This Major Sponsor Move Could Shake-Up NASCAR Silly Season

According to a report, Kroger could be on the move, sparking major changes within JTG Daugherty Racing. Also, two drivers are set to make their Truck Series season debuts at Kansas Speedway.
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[@KyIeLarson]

Man sad, man see scoring pylon, man happy.

[@Jdogg97910]

I’ll be at Darlington to watch the #5 do his thing. 🎉 sucks jones is gunna miss time hope for a speedy recovery

[@JohnWilson-gw7kb]

As a Pocono fan, I can confirm this is accurate

[@DennyDeliversYT]

if i had a nickel for every time a driver missed dover bc of a back injury, i’d have 2 nickels… which isn’t a lot buts weird that it happened twice… 😭

[@6TheButcher]

Unexist urself

[@seen48]

Imagine if the cars were not as safe as they are! And Bowman was in a sprint car I think that what it was but not a cup car.

[@mag1cman777]

@@6TheButcherno u

[@IceCar420]

​@@seen48 imagine if it was Kyle Larson would tell him not to go dirt racing because he is a NASCAR driver? You can't just tell drivers not to have lives outside of NASCAR. Everything is dangerous in a way. Especially if a driver does it on a regular basis and nothing ever happens

[@seen48]

@@IceCar420 what are you talking about? Where in my comment made you say that?

[@nathan1sixteen]

And, BREAKING NEWS, Jones is out at Dover, Heim filling in.

[@letto18]

Fractured spine, 50 shades of Bowman with his fractured vertebrae this time last year that saw him miss 3 races (Dover, Kansas & Darlington)

[@dapresson5133]

just hope that jones can get back soon, but this isnt the first time we had something like this with the next gens.

[@TheMrAwesome]

​@@dapresson5133 that was a tough hit. Next gen or not, I think that hit gets him hurt.

[@elitegamer21005]

@@TheMrAwesomeexactly

[@nascargamer1999]

@@dapresson5133bowman had a minor accident that didn’t even take his car off the lead lap. Don’t think this is comparable to

[@tomstevens7452]

The Kroger sponsorship works similar to when Gannasi had Target. The other comapnies pay for certain races in return for priority shelf space in Kroger stores. Kroger spends very littl of their own money on these deals.

[@jokool_aid]

Trackhouse and Justin Marks: "Hello JTG? We'd like to make an offer you can't refuse."

[@matthunter4868]

Trackhouse needs to aquire a chartered entry for Zane, it very well could come from here.

[@flyingpizza98]

@@matthunter4868 Zane has done nothing since his Truck title. If theyre smart they'll use it for SVG or Zilisch

[@randombread7535]

i know JTG signed there driver for another few years so they're probably not going for a little but I wouldn't even be surprised if they run not chartered seeing as they did it before with the 37

[@kylewagoner]

I remember Moffit make the 55 car look really good in Cup when he subbed. Always been bummed to see him stuck with lesser teams.

[@pinkiepromise666]

47 will probably end up being the 97 next year as Trackhouse's third team. Gizzy probably goin full-time next year.

[@JackCallSports]

Better make another video Eric 😂

[@Cloudy341blade]

Wishing Eric jones the best in his Recovery glad corey is getting his cup series start this week next Toyota prospect

[@lionelnextelstudios0.282]

Joe gibbs was 2 years late for kyle busch

[@rc9597]

I said the exact same thing lol

[@JacobRayLawson]

I still don't think he really tried after the Oracle deal fell through. He saw it as an out to get Busch out and Ty in.

[@Double00music]

I could see 23XI buying the JTG charter. Denny Hamlin is good friends with Ricky Stennhouse. You also have that NBA connection with Jordan and Daurety. (idk how to spell it if that's wrong)

[@kevinpratt8476]

Dale Junior needs to step up to the big leagues sooner rather than later because with his name in the big leagues, the sport will have longevity. Besides, he knows a lot of the history because he knows a lot of the old school stuff that people need to know about and understand and he brings that to the table, he’s my sister‘s age, which makes it perfect for him to do that now instead of later because he could stay at the sport for another 25 years and then gracefully bow out, but he needs to be part of the big leagues sooner rather than later, I know he doesn’t really want to spend the money butif the opportunity is there, he needs to take it

[@Jdogg97910]

I agree it would be better to get in now the sport needs his influence.

[@rebelsoul5980]

👍

[@kevinpratt8476]

@@Jdogg97910 I totally agree I know everybody likes the Xfinity series right now because the cars drive better and all of that stuff and I think NASCAR needs to go back to that style of car instead of the car is looking like a fucking box like they do now, however if he doesn’t get in now or by 2025 no later than 2026, then don’t bother doing it at all, he needs to get in now as soon as possible

[@kevinpratt8476]

@@Jdogg97910 especially now that he’s going to be broadcasting for immediate platform like Amazon can you imagine what that kind of influence would bring to that platform knowing that he was a major part of the big league sport holy shit you know how many more eyeballs we would get on NASCAR if he talked about his team and talked about the big leagues in NASCAR and what direction they should actually go in??

[@timmykrantz168]

Just as long as Juniors team drives an American brand.

[@sosedup]

Hey JTG, might be time to lock in 💯💯

[@eteocles4452]

The market for Charters right now is mostly cool. Until a new deal is reached its a gamble. If a favorable deal is reached Charters could be worth even more. Dicey time to buy or sell.

[@kylitoshow]

I think Ricky should go back down to the xfinity series, get his confidence back, get himself a 3rd xfinity championship

[@walterAnders]

Why he's solid if he were in a Hendrick car he would win and he would win way more than bowman in the 48

[@tysports11]

@@walterAndersthat’s what I said to my dad yesterday lol

[@kylitoshow]

@@walterAnders maybe Kroger might bring Ricky with them to JGR, he can be in the most competitive car with the Kroger sponsorship and go on an absolute tear like he did in 2011 and 2012

[@louislepage5111]

I didn't know that Kroger had a racing division, or entity or endeavor or whatever. I learned something new today 😊

[@hunterdetres4963]

A co owned team with Jr. would undoubtedly become a fan favorite team.

[@mattcardarelli]

Always looked at the #47 as a huge wasted opportunity. Kroger could definitely spend their money better than a 28th place stenhouse.

[@BrianIsTheGOAT594]

Stenhouse hasn't ran 28th consistently.

[@vincentgalli17]

He made the playoffs on points last year not just the 500 win

[@joshbob4868]

I hope 23II and Trackhouse are able to score some of these rumored charters. I want to see these new, promising teams grow.

[@rebelsoul5980]

Definitely 👍

[@RaynShikama]

I really want to see RFK get a third car out there as well. They’re finally rebounding after the dark times, time to get them back on par with other teams as far as size goes.

[@matthunter4868]

A third RFK entry would be a great potential landing spot for Ryan Preece, if there's any validity to the rumors of him being jettisoned from SHR.​@@RaynShikama

[@mag1cman777]

@@RaynShikama idt RFK is ready for a third car yet

[@IceCar420]

I think Trackhouse is the team that should be going hard for the charters considering they have a 3rd driver leased out ot Spire and 4th driver that showing he will be the Marcus Ambrose but better ever time he gets a chance

[@dannyalex7152]

Tough for Erik Jones…

[@7viewerlogic670]

Good info.

[@Landmasters]

If true I think Stenhouse is done in Cup. Kroger was so vital to justifying him keeping a seat with his bad reputation with wrecking race cars and while he is a bit better recently, he's not the spicy prospect he once was. Even if there was some interest who would be interested in taking him? Front Row? I doubt that 34 will be open for a bit and Gilliland is developing nicely Trackhouse? Zane Smith is struggling, but if he were to get booted it's be reserved for SVG Spire? Lajoie's been doing solid work for that company last season and Hoocevar is on pace to break into the Top 20 with that 77 Kaulig seems like the only team that may have an interest due to that 16 and Hemric not holding up great. Even then I'd think some of the other prospects in Xfinity would come before Stenhouse

[@whatdoyoucare777]

Dale Jr has already said he won't buy a charter if it involves a partnership he wants it to be solely a Jr Motorsports thing

[@richardjarosik3523]

Another video in about an hour i bet

[@elliottdrumman]

IM SO HAPPY IVE BEEN SAYING BRETT JUST NEEDS A SPONSER AND A GOOD TEAM AND HE WILL WIN IN ANYTHING

[@AAPCSRN]

Funny but not so funny, how this comes out right as Jones announces he’s not gonna be racing Sunday

[@fivespeed42]

I've always felt that Kroger was one of the best sponsors in the series. The way they bring in all the different brands is unmatched, although I have noticed that recently Manards has been starting to do the same thing

[@williamlambert]

Earnhardt Daugherty racing

[@NR_88]

If the deal goes through Joe Gibbs will look like a genius for letting Kyle walk. He doesn’t have to pay a veteran lots of money, gets a younger driver, and is about to land a major sponsor. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch is about to rot away at RCR at this rate.

[@patricktuggles4815]

You making a really long shot here lol

[@stephenholloway6893]

You can blame most of that on his pit crew rather than Kyle himself.

[@polycube868]

I think eventually 23XI will be the flagship Toyota team, especially if they add 2 more charters.

[@_JDFun19]

Scoring pylons are great. Had the privilege of going to Talladega this past weekend with my brother. It was my first time there and I think it was about lap 2 or 3 and I was like, oh, there is no scoring pylon here.

[@jakehobby3477]

Hoping for speedy recovery for Erik Jones

[@BrianIsTheGOAT594]

If Kroger causes JTG Daugherty Racing to shut down, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. into retirement, I will now hate Kroger.

[@Kenboslice3]

If that's what it takes for you to hate Kroger then you haven't paid much attention to Kroger in the last few years.

[@stephenholloway6893]

It's not like Stenhouse sent the world on fire in the Cup Series especially all 3 of his wins were at Daytona and Talladega. Not that I'm saying those type of tracks aren't legit wins but he's like Jimmy Spencer David Ragen or Michael Waltrip where his only multiple wins in the series were at those 2 tracks. Good plate racer but not much else.

[@johnhaas2523]

I can tell you it's not going to cause Ricky to go into retirement unless he just decides to get out of NASCAR and go dirt racing

[@williamsiebert9830]

Ricky wreckhouse!

[@zachariahridener8219]

Junior partners with Dougherty. MTJ joins, renumbered 88, with Bass Pro. Chandler Smith, Austin Hill, or Sheldon Creed get the 19 with Kroger

[@veloce47]

I would be so happy (as a Stenhouse fan) if this is where Dale Jr. enters the Cup Series owner business. Earnhardt-Daughtery Racing operating out of the JRM camp would be awesome. I think they’d honestly keep Stenhouse around for atleast a season or two and depending on his performance maybe longer.

[@DannyRicBobby]

Heim is replacing Jones for Dover!

[@johnschnellbach986]

I don't see Legacy getting another charter. They're not competitive with 2 cars. Another car won't help. I do see 23XI getting one since both cars would be in the playoffs right now.

[@Nafsllib]

Can't wait to see Kroger at JGR the paint schemes and cross promotion would be exciting.

[@IceCar420]

HELL YEAH, Brother!!!!!!

[@acemacneill5783]

How about JR-Daughtery Racing?

[@codypet2110]

FedEx might be gone too. Kroger might be a JGR all around sponsor like Interstate and Sport Clips.

[@stephenholloway6893]

If FedEx leave then having Kroger and all of those partners would make sense from a sponsor point of view.

[@daltonbelcher5510]

Bad news..... Erik Jones has a lower back injury and is out at Dover. I heard Corey Heim is gonna drive Erik's car at Dover.

[@Stephenmabe636]

Feeling sad for Jones, hopefully he recovers quickly and at 100%

[@drdetroitwheels]

Did you see Ellis's car and the Xfinity series Darlington paint scheme it's a city Chevrolet paint scheme but it says classic on it I believe it's classic motorcar parts

[@cjfastfoot]

Brett Moffit is the 2015 NASCAR cup Rookie of the year

[@Nascarstopmotions]

Hi Eric I’m actually taking my friend to a couple of races we’re going to charlotte then new Hampshire then Nashville then pocono then talladega then home stead Miami and phoenix and also Daytona and also Kansas I actually took my friend to his first ever race we went to Richmond for the xfity and the modified race he loved it but I hope you see this and I hope to see u again in person I saw you at North Wilkesboro when you’re sitting at your seat it was nice to meet you.

[@Nascarstopmotions]

I also bought him his first big diecast too at Richmond

[@Knath-ee3vj]

What happens if Albertsons merges with Kroger?

[@mattcecil6692]

Wasn't Moffit meant to be with Front Row this year.

[@TheTonyStark3000]

Wish it was 23xi getting Kroger I used to work there and it would be cool if Tyler was sponsoring them but cool gibbs

[@toddmanger7194]

This is where i wish Roush and Penske kept their xfinity programs. Guys like stenhouse can drop down a tier and not worry about hopping in part time rides for Rick Ware.

[@patrickhollis5332]

Truex is gone this year that might be the reason who knows what’ll happen next year I’d always believed Dale would be in cup and end up with Bass

[@gatling216]

As much as I hate to see smaller teams get pushed out, JTG has been on the struggle bus hard as of late.

[@bafranksbro88]

I bet this JTG stuff is what Brendan was referring to in the last Power Hour episode.

[@ryanpaulding1178]

Eric, bout 50 min. Ago on Facebook Eric Jones update. Has a spinal fracture will not be in xar @ Dover.

[@TekuTaurus]

Dougherty Earnhardt Incorporated

[@user-lb6lp1cu8m]

I'm a Stenhouse fan krooger thing suprised me.😮

[@bretf]

Kyle Larson performed an unsuccessful Ross Chastain-like wall ride in the Paul Silva #57 410 sprint car at “the Ditch” tonight. Might want to see if the Flo Racing highlights have it later.

[@NASCARFAN4EVER]

Hi Eric! How are You Doing Today?

[@BCanterbury42]

If this happens JTG racing is history, they’re done

[@Bob-se1rr]

AM racing missed out on keeping brett moffitt

[@Double00music]

"So many questions, I think it's say to say. NASCAR silly season is underway." I hear your rhyme schemes over there. Lol

[@palmtree82]

Man it sucks for Ricky, I've been on the RSJ in the 47 bandwagon for a while. He's not Wrecky anymore, and I've always wanted to see what his disciplined talent could do in an A tier car. If his cup days are numbered, I would love to see the Ricky rampage tour in a good Xfinity car

[@danielcooper2669]

Me and you both man. He's so much better than he gets credit for. Has just never had good equipment to show it. Roush when they were in a downward spiral doesn't ad top equipment either like some think.

[@rebelsoul5980]

Do we have the TV ratings yet for Talladega?

[@prairiefarmer5994]

Bringing Jr in as a part owner of the 47 would certainly help with sponsor issues almost immediately, you’d maybe be onto something there Eric.

[@timbradburn9605]

Do you think Kevin harvick will buy the team . Since Ricky stenhouse Jr is on his management team

[@stephenholloway6893]

It's possible but I don't think he wants to return to an NASCAR team owner.

[@rscamarolover]

That would be cool

[@DaronP.959]

ive got a feeling there will be a second video today

[@granttoynton11]

Erik jones is out of Dover and heim will be driving this Sunday

[@jonathanrice7216]

Jr could buy into the team and be partners and change the number and team around

[@matthewerbele7843]

I would like have Dale Jr to buy some owner stake of JTG

[@rus2207]

Maybe send Ricky down to xfinity & put him in a 3rd full time jgr car. That way (if Kroger is going to jgr) he'd keep his sponsorship

[@lolibop96]

sad for JTG; if they cease operations, I mean it's pretty much just the Wood Brothers for single car teams. And we just had the rumors at the beginning of the year about their performance dropping. I hope the rumors are 50% true in that JTG Daughtery aligns with JGR and just switches to Toyota, staying in Cup to keep the 1-car dream alive.

[@johnhaas2523]

The Wood Brothers are not a single team no matter what it looks like because They are nothing more than a name Roger Penske has everything to pretty much do with the 21

[@isaacsauder8452]

I think Denny should buy the charter of Kroger goes to Joe Gibbs Racing

[@TheCloudCreation]

I know Toyota as a manufacturer has a bright future with Ty, Christopher, and Cory on the rise, but the future leadership of JGR is pretty uncertain if you think about it. With Hendrick, Jeff Gordon slotted perfectly in line to take the lead, and unfortunately, God bless him, all of Joe Gibbs potential successors are unavaible either due to fatalities or guys like Denny Hamlin starting his own team, removing him from the JGR leadership pool. It would be really weird to see someone not from the "JGR family" take a leadership position in the team.

[@OUSWKR]

With Bobby Labonte coming back into JGR as a brand ambassador I could see him becoming more involved. It will likely be Ty Gibbs having a major role down the road but he still needs some good people to mentor him. Coach has more years behind him than in front of him so I see him developing a team to make sure there is a team for Ty to take over down the road.

[@kennyb1472]

Honestly. These mid pack teams like JTG and Kaulig, would be better off in Xfinity. At least there you have the opportunity and resources to actually be competitive every week instead of only competitively showing up at Superspeedways and road courses. There’s nothing wrong with being more successful in a “lower series”.

[@Sithlord224]

If JTG walks, and Daugherty wants to keep the team going, it's an opportunity for Dale Jr. to enter the Cup series if he sees fit. Tht would be a boost, having Jr. alone is a boost, but he also has a connection to Hendrick motorsports, which would in theory help deepen the alliance, and Jr. doesn't need to build a team from scratch🤷🏻‍♂️

[@KidLatin27]

Ricky stenhouse to joe Gibbs next year maybe?😊

[@Tankman_4]

Wild speculation, if Stenhouse loses his ride, what about the wood brothers seat? Burton has been anything but impressive there, Stenhouse at least has some proven record with Ford themselves. Also with Fords lack of cup ready prospects in the pipeline, might be a possibility. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@matthewporter2500]

Brad needs call jr

[@RetroRich91]

I've told you 3 times in the comments section already Jtgd will sell their charter

[@TheTweedler]

Dale Jr has multiple times he will not field a Cup team as long as the charter system is in place. He finds the concept of having to first pay millions of dollars for a piece of paper before he has to spend millions building a car is ridiculous. But then again, you never know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@johnhaas2523]

He wouldn't have to buy anything other than okay maybe The Charter or just become co-owner and The cars already exist

[@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp]

It would be interesting to see a test Paint Scheme if Kroger leaves JTG for JGR

[@chasebriscoefan14]

Sucks that Erik Jones is out this weekend

[@John-kx3ng]

Stenhouse could land somewhere given he does have NOS Energy sponsorship. I think he has talent but has also lacked a car especially this year.

[@user-yh1hc9mh4l]

Connor is going to get some great help and learn a lot from Kyle

[@N9IBZED]

I do not see the #47 running next year I see the team staying involved but with another partner plus a number and driver change

[@JamesJones-td1vp]

Eric Jones is out is weekend Dover

[@bhtrucks]

Can you please mention Brenden Butterbean Queen running for Tricon at North Wilkesboro!?

[@jacksonrobison1901]

That’s right I hope he wins

[@bhtrucks]

@jacksonrobison1901 I grew up with him, he deserves every bit of this.

[@jacksonrobison1901]

@@bhtrucks he sounds like a nice guy

[@jacksonrobison1901]

@@bhtrucks I love that he goes to waffle house

[@chandmandesigns8875]

See the problem is Kroger is a part owner of the JTG

[@mandude03VideosYT]

Jones out for Dover

[@terrigoggin4443]

I’d like to see Jr buy a Cup charter

[@seen48]

JTG is definitely going to be in major trouble if Kroger leaves. Sure they have some SunnyD (Over at SH now) and NOS. Maybe NOS steps up a bit? I would say they will fold or sell the team. They have so much notice to go and sell the car. They can do it.

[@johnhaas2523]

Sunny d has everything to do with the driver not What team. Sunny d is a KHI management client Ricky is the client Just as Josh is a client Harrison is even a client of kHI

[@seen48]

@@johnhaas2523 okay?

[@loganengland8177]

Big L for Nascar to get rid of the scoring pylon.

[@jeremyharper3462]

Not really. They replaced it with a giant screen that showed the running order on both sides.

[@johnhaas2523]

If you listen to the teardown you will understand why it disappeared and unless you can find NASCAR or Speedway Motorsports The millions to replace they're not coming back

[@CamohFN]

Ouuuu, I want to see that Dale Jr and Brad Daugherty partnership

[@johnhaas2523]

It's Brad not Jack

[@Itsgamingtime11-co5kp]

I’m late so… Wait, I didn’t know that Dover is one of the few tracks with a Scoring Pylon in it.

[@jakehobby3477]

I saw 23XI might get Kroger not JGR

[@USSCoop]

If Jr buys this charter Wrecky Spinhouse better be out of the drivers seat.

[@BrianIsTheGOAT594]

No.

[@RailFanMikeProductions]

Can Kevin Harvick finally come through on that rumor. At least Ricky would be safe and with Kevin’s partners we know he’d at least have good sponsors

[@theprince1822]

Hear me out: JTG sells their charter to...RFK, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr is reunited with his old team driving the number 60.

[@johnhaas2523]

Hahahaha

[@mityace]

Well, Brad Daugherty and Michael Jordan are friends. Maybe JTG's charter goes to 23XI Racing.

[@RaynShikama]

Daugherty also wore 43 because he was such a big Richard Petty fan. It seems like that charter is destined to end up Toyota one day.

[@2448_aviation]

Corey Heim cup debute