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Previewing the 2007 NASCAR Teams: Front Row Motorsports
January 28, 2007 | Posted by VroomDude
Front Row Motorsports is planning on running their #34 car part-time for the 2007 season, with their #61 car slotted to run the full season. Unless I’m missing it, the team hasn’t yet announced who will be driving each car for the 2007 season. According to Jayski, it’s likely that Kevin Lepage will return to drive the #34, but I can’t find any info at all on who might be in the #61. Chad Chaffin finished 2006 in the #61, but the lack of news likely points to him not returning in that car for the 2007 season.
As far as what to expect in 2007, well, it would be hard to wax eloquent about how the team is poised to dominate, given that they haven’t even officially announced their driver lineup, with just a few weeks before the season gets underway. Kevin Lepage had an average finish of 34.3 in 2006, which is hard to get very excited about. Toyota’s entry into NASCAR racng is only going to make life harder for underfunded teams like Front Row, BAM Racing, etc., as it’s only going to get harder and harder to even qualify for races.
The team has had a rough start since its first full season in 2005, as it’s been rumored to have been up for sale at various points, and the team has struggled to even qualify the #34 for much of its history. Again, it’s the chicken-egg situation that most new teams without deep pockets face when trying to break into NASCAR, as far as trying to bootstrap your way through the early lean years, hoping to put together a miracle run that separates you from the other also-rans and gets you noticed and, more importantly, greatly improves your cash flow situation.