Bobby Ginn has been planning to expand his operation to four cars since before this season started. Bobby Ginn talked to DEI during the past season about a working agreement with DEI that would have had them field four cars together. Instead, Ginn put his own three cars on the track and has built a team as good as, if not better than DEI, in only one year. Would he like to have Dale Earnhardt Jr. as his fourth driver? You bet your sweet bippy.
"Ginn Racing, the three-car organization owned by Florida real estate developer Bobby Ginn, ... plans to make an underdog play for Earnhardt. Jay Frye, the team's general manager and minority owner, is a St. Louis native who once worked at Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser's parent company, and has close friends within the Busch family. The team also has Mark Martin, whose near-miss in the Daytona 500 and repeated top-10 runs in Ginn's flagship No. 01 car gives the operation needed credibility when pitted against other Chevrolet squads with multiple championships. Their sales pitch: look at the potential, and what you could help build."
"'Mark was aware of how fast our cars were every week. Drivers know,' Frye said. '[Earnhardt] is a smart guy. He knows what's in the garage. He knows who the people are that we have here. He knows whether he'd be comfortable here or not. He wants to compete for wins every week and run for a championship. Have we done that? No, we haven't. Do we think we can? Yes. Are we building to do that? Yes. Could he help us do that? Sure. But it might not be where he wants to come help, he wants to do it now. I don't know. We haven't talked. He may not want to talk to us. I don't know.'"
I think Ginn is a long shot. But he is a go getter. That's for sure. Look at the equipment he gives Mark!
But is it the best fit for Dale? I don't know. I don't quite see it. Richard Childress Racing still looks like a better fit to me. The strength of Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer this year are awfully big arguments to go with Childress, given that Hendrick Racing doesn't appear to have a seat open.
However, I hope he listen's to what Bobby Ginn has to say...and considers the new smile this year on Mark Martin's face.
Actually I believe Jr. will land with Ginn. I am impressed with their operation his commitment to winning.
I do not believe Jr. will go to Hendrick just too many stars over there. I don't see him fitting in well with Harvick or Burton and I like Burton. It just doesn't seem that RCR is the place for him.
Gibbs racing no! him and Tony are good friends and in order to keep it that way they need to be on separate teams.
Junior will sign with Ginn for 3 years and during that time will get JR motors up to speed and then launch his own team. This is the way to go!
I would like him to go to Gibbs's team. Nothing better than having my 2 fave drivers on the same team, so it's personal for me.
Don't see him going to Childress...the fact that he seperated himself from DEI is a clue as to where his mindset is. He wants to be his own man, and going to Childress is just another way of not seperating himself from his dad.
We had to be old enough to remember Laugh-In to get that one, didn't we.
mt,
Very interesting thoughts. If he wants space, it might be Ginn. Gibbs has that "Christians shouldn't sell beer" hangup. Obviously Joe never celebrated Passover. He screwed Jeff Purvis though. Nice guy.
cindi,
Rush lends me some of his talent on loan from God. No, really, if it involves Sterling or Ginn I am pretty much on top of it. Beyond that my knowledge is only average.
lisa,
So beautiful, so young, so hooked on NASCAR already.
I was just watching a number of youg people the other day, younger than you, and while I like kids, I thought, this is what we are leaving the world to?
Kids that want to wear old style trucker caps because they think they look cool? With retro looking 70's T Shirts too?
Then I thought, what the hell, and ordered some for myself. My wife says she will not be seen in public with me wearing them. LOL
ok..fair enough. I hate those skull caps by the way...they give you hat head. And I'm not that young, but I will take that as a compliment. thanks. I just wrote my first Nascar blog, go easy on me. If you can't, then don't comment...my ego is fragile.
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