congratulations Trevor Bayne

[carolwicks]

Trevor

in listening to his interview he seems like a wonderful level headed and polite kid. good values. i hope he goes far!
carol aka oz

[ronabneysr]

glad trevor won the wood brothers needed it

but wonder if roush has him signed up for nation wide will he steal him from wood brothers cup sure would not be fair would it money can do any thing

[RSB]

but wonder if roush has him signed up for nation wide will he steal him from wood brothers cup sure would not be fair would it money can do any thing

Yep, I saw the Cat in the Hat congratulating Bayne and I bet he was thinking, "I gotta have this kid"!

[jacko241]

From what I have read, he is on loan to the Wood Brothers from Roush. Roush signed him when Diamond Waltrip Racing couldn't promise him a sponsor.

[mr south 59]

Trevor did a great job on Sunday. After talking to Rocky today, he said Trevor may still be able to run for the Cup. We will know this week. You go Trevor.

For those of us that know him and have race against him for the past 10 years, we wouldn't expect any different from this young man. He has real talent like I said about 3 years in one of Carol's post about " local boy does good in NASCAR". Another WKA stand out. Boy did I catch crap from OJ and Todd on that one. I said in a post a few weeks ago. Put any WKA National Champion in the kind of equipment that these big name kids get for a few weeks and they will do as good if not better. I stand by that. Hell Trevor is in a single car team, part time ride.

[jacko241]

Congrats to him, and especially the Wood Brothers, who have always been some of my heroes. However, Daytona is a different animal than most other places, and I don't think we can count on seeing the kind of performance they displayed at Daytona at most other tracks.

[Bobby Diehl]

NASCAR's NEW ERA!!!!

Yes, the old guys and new kids are looks pretty good. The media reports say that NASCAR's rating was up higher than it's been since 2008. WOW!!!!! It's neat that Woods Brothers Racing opens the door. The old bringing in the New ERA!!!!!!. Now on to round two!!!!!

[Bigbuck]

Yep, I saw the Cat in the Hat congratulating Bayne and I bet he was thinking, "I gotta have this kid"!

I bet all owners were saying "Boy I gotta have this kid". Just like Hendrick did about Jeff Gordon when he drove Nationwide (Busch) for Roush' I personally think he wouldnt stand a chance with the Woods right now in Cup.(and i love the Woods Brothers) Let him run Nationwide full time, Cup when he can. Get more seat time and then next yr maybe go cup, hopefully for the Woods if they can find the $ to run cup full time. I think we push lots of these kids too hard and expect too much from them . Does anyone really think the Woods could make a run at it against Hendrick, with all the $ Hendrick has, there should not be a comparison between Trevor and Gordon and Johnson, just for that reason at this time. I mean, look at Lagano, great driver, great kid but pushed way too hard way too fast.

[Jimmy McKinley]

Just like Hendrick did about Jeff Gordon when he drove Nationwide (Busch) for Roush'

JG never drove for Roush, but yes, he *was* in a Ford before Hendrick grabbed him. In the late '80s and early '90s, when JG was tearin' up Sprint cars and Midgets, Bill Davis picked him up for a ride in the Busch car (Carolina Tool and the Baby Ruth car). Davis signed him for his first Winston Cup ride (Atlanta '92, also Richard Petty's last race as a driver), then Hendrick snatched him for the '93 season.

We all know the history after that.

Let him run Nationwide full time, Cup when he can. Get more seat time and then next yr maybe go cup, hopefully for the Woods if they can find the $ to run cup full time.

This was their plan to begin with. Trevor is only running part-time Sprint Cup this year, full-time Nationwide. He's running I think 16 races for the Wood Brothers this year, with a couple of other drivers in that seat as well.

[Bigbuck]

JG never drove for Roush, but yes, he *was* in a Ford before Hendrick grabbed him. In the late '80s and early '90s, when JG was tearin' up Sprint cars and Midgets, Bill Davis picked him up for a ride in the Busch car (Carolina Tool and the Baby Ruth car). Davis signed him for his first Winston Cup ride (Atlanta '92, also Richard Petty's last race as a driver), then Hendrick snatched him for the '93 season.

We all know the history after that.

This was their plan to begin with. Trevor is only running part-time Sprint Cup this year, full-time Nationwide. He's running I think 16 races for the Wood Brothers this year, with a couple of other drivers in that seat as well.

Sorry my history wasn't right. I knew Gordon drove a ford in Nationwide and Hendrick grabed him. Didnt mean that was all bad. My comment was simply im sure LOTS of owners were saying "Boy, I gotta have this kid, just like RSB said he thought Roush was saying. Heck, Petty congratulated him too, I imagine he was saying "I gotta have this kid" I was also saying there are lots of people want to see him in cup this yr full time, I was simply saying give him some time, LOTS of these kids have been pushed to hard too fast. I also knew, as everyone does he's only running part time cup this yr. I guarantee Roush, Hendrick and who knows who else will try to get him for next yr for cup?? Thats their job as car owners. Remember, Derrick Cope won the 500 too, lets give the kid some time.

[Jimmy McKinley]

Heck, Petty congratulated him too, I imagine he was saying "I gotta have this kid"

Richard *does* "have the kid"; he was listed as the car owner of the 21 at Daytona Kinda cool for Petty to be *hooked up* with the Wood Brothers after 60+ years of "rivalries"...LOL...

But yeah, I know what you mean, Tuna. The kid's gonna go far - *IF* he don't let it go to his head like Kyle Busch...the kid came outta Late Models and Hooter's Pro Cup - real short track racing heritage.

LOL...Derrike Cope got lucky that Earnhardt blew a tire going into three that year. I think they stayed out on a green-flag pit stop sequence and caught a lucky caution later on; that's how they got up front that day.

[Bobby Diehl]

Michaels made a BIG MISTAKE????

Michael Waltrip Racing release Trevor last year. WOW!!!! Michael raved about him taking Carl Edwards on for a 100 lapper a Nashville. When the next week released him. HUMMMMMM only if you could turn back to clocks?

[Edm]

He was pretty good in Arca too however the Daytona 500 is a race of luck more than anything. I would love to see the Wood Brothers be a force at every track but I don't see it happening.

[Jimmy McKinley]

Michael raved about him taking Carl Edwards on for a 100 lapper a Nashville. When the next week released him. HUMMMMMM only if you could turn back to clocks?

It wasn't like they *wanted* to let him go because he was "no good"; MWR *had* to let him go because they couldn't find a sponsor for the car for this year. I also believe he was driving for Aaron's in Hooter's Pro Cup; not sure who he drove for in ARCA.

[mr south 59]

Trevor really didn't drive for anybody in Hooters. His dad bought him his own Hooters team. His marketing team acquired the McDonalds sponsorship for their team. And actually the kid came out of World Karting right to Hooters and than right to DEI. Dad bought him a developmental ride their.

You guys are right. Trevor will go a long way. He has a good head on his shoulders and I don't think he will let it go to his head. He comes from a good family. He was always fun to mess with in our pits once you get to know him. We pitted together for two years. He was always very quiet and shy in front of the camera and on the grid. He had to go to like a Carnegie school to be able speak in front of the camera. I've been telling ya to watch him for years. Watch him at Phoenix. He is a clean driver and if he don't get caught up in someone mess he could get the Wood Brothers their best finish ever their. We wish him the best of luck.