|
Posted on 11/21/2008 5:30:10 PM PST by WestCoastGal
|
In Tough Economy, Gordon Would Consider Salary Cut
Back in the early 1990s, California-born Jeff Gordon caught a wave. The four-time Sprint Cup champion has ridden the surge of NASCAR’s popularity to a 37th-place ranking in this year’s Celebrity 100 as selected by Forbes magazine, which lists Gordon’s annual income, including endorsements, at $32 million, a figure Gordon says is overblown.
http://www.race2win.net/
You all have to see this, be sure sound is on your computer.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f379/jojolinz/?action=view¤t=2007Dancinglights.flv
Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.
‘In honor of this holy season’ Saint Peter said, ‘You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.’
The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. ‘It represents a candle’, he said.
‘You may pass through the pearly gates’ Saint Peter said.
The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, ‘They’re bells.’
Saint Peter said ‘You may pass through the pearly gates’.
The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a pair of women’s panties.
St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, ‘And just what do those symbolize?’
The man replied, ‘These are Carols.’
And So The Christmas Season Begins......
Trade salary for ownership rights maybe?
Thanks for the pics.
giggle......that was funny!
and thank you for all the pics above, great stuff!
Having CY there was most awesome.....good move on someone's part!
That actually was a surprise to JJ.
I wish I had stayed up for it.
NASHVILLE – November 11, 2008 – The story behind NASCAR is presented in first-person accounts by the people who lived it in the new film RIDE OF THEIR LIVES, produced by CMT FILMS and NASCAR Media Group, premiering on Saturday, December 13 at 9:00 p.m., on CMT.
Narrated by Kevin Costner, the film includes new, exclusive interviews with famed NASCAR personalities Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, and tells the story of how family dynamics weaved a thread through a half-century of racing. In RIDE OF THEIR LIVES, the history and heroes of NASCAR are brought to life through the men and women who lived the dream. They tell NASCAR’s history which is a story of family bonds and personal struggles, rebellion and teamwork. These are the threads that weave through the sport’s first 60 years and a half-century of Daytona 500 races. From the moonshine runners of the Postwar Years, to the superstars of the 21ST Century, THE RIDE OF THEIR LIVES celebrates a sport that grew from humble Southern roots to become a national spectacle.
RIDE OF THEIR LIVES features never before seen footage spanning NASCAR’s entire history from the archives of NASCAR Media Group, as well as the final interview with Bill France, Jr., former NASCAR President (1972-2000) and son of NASCAR Founder Bill France. Other drivers spotlighted in the film include Dale Earnhardt, Kyle Petty, Tim Richmond and Wendell Scott.
already pinged the list to thread below
linking this in here ..
Sponsor Exodus From Troubled Nascar Nation
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2145631/posts
Cruise did Days of Thunder and Top Gun and now wants all of us to think he’s butch. I doubt he’d know a restrictor plate from a salad plate.
LOL That’s funny!!
Kyle has no clue about what is up at PE: If you want to know what’s going down at Petty Enterprises these days, don’t ask Kyle Petty. So says Kyle Petty, son of Richard and grandson of Lee, who founded the race organization in Level Cross, N.C., in 1949. Richard Petty is part owner of Petty Enterprises, which currently is in merger discussions with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. Petty Enterprises entered into a partnership agreement with outside investment firm Boston Ventures this past May. “I don’t work for Petty Enterprises,” Kyle Petty said Monday. “When they did their deal and sold to Boston Ventures, Chad [McCumbee] was going to drive the second car and Bobby [Labonte] was going to drive the first car; they pretty much let me know there wasn’t a place for me there going into ‘09. My deal runs out at the end of the year, but I don’t go over there [to the shop in Mooresville, N.C.] because I don’t work there. It was a different business and it got into a different place than where Boston Ventures wanted to be — and I just don’t think they have the stomach for it. It’s their company and they can do with it what they want to. That’s the way it works.”
When Boston Ventures came on board, Richard Petty said he would still be heavily involved in the day-to-day operation of Petty Enterprises. But Kyle Petty made it sound as if those from the investment company are pulling most of the strings for the organization now. “I don’t know what the division is, and it’s got nothing to do with me because it’s my father’s company,” Kyle said. “So it’s between Richard Petty and Boston Ventures. Me talking about it is about like anybody else talking about it from the outside looking in. I was not privy to any of the meetings. I was not a part of it. Once David Zucker took over as CEO, then I was out of the loop. So I’ve got no skin in this game.”
So for now, Kyle Petty is just another Cup driver without a ride for 2009. He’s looking at possibly not suiting up to drive any Cup races for the first time since 1979 — when he ran five races for Petty Enterprises at the age of 18, and Richard won the last of his seven championships. “I’m going to do my six TV races for Turner [Sports],” Kyle said. “I’m still working with SPEED, doing [the] Tradin’ Paint [show] and I’ll be able to do a couple different things with them, maybe with the Grand American division or a couple other things. I’m just going to take a step back and see what goes on, and see where the sport goes and see where motorsports goes for the next little bit and try to figure out what I’m going to do. I’m going to run the 24-hour [Rolex] race at Daytona. That may be my only race of the year; maybe I’ll run more races. I don’t know what I’m doing. If the right opportunity came along, I think I’m like Bill Elliott. I’m not ready to retire. I may not be there every week, but I don’t consider myself retired. You know what I mean? So if the right opportunity came along where I thought we could be competitive, with the right leadership and the right group, I think I would be [interested]. But right now, just [looking at it] as a sports fan over the last eight or 10 years, it’s a business decision. If somebody has the money — if you have the sponsorship and you have the dollars — it’s easier to find something. But right now, there aren’t a lot of people out there with money.”(in part from NASCAR.com)(12-9-2008)
What would diehard Nascar fans think of Kyle Petty driving for the Wood Brothers? It may happen.
Per Jayski:
Sirius Speedway has learned that DEI-Ganassi Racing is making a serious push to add another sponsor to its lineup, in an effort to avoid the possible loss of driver #1-Martin Truex, Jr., and sponsor, Bass Pro Shops. Language in the contracts of both Truex and Bass Pro Shops reportedly requires DEI to field at least two fulltime teammates for Truex next season, and with only Aric Almirola’s unsponsored #8 car likely to return, sources say DEI had little choice but to merge with Ganassi, in an effort to retain their only funded driver. The merged DEI-Ganassi stable now includes Truex’s Bass Pro Shops-sponsored #1, Juan Pablo Montoya’s #42 with partial sponsorship from Wrigley’s, the #41 car with Target sponsorship, and Almirola’s unsponsored #8. Sources say the [Ganassi] team made a major push recently to upgrade Fastenal’s Nationwide Series sponsorship to a Sprint Cup deal, but were left high and dry when Fastenal declined the offer in order to begin discussions with another major NASCAR team [no word who].
Speculation centers on Stewart-Haas Racing getting Truex and Bass Pro Shops, with Truex teaming with #14-Tony Stewart and #39-Ryan Newman. Stewart said weeks ago that his team is not looking to field a third car next season, and team spokesman Mike Arning echoed those thoughts today. “We would obviously have to take a good, hard look at a situation like that, but I think we would be hard-pressed to make it happen,” said Arning. “We have a lot to prove to people next year; specifically that we can compete right out of the box as a two-car team. Adding a third car at this late date would be extremely difficult, and while it’s obviously not my call, my guess is that it might be too much to take on.”(Sirius Speedway/Motorsports Soapbox)(12-9-2008)
There will be some major changes happening this year in Nascar, as well as all through the country. Remains to be seen just how much fun it is or isn’t.
Thanks for the updates.
Best be careful. That blue on the radar is sneaking up behind you!
I know, I’ve been fighting the wind and rain since I got home. It will be snow later maybe.
I’m off to the big city tomorrow, so nothing better stick to the ground. It’s pouring right now.
I covered the plants outside, now they will be wet and freeze. :(
All we have is wind at the moment and the bottom falling out of the temp.
It shouldn’t stick, but you never know. Be careful manana.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
