[Team Yates]

Originally Posted by oncea3fan

I don't think robert yates is a dummy, he has a plan, I believe he will go back to the engine shop, or maybe a crew chief roll him self. what about larry macrenolds, is he still going tobe in the booth ??? he and hammond have been playing crew chief in the lower series, maybe a warm up ???

I have a feeling that when it all comes out, robert may be feeding us crow.

atleast I hope so !

I agree with you oncea3fan, Robert is no dummy, he never would be the powerhouse that he's been for all these years if he was a dummy. Sure, it's been slim in the recent years, but with all the adversities that he's dealt with throughout the years, he comes back time and time again. I think he made the right choice in handing the "management" section over to Doug. I know that everybody thinks it's wrong that he got rid of the crew chiefs he had, but you have to wonder what the reason was, it's very possible that they have the same "mind set" as Sadler, so how good would it be to keep them on board, if indeed that's the reason? Sometimes, you just have to start fresh!!!!! I believe in his decisions, as he's been in this business a very long time.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I still believe that Waltrip will not be a winner. If Toyota can put together a package like DEI then maybe I'll be eating crow but that remains to be seen. I also like Dale Jarrett but I think his time has come and gone. For his sake I wish he could again become a winner but I'm not real sure that can happen for him anymore. Bill Elliott tried it with Evernham and produced virtually nothing. Thats what I base my assumption on with DJ.

If I had to bet, I'd say that Toyota success will come from Bill Davis. He has been helping Toyota develop their NASCAR program since Day One. He gave up (they actually yanked it from him) Daimler-MOPAR support to do Toyota development and Toyota knows they owe him one. I figure he and Red Bull'll get all of Toyota's best, and The Doofus Brothers, possibly Germain and who knows who else, will get some help, too.

That being said, now watch "Tall and Mouthy" rain on my parade and make the play off next season.

[TN_Gal]

Okay...with nascars continuing sucess of F**k**g with the heads of us fans, they have released the Power Rankings a day early....

However...the bright side of the story is that I got a pretty good chuckle out of this one

Report: Robert Yates Racing's janitorial crew released

[Team Yates]

Yates Cancels? been told the Robert Yates Racing Press Conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been canceled, it was scheduled for this afternoon around 1:00pm/et, supposedly to announced David Gilliland as a new driver for one on RYR Cup teams, no word why it was canceled.(8-4-2006)

I wonder what the deal is?

[Team Yates]

Confimed from sources at the track that the press conference has been canceled and will end up being held later in August.(8-4-2006)

I'm not sure but maybe Robert is just trying to drive me insane!!! Luckily for him, it will be a short drive.

[Quality88]

Here you go Team Yates. Read this article.

NASCAR.COM - Baldwin: Making move to Yates was a mistake - Aug 4, 2006

I heard Baldwin wanted to own a team one day. This sucks for him.

[Quality88]

Oh Team Yates... help is on the way for RYR in the form of one Todd Parrott.

NASCAR.COM - Parrott headed back to Robert Yates Racing - Aug 9, 2006

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

That being said, now watch "Tall and Mouthy" rain on my parade and make the play off next season.

You forgot DUMB Bob. Tall, DUMB & Mouthy

[Nevadastars]

I dont know the details, but I heard on XM radio coming home from work, that Todd Parrot is going back to Yates. That has to be a step in the right direction.

[LSC9901]

At this point anything is a step in the right direction. I hope they do go with some young talent and try to build an organization. Hoping to win the championship next year would be a bit of a stretch. Getting some young drivers and team members could prove fruitful and make for a long lasting dynasty.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Nevadastars

I dont know the details, but I heard on XM radio coming home from work, that Todd Parrot is going back to Yates. That has to be a step in the right direction.

Yes he is. This season. I have the link posted for the article up above. They didn't say what his position/title is yet.

[Team Yates]

Parrott headed back to Robert Yates Racing

Role has not been defined, but he says it is 'special opportunity'
Todd Parrott is headed home.
Starting Monday, Parrott's on-again off-again tenure at Robert Yates Racing will resume, though his new role with the struggling organization is yet to be determined.
That role is expected to be announced sometime next week.

To rejoin RYR, Parrott will forego his current role at Petty Enterprises as crew chief of Bobby Labonte's No. 43 Dodge.
He departs with the Petty organization's blessing, including Labonte and team manager Robbie Loomis, who was in a similar position last year while serving as crew chief for Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports.
"They totally understand," Parrott said Wednesday. "It has nothing to do with anything bad here [at Petty Enterprises], it's just a situation where I see something over there [at Yates], a special opportunity.
"We have great people over here [at Petty], but I helped build [Yates], and I want to help build it again."
Parrott's last run at RYR ended late last year, but he quickly caught on with Petty. Many had high hopes that combining Labonte, a champion driver, with Parrott, a champion crew chief, would return the legendary No. 43 to its rightful status. Performance has indeed improved, but is still a work in progress.
Thus far in 2006 Labonte has just four top-10 finishes, including a season-best fifth-place effort at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Teamed with driver Dale Jarrett, Parrott led the No. 88 Ford to multiple Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 victories, as well as the 1999 Cup Series championship -- RYR's first and only title to date.
He also served as crew chief for driver Elliott Sadler, and for a time held the team's general manager position.

Quality88, I know that you posted the link, but I just couldn't help myself!!! I am big cheezin' right now, that is so totally COOL!!!!!! I hadn't even thought about that scenario playing out, but it is silly season. Did I say how totally COOL that is, oh yeah, I guess I did. There is hope yet for this year!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Totally AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Team Yates

Quality88, I know that you posted the link, but I just couldn't help myself!!! I am big cheezin' right now, that is so totally COOL!!!!!! I hadn't even thought about that scenario playing out, but it is silly season. Did I say how totally COOL that is, oh yeah, I guess I did. There is hope yet for this year!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Totally AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's cool, I understand. I figured you'd be happy





http://www.smileycentral.com/sig.jsp...p=ZNxpt237YYUS

[Team Yates]

Some more news, did anybody see this? I took this from Robert's site:

http://www.ryr.com/admin/displayImage.asp?imagetable=NewsNoXmlImages&imagei d=585&imagecolumn=ImageBlob&identitycolumn=ImageID Goossens to Make NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Debut at Watkins Glen
8/8/2006

BALTIMORE, Md. (August 7, 2006) – CitiFinancial Racing announced today that they will sponsor Marc Goossens in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series debut this weekend at Watkins Glen International. Goossens will attempt to qualify the Robert Yates Racing’s No. 90 CitiFinancial Ford Fusion for Sunday’s AMD at the Glen.

Goossens, the road course ace from Belgium, made his NASCAR Busch Series debut at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez where he started sixth and finished ninth for CitiFinancial Racing.

“Marc did a great job for us in Mexico,” said Doug Yates. “We feel like he adds a lot of depth to our road course program. He tested for us at VIR last week to prepare for this weekends race and did very well. We have high expectations for all of our teams this weekend.”

Goossens, who has been road course racing for more than 10 years, has competed in the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona and the 12 hours of Sebring.

“I’ve been to Watkins Glen in the Grand Am Series and I'm looking forward to returning to a track that I have some experience on,” said Goossens. “Hopefully my experience will help us get CitiFinancial a great finish.”

For more information on Robert Yates Racing, please visit www.ryr.com. For additional information on the team’s primary sponsor, CitiFinancial, visit www.citifinancial.com or call 1-877-561-7283.

[Team Yates]

Did I say how happy I am?!?!?

I've been very bummed out, but this news has lifted my spirits!!!! The Parrott is back!!!! Woooohooo!!!!!!