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Does brad just look to piss people off
Keselowski says rivals stole Ford employees, information: #2-Brad Keselowski met with Ford Motor Co. employees in Dearborn on Thursday and signed autographs and answered questions. The defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion also found time to chat with reporters and take a sharp jab at Chevrolet-backed Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, which runs Toyotas. Keselowski criticized Hendrick and Gibbs for "stealing away" employees and information from Ford Cup teams, including his own Penske Racing outfit and Roush Fenway Racing. Keselowski didn't mince words about Hendrick and Gibbs' recruitment techniques when he was asked by the media about the recent efforts of Ford teams like Penske and Roush coming together and sharing information. "There are little things you can do," Keselowski said of Ford-backed teams opening up lines of communication in an effort to improve performances on the track. "What keeps it from going too far is the fact that Hendrick and Gibbs have this nasty little habit of going to other teams and outbidding other people and taking those employees and stealing our information, and, when that happens, that puts walls up between the camps because you are giving up more than one piece of information you are giving up two companies' information and trying to protect yourself against that, it forces you to put up walls.It doesn't necessarily lend itself to working together. But still, we are going to put in a valiant effort where we can and where it makes sense to put Ford in a position to have the best results possible."Keselowski cited two incidents where he claimed Hendrick and Gibbs who between them run the likes of series points leader and five-time Cup champ Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. lured away Ford team employees with big offers."Gibbs stole the Roush aero director and took all the information," said Keselowski. "And Hendricks took three employees from our Chase-winning team last year."(USA Today)(6-14-2013)
GIBBS STATEMENT: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) released the following statement from Owner Joe Gibbs in response to the recent comments made by driver Brad Keselowski: "We were surprised to read the recent comments and accusations made by Brad Keselowski. Clearly those comments are misguided and irresponsible. Brad's candor is well documented, but he would do well to only speak to subjects on which he is properly informed. Obviously NASCAR is a very competitive environment and we take our hiring processes seriously at JGR. The individual he referenced in his comments was working outside of the sport of NASCAR at the time we hired him. We have a great deal of respect for Roger Penske and his organization and I feel like I have always had a good personal relationship with Roger. We look forward to competing with Brad on the racetrack, but hope that he will use better judgment in the future before making such misinformed claims and accusations."(JGR)
HENDRICK: HMS owner Rick Hendrick also took offense to what Keselowski said. "The comments Brad reportedly made were misinformed,'' Hendrick said. "The truth is that we hired one tire changer, who was a backup for Penske and whose contract was up. We also brought over one mechanic from their Nationwide program and, when the Penske engine shop was closing, added a few of those people. What Brad left out was that his organization also hired one of our tire changers. All of this was above board and is part of doing business in a competitive environment. I take no issue with any of it, and I expect Roger [Penske] would say the same. Brad misrepresents the facts and spends a lot of time making insinuations and accusations about other teams when he should be focused on his own program and competing at a high level. I hope he figures that out and begins representing himself and the sport with more class."(ESPN)(6-15-2013)Comment -
brads acting like some sort of celebrity at the minute needs to get his head in the game and concentrate on getting the #2 back to winning ways
no coincidence that the #2 hasn't won this yrComment -
kahne dropped from +850 to +700, and then +550 in the 30 min after i bet him
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i was just speaking to any pole winner every week...there must be squares just come in and bet them no matter what....Comment -
taking harvick (+2400) and keslowski (+1650) as my longer shots so far
purely in case this race comes down to strategy/mileage....
could use as a cover but not sure yet if ill even bet a cover, been better not having them...odds could also get better as ill wait to hit more times, but already made good decision waiting from openersComment -
throw in baseball, horses, golf, hockey, Miss USA, soccer and aussie rules football and it gets really hard.Comment -
i swear i use to be the same way....
i can remember betting on the PBA bowling tour when it use to come on live on espn on sundays
and just blindly picking some1
was an expensive lesson for me to stop betting everything i wasnt good at basically...which is about every sport besides nascar
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It's still a helluva lot better watching women's basketball if you have something on it. Very painful if you don't. i swear i use to be the same way....
i can remember betting on the PBA bowling tour when it use to come on live on espn on sundays and just blindly picking some1
was an expensive lesson for me to stop betting everything i wasnt good at basically...which is about every sport besides nascarComment -
Actually.....I don't like watching anything if I don't have something on it. I'll bet anything if I have to watch it.Comment -
as the phrase goes
it matters more when there's money on itComment -
I find soccer, MLB and Basketball very boring. Never even gave hockey a chance. So besides football an racing that's it for me. And dont bet on anything besides football and nascar unless its just a very rare occasion and not much when i do. Plus during NASCAR season I just don't have the time.
but when u have a little action on anything it makes it entertaining. LolComment -
I tailed your Obama bet
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so kahne, harvick and kez? Did I miss anything else? Taking any matchups today? Larson over Allgaier and Dillon over Menard.Comment -
gonna try and find something to beat Kyle in the nwComment -
congrats mike on avoiding the condom badge![quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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[quote=Whippit;7921056]miami won't lose a single eastern conference game through end of season[/quote]Comment -
I lobbied for youComment -
Hey mike what are your picks? I've been drivi g so couldn't really check.Comment -
just kahne and longer shots harvick and keslowski....
*could use longer shots as a cover if i decided to use 1, but trying not to do that for majority of races....but only bet them once so far to see what their odds do
srry but didnt have power most of the last few days cause huge storms and fallen trees hereComment -
I hope odds get better on Kyle, now that he qualified bad.
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Stations move Edwards to 6/1 now.
Going to be interesting to see what 5dimes opens up at.Comment -
no idea what im doing for nationwide todayComment -
Nationwide:
Austin Dillon +700 (SC)
I want to see what they do with Kyle and Logano odds now that they didn't qualify well.
Menard worth a shot?Comment -
after kyles poor qualifying
price just too good
Kyle +250
Logano +550Comment -
Nationwide Bets:
To Win:
Logano +500
Dillon +900
Larson +2200
H2H:
Sadler +150 over Bayne
R. Smith +140 over Larson
Good luck everyone
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the +250 on Kyle didn't last longComment
