Announcement for No. 41 Car Driver Coming Soon …
Of all the dominoes that were expected to fall over the course of the NASCAR Silly Season, only one significant announcement still remains.
Though it won’t come as much of a surprise when that announcement finally comes.
Daniel Suarez has long been expected to be announced as the driver of the No. 41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford in 2019, after Kurt Busch vacated the seat in favor of Chip Ganassi Racing over the offseason.
Suarez was bumped out of his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota seat in favor of 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion Martin Truex Jr. Truex’s championship-winning team — Furniture Row Racing — shut down at the end of the 2018 season.
SportsBusiness Journal’s Adam Stern expects that it won’t be much longer before this last shoe drops ahead of the 2019 season.
Suarez just completed his second full-time season in MENCS, missing the Playoffs and finishing 21st in points.
All four of SHR’s drivers — Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Busch, and Clint Bowyer — finished in the top 12 in points and combined for 12 of the 36 race wins over the course of the 2018 season.
New Race Shop For Germain Racing
In an effort to close the physical distance between themselves and Richard Childress Racing, Germain Racing has moved to a new shop in Welcome, North Carolina. Germain Racing benefits from a technical alliance with RCR, who is headquartered in Welcome.
Germain Racing had resided in Mooresville, North Carolina for the past decade.
“We are committed to our technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing,” team owner Bob Germain said in a team release. “As we prepare for this upcoming season of competition, it is logistically beneficial to be closer to their headquarters. We are looking forward to strengthening our relationships with our alliance teammates in order to advance our engineering strategies and improve on-track performance. This is an exciting move for our team and partners, and I know it will be a valuable one for our overall race program.”
Germain Racing fields the No. 13 Chevrolet with driver Ty Dillon, RCR team owner Richard Childress’ grandson. In his second full-time season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Dillon earned one top-10 result and finished 27th in points.
Rare Update Received on F1 Great Michael Schumacher
After a horrendous ski accident in December of 2013 left arguably the greatest Formula One driver of all time in a coma and, eventually, needing to receive continued care at home, any updates or details on his health and well-being have been far and few between.
On Wednesday, on the eve of Schumacher’s 50th birthday, his wife, Corinna, of 24 years posted a statement on Facebook on behalf of the Schumacher family that read, in part, “You can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him.”
The family asked for continued privacy as they continue to care for their loved one.
In celebration of his 50th birthday, The Official Michael Schumacher App will be released on Thursday and will contain a virtual museum that pays tribute to Schumacher’s many triumphs.
“The app is another milestone in our effort to do justice to him and you, his fans, by celebrating his accomplishments,” the family posted on Facebook.
Schumacher earned seven world championships and 91 Grand Prix victories during his tenure in F1.
Former NASCAR Driver Robby Gordon Returns to Dakar Rally
In what is perhaps the most brutal, challenging motorsports event in the entire world, versatile racecar driver Robby Gordon is returning to compete in the Dakar Rally after a two-year hiatus.
If he takes the overall win, the 50-year-old Gordon will become the first American to do so. The closest he has come was a third-place result in 2009.
Gordon certainly has kept himself busy in between those two years, however. He owns and competes in the Stadium Super Truck Series and is helping his 10-year-old son Max with his own racing career.
His racing pedigree goes much deeper than that, though. Gordon has competed in all three of NASCAR’s national series, CART, IndyCar, and IROC, among others. During his time in NASCAR, he won three races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and one race in the XFINITY Series, with road course racing serving as his specialty.
In a recent interview with Nate Ryan on the NASCAR on NBC podcast, Gordon discussed the possibility of returning to stock car racing.
His last NASCAR race came at Sonoma Raceway in the Cup Series in 2012.
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Announcement for No. 41 Car Driver Coming Soon …
Of all the dominoes that were expected to fall over the course of the NASCAR Silly Season, only one significant announcement still remains.
Though it won’t come as much of a surprise when that announcement finally comes.
Daniel Suarez has long been expected to be announced as the driver of the No. 41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford in 2019, after Kurt Busch vacated the seat in favor of Chip Ganassi Racing over the offseason.
Suarez was bumped out of his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota seat in favor of 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion Martin Truex Jr. Truex’s championship-winning team — Furniture Row Racing — shut down at the end of the 2018 season.
SportsBusiness Journal’s Adam Stern expects that it won’t be much longer before this last shoe drops ahead of the 2019 season.
Suarez just completed his second full-time season in MENCS, missing the Playoffs and finishing 21st in points.
All four of SHR’s drivers — Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola, Busch, and Clint Bowyer — finished in the top 12 in points and combined for 12 of the 36 race wins over the course of the 2018 season.
New Race Shop For Germain Racing
In an effort to close the physical distance between themselves and Richard Childress Racing, Germain Racing has moved to a new shop in Welcome, North Carolina. Germain Racing benefits from a technical alliance with RCR, who is headquartered in Welcome.
Germain Racing had resided in Mooresville, North Carolina for the past decade.
“We are committed to our technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing,” team owner Bob Germain said in a team release. “As we prepare for this upcoming season of competition, it is logistically beneficial to be closer to their headquarters. We are looking forward to strengthening our relationships with our alliance teammates in order to advance our engineering strategies and improve on-track performance. This is an exciting move for our team and partners, and I know it will be a valuable one for our overall race program.”
Germain Racing fields the No. 13 Chevrolet with driver Ty Dillon, RCR team owner Richard Childress’ grandson. In his second full-time season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Dillon earned one top-10 result and finished 27th in points.
Rare Update Received on F1 Great Michael Schumacher
After a horrendous ski accident in December of 2013 left arguably the greatest Formula One driver of all time in a coma and, eventually, needing to receive continued care at home, any updates or details on his health and well-being have been far and few between.
On Wednesday, on the eve of Schumacher’s 50th birthday, his wife, Corinna, of 24 years posted a statement on Facebook on behalf of the Schumacher family that read, in part, “You can be sure that he is in the very best of hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him.”
The family asked for continued privacy as they continue to care for their loved one.
In celebration of his 50th birthday, The Official Michael Schumacher App will be released on Thursday and will contain a virtual museum that pays tribute to Schumacher’s many triumphs.
“The app is another milestone in our effort to do justice to him and you, his fans, by celebrating his accomplishments,” the family posted on Facebook.
Schumacher earned seven world championships and 91 Grand Prix victories during his tenure in F1.
Former NASCAR Driver Robby Gordon Returns to Dakar Rally
In what is perhaps the most brutal, challenging motorsports event in the entire world, versatile racecar driver Robby Gordon is returning to compete in the Dakar Rally after a two-year hiatus.
If he takes the overall win, the 50-year-old Gordon will become the first American to do so. The closest he has come was a third-place result in 2009.
Gordon certainly has kept himself busy in between those two years, however. He owns and competes in the Stadium Super Truck Series and is helping his 10-year-old son Max with his own racing career.
His racing pedigree goes much deeper than that, though. Gordon has competed in all three of NASCAR’s national series, CART, IndyCar, and IROC, among others. During his time in NASCAR, he won three races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and one race in the XFINITY Series, with road course racing serving as his specialty.
In a recent interview with Nate Ryan on the NASCAR on NBC podcast, Gordon discussed the possibility of returning to stock car racing.
His last NASCAR race came at Sonoma Raceway in the Cup Series in 2012.
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