Stewart-Haas Racing is Shutting Down | What Happened? What's Next?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Stewart-Haas Racing is closing up shop at the end of this season. How did this happen? What happens next?
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Share your favorite Stewart-Haas memory down below.
Chase Briscoe's emotional Darlington win over Kyle Busch will always stand out to me.
Gotta be the dual burnout. Badass moment
Tony Stewart getting the first win for SHR By turning KFB at Daytona in July 2009
I remember that
Kurt Busch winning the 500,
Aric Almirola winning Talladega,
Kevin Harvick winning the Championship in 2014,
And of course Tony Stewart beating Denny Hamlin in 2016. I will miss SHR
Harvick winning the 2014 Southern 500
Crazy how fast SHR became a top team, dominating races, championship threats, to an after thought. RIP SHR
The candle that burns twice as bright lasts half as long
Dominated because of Hendrick Motorsport equipment. Once that was fine they were average
@@BkBk-gy6vrExactly. They should have never gone to Ford.
NASCAR is killing racing
Sure; throw shade on Ford.
The fact a championship caliber organization can go from winning ten races to leaving the sport in just a few years is scary
Scary too that they couldn't be sold/find a buyer.
When you do things wrong, the mistakes cost you A LOT, no matter how big you are.
If you don't belive me just look how the New England Patriots and New York Giants gone from fight each other for the superbowl to fight each other for the 1st round pick in the draft.
Another example, look how the Fc Barcelona just have the best 10 years in their history between 2005-2015. And since 2016 its a slow and painfull downfall, from have the best attack trio with Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez to get blow up after blow up in Champions League, also getting elimimated in group stage, and also cannot even win the UEFA Europa League.
The Next Gen car was that scary development. The teams are finding that they can't make any money because of how expensive the Next Gen car is to try to make competitive.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 did they try to sell the whole thing?
NASCAR is at fault
RIP
We lost auto club, chip ganassi racing and now stewart haas racing, the big 2010 nostalgic are now gone from existed
Chicagoland as well
@SierraFrost69 ehh it's coming back soon.
The entire sport is dying rapidly.
Now gone from existed?? Learn English please...... that would be existence.
I am giving up on NASCAR goodbye and good riddance
Haas got a taste of Formula 1, and the glamour that goes with it and doesn't want to let go. Stewart got a taste of Leah, drag racing and doing something different. He too, doesn't want to let go. The world changes, people change. It's called Life.
Haas sucks in F1 they don’t have a proper shop like all the other teams,, they get every legal part they can from Ferrari and Dallara makes their chassis…
I wish Haas would sell to Andretti
Yup! Can’t blame them. I’m happy for Stewart, it sucks for the other employees but it’s not the first nor the last time this will happen
For Haas it is about the world wide exposure for his company, period.
Mcdowell: I have the craziest silly season move
Stewart: Hold my 4 charters
I think Ford not letting him sign Larson and some of the shade NASCAR threw at Stewart led to Tony pushing the eject button.
Either way, Larson wouldn't perform as good as he did in Hendrick. And Stewart hasn't been in a NASCAR race for a while now
This is my thoughts too. Like Junior Johnson, the politics of NASCAR drove them both out of the sport.
@@S.K.R.E.Inc. HUH?
Drag racing is more fun than NASCAR racing.
You knew it was going to happen when Stuart started driving Top Fuel full time and his wife started planning a family'
Why would you think Tony made this decision? It’s not his money, it’s Gene’s.
I will miss the OG 4,
Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola
Clint Bowyer
And Kurt Busch,
All of which are retired. So sad… 😭
Pretty sure aric is in Xfinity....
i finally met kurt last december and i straight up was like "been a huge fan since you were at stewart-haas"
I still think about that super speedway race where they pulled half a straight away from the rest of the field it was amazing.
@@zavtparticles6828 lol I remember that too. That was so epic.
@@truckercowboyed2638 yeah. I’m talking about in 2018, when he was at SHR.
As a Kurt Busch fan for nearly his whole career (still am) I remember that race. Kurt lead like 130 laps then ran out off turn 4
A great loss for NASCAR. Losing a legend is a very sad occasion. Thank you Tony for the great memories.
Bro, i can't believe this, Stewart-haas was my favorite team.
The super speedway race where Busch, Harvick, amirola and bowyer pulled away from the whole field was one of the best moment in the past years.
Nascar is a sinking ship, smart move Tony and Gene 👍
NASCAR has changed so much in the last 10-12years, it's not fun to watch or participate in. Nothing but green/white/checkers and 3 races in 1. Now we've got fights after every race. Tony Stewart will be fine and I congratulate his decision. Can you imagine having to revamp everything every year.
Hats of Tony. I know you'll continue in the path of 1 of the greatest.
LOL... Kevin Harvick said 'we need more fights'....
@@patersonplankrdbecause he know the racing is crap and it’s about the only way the sport is going to survive.
@eldiablort1461 people ain't talking about North Wilkesboro for the racing...they're talking about Ricky Stenhouse punching Kyle Busch...
I’m having as much fun watching as I did 30 years ago.
Good for you. Be happy with all the "new" action series....
He doesn't have the time or patience to deal with all the changes in nascar anymore . He's been involved in racing his whole life . I'm happy for him !
He never did.
Yup
SHR and Harvick had one of the best seasons in NASCAR history and came away with no shot at a championship. I think that showed Tony all he needed to see about where NASCAR was headed and he checked out.
Jeff Gordon lost two outright titles because of The Chase. He never quit, never pouted, never bad mouthed Nascar and is now basically the head of the sports most powerful entity. One guys is and has been fully committed, the other when he felt like it.
@@TheTN24 you could make this argument yes but I would say Jeff is in the minority here. The circumstances of the chase were completely different than the playoffs currently. Obviously I don’t think this is the sole reason TS is uninterested, but I can certainly make the assumption that the widely held view that NASCAR’s championship has become somewhat farcical is a factor. One could make the same assumption about Carl Edwards.
@@TheTN24 Sounds like politcal BS, never trying to change a screwed up system because you just want to make it to the top...
@@jordynpropst8915 Oh we def agree on The Chase. It has been and always will be a joke.
@@WastdTrashPanda Again my beef with Tony is what Harvick basically said, you cannot be an empty suit. You have to be involved. Gene had F1 and Tony Nascar and the moment Tony stopped showing up was the moment SHR started failing. I just hate it that people are losing their jobs because one guy lost interest. That's it really.
First Premium Motorsports, Leavine Family Racing, Germain Racing, Go Fas Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, StarCom Racing, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Team Hezeberg, LiveFast Motorsports, The Money Team, and now Stewart-Haas Racing. All of this happened under 5 years. Damn.
TMT ran one race maybe?
good that Mayweather is gone, that women beater was nothing in NASCAR. Hopefully someone who owns the new #50 Cup team puts in more care than Floyd ever did
Technically, TMT is still around; they just changed their name to Team AmeriVet. They were actually in the Coca Cola "600" this past weekend with Ty Dillon.
Half of those were worthless teams anyway
@@darthhull85 hopefully the team members found different teams to work with after.
Tony was tired of NASCAR, the sport is a shell of what it used to be. He decided to move on
Between NASCAR policies and Ford, I think Tony was just fed up with the sport. I can’t say that I blame him.
@@emsguy486 And all the " random inspections" and heavy fines over small stuff that clearly provided no advantage.
I do not blame him one bit
He moved on ages ago. He’s been absent for years.
Oh come on, the sport is not a shell of what it used to be. If anything NASCAR is doing better than ever especially compared to the late 2000s and 2010s where they lost a massive chunk of fans.
The next gen car has enabled so many new teams to compete, the field is more competitive than ever, and mainstream interest in the sport is picking up for the first time since like 2006.
As a former intern for them
I’m heartbroken…
How was it there?
@@nicksbits it was great as an intern
But as a fan
Man it was sometimes sad to go in everyday
First day of my internship was the Briscoe penalty
Get over it cupcake
You want to be a winner?
Go with superstar Ryan preece (field filler) 👏
@@c.d.8975 Jesus Christ you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?
@@JackCallSports (He is a Cody Ware fanboy)
RIP Stewart Haas Racing. Sad to see a competitive team and an icon leave the sport entirely. Silly season just got a lot more interesting.
Rodney Childers about to become a big free agent as well
Hendrick maybe or Penske.
Or do you think he just calls it a career? I could see him just walking away into the sunset and anonymity to enjoy his spoils.
I honestly think he retires
If I was Hendrick motorsports you back the bank up to his house. And get Rodney Childers in house to crew chief the 48 car
@@SamCullen-wq6sx I honestly don't think there's a replaceable crew chief at Hendrick, I mean Rodney is probably better than what the 48 has now in Blake Harris (who isn't a bad crew chief by the way) but man if you had Rodney Childers, Alan Gustafson, Cliff Daniels and Rudy Fugle on the same stuff the world might just end
_change the world. SHR’s final message. goodbye._
*[smoke rises]* 😐🫥😶🌫️
Pun intended?
Anyone who doubts us doesnt really know us
Not funny once again.
"Anyone that doubts us doesn't really know us."
that aged well
Such a liar who has ruined peoples lives.
Who said this?
@@thatsenseijosh4035Stewart
Tony Stewart I think @@thatsenseijosh4035
2014 Harvick Championship. I followed him since his beginning in Cup and to see him finally get one was thrilling. Especially at his friend's team.
Yeah, nice that he was wheeling a Chevrolet.
Tony getting involved with Leah and drag racing is BIG.
Yup, ol Tony started letting the wrong head, lead his life...the power of pussy is amazing
it's a big deal and I can't wait to see the future!
I remember when Red Bull announced they were closing. In a couple weeks nost of the mechanics had left and the place was a ghost town.
Thanks NASCAR for running another race team out. NASCAR batting 1000!!
You can't blame NASCAR for the poor leadership from SHR! 🤦
@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Vaum actually we can blame Nascar for their own clown leadership never listening to anyone and Tony was tired of that shit
I saw this coming over the past 3 seasons. Tony and the France family, especially Brian are like matches and gasoline. It's a business decision. NASCAR is trying to maximize profits while putting the squeeze on teams. NASCAR may last until 2030 but not much more than that. Competition will reign supreme.
Finally!!!!
I agree. After the penalties which NASCAR threw at SHR in rapid fire succession and the optics which gave the perception that NASCAR was targeting SHR and Tony Stewart in particular, I think Stewart had begun his exit strategy.
NASCAR never thought much of Tony Stewart. The two never saw eye to eye.
The first crack was the time when Stewart had won at Martinsville on a very hot day. Stewart was exhausted.
Now, NASCAR protocol was that once the race was concluded, the driver had to take the car to the winner's circle. PArk the car and then wait until the end of the post checkered flag commercial break, usually 5 mins, before exiting the car. Stewart was burning up and he got out and sat on the ground with his back to the door of the car. He did his post race interview from that position. NASCAR management was not happy. Another time Stewart referred to NASCAR management as "The redneck mafia"....That one got him called onto the carpet in Daytona Beach. I believe Stewart had to make a public apology for that remark. Of course his people wrote the statement .
And lets face it, Stewart, wasnt exactly a most favored son because he came to NASCAR from Indy Car. And he never became Obedient to the NASCAR masters,
@@patersonplankrd Tony Stewart has ALWAYS been an open wheel short track driver participating in stock car racing...
I’d say the 2020 season was the digging of the grave for SHR. 9 wins on the season and Harvick didn’t win the ring because of the goofy playoff system, Ford wouldn’t let Tony sign Kyle, and other reasons. Tony doesn’t like this playoff system and has gone on record to saying that. Might be why he’s out.
Harvick and SHR never recovered after the late races in the playoffs in 2020.
Tony has been pissed with Nascar since they chose Bristol over Eldora for a dirt race. You can see the beginning of the end when that happened.
Tony said he was sick of NASCAR's crap 2 years ago. I'm surprised it took so long.
What a shame, feel for everyone that just lost a job and wish them all success in the future
Yeah. My guess is over 400 employees....When MWR shut down that company let go some 220 employees who worked on 3 cars. SHE has 4 Cup teams and 2 Xfinity teams
It’s honestly sad to see SHR leave .It’s crazy that just a few years ago they were contending for championships. I mean they were a big organization with a lot of memorable moments
NASCAR deciding Bristol Dirt was better than Tony's genuine dirt track at Eldora was spit in Tony's eye.
The France family didn't want Tony with a seat at the table. Tony was not pleased with NASCAR's decision.
That, in my view, was another major contributing factor.
They want to own the track if they want to consider it. My guess is they tried to buy it off him but he refused, so Bristol was dirt out of spite. And yes, the France family had something to do with it
BMS also has seating capacity of 145,000.
@@DonaldFisher-df4df agreed. But clearly, Tony could throw money at building stands. That would not be a major impediment.
@@DonaldFisher-df4df Of which probably 100,000 of the seats are covered in sponsor banners or empty for the past 5 years. The line was always, "this track is sold out two plus years in advance". Now you could decide to go to a race there the day before, walk up and buy a ticket and sit where ever you want like you would at your local saturday night track. Probably holds true for about 90% of the schedule at this point.
@@kchez5586 Bristol dirt was sold out. Folks complain about the seats being empty but yet they sit at home and complain and don’t go to the damn race.
Goodbye forever Stewart-Haas Racing. You guys will definitely be missed.
Heim to 23xi
Briscoe to the 21
Berry and Gragson to Front Row
Zane to the 91 at Trackhouse
Real question is the 3rd charter. Pockrass says it likely wont be RFK, Legacy, JTG or JRM. That leaves some odd possibilities with RCR, RWR, Kaulig or a new owner. Will be interesting.
I have no idea where you and everyone are getting the “(insert driver name here) is going to Trackhouse in the 91”. The 91 is experimental project that’s it. It will be another number. Justin Marks has said it himself, 3 cars is the sweet spot. The 91 is a one off side project every now and then.
Haley to Front Row or RFK.
Rumor is Noah to the #3 and Austin to the chair next to RC
@@Ramprat2 I can see that. I am still gonna put Briscoe in a 3rd RFK car
@@ethanweeter2732Haley is staying with Rick Ware
No Blame for either owners , if you had a clue in business it is called Return On Investment.
Man, that rebrand and all that talk of “the haters that doubt us, don’t know us” sure aged like milk.
They have run decently
Imagine spending a year as Josh Berry getting ready to enter a legendary ride like the 4....just to get the boot less than a year later.
I wonder why they did the rebrand just to shut down?
My first race I saw was 2012 Bristol Night Race, and instantly was a Stewart Haas loyalist through it all
I don’t blame Tony Stewart because he’s right he don’t drive for nascar anymore and nascar has screwed him over so many times it’s pathetic. Also until you pull a parachute 🪂 you just can’t comprehend the adrenaline rush of drag racing.hell nascar can’t even play out a crown jewel race because of a 40 minute shower
Rip in Preeces. I hope they get one more win before the end of season
I hope they don't just because then they would be stuck at 69 wins.
I think Haas and Steward are sick of NACSAR penalizing them for the one vendor parts that were so ill-prepared for making parts, and the issues with Ford not willing to field a car for Kyle Larson. And, I think team are losing money now.
Furniture Row starting a 2nd car for Erik Jones in 2017.
The next Gen car sealed the deal with Tony Stewart. He disliked the ISMA road racing style so called stock car.
I remember the year Kevin Harvick won nine races. Yet, it wasnt good enough to get him into the championship race.
FORD wasn't the problem He won twice as much as the nearest competitor. Should have been championship year.. NASCAR is the problem, they've figured out ways to hobble Ford since the mid sixties.
this hurts so bad, going to be even sadder when there is no 4 or 10 on the track, hope nothing but the best for all the employees and drivers at SHR
Briscoe's win after his wife's miscarriage.
A terrible event, but seeing him overcome that sorrow with a power move to best Kyle Busch and showing so much heart/emotion in the post race interview...it's why I watch NASCAR
It's a brutal loss, especially when they seemed to be turning it around after three lousy years. I hate it for the employees, I hate it for the drivers, and I hate how uncertain the sport will look next year
Favorite SHR memory was Stewart winning 5/10 races in the playoffs and capturing the first championship for SHR
My favorite Shr moment was Tony Stewart’s final win at Sonoma
NASCAR has driven most smaller teams out now a big team throws in the towel. NASCAR doesn't share much of the tellie deal but they sure made the cost of running a team(s) go through the roof. Tony and Gene did the right thing and it's a shame. There needs to be another series like the old school NASCAR. The Brass at NASCAR has gotten fat off the backs of teams and fans.
There are 8 two car teams, and 2 one car teams. There are only 3 four car teams, and 2 three car teams. It is shocking SHR is leaving the sport, but when you look at the owners, it makes sense. Haas increased his stake in F1, which ain't cheap, and Stewart is following his trajectory into the drag racing business...so not sure how you've concluded this is NASCAR's doing, or undoing. What does an 'old school' series look like? The CARS tour? For the Cup series, the attendance is up, the sponsors are up, the TV is the largest in the history of the sport, because more eyeballs are watching. Just because you're not happy with the changes, doesn't mean they are all bad.
@@BryanButcher There is a reason why NASCAR doesn't post the $winning$ anymore. Jimmie Johnson said they cut $winning$ in half. So you like this New Gen Brick? Less shock travel, one nut on low profile sneakers, gets stuck with one flat sneaker, way too rigid chassis without any flex and a boatload more of the Car of Tomorrow times 10. They have taken the feel from the Right Rear drivers and given it all to Simulator programed drivers. I'm sure you don't understand that. Families like the Elliotts, a Junie Donlavey, Alan Kulwicki are "Old School NASCAR" that could never make it in the sport nowadays.
@@zippoflint8688 To be a top tier racing series, you need to act like a top tier racing series. Going back to the 'good ol' days' ain't gonna cut it. You need more eyeballs on the sport than the deep south...it's just a fact. If you want NASCAR to survive, you need to change with the advent of newer technologies. I also think you're dead wrong in your statement about the Elliots and Kulwicki...I think they would definitely make it in today's environment. In 1974 I had a Plymouth Satellite...worked on that 318 every night. Today I drive a Nissan Altima...and never raise the hood. Top tier racing is highly technical today. If you want 'old school'...visit your local dirt track. You'll find it there.
Tony Stewart just got tired of Nascar,s B S !
Yes! For sure and I’m about there myself. Not that you care but I’m done with NASCAR if HMS and JGR gets grandfather into being the only teams allowed with four cars. That tells me all of these conspiracy theories aren’t really theories.
NASCAR did it to their self!
Yes this 🤡 leadership has failed the sport I hope they get fired soon and we get smarter people in leadership
It was coming soon, but I don't think anyone expected this soon until the start of this season.
Has everyone forgotten that NASCAR has been for sale for years and no one’s ever bothered to ask how much Tony has had enough as well as his Indiana ranch is for sale
Good analysis, Eric. Tony doesn't seem to know what taking responsibility is. He didn't take it that time at the Indy 500 when HE crashed out, and then exclaimed on national TV that he "gets screwed every time", as if someone else was driving. He certainly didn't take responsibility when he recently blamed the team for the failures. The employees will be better off under an organization that can provide proper leadership help them reach their potential.
Guys a great driver and one of the most talented to ever do it but yes I agree. He's the biggest hypocrite driver I've ever seen. Never liked him or was a fan either. Just something about him ran me the wrong way from the start. I met him at an autograph session nearly 14 years ago at IRP (Lucas Oil Raceway Park) in Indy when he was there before the Brickyard and he looked and acted rude and disinterested with everything. Got his autograph still but he's still to this day the only driver I've seen that type of experience with.
I can't help to think, that @NASCAR had a hand in Stewart/Haas Racing's demise.
After all, Tony had the Craftsman Truck Series at Eldora. Then, NASCAR decided to lay dirt down at Bristol and essentially replace Eldora. After that, Tony said he wouldn't have the trucks race at Eldora and said he wouldn't go to any tracks for NASCAR races. So, I blame it all on NASCAR for sealing Stewart-Haas's fate.
Really like the Briscoe to 21 thought. Moving on from Burton is long overdue. He hasn’t taken a positive step forward and has only gone backwards.
It's about the money and NASCAR'S refusal to have a franchise set up.
Heartbroken… was wishing for SHR to do anything but shut down wether that being selling 1-2 charters, merging with FRM, or even just putting the team up for sale and handing it over to new ownership, but unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be for the long haul. Gonna miss seeing the iconic 4 and 14 fonts and the unique spirit and attitude that the team brought. Truly a sickening day for all of Motorsports.
It's the end of an era Race hub gone, SHR gone, Petty isn't even in the team name anymore, Gibbs sold shares, McDowell left front row, Rick ware racing isn't wrecking every week. Crazy times
I really hope chase goes to the 21!
Dale Jr. needs one of those charters if not two. It's the only real win for NASCAR in this.
Dale and Kelley know better than to get involved with Cup,
The expenses are much higher.
@@patersonplankrd Dale Jr. just being the owner will guarantee sponsorship. They could operate as a 5th Hendrick car in a partnership. Too many legends are leaving the Cup Series. NASCAR should buy 1 or 2 of SHR's for him. It would be the best news for the sport in years.
It’s crazy to think where SHR is now just 4 years ago this team looked unstoppable with harvick so close to winning his 2nd championship and SHR to its 3rd and now there closing what a downfall of what use to be powerhouse team I got to feel it for everyone that worked so hard even when the owners already gave up.
I blame NASCAR and their horrible business tactics. Pretty soon we’re gonna have like half a dozen teams owning all the charters. Who wants to watch six teams compete? No little guys left.
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I've been a Smoke fan since his indycar days. When he retired, I transferred my loyalty to shr in general. Oh well, I love the Melon Man. Hello Trackhouse. You got room for one more fan?
Joe gibbs took advantage of furniture row
There’s been all the rumblings for years about how Stewart has been fed up with NASCAR. Should be no surprise about the absence of leadership to maintain the team and stay competitive.
Well Mr Stewart tell me about how this happened?
Tony Stewart: It all started…in 2020
How I met your mother.
Tony checked out of the sport a long time ago! When MJ makes it to more races than TS... It's a problem! When you put all of your focus and energy into starting SRX... And not into Cup! But, then he even couldn't stay focused on that either... And that series died.
Stewart, "Gee I don't know! Maybe I shouldn't have murdered that kid, or at least admitted my wrong doing." "It must be karma."
Need a tony tell all
@@alvarsdzenis4739he didn’t murder him. The kid was racing knocked up on drugs and got out of his car wearing black on a poorly lit track. It’s sad but he did himself in.
This is honestly heartbreaking. They weren't really an A-tier team or even a B-tier team, but this was a team people knew and loved. A team with rich history, a team with people behind it, who depended on it. Its tragic to see it go
Even for someone that's a Kyle Busch fan I have to say this is a sad day in racing.
Custer to 34
Herbst to 18 (Xfinity)
C Smith to 19 cup
Truex retires
Gragson to 3
A Dillon gets booted
Briscoe to 21
Burton to his couch
Berry to 36 (frm charter)
Heim to 67 (23xi charter)
Preece to his couch
Smith and SVG to trackhouse (2 charters)
Dillon will never get booted by Richard. He will have that car till he decides he doesn’t want it
Custer to the couch is the one u got wrong
@@bug_boy_9251 Dillon has been talking about leaving too. He is gonna go work with Richard and get ready to take over in a few years
I think jgr is done with herbst and I don’t think truex retires yet
@@JesterNikolai8 and I thought they were done with Chandler smith
So many reasons why. Ford telling Tony no to Kyle Larson was a huge mistake. No owner being there for day to day operations. Losing Kurt Busch and hiring Danica Patrick. Switching to Ford the only two championships SHR won was with Chevy. No Ford support Ford basically telling SHR your not good enough to be sponsored by us. RIP...SHR.
They left Hendrick/Chevrolet so they can build their own chassis... It worked for awhile until Nascar mandated these off the shelf gen 7 Dallara chassis
Realistically all 3 automakers must have said "no".
@@T.N.D.88Dallara makes good equipment though.
@@chuckn2750And one nobody mentions, Honda.
@@ethanweeter2732 True.
Always respected Tony as a racer. And visited Eldora for The Dream. I think he helped keep dirt racing alive. My dad was a lifelong fan and didn't like Stewart for years. He was a huge Mark Martin fan ..Roush Ford guy. However, when he visited Eldora he started giving Stewart more respect because he realized Stewart was giving racing fans better racing for the price of admission then nascar. 2012 I believe they had 120+ entrants for The Dream... I remember Austin Dillion attempted to qualify and didn't make it in the big show.
The ultimate nail in the coffin was ford saying no to Kyle Larson. That was it for smoke. You could make a case only really for 2018 SHR was a powerhouse other than that year in and year out it was Harvick, Rodney Childers and the 4 that were the true powerhouse over there
When harvick and the 10 car driver retired at the same time I knew something was up. I think Stewart told them what was going on and they got out while the good was good.
@@johnhaas2523 Exactly cause they knew. They tried to get them both to stay this year and they wanted no part of it.
Silly season is already wild this year
As a nascar fan I am still pissed off from the coca cola 600
Me too.
Cope.
Not sure why. Mother nature showed up at a bad time. It happens
@@Crush1084 This is what happens when Nascar starts a 600 mile race close to 7pm. It used to start at 5:30
@Crush1084 Probably because they got the track dried but ended up calling it anyway and blaming Fox for forcing NASCAR to call it since it was their last Coca Cola 600 before Amazon takes over that race next year.
I knew it. Tony wasn’t invested in NASCAR the last several years and plus they just haven’t had the speed that the other Ford teams had. Hate to see them go, but I felt it was imminent
The thing you didn’t mention Eric is that this absolutely sucks for people like myself looking to work in the industry. All those open positions to come or that exist are gonna go to SHR employees due to their experience and rightfully so.
I think that 2 charters go to Front Row, 1 goes to Trackhouse, and the fourth goes to 23Xl.
As for where the drivers go, Briscoe to the 21, Gragson and Berry to FRM, Preece IDK.
If FRM only gets 1 charter then I think Gragson goes their still with berry or if they choose between the two I think they go with Gragson.
Crazy thing is that the new car was suppose to level the playing field. Didnt seem to do anything. Actually seems to have made it worse. Wasnt it a few years ago where they had double digits different winners?
first half of 2022 was an anamoly
I said this on The Icebergs channel. I'm heartbroken that SHR is gonna be gone at the end of the year. I agree that the leaders weren't there to lead their team. I was hoping Dale JR would get a chance to pick up one charter at least so he could get a taste of what the cup series is like before committing, but I guess that's not happening. If JR makes his way into the cup series, I'd be rooting for his driver along side my RFK drivers.
IDk, Junior seeing these teams shutting down or scaling back, sponsorship being harder & harder to lock down, NASCAR's "cost saving rule changes" costing teams millions, less people in the seats - I don't think even he wants to sign up for that or be foolish enough to put his own money on the line for what seems like a losing proposition every direction you look.
Writing was on the wall 2 years ago. I told some idiot that Stewart would be out by 2026 and he went off.
I have to imagine the main reason is the lack of consistent funding, and their contract with Ford mandating a 4-chartered team. This sport is such a black hole for money.
It's unbelievable how we pack all the stands at every racetrack, get comparable or even better TV viewership than sports like the MLB, NBA, and IndyCar, yet we can't get half the mainstream coverage and sponsorship and they get.
This is a bad look for the sport inside and out... There is something fundamentally wrong with NASCAR the organization. Not NASCAR the spectator sport in my opinion.
The sponsorship models been broken for over 10 years now. Sad there's just one car in the field now that has the same sponsor every race (ally with Bowman)
This just confirmed a mission I’m going to complete I’m going to collect a 1/24 diecast from each SHR driver and display them this was aside from my individual favorite drivers my favorite team so respect is to be paid to smoke and his vision this sucks
Crazy how Gene Haas probably makes so much more money from being a backmarker in F1 than being a championship contender in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series
Also spends significantly more
DEI
The worst,
@@BwInNewJersey what the hell is this supposed to mean
@@zavtparticles6828 Dale Earnhardt Inc collapsed very quickly
Leaving Chevy and losing their partnership with Hendrick was the start. Then no Larson, moving to Ford… it’s been down hill
That’s an easy way to say I’m tired of the NASCAR BS
Briscoe and his whole team will be at Wood Brothers next year and will help get them back to better.
Im heartbroken 💔😭. I hope the 6 drivers & crews & every employee can find homes they're happy with!!!!
Great Job Eric as always!! It is a sad day for NASCAR and especially Ford I think, already struggling and now teams going away. My My is all I can say!!!
The biggest storyline of this whole announcement: Who gets the 4 charters? 👀
Well, the word is that three of them will go to Trackhouse, 23XI, and Front Row. We'll have to see what becomes of the fourth one.
Most likely Trackhouse will get one. I think that spire might get one as well along with what he said the guy above me.
I think trackhouse gets one and puts Zane smith in it and gets rid of Daniel suarez for svg, 23xi buys one and puts Corey heim in it, front row buys one and puts either terrible herbst in it or josh berry, and I think rcr will buy the last one and put either Noah gragson or Austin hill in it depending on if Dillon retires
I think that 2 charters go to Front Row, 1 goes to Trackhouse, and the fourth goes to 23Xl.
As for where the drivers go, Briscoe to the 21, Gragson and Berry to FRM, Preece IDK.
RFK could get the 4th
Tony’s 2011 chase run winning 5 races after going winless in the regular szn
This is not nearly as big a deal as the Furniture Row shut down. This is just owners that don’t care to do it anymore. Furniture Row was an indictment of NASCAR that the defending champions couldn’t see a reasonable way forward.
Enjoy watching Tony at NHRA….
It's a sad day in Motorsports
NASCAR race teams need to know they can comfortably make a profit. NASCAR must listen to the teams and the requests of these businesses or more will fall. This is not a hobby, it’s business.
It wasn’t that Stewart became uninterested, he became disheartened in the direction NASCAR was headed and truthfully I see the sport evolving into a more formula one racing style where you have the ingenuity engineered out of racing! You can’t modifying these cars in any way! Push the rules and you face incredible fines and insurmountable penalties, which eventually will lead to smaller audiences! If they stay on this path NASCAR will be a shell of itself and possibly become a has been!
Tony meeting Leah was the beginning of the end
nascar leadership is the reason, hes over the bs
@@robertdelinsky7247he was sick of NASCAR leadership back when he drove …… no FORD telling him who he can and cannot hire is what started the downfall.
I actually heard this past weekend that Austin Dillon will be going to Legacy to help run that operation next season don’t know how true it is but that’s coming from someone that works closely to NASCAR
As a Briscoe fan, I wouldn’t mind seeing him go to RFK or even 23XI. Both teams seem to have their sh*t together, and I want Briscoe to finally get in a car that can be consistently decent.
if the rumors about Austin Dillon moving upstairs are true, wouldn't mind seeing Briscoe join RCR to race alongside Kyle Busch. RFK is set with two cars and I think Heim makes the most sense for 23XI, but whoever gets Briscoe should be happy.
@@MidlifeCrisisManagement All very good points! But maybe Heim goes to Xfinity first.
Rip to Stewart Haas you will be missed