Matts on Trackside Live now.
Junior said in an interview he likes Hmiel as a crew chief, but hinted he was needed more in other areas of DEI. That opens door for Junior to go back to Eury, Jr. and his old #8 crew. It also leaves an opening at the helm of the old #15 crew (current #8 crew) for Riser as chief, and Robot as driver.
Robot was not believable on Trackside, saying all is hunk-dory with him and Roush. Everyone was laughing when he said it, including himself. Even Rusty pointed out that things are askew when the owner is no longer consulting you about team changes. And Kenseth is supposed to be Senior Driver on the team after MM is gone? I think Roush is putting his chips behind Rubberhead. The only genuineness was when Robot was talking about being partnered with Riser.
NOTE: Trackpass has a video of Biffle and Rubberhead talking about how great everything is at Roush. Where was Robot? (I tried to play the video to see if he was in it, but it wouldn't play.)
DEI's Richie Gilmore says he has a two week window for everything to come down. I wouldn't be surprised DEI and Roush are already talking about a buy-out of Robot's contract.
It just all makes too much sense.
If in two weeks DEI announces they have signed Leffler or SlowCasey, and it wasn't Robot, I will be so angry I will drink a six-pack of Coors Light!