Sunday, August 5, 2007

Robby Gordon Suspended from Pocono and potential merger problems?

Well I guess it was inevitable that Robby Gordon would be parked due to Saturday's shenanigans in Montreal. What else did he expect for disobeying orders from NASCAR. Good thing the Army doesn 't sponsor him.
So what about all these new mergers in NASCAR? Is it a sign of the times that the economic positions now are coming to crunch time that teams and owners must find money elsewhere instead of corporate America? The economic pinch is starting to take it's toll that teams lack sponsorship and are unable to find new sponsors. Plus all the layoffs and and families who have had their lives upset by mergers that left them in the dirt. Yes, the behind the scenes look at NASCAR.
Anyway my point is I hope that NASCAR doesn't get too expensive that it cost way too much to race or attend as a fan and end up being in financial situations that the NHL is in, (and the NHL and NBA went on strike for it). Also these corporate mergers and transactions with sports teams such as Rousch Racing and The New York Yankees is a sign of the times to. But some sports teams are broke to or have been before. Ray Evernham's pending deal with George Gillette is a chance I woudn't want to take. Gill;ette owns the Montreal Canadiens and 3 other sports teams but has also gone bankrupt a few times owning other sports teams such as the old Atlanta Flames.
So NASCAR better look back at the roots of the sport where it started and take a close look at the expenses and where it is heading or we could be having "work stoppages in NASCAR". well that is a stretch but what do you do when there are only 5 teams who can afford to race and 20 who can't?
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