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Permalink Reply by DB on December 28, 2008 at 4:02pm

Gillette in Racing, too much business and not enough racing, back to Hockey, I heard it's the new NASCAR. Not to jump on the bandwagon but, Sadler does blow. I got an idea for ya E, you should be ok financially, stick to driving golf balls. Tryout for the local tour, or hell even the PGA, it's a win-win, you can drive golf balls all day and no driving with a wheel of any kind, ya gotta a caddie. Get Aj in there ASAP if you can

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Permalink Reply by DB on December 28, 2008 at 5:22pm

Yup,I can see it already, "Back to you, brother"-someone will pick him up though, dude's been here this long, don't get it

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Permalink Reply by DB on December 28, 2008 at 6:46pm

good one, exactly on the showing how to wreck, T. Stewart's gotta be pumped on that news

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Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on December 29, 2008 at 5:55am

Good. GEM traded up. Got rid of one of the most overrated drivers in NASCAR and brought in one of the unemployed drivers with the greatest potential. Smart move.

If GEM does aquire the #43 (Merge with Petty) then Sadler will just be in that seat.

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Permalink Reply by gorobbygo7 on December 29, 2008 at 8:34pm

Seems GEM is in big trouble....
UPDATE 2: Sadler signed a two-year contract extension with GEM in May, and sources say team owner George Gillett will now be forced to buy out those additional two years. Sadler has already begun making calls to try and find a ride for next season. Sources tell Sirius Speedway that Gillett is heavily leveraged from the original Evernham buyout, as well as from a number of automobile dealerships he purchased earlier this year. He reportedly faces a major payment on his Liverpool Football Club, which plays in the English Premier League, as well. A deal that would have merged GEM with Bill Davis Racing fell by the wayside a few weeks ago, reportedly after Gillett was unable to obtain financing to complete the transaction. Gillett has recently been involved in negotiations to merge GEM with Petty Enterprises. Sirius Speedway reported two weeks ago that the merger had stalled, and while that report was immediately denied by a GEM spokesman, Sadler’s release appears to indicate that the deal is indeed in jeopardy. A combined GEM/Petty operation was expected to field four cars in 2009; enough to retain Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson, Sadler and Allmendinger. (Sirius Speedway)(12-29-2008)

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Permalink Reply by Jan on December 29, 2008 at 9:42pm

If Sadler can find another ride before Daytona, how fast are the sponsors of the #19 going to jump ship? I doubt that they are overjoyed by this driver change. Especially when Sadler had 2 years left on his contract. I wonder if AJ is one of the drivers that grabbed a ride for a percentage of the purse, just because that would be better than no ride at all. It looks like Rodney Childers move to MWR may have been just the beginning of the dismantle of the #19 team. Had GEM even named a replacement for Childers? It sounded like Todd Parrott was going to GEM the first of Dec & all of a sudden he seemed to do an about-face to crew chief Kvapil? Sounds like the whole team is crumbling since Evernham's left....could the #9 team be far behind? I don't see a deal with Petty going through as long as Budweiser is in the house. If Dodge pulls the plug, I wonder if Gillett won't be the next to fold?

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