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Last year -- DJ kennigton only made the trip oh about 7 times -- after racing a night race in the Nationwide series -- than coming to race in his NCATS car --- sometimes by driving all night and not in a airplane .....
Yeah but DJ is young and really wants to make it. Kinda like many of us would see our 1st born for a Cup ride.
Matt has made it, is a millionare, can run where ever and what ever he wants, making 30,000 per race. What is going to make him get on a plane with no sleep, after 500 laps at Bristol, to run at Cayuga, when if he really wanted to race more, he could just run the truck and nation wide right at Bristol, for a lot more money?
Auto makes a good point of who is going to field cars for them? We have no idea how many teams will be back in NCTS. Hey here's an idea, I'm more than willing to give Matt a ride in my thunder!!
If someone can pull a rabbit from a hat and make this happen, all the power to them. To me it sounds a bit like that Nation Stock Car Legue of whatever from a few years back, that had all these big plans that were not realistic.. Its also scary when this information is "leaked" why not wait untill the ink drys on the contracts with these driver before you announce it?
You all seem to be forgetting we had a race many years ago at Cayuga and we had Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, Ted Musgrave & one other driver show up to race.
Why don't you wait and see what happens before you go knocking and making like this not going to happen.
It's unbelievable the same people seem to like to get in on knocking anything new they see and I hear many say if you spent as much time complaining about racing and worked on your car you might be a better.
You pay drivers to come and race they will be here.
You all seem to be forgetting we had a race many years ago at Cayuga and we had Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, Ted Musgrave & one other driver show up to race.
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You all seem to be forgetting we had a race many years ago at Cayuga and we had Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, Ted Musgrave & one other driver show up to race.
Because that race was "The Canada Day Shootout". Back in the day when that was run, there was not a cup race the same weekend. As I said before, one of the reason that stopped was because the Cup schedual changed, and there was a Cup race that weekend and dirvers wouldn't show.
I'm not knocking it if it will happen. I was at every "Canada Day Shootout" as I will be at this race IF IT HAPPENS.
I just don't think racing needs another rumor, that may not take shape. It makes racing here look Micky Mouse. It says, the only way we can get attention for our track is for Cup drivers to show up. Thats sad, considering how many talented local drivers we have here. Give me Hanley, Watson, Walters, McHattie, Ryens, Mayhew, Baker, JR ect ect ect ANYDAY over Waltrip...
My concern is that its a PR stunt and isn't practical...
p.s. Who took Marlin's place the year he was supposed to show.. I forgot. Was it Blaney? Also if you go WAY back in years, I forget the series, but guys like Mark Martin were racing at Cayuga. Didn't Earnhart Sr run there even?