Another New Team To Attempt Full Cup Season

"With Daytona less than eight weeks away, co-owner Jimmy Means says that the newly formed team will try to attempt all 36 races in 2012. "Our intentions are to run every [race]," says Means. "But we've got do to [approach] them one at a time and take it from there." This will be "Jimmy Means' second stint as an owner in NASCAR's top division. Once an owner-driver, over half of Means' starts in Sprint Cup came from 1978 to 1993. As any team at any level in NASCAR has experienced, sponsorship is harder to find in a shaky economy. However, Hamilton-Means Racing plans on their #52 Ford Fusion to show up at the track, with or without financial backing. "We're not relying on sponsorship to determine where we go or not," says Means. "We're just trying to get all the pieces together and have some different equipment to have a legitimate chance of making the races. Sponsorship is not really an issue at this time, but [we're] looking for it." The team is also willing to start and park events to keep afloat. "That's probably what we will have to do to start this." With a long list of free agents available this off-season, HMR has narrowed its list of possible drivers for 2012, but no formal announcement has been made. "[We will announce] probably in a few weeks." Means also told us his Nationwide team plans on keeping the #52 car running full-time with a driver announcement for that ride coming soon.(HMR) but HMR's Twitter says the car will be a Toyota and at Phoenix, so no word if they will attempt to make the Daytona 500.(1-29-2012)"

Credit to Jayski.

Great, another start-and-parker.

not Start and Park, more or less just Norm Benning levels of slow.

And its old news anyways.

AntmanB wrote:And its old news anyways.

This is confirming that they will attempt the whole season.

They are willing to start and park. Thus, they are start and park trash.

Meh, it's the way NASCAR is going nowadays. By next season, you'll have about 10-15 teams conducting the race to the garage on lap 20 or something

Magus978 wrote:They are willing to start and park. Thus, they are start and park trash.

Meh, it's the way NASCAR is going nowadays. By next season, you'll have about 10-15 teams conducting the race to the garage on lap 20 or something

Oh gawd I will loose all respect for Jimmy Means if this is true D:


I seriously dont see this team S&Ping, cause if anyone can not S&P on a low Budget it's Jimmy Means.