Comments on: Deadbeat Owners Hurt the Sport

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:25:45 +0000

I’ve seen both sides of this coin.

I worked for Glynn racing, the last three weeks of the season Scott Glynn kept saying you wll get your pay check tomarrow or next week. We never got them.

Right now Scott Glynn is in prison in Arizona for un-related convictions. I dont feel a bit sorry for him

I worked for BAM, they called us into the break room one tuesday, said this is it, we are cutting back to a skeleton crew and not racing. You will be paid for the next 2 weeks. It sucked, but they were honest and up front. They dont owe me a penny

They say they are racing next year, if they want me I will gladly go back

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:27:17 +0000

Poorly run race teams, radio stations and other entertainment properties feed off people desperate to remain in the business. These owners know that they have the employee by the cajones and take advantage of them.

I’ve been fortunate to be a part of several well run race teams that value their people and have always fulfilled their obligation and then some. I know for some others, however that has not been the case.

In radio, it was completely different. I remember literally running to the bank to cash my check before the payroll account became overdrawn. My insurance premiums were never paid, our local taxes were never paid even though they were witheld from our paychecks, etc. Years after I left there, I still got calls.

However, there is a moral to this story. Our former radio station owner was arrested a couple of days ago for theft by deception, wire fraud and bouncing checks. Believe it or not, bad people eventually run out of luck.

By: josh c

josh c — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:46:50 +0000

The only smart thing I’ve ever heard come out of Harvick’s mouth was when he called Teresa Earnhardt a “dead beat” owner. No doubt Fitz deserves that but so does she, but the biggest deadbeat of all is the Mike Waltrip for what he has done to great sponsors like NAPA. That deadbeat is a disgrace to NASCAR and it’s fans, sponsors.

By: cvt

cvt — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:21:01 +0000

Sometimes defining a deadbeat is a matter of perspective. One of the wealthiest owners in NASCAR used to write pay checks and his wife would go around and ask all employees not to cash them for awhile. Things worked out, but at the time…

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:44:03 +0000

In addition,I think the case of Ginn Racing was priorities. Racing or Resorts,what’ll it be???

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:32:28 +0000

I remember during a rain delay earlier in the season,not sure which track,Dilner asked Bliss why he was not in the garage with the rest of the team. He stated “i don’t much like some of those guys!” He was still with Fitz at the time.

After He made that statement I knew something was amiss!

Although not in the same league is the fraud by Harkness and Jones that destroyed the rep of a good driver and several crew guys. I was psyched when She was finally arrested!