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Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on November 18, 2009 at 1:09am

I would think Mike Skinner would be a better choice if he would do it.

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Permalink Reply by NIKAL on November 19, 2009 at 1:12pm

First off Mike Skinner might not want too, or might be to much money. Typically a driver gets a set pay if he practices a car for someone and then if he qualifies that might be an extra amount and so on. Also you will see teams pick a driver that might be around the same build and size as the primary driver. This way they can do minor adjustments to the seat, by using a seat insert.

I know this as this years ARCA Champ was called and asked to be a fill in for Matt Kensith at the Memphis NW race this year. He was scheduled to practice the car and if Matt was not able to make the start of the race he was going to drive. So his pay was a set amount for practicing the car and then if he would have had to race the car, he would have got a percentage of Matt's drivers pay and would have got Matt's percentage of the winnings. There is a general scale the teams use and Roush is one of the lowest on this pay scale.

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Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on November 19, 2009 at 1:52pm

Thanks for the inside dope. I think Skinner and Robby are about the same size. I don't know much about Crafton.

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Permalink Reply by Alex on November 16, 2009 at 1:33pm

I was kinda hoping to see Jeremy Mayfield in the 7, lol. :)

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on November 16, 2009 at 4:21pm

good weekend to have the Robbygordonoffroad of the car...or Freightliner.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on November 16, 2009 at 4:29pm

Mapei is footing the bill this weekend

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on November 16, 2009 at 10:36pm

cool i like their stuff,

I used some Mapei Morter recently on a tile job......All thanks to RG

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on November 17, 2009 at 9:02am

I don't think Matt can do much to help Robby except shake down the car and keep it off the wall. Let's just hope he does that much. Bobby, Gilliland, Kvapil and even Stremme have a ride this weekend or else I would have hoped that one of them could practice and qualify the car. Yes, I know the history between these 2 at Pocono, but it still would be better to have someone with COT experience that could offer some feeback.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Cartwright on November 17, 2009 at 11:36am

all of this doesn't matter Robby will finish under 20th place anyway

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on November 17, 2009 at 12:51pm

maybe RG said "FK it, Matt do what you can do, this year is shot anyhow"

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Permalink Reply by Dave-O on November 18, 2009 at 2:29am

a Daytona 500 victory alone should attract some good sponsor $$

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Permalink Reply by Wheaton56 on November 19, 2009 at 1:03pm

Shot, as is No better, no worse. Im glad he stayed in to 35. and I, like others are quietly waitig for next season , and better results, as i would assume all RGM is waiting too.

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