Comments on: What Those Two White Race Cars Say About Jack Roush

By: T.C.

T.C. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:16:06 +0000

Garry: I’m the one that deleted your comment yesterday, and it was not censorship. As it says on the “About The Insiders” page, we reserve the right to moderate comments as we see fit. A little heated discussion is fine, but profanity and blatant attacks will not be tolerated here. Yes, Marc has a knack of getting people heated around here, but he does not use profanity or attack people. We appreciate your comments around here, but what was submitted yesterday will not be tolerated.

By: Garry

Garry — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:40:20 +0000

**EDITED OUT COMMENTS; WHICH WERE DIRIECTED BACK AT MARC IN THE SAME FASHION AS HIS**

too bad you allow his BS comment towards me, but do not allow me the same towards him. : (

DO YOU WATCH THE RACES REPLAYED ON TV??

I DO, AND I HAVE FOR YEARS. IF YOU DO NOT, THEN MAYBE YOUR SHOULD, THEN YOU WOULD SEE HOW THIS PROMTOTION CAMERA BS WORKS, OR NOT ….. DO AS YOU PLEASE, AND THINK AS YOU PLEASE AND CENCOR AS YOU PLEASE, but it is BS to allow hiis BS comments, but not mine.

I did not say it was a bad thing to control which cars are shown on TV, I said they do, and anyone can see they do, unless you dont watch it on TV.

Censorship is more common than most will admit and more common than most people can imagine.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:33:42 +0000

Garry.. what you claim isn’t a conspiracy theory?

Well then surely you have some sort of proof NASCAR controls what, when and where the TV cameras are pointed.

Right?

Please inform us knuckle-dragging simpletons who fail to understand reality, or at least your “reality.”

By: DD

DD — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:34:13 +0000

Landon Cassill deserves another chance.

By: grrr

grrr — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:16:14 +0000

Colin is Jack’s future “golden boy.” I’ve never been impressed with him, but Jack sure loves his familiy’s money. Ricky is a nice kid, but I don’t think he will make it. It’s a shame that they didn’t but Darnell in that car and give Edwards a run for a team 1-2 finish in the points. Since they haven’t released Darnell, maybe there is a place for him, besides, testing, in the future. He took care of his rides and ran well when he was able to run.

By: Garry

Garry — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:52:19 +0000

I wonder how / who / why decides which sponsors are shown on TV the most? I heard that NASCAR provides “TV time” (face time) stats after each race, reporting the exact amount of time each sponosr received on TV.

As a fan this is most noticeable in a race where the leader is driving a car which seems to be “out of favor” or something, becasue the camera is focusing on the the 5th-8th pace BIG NAME cars.

NASCAR races are a big rolling billboard, and they control which cars are shown and which ones are not, and it is not always based on who is leading. For instance if McDonalds is running some promtion that week, one will see a lot of that car.

THIS IS NOT CONSPIRACY, I watch the races on TV, and it is what it is.

I recall some years back when Tabasco sponosored for one year, but then walked away becasue there was too much BS.

It is not just getting your name on the hood, it is also getting that hood on TV.

Sometimes that takes more than just leading a race. I dont really undestand how it all works, but I know they do tend to show some cars more than others.

If NASCAR controls the cameras and coverage, then they control everything …… the superbowl/NFL analogy was interesting.

By: John H Marsh

John H Marsh — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:38:29 +0000

Hey, I’m really not a supporter of Rick Hendrick; however, I do have sense enough to know he has done a lot for the sport!!

Get a life–lay off him for Christ sake!!!!!

John

By: Burton fan

Burton fan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:01:11 +0000

Sorry, I don’t consider Roush an honorable man.

By: Journo

Journo — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:27:56 +0000

Dan- Driver development is an unsure science and unfortunately some drivers work out and some don’t. It happens. I can’t say I necessarily agree with all of Jack Roush’s driver choices (or decisions), but it’s undeniable that he’s doing a lot more than most owners. No one’s sugar coating here – and I’m not really sure where Rick Hendrick comes into play with this one, let’s try to stay on topic.

By: knobcreekfan

knobcreekfan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:36:16 +0000

Somebody already said this…Jack Roush & Geoff Smith are businessmen. Several times they have been running white cars it is because the former sponsor had financial troubles. As a part of those multi-million dollar “reorganization cost” write-offs, the sponsor paid Roush a lof it not all of the sponsorship. But due to the negative PR of closing plants, laying thousands of employees off, etc…and then still being on the car, the car is white. Think John Deere & Exide.