Mop.....What do you think is going on there? As you say, that is a veryMichael Ray #7 in the countdown riding for Star Racing PSM resigned today. Same thing happened last year. What a crappy thing to do leaving a team who got you into the countdown just as it gets started.
strange event, especially to happen in consecutive years.
I'm wondering if the deal between Star and their drivers does not satisfy the drivers, as regards to them driving the team into the points playoff.
A driver normally has a healty bonus included for driving the team into a playoff, or championship run.
Sounds like a money problem between team and drivers to me.
Taking a wild guess....I'd almost bet that the team ownership/management feels that they are the primary cause for the team making the playoff.
Countering that, it's likely that the driver thinks that HE or she, is the person most accountable for driving the team into the playoff.
Both are correct, but reality is that if this is the case, then STAR is going to have issues
with getting top notch talent on their equipment.
You do not see much turnover in drivers and crew chiefs in the best motorsports teams.
Of course.....my motto......"always follow the money" may apply here.