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Yeah, this really is the right time for Ford to be doing this. I think Brad retires a few years before Logano, but they do have some aging drivers on the Cup side of things. Need to start now so they are ready when they are needed

@koiithepuppeteer love the Ambrose appreciation. Made a video a while back breaking down his stats and making the case that he might be the GOAT of road courses in NASCAR. The stats he put up in mid tier equipment were just unreal. Super under appreciated driver

@RuffMotorsports93 I didn't really like him in supercars but i feel he was ment for nascar

@ can’t speak to super cars very well, but I certainly loved having him in NASCAR

It still wouldn’t shock me if that happens in the next few years. Not that I think it is the most likely thing to happen, but I think it is something that certainly could happen

@@John-kx3ng I agree, I think that’s the best way to think of them at this point. And really, there is nothing wrong with that in my mind

@@joshchilds1473 Gen 4 was peak NASCAR

Those cars were very well racey And they were allowed to work on the body and suspension. This new car is a joke.

I think that’s the ideal path. I just don’t think they have a strong enough structure or investment in place for it to be exactly that at this point, but I would love to see some sort of system like that.

Approve of the moves they are making?

@ Yes

Cool. Like I said in the video, I’m a Toyota guy, not a Ford guy, but I like that Ford is making these moves because I think NASCAR is healthier when all of its manufacturers are at the top of their game

Oh like I said in the video, I have been very critical of Ford’s driver development in the past. I certainly think they have the weakest program of the three manufacturers. But I think this is a very good step in the right direction. You’re right though, Briscoe is a serious loss (I’m expecting him to win at least a couple of races at JGR this year) and it was wild to me that they almost let pettiness get in the way of success with Zane

Thank you! It’s been a while since I’ve done anything on current events, but I was thinking about this the other day and wanted to see what other people thought!

I think that is exactly the right strategy for them. Toyota’s biggest problem is its logjam, which has gotten a bit better in the last couple of years, but is still a bit of a problem. I mean, did Creed or Chandler Smith really have a real shot at a Cup Series ride with a Toyota team? I really don’t think so.

​@@RuffMotorsports93If they set the xfinity field on fire, yes. But Creed can't get a win (chevy dumped him for the same thing) and Chandler doesn't win enough to overcome his blatant maturity issues.

@RuffMotorsports93 maybe the tricon 56 car that truex is driving could become an additional Toyota cup car down the road. I'd like to see Corey Heim get some races in that car this season.

Maybe it will be in the long run, but I think Toyota’s focus needs to be on Legacy for right now in the Cup Series. I think Heim likely ends up at Legacy in a couple of years or maybe in the 11 if Denny steps away to focus on ownership sooner than I think he will

Marketing for Hass machine shop and a tax write off

I think that is how he probably sees it (or at least 60% of how he sees it) based on his comments but I think there’s a chance that it could be both if Ford decides to make the team a useful tool for themselves and make it financially beneficial for him in the process. Two sides may have different goals but are able to work to each others benefit

they could play a key role, provided they *stay* a ford team.

That remaining with Ford bit is the big if for me. Like I said in the video, I wouldn’t be shocked if Toyota tried peeling them off if they decide they want to expand again. Also, I would think Haas would be a prime target for any potential fourth manufacturer coming in

Added to the list !

So, he would be on the list but, I didn’t start following NASCAR until October of 2001, just months after he died. So I just missed getting to watch him (much to my eternal disappointment). Sure, no one watching this video would ever be able to prove I never watched him, but I would know I was lying about it and feel disrespectful for it

Unfortunately, because of his stupidity on the track he's now planted 6 ft. under !! Had he been up there trying to win the 2001 Daytona 500 instead of doing all that blocking he would probably still be racing !! With all the blocking that goes on I'm surprised that there haven't been a lot more killed since Dale's wreck !! After his death & my NASCAR hero Gordon retiring I lost all interest in the sport !! Had rather watch reruns of those great races of the 70's-90's than this crap nowadays !! Thanks to the idiot officials in charge the sport has gone to hell in a handbasket !! You can watch a race nowadays & in the grandstands there are empty seats everywhere !! The sport is like the Old Grey Mare--"IT SURE AS HELL AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE" !!!🏁🏁

Stay tuned for more!

Conceptually, I agree with you, the idea of a lifetime contract is wild. There would have to be an immense amount of trust that the driver is going to retire at the appropriate time. But in this case, it seems to have worked out.

@RuffMotorsports93 yea, lifetime contract that you can't re-negotiate the pay or conditions? Oh but then you have an owner that just owns you, it sounds like the makings of somebody would fake their death to get out of it

That’s actually would’ve been interesting to see

Yeah, there are a lot of problems across NASCAR today but I think one of the big ones that takes away from drivers’ showing personality. Tony Stewart said in an interview at one point that back in the early 2000s there were more Fortune 500 companies that wanted to be on cars than there were cars in the field. Today, that money is basically impossible to get, so I I’d say they have to keep personalities contained out of fear of losing funding. And that takes away from the sport

I grew up a Tony Stewart fan, I miss watching him on Sundays

@@mattburke9554 he’s on my list! Stay tuned for more!

@@ic3man thanks for the ideas! You put a lot of thought into that one!

@@RuffMotorsports93 you could also do harvick wins the 500 in 07 and harvicks first win

@@RuffMotorsports93 and you could also do dale srs last win

Oh I don’t think I can bring myself to do the 07 Daytona 500. I was cheering For Mark so hard in that moment…

@@RuffMotorsports93 yeah. youre right, but it was rcrs first win at daytona since dale srs passing

I would settle for the original 10 driver chase format from 04, but I’d really rather go back to the Winston Cup format

I’m a little less than half his age and in pretty good shape and yet Mark Martin is to this day more jacked than I ever have been or likely will be

The gen 4 era was peak NASCAR, change my mind haha

So, he would be on the list but, I didn’t start following NASCAR until October of 2001, just months after he died. So I just missed getting to watch him (much to my eternal disappointment). Sure, no one watching this video would ever be able to prove I never watched him, but I would know I was lying about it and feel disrespectful for it

@RuffMotorsports93 oh that makes sense, instartednwatching in 2016, but watching him or reading bought him on old races is sick

@@roymcdre9180 as much as I love Mark Martin, I actually will give you that point. The Mark Martin of 10-11 was not the same as 09 Mark. The original plan was that Mark would run full time for the 09 season and then split the car with Brad in 10 so they could work him into that seat full-time. I think NASCAR looks different if they stuck to that plan. I’ve actually thought of making a video on that before