Ralph Gilles NASCAR Statement

Ralph Gilles, President and CEO SRT Brand and Motorsports, Chrysler Group LLC, discusses the decision to withdraw from NASCAR for the 2013 season.

• Category

  Sports

[dobbins2550]

IMO, this is an excellent move. Put the millions back into what matters - international sports car racing with the Viper. They actually kicked fucking ass and took names. Here's hoping we return to LeMans in 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kevin Smith]

Let's go out strong Dodge! How relevant is NASCAR compared to what SRT is currently developing for the street anyway... Ralph you have created more excitement for the brand in one year than we MOPAR fans have seen in a long time. Keep up the good work and shining your light on Detroit!

[TheRealBirdmann]

Screw Penske then

[Leila R. Wilson]

Well, that's two people, but not forty. :X

[Rcrby525]

@pulfpuller it was on an I racing class a server that I heard that and my co-worker...my co-worker who claims he's been a fan since 1995

[Leila R. Wilson]

All 40 people mentioned all those same points and mentioned IROC? O_o; Odd coincidence. As far as the 2013 cars looking like rice burners, that might be the fault of the street versions of the cars?

[Miradart]

Please learn some manners. Thank you.

NASCAR numbers were WAY up after the 'beloved' Dale Sr died. Bigger TV. Bigger gates than they had ever seen! It wasn't Dale.

As for the COT, I think you have a valid point there. Decals don't make enough difference, but not the whole story

You can disagree with me, but I'll only believe that the root cause of Cup's decline is NOT the economy, if you prove to me that the middle class (NASCAR's target demo) are not worse off than they were in 2006.

[Kevin Smith]

What? Who are you to call someone an idiot you don't even know.

[Rcrby525]

going off how their indycar coverage is...i look foward to it!

NBC does a better job with indycar then ESPN ever will

[Rcrby525]

and f1 will continue to grow in fans next year in the US now that NBC will be taking over in exclusive coverage holder.

British Grand Prix, canadian Grand Prix, and the United States GP in austin will be on the National Local NBC Stations around the country.

the remaining 17 races will be on NBC Sports Network.

[Rcrby525]

it's not the fucking economy, people got bored, and took other jobs, or found stuff to do, i can name 40 people i talked to that said "after dale sr died, i just lost interest in NASCAR all-together, the cot killed the sport, they look like IROC cars now, and the 2013 cars look like rice-burners"