Dec 03 2008
What will happen to DEI team points?
Since the conception of the top-35 rule began, teams inside the coveted spot have one thing everyone else wants — a guaranteed spot in each race. Well each race until they fall out.
The season ended with a more exciting race between who would finish inside the top-35 then who would win the championship [for those who missed it, Jimmy ‘Three Peat’ Johnson won it for the 3rd time in row].
Dale Earnhard Incorporated’s merge with Ganassi Racing provides two extra teams in that golden range. With the closure of the #15 team — Paul Menard bolted with his daddy’s sponsorship to Yates — and the #01 team, the newly formed Earnhardt-Ganassi teams will have a valuable commodity to sell off…
It just so happens there are several teams out there looking to ‘purchase’ those points…
The two most notably could be Richard Childress who is fielding a 4th team — the #33 with Clint Bowyer — and Tony Stewart has ventured into ownership with his new Stewart-Haas Racing and needs points for one of his cars.
Stewart, however, is not in dire need of the extra points because he would be the most recent past-champion without a gauranteed spot in the first five races and should be set making the field.
Childress on the other hand brought in General Mills as the sponsor of the #33 and wants to guarantee their big bucks will be displayed each Sunday. Though Bowyer is a heck of a qualifier and should have no problem, Daytona qualifying can be tricky — unless you sit on the front row, you are forced to ‘race’ your way in.
Childress’ best bet — spend the money and buy points from somewhere…
Other teams on the outside looking for points include:
#47 [was #00] — Marcos Ambrose — Waltrip Racing
#10 — Reed Sorenson — Gillett Racing
#77 — Hornish — Penske Racing
#96 —Unknown Driver for 09 — Hall of Fame Racing
#21 — Unknown Driver for 09 — Wood Brothers Racing
#45 — Probably Chad McCumbee — Petty Racing
None of these teams appear to have the financial ability to purchase the points, which I’m sure will come at a hefty price, nor do they have the sponsorship to participate full-time as of right now.
Look for someone… somewhere to jump at the chance of purchasing the spot in the top-35 — if NASCAR allows it.
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I’m a big Gillett fan myself so Im hoping Reed gets some points from somewhere. Also hoping they get rid of Dodge and switch to something else even Toyota would be better haha