Only the No. 40 actually attempts the race. The other three park within 8 laps. The No. 40 isn't horrible. 14th at Daytona (but that's after that huge pileup at the end). 26th at Phoenix, 21st at Bristol, 24th at California and a legit mechanical DNF at Vegas.
So it's not all bad lol
No, but I guess it makes Phil Parsons not look so bad. I have a friend who works for TMG and my favorite driver works there too, but man, it's hard to pull for them at all when you know that three cars are there only collect purse money and go home.
I see nothing wrong with it. The Nationwide Series barely fills up these days, and they only help. And atleast they have a full-time car running the races, unlike PP ever did...
I just can't support it. I understand that Key uses the three SnP cars to fund the other, but it's just a poor way to do business, in my opinion. Racing should be about competing. This isn't it.
Unfortunatley, that's the economy these days. Alot of teams do it, even in Cup with FRM, the 34 & 38 running full races and the #26 S&P(although they are running a few full races). TBR was once a S&P team and look at them now, a 2 Car Full-Time team.
I know they're not alone in doing it, but they push it to the extreme. I still don't have to like it or support it. Like I said, racing is about competition and what these teams are doing makes a mockery of it.
but the sad reality is that it takes 3 start and parks for an unsponsored team to be able to compete these days. nemechek has to park in the cup series to fund his nationwide car. that's why so many nationwide teams have started start and park cup teams: r3 motorsports, tristar motorsports, means racing, go green racing, etc.
the team has to have 3 start and park cars to be able to have one car run the full race. i'm gonna assume that they won't be able to afford to send hero cars out for free. jmo.
As I've said twice already, I understand it, but I don't like it. It's not racing.
So it's not worth a simple email from someone who wants one? Everything's worth a try, especially if it's something as easy as an email.
I wrote to them but haven't heard anything back from them yet. =(
