By @GucciardoJoey | June 22nd, 2015
Right now, Furniture Row Racing is performing really well.
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| The No. 78 car that currently drives for Furniture Row Racing. (Photo CREDIT: Randy Sartin/USA Today Sports) |
In the last Sprint Cup Series race, the single-car team based in Denver, Colorado finished 3rd with Martin Truex Jr. behind the wheel.
Truex Jr. also has one win this season, which came at Pocono Raceway earlier this season.
Currently, the team drives under its manufacturer Chevrolet, but a possible manufacturer change is certainly possible.
This past Sprint Cup Series racing weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Joe Garone, the general manager of the team said "We didn't say we were changing (manufacturers). We were just saying that we are looking."
Garone also went on to say "One of the things about the No. 78 car is because it has always had Furniture Row and Denver Mattress on it everybody assumes it is sopnsored. It has made it tiugh to find partners, but again Barney owns those companies. We need to get the word out that we are actively looking for sponsorship to come on board. Not just for the No. 78, but to expand the company into a multi-car team. It is for the long term growth of the team."
Manufacturer changes are common in NASCAR recently. In 2009, Richard Petty Motorsports changed from being a Dodge team to a Ford team. Chip Ganassi Racing became Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing in 2009, and switched from Dodge to Chevrolet in the process. In 2007, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that they would switch to Toyota after a long-time partnership with General Motors.
Is a manufacturer change possible for Furniture Row Racing?
Currently, the team drives under its manufacturer Chevrolet, but a possible manufacturer change is certainly possible.
This past Sprint Cup Series racing weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Joe Garone, the general manager of the team said "We didn't say we were changing (manufacturers). We were just saying that we are looking."
Garone also went on to say "One of the things about the No. 78 car is because it has always had Furniture Row and Denver Mattress on it everybody assumes it is sopnsored. It has made it tiugh to find partners, but again Barney owns those companies. We need to get the word out that we are actively looking for sponsorship to come on board. Not just for the No. 78, but to expand the company into a multi-car team. It is for the long term growth of the team."
Manufacturer changes are common in NASCAR recently. In 2009, Richard Petty Motorsports changed from being a Dodge team to a Ford team. Chip Ganassi Racing became Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing in 2009, and switched from Dodge to Chevrolet in the process. In 2007, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that they would switch to Toyota after a long-time partnership with General Motors.
Is a manufacturer change possible for Furniture Row Racing?
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