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Ganassi called cops for firings
With 71 employees already in the unemployment line, Chip Ganassi Racing is looking to cut another 30 jobs from its stock-car operations, several current employees said Saturday. The team shut down the #40 Dodge earlier this week after it wasn't able to find a sponsor for driver Dario Franchitti. With that came layoffs, some of them surprising. Several team sources confirmed that department heads often weren't included in the decision-making process. Some employees who were laid off had been with SABCO Racing long before Ganassi bought the team from Felix Sabates in 2001. While the #40 Dodge was missing from Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway, most of that team still had a job. The cuts last week affected the #41 and #42 teams more than the 40. Most of the mechanics from Reed Sorenson's and Juan Pablo Montoya's team received their pink slips, replaced by members of the defunct team. Those left behind now are bracing for more cuts. Many of those who lost their jobs last week apparently didn't take the news well. In fact, the team had 12 police officers on hand to keep order.
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-The FLOAT-
Chilly, TX
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That headline has nothing to do with the story...
Good job again FN
YCMFord
Phillipsburg , NJ
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So who takes the news of being laid off 'well'?
Rickapolis-Bard of…
Annapolis , MD
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Like I said before -- there are sponsors out there that will put their decals on whatever is out front ... sell their souls to the devil they are and the teams that have been around for awhile can't catch a break. The guys doin' the grunt work back in the shops are the real losers...
EarnTaz88
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I hate it for the folks who got let go. But, NASCAR racing is a business, and, sometimes, hard decisions have to be made.
realcrusader
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Ganassi laughing in that picture and thinking, Guess what Dario, in a few weeks your butt will be unemployed har har har.
FootballGuru
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Just paint a lion on the hood
Riddy
Chicago, IL
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Beat it Chip...go back to open wheels and leave NASCAR to those who put it first and foremost.
THE Cereal Killer
., TX
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These teams will be gone or sold to another team by next year
Sounds like what started at GINN racing before the hammer dropped there
Husker-For-Life
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Maybe if you actually won a race once in a while, you wouldnt have to fire everyone Chip....Also, try working some salads into the mix........
chrisg
Newark , DE
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They should call the fashion cops about those $3 shades.
YODA
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YODA, those are just tacky aren't they!
-The FLOAT-
Chilly, TX
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DEI President of Global Operations Max Siegel declined to comment on the story when contacted earlier today.
DEI finds itself at a competitive crossroads, with Mark Martin leaving the team at season's end for a new ride with Hendrick Motorsports. Martin Truex Jr. is unhappy with the recent performance of his Bass Pro Shops-sponsored Chevrolet, and has not yet signed the contract extension team officials announced more than four months ago. He currently ranks 14th in championship points, but is likely to fall further behind when NASCAR announces penalties this week for the roofline violation found on Truex's car in opening inspection at Daytona. Team officials admitted last week that they may be forced to trim their roster by one next season if sponsorship cannot be found for Regan Smith's #01 Chevrolet, and reports have surfaced that Paul Menard may also be shopping around his Menard's sponsorship for next season.
DEI President of Global Operations Max Siegel declined to comment on the story earlier today.
-The FLOAT-
Chilly, TX
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I wish there was a pic up there of Ashley Judd in a cop outfit instead of Team Blueblocker.
Weapon X
Cherry Hill, NJ
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12 Cop's were in place for a lay off at Ganassi ? How many Real crime's happened when they were doing this ? SAD ! Ganassi Suck's !
YankeeboyDD
New Bern , NC
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If the drivers would stop all the crying and BS some fans might not be such fair weather fans. I for one am so tired of all the belly aching of the drivers I can't hardly watch anymore. I'm sure others feel the same way and now ratings and viewers are dropping.
Charlie
tiredofdriverscrying
Euless , TX
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Terri baby! Keep up the good work at DEI!
MrMiyagiJr
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