Trouble in Roush Fenway Ranks?
Do you remember just a couple of years ago when all five Rousch Racing teams made the Chase for the Championship? The organization was lauded for its teamwork and how the company could keep all five superstars happy. Well, it’s now 2007 and it looks like that idealistic view of Roush Fenway Racing is just a distant memory.
Only 2 of the Roush Fenway teams made the Chase this year, and it seems that has led to some tension in the garage, and as of Sunday’s race in Martinsville, on pit road after the race. While SPEED TV’s camera’s rolled, Carl Edwards confronted Matt Kenseth about something that clearly made him extremely irritated. There was no audio at the skirmish, but the television cameras caught Edwards forcibly pushing Kenseth against the pit wall and poking at his chest as he angrily laid into him. At the end of the discussion, Carl Edwards threw a fake punch in Kenseth’s direction, which caused Kenseth to visibly flinch. After Edwards walked away, Kenseth returned to his interview with Bob Dillner. Edwards has since apologized for his behavior, and Matt Kenseth has gone on record saying that Edwards has always been a loose cannon with some serious mood swings. It was mentioned they hadn’t had a conversation in probably six months.
That leads me to the purpose of this post. What in the world has happened to Roush Fenway Racing? Greg Biffle is clearly not happy in his situation, Edwards and Kenseth are apparently feuding, Jamie McMurray is hardly on the radar, and rookie David Ragan has had to come into this and try to fend for himself. There was a time when the term “Roush Racing” would get respect and envy of other teams trying to compete with the powerhouse. Now it’s not much more than a hot mess. Will they be able to get back to the top? What do you think it will take to make things work again? Is there much of a choice other than dumping some of the drivers and rebuilding? Let me know what you think in the comments.
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