UPS has not negotiated with any team, but has talked to six of them
Quote selected text Published May 6th, 2008 in NASCAR News
UPS officials released a statement Monday saying the company is not currently in negotiations with any specific Sprint Cup team or driver. UPS currently sponsors the #44 driven by David Reutimann. Michael Waltrip Racing Vice President Cal Wells has said that UPS has had preliminary discussions with six teams about what cars and drivers they would have open for 2009 and “UPS is doing exactly what they should be doing. We either earn the business back or we won’t.”
But to say that UPS has started negotiations with any team is not accurate, according to a company official. “As of this date, UPS is not engaged in formal active sponsorship negotiations with any NASCAR Sprint Cup driver or race team,” read the statement, attributed to UPS Director of Sponsorship & Events Ron Rogowski. With Dale Jarrett’s retirement this year, UPS is looking for another face for a long-term campaign.
One of the drivers often mentioned is Carl Edwards, who right now is sponsored by Office Depot. Roush Fenway Racing and Office Depot currently are in an exclusive negotiating period for Edwards. “UPS went to six or eight race teams, visited them, to get all the inventory that they all had,” Roush Fenway President Geoff Smith said Saturday. “And from that, they told us they would cut it down amongst the teams. There’s been no negotiating.”
- Gillett Evernham interested in free agent drivers
- Roush Fenway close to signing Biffle
- Edwards re-signs with Roush Fenway
- Biffle contract extension possible with new sponsor
- Tony George Cancels Meeting with Ecclestone
So what UPS is saying is they talked to teams and more then likely discussed the monetary aspects, but they have not officially had their lawyers draw up proposals.
Or am I reading to much into this?
That’s about what I got from it.. They talked to a bunch of teams and visited their operations, but haven’t gone so far as to start thinning out the list or coming up with proposals. I guess there’s no real rush at this point, so why not take it slow and make sure you make the right decision.
i hope they stay with David, he is a neat driver and he deserves a good sponsor.
Fisha695 wrote:
dunno fish… that’s the problem with these type of articles…
they’re not worth wasting the good electrons it takes to display these
stories on my puter monitor… LOL…
It’s like looking at women in a bar. You check them out, see what they’re drinking, if they have ugly or good looking friends and then it’s up to you to decide which one is gonna get the job done when you take her home.