It would seem, per word on the street, that Kurt Busch is landing a ride in another quality team next year, leaving Furniture Row Racing to run under the Stewart-Haas Racing banner in 2014.
Official press releases and conferences will be coming soon, but be it as it may, with Ryan Newman getting squeezed out of the equation.
For now, it looks like SHR will have Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Danica Patrick under their banner, with Patrick paying all the bills and the boys paying out at the finish line!
(OK, every driver has their own sponsor scenario, but seriously, Danica Patrick is in the most perfect situation and needs to start the mystery improvement slope with her on-track performance. Then again, as long as GoDaddy and everyone under the sun wanting to get their name associated with her, how can she not be a keeper, no matter what? But if she were any other driver, you have to wonder how fast she would have been dropped.)
For now, that's the deal though no word on what Furniture Row Racing will be doing for a driver.
FRR has had the worse luck keeping drivers and they obviously have one of the better "border-line" operations. Word was that FRR offered Kurt an extension, but he's moving on.
I wonder (or maybe hope) that Ryan Newman gets that ride. The team has potential. Kurt has shown that. Newman, if he gets that seat, will have to drive like it with the enthusiasm and gusto of a young man. Balls out and to the wall if he's going to make that ride work. (This, on assumption they might offer Ryan the seat, and Ryan takes it. But then again, the No. 42 team will be looking for a driver for 2014 also.)
We'll see how things go from here.
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I, too, have wondered just how long Danica can stay employed at SHR. NASCAR is a performance based sport, what have you done for me lately kinda of sport. Danica has proven only one thing, that she is at best, she is only a journeyman race car driver. However, as long as the money pours in from GoDaddy.com, I guess she has a job at SHR!
ReplyDeleteOn the availability of the #42 seat, you can take this to the bank, the seat is Kyle Larson's!
I have watched him race sprint cars, and his magic in that forum. I will be seeing him race this Sunday night at Calistoga and agin next week at Chico, the young man is PFM on dirt!!
It will be very interesting to see where Ryan Newman lands for next season, most likely Furniture Row Racing.