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So Tony Stewart has been granted his wish - he's been released from his Joe Gibbs Racing contract effective at the end of the year.
The presumption is that the Stewart-Haas Racing deal will be announced later this week and that Newman will be the other driver (talk is ongoing as to whether the sponsor for Newman will be Burger King or Jack Daniels).
More importantly, though, is the unasked question on everyone's minds: but what about Zippy!?!?!?!?!
ETA: *is crying* Okay, so I told![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tourofduty to be all positive and stuff, but word is that he got his wish to be let go if he agreed to not take any crew (meaning, Zippy). NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! People, do you KNOW what Gibbs has just done to the racing universe? Who will calm Tony down when he gets mad? Who will run interference? (Yes, I'm honestly pissed that Zippy and Tony can be no more. They're like peanut butter and jelly. And yes, Tony is jelly and Zippy is peanut butter.)
(Oh yeah, and ESPN is reporting that the deal will make Stewart the highest paid driver in NASCAR. As a Junior fan, I say "thank you!" Because dear god, I get that sponsors pay a big portion and all, but really, multiple championship drivers should really be paid more. They should be getting that attention. Yes, I'm saying that I'd prefer Jeffy, Jimmie and Tony get more money because they've won multiple championships. I'm a nice person! They merit getting more money! But Junior totally deserves more money than Kurt Busch. *g*)
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On a side note, I squealed when they had the thing explaining Wide Open Coverage at the beginning of Saturday night's race. Stewart and Biffle, side by side! With a wee Jamie!
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Also, I want one of these.
So Tony Stewart has been granted his wish - he's been released from his Joe Gibbs Racing contract effective at the end of the year.
The presumption is that the Stewart-Haas Racing deal will be announced later this week and that Newman will be the other driver (talk is ongoing as to whether the sponsor for Newman will be Burger King or Jack Daniels).
More importantly, though, is the unasked question on everyone's minds: but what about Zippy!?!?!?!?!
ETA: *is crying* Okay, so I told
tourofduty to be all positive and stuff, but word is that he got his wish to be let go if he agreed to not take any crew (meaning, Zippy). NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! People, do you KNOW what Gibbs has just done to the racing universe? Who will calm Tony down when he gets mad? Who will run interference? (Yes, I'm honestly pissed that Zippy and Tony can be no more. They're like peanut butter and jelly. And yes, Tony is jelly and Zippy is peanut butter.) (Oh yeah, and ESPN is reporting that the deal will make Stewart the highest paid driver in NASCAR. As a Junior fan, I say "thank you!" Because dear god, I get that sponsors pay a big portion and all, but really, multiple championship drivers should really be paid more. They should be getting that attention. Yes, I'm saying that I'd prefer Jeffy, Jimmie and Tony get more money because they've won multiple championships. I'm a nice person! They merit getting more money! But Junior totally deserves more money than Kurt Busch. *g*)
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On a side note, I squealed when they had the thing explaining Wide Open Coverage at the beginning of Saturday night's race. Stewart and Biffle, side by side! With a wee Jamie!
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Also, I want one of these.
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