This week, Motorsport.com caught up with veteran spotter Brett Griffin, who helped Clint Bowyer end his 190-race winless streak nearly two weeks ago at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Griffins two-decade journey began with David Allen, Dale Earnhardts manager. Chase Briscoe to replace Bowyer at Stewart-Haas in 2021, Clint Bowyer: "Its time to allow somebody else to have fun, Bowyer talks decision to retire "It's a True Shame for Us" - NASCAR Insider Reveals the Bittersweet So it remains to be seen whether Griffins revelations come true with Kyle Busch, in fact, leaving Toyota and Joe Gibbs for either a Ford or a Chevrolet. Ive been fortunate to manage drivers in this space, to work with teams, work with sponsors, racetracks, race entitlement deals and a lot in this sport. Laugh with us. Throughout the 2018 season Motorsport.com will spotlight the winning spotter from various Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck series races. I clicked on him, clicked block because if that kind of person whos gonna personally attack people, when they choose or if they choose to engage with me, theyre gonna do the same with me. I lost my Instagram password. Bumper. But, knock on wood, I've never had any major problems spotting for other drivers. I definitely feel like our off the track relationship helps our relationship on race day. ', Again, Im a very mouthy, candid person, so at no point am I trying to hurt anybodys feelings. How NASCAR is gearing up for its "biggest change" in 2022, Why Bubba Wallaces Talladega win is such a big moment for NASCAR, Why Wallaces win is huge for NASCAR BG: I've worked with Elliott Sadler in the Cup Series since 2000 but I've helped other drivers such as Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, Trevor Bayne, and many others in the Nationwide Series and Truck Series. Majors said, Im spot off because he wrecked him. So I can openly admit all that and laugh at it, so if you do that to me I personally dont care. I grew up in a really small town where there were two things that were important: Sports and winning at sports. Nutrien Ag Solutions came to Griffin and Sadler, but Sadler retired from full-time racing following the 2018 Xfinity Series season with JR Motorsports. Unfortunately, this transitional period did catch out a few drivers and teams in the early races. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This is a text widget, which allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar. We have a lot of circles that we get a lot of information from. Seriously, just getting a good sense of trust between the driver and spotter is all you can ask for. 3. What did you make of the move? I like going out and drinking a beer and having a good time. From social media to atmosphere, what would Brett like to see from NASCAR and its fans in 2020? So were just working hard at it. Is your Facebook account private for your family and friends? Because most people who reacted to the spotters tweet also felt the same. He also spotted for Jeff Burton, followed by Clint Bowyer from 2012 through 2020. In (a spotters)situation, it would be with your boss, which would be the head of marketing or the head of competition or the manufacturer that got upset or the sponsor that got upset. I was not impressed with that package at that race track. Whatis the balance there? The Lockdown Diaries: The NASCAR spotter | RACER
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