lame ducks

any thoughts on penske cars not being as strong due 2 them switching 2 fords next yr??   think that leaves r.gordon as the only dodge in the sport...

I just read this, and I was worried about the same thing.

Not sure how long it will be until we start noticing a difference.

I was listening to the show on the nascar station chanel 90 sirus radio. 

   i say fade them!!!!

I knew it was silly of me to think Allmendinger could find a stable situation!

Something to look at is the Dodge reaction.  If they aren't super excited to be in the sport, they may throw in the towel for this season.  However, I'm going to look at what Dodge says.  If they want to be a major contender on a major team, they may look at the rest of the year as an audition, and they could be motivated to have their cars finish well. 

Don't forget Keselowski's success at the end of the year last year...it's not like the current Dodge cars are junk. 

Some of the tracks on the circuit aren't totally dependent on the car set up.  The shorter tracks come down more to the driver ability as opposed to the car. 

Last point, the drivers and teams are competitive and they know their jobs are on the line all the time.  The people aren't going to work any less harder...if anything they may be working harder knowing they have premier equipment coming in next year wanting to be on Penske's good side. 

I'll be watching closely...if they throw some cupcake matchups against the Penske cars on tracks that aren't dependent so much on the car setup, that could be some prime opportunity to back them.

^ Absolutely agree. If we do see a change in performance on the track, it's not going to be instant.