Daytona 500: 21 Days and Counting
Sunday, January 27th, 2008 12:02pm CST
By Luke, Thunder Lounge
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J.J. Yeley
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Car Number: 18
- Crew Chief: Steve Addington
- Sponsor: Interstate Batteries
- Points: 21st :: 3456 :: -3267
- Starts: 36
- Poles: 1
- Wins: 0
- Top 5’s: 1
- Top 10’s: 3
- Winnings: $4,329,000
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2008 Preview
- Organization: Hall of Fame Racing
- Car Number: 96
- Crew Chief: Brandon Thomas
- Sponsor: DLP/Texas Instruments
Mums the word on J.J. Yeley for 2007. While his other two teammates tore it up, and easily made the Chase, J.J. Yeley finished out of the Top-20 (21st driver, 22nd owner) in points. It wasn’t surprising that when a top driver (Kyle Busch) became available, that J.J. Yeley was brushed aside for the hopes that Kyle Busch would be the one to return the #18 team back into the power of its glory days with Bobby Labonte.
For 2008 J.J. Yeley doesn’t necessarily leave the organization as a whole, it’s more like going over to your cousin’s house (for lack of an easier description), as he moves over to Hall of Fame Racing to replace Tony Raines.
Tony Raines kept the #96 in the Top-35, so J.J. Yeley will definitely be in the first 5 races.
As Hall of Fame follows Joe Gibbs to Toyota, after all HoF is a satellite team of Gibbs, there are a few uncertainties. While there isn’t much doubt that JGR will be competitive, can the same be said for Hall of Fame? While one would think that their move should produce similar results, one can only speculate that they really had no other option available to them. They are so deeply embeded into the JGR process, that trying to go against the grain on that would be Top-35 suicide.
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Filed Under: Drivers, Hall of Fame Racing #96, J.J. Yeley, Joe Gibbs Racing #18, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Sprint Cup, Teams
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Saturday January 19, 2008
12:06pm CST
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Tony Raines
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2007 Stats
- Organization: Hall of Fame Racing
- Car Number: 96
- Crew Chief: Brandon Thomas
- Sponsor: DLP/Texas Instruments
- Points: 29th :: 2920 :: -3803
- Starts: 34
- Poles: 0
- Wins: 0
- Top 5’s: 0
- Top 10’s: 1
- Winnings: $3,286,350
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2008 Preview
- Organization: TBD
- Car Number: TBD
- Crew Chief: TBD
- Sponsor: TBD
Lots of things went on with Hall of Fame Racing in 2007.
They sold majority ownership to two executives from the Arizona Diamond backs, followed Joe Gibbs Racing to Toyota, as well as dropping Tony Raines in favor of J.J. Yeley when he was released from Joe Gibbs Racing in favor of Kyle Busch.
For now, there haven’t been any announcements for Tony’s 2008 plans. For the Tony Raines fans out there, be sure to check his site for updates. As a note to their web folks, thanks for using SMF for your forum!
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Filed Under: Drivers, Hall of Fame Racing #96, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Teams, Tony Raines
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday September 4, 2007
2:41pm CDT
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As a quick follow up to the Support Kenny piece, it’s now official that Tony Raines is looking for a job, and that indeed J.J. Yeley will move to Hall of Fame Racing starting in 2008, and continue through the 2010 season.
Speaking of 2010, do you think NASCAR will dub the 2010 season as “The year we make contact”?
Nah, by then they’ll probably be penalizing drivers for that, too.
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Filed Under: Drivers, Hall of Fame Racing #96, J.J. Yeley, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Teams, Tony Raines
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