After having ridden the Dodge banner for several years now, nine to be exact, it looks like it's time for Penske Racing to jump back into the Ford camp. If you remember, Ryan Newman's early years at Penske were in a Ford and then they swapped manufacturers to Dodge.
Under the Dodge banner, they didn't have a dry spell though others are calling it a mini-slump. But they did manage a few wins, with Newman delivering a few and Kurt Busch (who is having fun somewhere else now) gave the team and Dodge camp ten wins. But it looks like Penske is trying to get the team back into a winning form.
Jayski is touching on the news that Penske Racing is changing back to Ford, starting in 2013.
But then where does this leave Dodge, in the realm of NASCAR? All the major teams are already obligated to other brands. Would they focus now on smaller teams? Would they give the smaller teams any kind of support close to what they might have provided Penske? This move by Penske could be a dark moment in the brand's time in NASCAR unless EGR (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) had some issues and were swayed by some form of super-support, just so Dodge can not only stay in the sport, but be competitive.
You'll probably be seeing an official announcement from Penske Racing about the brand swap later today. (Thursday, 3-1-12)
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