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Originally posted by TerryH
DEI needs Jr waaaay more than Jr needs DEI. Jr will thrive wherever he ends up. DEI will now be just another struggling team.
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True dat... I'm not a fan but I have a close friend who is and we talk about NASCAR... even went to a race with him when my dad gave me free tickets that he was gifted.
As far as I can tell the fans follow the drivers not the team, although it would be difficult to picture Tony Stewart without the orange home depot logo splattered all over him and his car (BTW my friend HATES TS so when watching with him I alway root for TS to make things interesting). I suppose it is a case of one hand washing the other where the team provides the image/advertising and the driver provides the celebrity/personality therefor it behooves them to stay together for continuity.
I wonder what would happen to all those $150 TS home depot jacket if he changed teams?
I told my buddy about the ghey NASCAR driver and we had a good laugh about it.
Him: "No way... they would bump him off the track on the first lap!"
Me: "Dunno... it might work FOR him... would you want to be known as the driver who bumped the ghey guy in the rear?"