Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach didn’t get into NASCAR to watch their car cross the finish line 25th. You don’t win Super Bowl rings - five between them - by accepting mediocrity. These guys are winners. And their Nextel Cup #96 team - Hall of Fame Racing - isn’t winning. In its second season, it’s not even finishing high enough to make NASCAR’s version of the playoffs, the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

“I want to watch a race and know that we have a chance to be where Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are,” Staubach said. “Everyone associated with our team wants that. We had gone as far as we could go, and it was time to figure out a way to get better.”

Aikman, Staubach and their partners didn’t think they could do that on their own, explaining why they have sold controlling interest in Hall of Fame Racing, leaving them as minority owners. Does that mean the two Hall of Famers are completely easing out of the NASCAR scene? “I’m an old man, so we’ll see,” said Staubach, 65. “Troy’s young. He should do this for awhile.” Aikman, 40, said he expects to stay involved in the team long term, though in what capacity is to be determined. Staubach said he’s keeping his interest in the team for at least next season and will decide what he wants to do after that.

Dallas Morning News

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