[TidesHoss32]

i respect your opinions, I really do. Although the only gripe I have with what you write is, of all things, the JJ Yeley comment, lol...I think Yeley will be a fine driver with another year or so under his belt. He's made some huge strides this year and I think he'll continue to be better. I agree with you that he wont be championship material, but I still have my doubts that Junior will ever win a championship as well. I think Junior is a GOOD driver, not a GREAT driver. I do think he's in a much better position now, but like I said, practically anything is better than DEI. I still believe that Hendrick got the best end of the deal, and thats just because he can get rid of that pain in the ass Kyle Busch, among everything else..I absolutely agree with you that Alan Gustafson is a great crew chief, and will benefit Junior greatly. Junior needs to break away from ALL FAMILY. As far as the comparison to JGR/Hendrick, Id still go with Gibbs though, lol..Gordon and Johnson are champions, yes, but give it a little time and we can say the same about Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin. All in all though, its been an eye opening turn of events for NASCAR this week..

I don't think so. For Junior to move to JGR, that operation would have had to start a fourth team from scratch (meaning unknown chemistry, no owner's points to fall back on and unproven equipment). The 5 operation is a known quantity, and Alan Gustafson is a helluva crew chief. You're also looking at the probability of a sponsor with shallower pockets than Anheuser Busch.



No, he isn't. He will never win at the Cup level.



You are definitely on to something there. He's very aware of the comparisons fans make between him and his late father, mainly because he makes those comparisons himself and far more harshly than you do. A new-from-scratch team at RCR would also face the same problems as a new-from-scratch team at Gibbs.

My guess is that the National Guard deal goes away from the 25 after this year (all military sponsorships are year-to-year), with the Kellogg's/Carquest colors going there. The 5 team is where Hendrick Motorsports started (with Geoff Bodine, ironically) and I guarantee Hendrick wants that team to be a marquee operation again.