OT Michael Jordan is starting a NASCAR team with Denny Hamlin and his first driver is Bubba Wallace.

Hyped.

 

Bubba Wallace the golfer?

 

And then they went Toyota.... Might as well have went KIA like all things NBA.

 

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You don't want to get me started on that subject.
Go Blazers! Go Niners!

 

They cant "go KIA". Its not a sponsor. Also that's not the real car.

 

I know Kia is not on any chartered teams and will not be the car. It was a joke. Though it seems to be the NBA way.
Up until now Bubba Wallace has been driving Chevy. You would expect nothing else from a Richard Petty Motorsports.
If Jordan honestly wants to make something like this work he would be best to hitch his wagon to Petty and stay Chevrolet at least for the time being. If they honestly decide to go this alone they better stay American made cars.
No don't even go there with this Toyota is made in America crap. Absolutely NOTHING about Toyota is American. Like i said already you don't want to get me started. This is not just an opinion with me. I can blind you with facts and figures of what Japanese car makers have done to this country. Not to mention the gullible people who continue to this day to buy cars made by foreign car makers.

 

Bubba Wallace as the primary driver?

Apparently wants to be the Charlotte Hornets of NASCAR, too.

 

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/bubba-wallace-leaving-richard-petty-motorsports-cup-series

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/24/mic...-team-will-attract-new-sponsors-to-sport.html

 

No, it makes absolutely no sense for Jordan to hitch his team to Chevy and RPM.

1. He's going into business with Denny Hamlin, a Toyota Racing driver.
2. He'll be affiliated with JGR, giving him the ability to build A-grade equipment. RPM builds C-grade equipment at best.

Part of the reason Wallace is leaving RPM is to get into better equipment. Jordan's team affiliating with RPM makes 0 sense, especially with Hamlin having an ownership stake.

 

Bubba has been stuck at RPM. Put him in top-notch equipment and he's likely a playoff driver contending for wins here and there

 

You didn't read that link did you? This is being pushed by Nascar to create some new sponsorship revenue. It has absolutely nothing to do with the car he was driving and even with more money. They are calling him a profitable sponsor source and one that could have brought plenty of money to RPM but in the end he is a driver who is 23rd in points standing and really has not shown he could actually carry a team. So single car it is. Yes it will be Toyota. Like i said. Another Idiot move.

 

How long has RPM been around and how successful have they been? If all they needed was more money to field a top team, someone would have already partnered with them.

I did not think Tony Stewart's ownership team would work and look at it now. Not seeing this "Tiger Woods" effect on NASCAR though. Tiger was special and dominated golf. There is no aspect this new team will have a significant advantage with. Might win a few races and qualify for the playoffs. Do not see it being a true contender.

 

Exactly!
Bubba Wallace is a great story but he isn't a great driver. On top of that the team looks to be choosing Toyota instead of Chevy. Which I personally feel is a mistake.

 

Despite Toyota only having six cars in NASCAR, three of those made the playoffs. I do not think choosing Toyota over Chevy is going to be the problem.

 

Well like i said. It is a problem with me. Buy American! Quit promoting Foreign Car Manufacturers. And by all means QUIT BUYING THEIR CARS!