The 43 Days of Daytona - 9th Place in 2005
The Top NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Driver Profiles of 2005.
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Jeremy Mayfield
#19 - Dodge Dealers
Mayfield had a good season. He has enjoyed a career renaissance while driving for Everham. Amazing what quality machinery will do for a competent driver.
He had 1 win, 4 Top 5's, 9 Top 10's, and no poles with winnings of $4,566,910.
In making his second Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, Jeremy showed that it wasn't a fluke the first time around. He is a solid presence and a good driver. Things that following his performance in the Penske South #12, I never expected to say about him. Good for him. I love it when underdog drivers get their chance in quality machinery to show what they are really capable of.
Chad Knaus, his name seems to be coming up in a lot of places already this season, rumored to be angling to get out of his contracts at Hendrick Motorsports to come work for Ray Everham, who gave him his first job in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. Considering that Everham lost both of his crew chiefs at the end of last year to Robert Yates's #88 and 38, the rumor may have legs...whether it's true or not.
Everham is the home of early season rumors. A rumor is out there that Everham is about to move his Cup garage to Indianapolis. If true, this could herald NASCAR's true growth as the race teams spread out geographically. Personally, I'm ready for a team to make Texas Motor Speedway their home track.
Will sponsorship be big enough to allow the team to field a car every week? The Dodge sponsorship is solid.
Do I think he could go win a championship? Probably not. He will be good. And he probably will make the Chase again. But no, no real chance to win it all.
Do I think he could win a race or two and have a good season? Yes. I don't project him winning more than one though.
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Jeremy Mayfield
#19 - Dodge Dealers
Mayfield had a good season. He has enjoyed a career renaissance while driving for Everham. Amazing what quality machinery will do for a competent driver.
He had 1 win, 4 Top 5's, 9 Top 10's, and no poles with winnings of $4,566,910.
In making his second Chase for the NEXTEL Cup, Jeremy showed that it wasn't a fluke the first time around. He is a solid presence and a good driver. Things that following his performance in the Penske South #12, I never expected to say about him. Good for him. I love it when underdog drivers get their chance in quality machinery to show what they are really capable of.
Chad Knaus, his name seems to be coming up in a lot of places already this season, rumored to be angling to get out of his contracts at Hendrick Motorsports to come work for Ray Everham, who gave him his first job in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. Considering that Everham lost both of his crew chiefs at the end of last year to Robert Yates's #88 and 38, the rumor may have legs...whether it's true or not.
Everham is the home of early season rumors. A rumor is out there that Everham is about to move his Cup garage to Indianapolis. If true, this could herald NASCAR's true growth as the race teams spread out geographically. Personally, I'm ready for a team to make Texas Motor Speedway their home track.
Will sponsorship be big enough to allow the team to field a car every week? The Dodge sponsorship is solid.
Do I think he could go win a championship? Probably not. He will be good. And he probably will make the Chase again. But no, no real chance to win it all.
Do I think he could win a race or two and have a good season? Yes. I don't project him winning more than one though.
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