Must be getting twitchy at Team Franchitti.

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Was 2nd in Nationwide praccy as well. Much more like it. A top 15 - 20 finish is on the cards for tommorow.

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Originally Posted by johntt

True, as one of the comments on the blog i posted pointed out, a few years ago Ganassi had people like Mears McMurray and Marlin driving for him, now he's got Montoya whos been top 15 most of the time but generally midfield, Franchitti who while very good in ARCA and Nationwide hasn't yet got to grips with the Sprint Cup Car. Sorenson has been good, but has dropped off since Daytona.

Also I remember hearing Marlin got replaced in the #40 because Coors wanted a younger driver, closer to their target audience, so they get Stremme, who does a reasonable job, but not as good as Marlin (Marlin was still quick, he did well in the Ginn car and got it well in the top 35 before getting shut out when they merged with DEI), and then Coors drop the sponsorship, then Ganassi drops Stremme, and picks up Franchitti because he's...wait for it....... more marketable, easier to find sponsors.


That's going well.



I do wonder where Ganassi would be if they still had Marlin.

Franchitti could be good, he just needs alot more seat time, in the lower series, just like AJ.