was so hoping that Ryan would come out of Bristol with a win or still in the hunt for the chase. I don't think the feud with JPM is over.......I am more worried about his sponsorship..hope SHR gets it settled soon.....

We will never know Ryan's true feelings about anything involving Nascar or his racing career. Those are taboo topics with Nascar drivers. So, we all are left with our imaginations and reading between the lines.

I too was hoping Ryan would finish Bristol. Most of his racing years have been a struggle but yet he has handled it with grace. He's made millions so there isn't a down side other than self pride.

I heard someone comment about the lack of spark or chemistry on the 39 team, saying that they're missing something. I can't remember where I heard it, either Race Hub or the Bristol race. Maybe someone at SHR will take notice. Who knows? Stranger things have happened

My 2 cents on Ryan staying at SHR hopefully despite my thoughts of his crew and CC being good or bad is this fact. It was reported early on regarding Danica and SHR that they are using Ryans basic car setups for all her setups and that her car is a clone of Ryans car. They are doing this mainly because the way Tony likes his car loose etc and the way he drives it, no way can they use Tonys setups even remotely for her car. Therefore for purely selfish reasons, she needs Ryan to stay if for no other reason then that whatever anyone else thinks of it as it helps her--period. Also, as i mentioned before--if she does go FT cup, ALL her sponsors $$$'s will help SHR keep Ryan so its a win, win. far as iam concerned, even though I dont think she is ready for cup, but thats not my decision.

I heard someone comment about the lack of spark or chemistry on the 39 team, saying that they're missing something. I can't remember where I heard it, either Race Hub or the Bristol race. Maybe someone at SHR will take notice. Who knows? Stranger things have happened

I havent heard this, but your post is probably the brightest thing I will read this week for the 39 team. Hopefully your right. If Ryan missing the chase forces SHR to make some changes (finally) then I will almost be happy for him to miss the chase.

I heard someone comment about the lack of spark or chemistry on the 39 team, saying that they're missing something. I can't remember where I heard it, either Race Hub or the Bristol race. Maybe someone at SHR will take notice. Who knows? Stranger things have happened

The bottom line is. I think we all feel there's a chemistry or lack of knowledge that is holding back Team #39. It's not all Tony Gibson either. He's just an easy target. Like blaming the head coach of a football team.

What has made Team #48 so good is there ability to experiment with the Nascar rules and achieving better balanced race cars as a result. Better balance equals faster speeds in the corners. That's what it's all about really. Almost all Nascar race cars are fast on a straightaway. It's how fast they can maneuver a track "corner"(entering,center and exit). It's only logical.

Team #39 struggles with car balance......loose....tight.....tight...loose never a happy medium. So, they are lacking creativity in areas they are afraid to get into in fear of Nascar handing out a fine. Team #48 will take those risks regardless!

Chevy 39 and Rochelle, I thought SHR had a Pit Crew coach??......maybe he needs to reevaluate their performance or even swap some of them around and run them through their paces enough to get their rhythm back...TG as a crew chief should know the weaknesses of the team and find a way to improve it. It should be pretty obvious who is not pulling their weight, I guess . I realize they are all only human and mistakes can happen..
I do think having Danica full time will help both cars, since they are running the same set up...plus all the money behind her should benefit everyone.

The $$$ from Danica's sponsor will only go to Danica's team. Any thoughts otherwise just means there's a need for a business class. To think any of that money will go towards another team is naive at best.

SHR does have a pit crew coach, and I believe they train the 78's team also. I don't think it's the pit crew though. To me it's more of a lack of leadership and we all know who that is. It may not seem fair to some, but that's the way of the sports world. It's always the head coach's fault, they're the ones ultimately responsible for the team and always have to bare the brunt of the criticism. The powers that be at SHR and TG are too complacent with the mediocre performances. They need to shake things up and start performing to their true potential. Then, and only then, will they attract sponsors. To me, both Ryan and his team are missing more than just set-ups. There's no chemistry, no spark, much less fire. I wish that wasn't the case, but that's the way I see it.

quote: "The $$$ from Danica's sponsor will only go to Danica's team. Any thoughts otherwise just means there's a need for a business class. To think any of that money will go towards another team is naive at best."

How do i put this nicely--stick to something you know and NOT what you DONT have a clue about. Ive followed Danica forever and she is a sponsors dream and teams that sign her thrive.

Facts: Her sponsors give plenty of $$'s to the teams for her, and after she signs with teams like Andretti, they were runing 4 cars for all those yrs, mainly because it was reported and well known that the Godaddy money and all other sponsors for Danica was funding over 50% -60% of the entire Andretti team. Also when their driver TK was loosing his sponsor 7-eleven, they suddenly resigned again only Danica's car had the 7-eleven sticker on her car as part of the deal.
More proof: Now she isnt with Indycar or Andretti and even though Godaddy is funding a car for them they can only afford 3 cars this yr as with Danica and all her $$'s gone. Its well known Andretti lost around 4-5 million of those EXTRA sponsor dollars they now DONT have, and its WHY M Andretti is so upset at Danica for leaving his team for Nascar.

Godaddy and all her sponsors is a prize sponsorship package for teams and as further prooof is Jr Motorsports. Its been reported they had been struggling for yrs financially like other teams, untill they signed Danica even for PT those 2 yrs and now she is FT and they have commented, as did Dale JR when asked about the co., that having her has really helped their team as even Cole Whitt barely has enough sponsorship dollars, but with Danicas $$'s they are thriving and so should SHR--NO different.

Going Cup does cost alot more so Iam NOT saying it will fund the 39 car unless he has substantial sponsorship to start with, but it WILL help IF Danica goes Cup, which I hope she doesnt anyway and why JR motorsports wants to keep her in NNS--$$$'s--thats what its all about--end of story.

All that ive posted is common knowledge for anyone following Danica, Indycar and recent yrs and teams she has been with. Yes--when I see lame or mis-informed comments/opinions like this I have to comment to set things right. How SHR uses her sponsor $$ is their businness long as her, her team and car doesnt lack anything, but they will have plenty for sure if the past, and present is any indication--just how it is. The great thing is --she brings tons of $$ with her and the bad thing is--she brings tons of dollars with her! Therefore, its tough to know if the teams really care about her or just the $$$ these days?

Geez, whatever, chill out... Is this really something to get so worked up over?

It doesn't seem that you've taken into consideration the much higher cost of funding a Cup team. Aside from the fact that she wrecks cars like a restaurant breaks glasses.

And no, I have never and will never follow Danica. Really couldn't care less one way or the other. I just don't think it's realistic to get Ryan's fans' hopes up with GoDaddy money. It's going to be all they can do to keep her in cars next year.

I'm not a follower...I'm more of a leader.

you're right, racer1. Danica's car or crew don't lack anything, the problem is and i'm sure i'm not alone here, it's that Danica's the one that is lacking, she just doesn't have the fire under her a$$ that she needs to be as succesfull as she could be. She is to complacent, just running laps. And this is where alot of people don't like her as a driver, no matter how much money she comes with.

Quote: "she just doesn't have the fire under her a$$ that she needs "

Wrong--She has plenty of fire as what she lacks is experience. Need I mention again how long it took another open wheeler--Hornish-- to finally win a NNS race--over 4 yrs--and most expect Danica to win with less then 55 races so far. Also with the cup side she is told to just log laps and not get in the way of other drivers going for the Chase etc, but she did very good at Bristol regardless of the wreck, considering all that, as it is ONLY a learning process for NOW.

Also one other point I failed to mention, with all her sponsor $$'s that teams love, it still doesnt gaurantee her the best team or crew. You guys complain about Ryans crew all the time but the fact is, and Iam sure you arent watching but Iam, her NNS crew is averaging well over 16-18-20 seconds a pit stop while other crews are around 14-16 seconds or so for 4 tires that is, and thats terrible-- considering. Jr Motorsports is not one of the best teams in NNS and thats a fact even with Hendricks power, its the car setup that matters most and they just arent there alot of the time. Course some of it is Danica still learning to drive stock cars as she is good at some tracks and lousy at others but Bristol showed she is starting to get it finally as short tracks are her worst, or they were?

Most of you here that clearly dont like her need to simply not post your crap as you clealry dont have a clue about her so unless you have facts to post--go whine about Ryan and his lousy crew according to you experts supposedly, and leave the Danica info and comments to those who clealry know more then you--have a nice day.