David Gilliland: Out at Yates?

Great, Ever heard the saying "three's a crowd?" Well it appears that four is actually a crowd at Yates Racing, and David Gilliland may be the one outside looking in.

[Lets go racing]

Oh no say it isn't so! As predicted.

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Lets go racing wrote:

Oh no say it isn't so! As predicted.

I am not at all suprised he sure make some bone head mistakes last year. Remember when he wrecked Montoya on purpose and they pulled him off the track.That was just one of the many wrecks he caused....

[Whoyakidding]

Anyone ever heard the saying "Everyone gets promoted to their first level of incompetence, some higher"? I think this is the case with David. Another case of the second generation driver that gets ahead of himself just because of the name.

[Voice of Reality]

This was to be expected, not for anything David did, though he did have his share of mistakes and bone head moves. This came as a result of a team that was in desperate condition needing sponsors and people who could bring money with them. Do you really think Paul Menard would be there without Papa John? Do you think Ambrose would be there if he did not bring a sponsor with him? This was, at one time, a very good team with some of the most HP in the sport, Robert did learn one very good lesson with the partial connection with Roush and that is one never deals with Roush and not expect to be screwed. Jack got the advantage of learning about Yeates HP and how to make it and Robert, well Robert, what did he get?

[CRJ]

I thought Gilliland had potential, i just thought he jumped at the wrong opportunity available. I know that he had an offer from RCR to drive a full time Nationwide ride after he won that Kentucky race, but jumped at Yates to replace Sadler in Cup, and obviously he wasnt ready to progress that fast. It's possible that he could've ended up like Scott Wimmer, but i think he'd had a better shot of succeeding in Nascar had he taken the RCR deal instead, maybe he would've been hired for the Cheerios 33 car instead of them hiring Casey Mears.

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Voice of Reality wrote:

This was to be expected, not for anything David did, though he did have his share of mistakes and bone head moves. This came as a result of a team that was in desperate condition needing sponsors and people who could bring money with them. Do you really think Paul Menard would be there without Papa John? Do you think Ambrose would be there if he did not bring a sponsor with him? This was, at one time, a very good team with some of the most HP in the sport, Robert did learn one very good lesson with the partial connection with Roush and that is one never deals with Roush and not expect to be screwed. Jack got the advantage of learning about Yeates HP and how to make it and Robert, well Robert, what did he get?

Hello VOR
you explained the situation and I agree with you 100%. Have a great evening.

[Gordon24]

I thought david did a good job with what he had he ran just as well as dale jarrett in his rookie season and ricky rudd in 07.

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Gordon24 wrote:

I thought david did a good job with what he had he ran just as well as dale jarrett in his rookie season and ricky rudd in 07.

I don't remember Dale or Ricky being pulled out of race for wrecking someone on purpose. I thought his sportsmanship sucked.....

[CRJ]

snow wrote:

<quoted text>I don't remember Dale or Ricky being pulled out of race for wrecking someone on purpose. I thought his sportsmanship sucked.....

Well, i usually would agree with you, but since it was Montoya he took out, i dont see a problem with it. Montoya has a habit of being the aggressor, he had it coming to him!

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CRJ wrote:

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Well, i usually would agree with you, but since it was Montoya he took out, i dont see a problem with it. Montoya has a habit of being the aggressor, he had it coming to him!

Thats funny.(laughing)

[CRJ]

snow wrote:

<quoted text>I don't remember Dale or Ricky being pulled out of race for wrecking someone on purpose. I thought his sportsmanship sucked.....

Seriously though, i did think he needed to get some more experience before he signed with a Cup ride, but he jumped at the wrong ride. I think he needed to stay in the Nationwide series as RCR offered him a full time Nationwide ride, either the 2 or 29 car, and that there's a good chance he'd be goin into the 33 or 07 ride instead of Mears, but now is on his way out of the 38. I thought he had potential, but just was not ready for the top series, especially in inferior equipment as Yates has been lately.

[Ha ha]

So obvious. Here comes the names again.

[Ha ha]

snow wrote:

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Thats funny.(laughing)

Wow Snow way to talk about my driver, thanks friend :) He he.

[Gordon24]

thats racin

snow wrote:

<quoted text>I don't remember Dale or Ricky being pulled out of race for wrecking someone on purpose. I thought his sportsmanship sucked.....

[Oh goodness]

Poor David, is Kvapil really any better?

[Oh goodness]

I know one thing David's wife is a lot hotter than Travis'! It might have been better for Yates to have kept David, Kvapils wife will scare all the fans off!

[CRJ]

Oh goodness wrote:

Poor David, is Kvapil really any better?

Actually, they both suck. I think the reason Kvapil stayed over Gilliland is because Robert Yates hired Gilliland and Kvapil was moved over to Yates by Roush and since Roush is pretty much the dominate domino there, he im sure dictated who would stay. Dont feel that Kvapil is too lucky, he has no owner points going into Daytona and if dont qualify his way in, he's out and possibly will be on the unemployment line after the first five or so races, for which they only have sponsorship for those races.

[what]

Actually he doesn't even have sponsor for those first five races!

[Varacefan]

Come on. Is Kvapil's wife really ugly? Thats funny. Someone send a picture.

[YES]

It took me forever to find a picture, I don't know how to post them here?