Because he was so consistent. He got only 2 DNF’s, the lowest of all of the full time drivers that year. He also finished 26th in points, and that was a career high for him until he bopped it in 2020.
I don't think it was a funding issue, I think Bob Levine shut down operations because he basically had no control over the team once Toyota signed on, Levine probably wanted to keep Matt Dibenedetto but Toyota executives overruled him saying Christopher Bell has to be in the car since LFR was aligned with JGR
Even though it was their last season, I'd give C. Bell a 10 for effort, he tried so damn hard to atleast get them to victory lane atleast once, There's a few times that 95 was bad fast this year like at New Hampshire but then blowing a tire, Texas chase race but then finishing Top 5 (👏👏LFR you won't be forgotten) ✌️✌️
Bob told me on twitter that he could possibly comeback to the sport as a team, i asked if he would come back as a sponsor but he said no only as a team
First Furniture Row Racing, Now Leavine Family Racing, what's next Gaunt brothers racing, Let's go to JGR HQ I bet they have an answer,23XI Racing is certainly not going anywhere anytime soon because MJ has enough money to feed Joe Gibbs for decades to come 🤔🤔
They were getting better over the last several years.sucks to see another team go.How bout a rise and fall of Chicagoland Speedway since I don't know if its ever coming back and I heard it may be torn down.
That was one of the worst teams in NASCAR history, most of the races were from "Start and Park" and with mediocre drivers like Jhonny Chapman (nationwide), Josh Wise
Poor Leavine they were a decent dare I say good team but they just could never get that win same with Germain in cup when Casey Mears drove it not Ty he had some moments but it's sad when Paul Mernard the definition of meh outshines you.
I thought they were going to be the next Furniture Row, aligning themselves with top teams to become more competitive and putting better and better drivers in their cars, but unfortunately their fate went the same that FRR did.
Im pretty saddened by this but i guess im gonna have to move on, each year they have been in the cup series i have liked them, they even produced one of the best crashes in nascar history i think in 2014 at the glen with newman
Crazy thing I noticed in this video, LFR finished 2nd to several JGR cars...and JGR and Toyota might ask them to swap out drivers so anther JGR driver could rise into the top tier. With 2311 coming on next season, I see them finishing 2nd to JGR....if the car climbs that high during the race. If 2311 wins with a JGR car in 2nd, it would be because what the fans and press would be saying about keeping Bubba down as a driver [sorry about the rant]
Is it just me or is there a trend going on with Toyota and gibbs any team that aligns with gibbs shuts down and is absorbed by gibbs . I know 23x1 is Hamlin but seriously they are really Joe gibbs teams. He just found a way around owning more than 4 teams
I feel LFR's fall is to do with JGR. How many drivers careers has Joe Gibbs pretty much screwed over in the past few years? Oh yeah, I can name a few Daniel Suarez, replaced by Martin Truex Jr in the 19. Matt Kenseth, replaced by Eric Jones in the 20. Matt D, replaced by Christopher Bell in the 95, which resulted in Matt going to Wood Brothers. And now? Eric Jones, replaced by Christopher Bell in the 20. I call favoritism on the part of JGR.
But is it a conspiracy theroy against LFR? Joe Gibbs Racing already bought out Furniture Row because of the competition now that LFR is gaining traction, JGR takes Christopher Bell from them and now they have to shut down. Another team shuts down because of Joe Gibbs
Bell did win a truck championship with KBM and finished well with JGR in Xfinity every year. So I believe Kyle put in word for JGR to bring Bell in and since he had already been on the team it was a no brainer I think that they should have have dropped to xfinity and be an xfinity team or be part time cup
Great video. It seems like any team that Team has a technical alliance Joe Gibbs racing. Goes out of business quickly. Furniture Row won a championship then before the next season ended Furniture Row announced they were closing forever. There were comments from Team owner Barney Visser about the high cost of winning. The team was losing money because the amount of money Joe Gibbs charged them and TRD engines. Then Toyota goes onto Leavine family racing 2 seasons with Joe Gibbs alliance there out business. If I was starting a team I wouldn't ever go with Toyota Even though they want more cup teams then just 6. TRD supplies the engines for the cars they Leese the engines to the teams. Of course JGR tweaks the engines. Getting back to starting a team myself first thing I would do is get a Technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports. Look at Stewart-Hass after they left there alliance with Hendrick by switching to Ford. No Championships they won in 2011 And 2014 championships with Stewart and Harvick. Yeah Kevin Harvick had 9 wins but by the end of the 2020 season you could see Ford falling behind and Nascar made a rule change to take away whatever Stewart-Hass was doing with their rear wheel wells
Fun fact: McDowell completed more laps than any other driver in 2017.
Michael McDowell would be the 2017 champion if the season was ran on the 70s points
Did not know this!
If we still used the 1950s 60s and points format, he would have finished top five in the points standings.
What how?😅
Because he was so consistent. He got only 2 DNF’s, the lowest of all of the full time drivers that year. He also finished 26th in points, and that was a career high for him until he bopped it in 2020.
Never knew LFR was once “aligned” with Penske!
They were when they were still a ford manufacture
It's crazy how LFR dies like this, but teams like Rick Ware Racing are still around.
$$$$$$
#FireStevePhelps
Furniture Row: *Joins Toyota and leaves a year later*
Leavine Family: *Joins Toyota and leaves a year later*
Big oofs...
Furniture row was with toyota for 3 years lol
@@jeremyknox1 23XI Racing: uh oh
@@Slidejob01 WE HAVE MONEY
Furniture row joined in 2016 and left in 2018 that’s 2 years
@@hunterhasting2304 3 lol they raced in 2016, 2017, and shut down after running in 2018
Back in the day, they were one of my favorite “start-and-park” teams.
What if LFR won at Bristol? Maybe they would've had the funds to keep going.... :(
Most likely not but I wish they had
DiBenedetto has a bad luck y.
I don't think it was a funding issue, I think Bob Levine shut down operations because he basically had no control over the team once Toyota signed on, Levine probably wanted to keep Matt Dibenedetto but Toyota executives overruled him saying Christopher Bell has to be in the car since LFR was aligned with JGR
@@brandonsettle8089 JRG kill Toyota teams.
Furniture Row won the championship and couldn't come up with the funds to keep going. Not at the level they were at, at the time, anyway.
Ideas.
Petty Enterprises
AK Racing
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Junior Johnson & Associates
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Even though it was their last season, I'd give C. Bell a 10 for effort, he tried so damn hard to atleast get them to victory lane atleast once, There's a few times that 95 was bad fast this year like at New Hampshire but then blowing a tire, Texas chase race but then finishing Top 5 (👏👏LFR you won't be forgotten) ✌️✌️
Michigan when he was P2 and blew ANOTHER tire, Christopher did a great job this year
Bell had a good season, but everyone says he was bad because of his horrible start
@@DepravedCoTApologist Exactly
hopefully christopher bell can find success in the future
RIP Leavine Family Racing 😟😟
Scott speed at Daytona: bright and colorful
Scott speed at martinsville: *DEATH*
“IT’S NOT A PHASE, MOM!!!!!”
Bob told me on twitter that he could possibly comeback to the sport as a team, i asked if he would come back as a sponsor but he said no only as a team
I think LFR was more of a rise, and then fall straight off a cliff face.
I'll see you in 10 years for the Rise and Fall of 2311 Racing
Am I the only one who thinks dannys accent and nascar just go together so good 😂 love it man keep up the good work buddy!
It’s not Southern enough, so no
@@unexceptxble1871 😂😂👌 it’s just a joke man
@@unexceptxble1871 sorry. Let me put a chaw of backer in mah mouth next time. Hopefully that’ll be more southern.
@@thechamp8162 nah I’m sayin in general
@@DannyBTalks love it man brilliant 😂😂
What about the Rise and Fall of Brad Keselowski Racing? That was a decent truck team!
What happened to them anyways
Funding was the problem
It seems like Toyota is chewing up small teams and spitting them out to the point of ruining careers
This one is mostly COVID
@@drdoofenshirts9738 Wrong Joe Gibbs had them in a tight spot even before covid
GIbbs wants a monopoly on Toyotas. Plus the TRD program is an absolute joke
It costs alot of money to be a competitive toyota team and some teams just cant afford it
Kasey Kahne was originally supposed to run the 95 in 2019, but ya know, 2018 happened
I Love Michael Mcdowell's 2015 Larry The Lobster Car. I Have A Diecast Of It In 1 64
Does Anybody Else Have Michael Mcdowell's 2015 Larry The Lobster Car In Diecast?
Nice
5:23 "That's got to be the best pirate i've ever seen."
I think that’s supposed to be a movie car tribute. Idk for sure though
I miss the K-Love cars for McDowell.
Makes me wonder, what would've happened had they ditched the cup series and went truck racing 🤔
First Furniture Row Racing, Now Leavine Family Racing, what's next Gaunt brothers racing, Let's go to JGR HQ I bet they have an answer,23XI Racing is certainly not going anywhere anytime soon because MJ has enough money to feed Joe Gibbs for decades to come 🤔🤔
Unless thd 23XI teams performance is only mid pack. Nobody wants to pay that much money for a team thats gonna run 11-25 each week.
Toyota teams in NASCAR are cursed, except for Gibbs.
They were getting better over the last several years.sucks to see another team go.How bout a rise and fall of Chicagoland Speedway since I don't know if its ever coming back and I heard it may be torn down.
I woke up at the right time
You should do a rise and fall of the #98 PPR I think it was like Phil Parsons racing
That was one of the worst teams in NASCAR history, most of the races were from "Start and Park" and with mediocre drivers like Jhonny Chapman (nationwide), Josh Wise
The Rise and Fall of N2SC4R
I don't know what you think but for me this is the real life McQueen
Poor Leavine they were a decent dare I say good team but they just could never get that win same with Germain in cup when Casey Mears drove it not Ty he had some moments but it's sad when Paul Mernard the definition of meh outshines you.
Can we get an F in the chat for Lavien Family Race.
F
F
Hey bud you spelled it wrong its Levine, But its okay
*Leavine F
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“Lavien Family Race” sorry but it’s hilarious
Yeah, Elliot had no business winning the 2020 championship. He won under the most unfair and random points format the sport has ever seen.
I thought they were going to be the next Furniture Row, aligning themselves with top teams to become more competitive and putting better and better drivers in their cars, but unfortunately their fate went the same that FRR did.
5:26 wow! that car is awesome!
damn a fire has gotta suck trying to build a cup team
Im pretty saddened by this but i guess im gonna have to move on, each year they have been in the cup series i have liked them, they even produced one of the best crashes in nascar history i think in 2014 at the glen with newman
Rise and Fall: Germain Racing
@DannyBTalks Video idea the Rise and Fall of Fanvision Entertainment.
Matty D should have won Bristol
Yeah but washed up newman happened
@@randomkdm I'm a Dibby fan but to be fair if he had won it would have knocked Newman out of the playoffs
Am going to miss this team
Crazy thing I noticed in this video, LFR finished 2nd to several JGR cars...and JGR and Toyota might ask them to swap out drivers so anther JGR driver could rise into the top tier. With 2311 coming on next season, I see them finishing 2nd to JGR....if the car climbs that high during the race. If 2311 wins with a JGR car in 2nd, it would be because what the fans and press would be saying about keeping Bubba down as a driver [sorry about the rant]
DannyB I'd love to see you do a Rise and Fall of Leo Jackson/Andy Petree Racing!
Germain Racing - The Rise and Fall
This is a team of what could have been.
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEAVINE FAMILY RACING 2011-2020
THE RISE AND FALL OF LEAVINE FAMILY RACING 2011-2020
There were there teams that shut down lfr gmr and the 32 team
DannyBTalks could you do a rise and fall video of Germain Racing
Do The Motorsports Group or Circle Sport or Holman Racing
The new Toyota team 23XI racing is a fifth Joe Gibbs Racing team
I mean Scott Speed was obviously good on the road courses given his background as he was a Formula One driver
Interesting how every team that starts an "alliance" with JGR seems to die a year or 2 later...
Make you wonder.
Expect 23XI to be a disaster once 2021 hits
@@GatoradeCupSeriesX94Your comment didn't age well...
The rise and fall of Billy Balew Motorsports would be cool
Is it just me or is there a trend going on with Toyota and gibbs any team that aligns with gibbs shuts down and is absorbed by gibbs . I know 23x1 is Hamlin but seriously they are really Joe gibbs teams. He just found a way around owning more than 4 teams
I feel LFR's fall is to do with JGR. How many drivers careers has Joe Gibbs pretty much screwed over in the past few years?
Oh yeah, I can name a few
Daniel Suarez, replaced by Martin Truex Jr in the 19.
Matt Kenseth, replaced by Eric Jones in the 20.
Matt D, replaced by Christopher Bell in the 95, which resulted in Matt going to Wood Brothers.
And now? Eric Jones, replaced by Christopher Bell in the 20.
I call favoritism on the part of JGR.
Kenseth had a good career as he raced full time since 2000, but he could've done more in that car if he stayed for sure
Please do a Junie Donleavy Racing episode 🙏
Leavine Family Racing?
You mean Leaving Family Racing
Do the rise and fall of when Bill Elliott owned his own team in the late 90s.
Yes nascar has forgotten about the small teams. Answer is not one to even ponder
Leavine family racing,2011 to 2020.
But is it a conspiracy theroy against LFR? Joe Gibbs Racing already bought out Furniture Row because of the competition now that LFR is gaining traction, JGR takes Christopher Bell from them and now they have to shut down. Another team shuts down because of Joe Gibbs
Gibbs is the grim reaper of the Toyota's teams.
Bell did win a truck championship with KBM and finished well with JGR in Xfinity every year. So I believe Kyle put in word for JGR to bring Bell in and since he had already been on the team it was a no brainer I think that they should have have dropped to xfinity and be an xfinity team or be part time cup
That was the first team in texas
Sucks to see a Texas team go. :(
Great video. It seems like any team that Team has a technical alliance Joe Gibbs racing. Goes out of business quickly. Furniture Row won a championship then before the next season ended Furniture Row announced they were closing forever. There were comments from Team owner Barney Visser about the high cost of winning. The team was losing money because the amount of money Joe Gibbs charged them and TRD engines. Then Toyota goes onto Leavine family racing 2 seasons with Joe Gibbs alliance there out business. If I was starting a team I wouldn't ever go with Toyota Even though they want more cup teams then just 6. TRD supplies the engines for the cars they Leese the engines to the teams. Of course JGR tweaks the engines. Getting back to starting a team myself first thing I would do is get a Technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports. Look at Stewart-Hass after they left there alliance with Hendrick by switching to Ford. No Championships they won in 2011 And 2014 championships with Stewart and Harvick. Yeah Kevin Harvick had 9 wins but by the end of the 2020 season you could see Ford falling behind and Nascar made a rule change to take away whatever Stewart-Hass was doing with their rear wheel wells
I know Scott speed he is a really cool dude
denny should have let mattyd just have one 🤷🏼♂️
Could b he got tired of nascar expenses going higher and higher
Nascar was the fall of Levine racing.
Next video, please get rid of the horrible music.
That’s a horrible idea. And I say no. Have a problem? Stay quiet and don’t watch.