2026 NASCAR season topic Daytona (8/29) Saturday 7:30 PM - Page 36

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In reply to Steve Williams • 2:08p, 8/24/26

Penske controls that car. Honestly I don't know how much the Woods are involved. To add, Josh's problem is that he isn't funded and for a period wrecked a lot of cars. Not a good combination.

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2:08p, 8/24/26

NEWS: Austin Hill and Richard Childress Racing have agreed to a contract extension that will have Hill racing full-time in the Cup Series in 2027, sources tell @TheAthletic. An announcement could come as soon as this afternoon.
— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) August 24, 2026

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In reply to ncsupack1 • 8:32p, 8/24/26

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ncsupack1 said:
Penske controls that car. Honestly I don't know how much the Woods are involved. To add, Josh's problem is that he isn't funded and for a period wrecked a lot of cars. Not a good combination.

Didn't realize until I read today that the Woods brothers really haven't been a big part of the driver changes. I would've taken Josh Berry over Austin Hill, though.

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In reply to Steve Williams • 10:24p, 8/24/26

Yeah really surprised that RCR didnt take Josh Berry. Berry has been a Chevy guy his whole career up until the Woods Bros ride. Thought he would have slid into the RCR ride quite easily.

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5:20a

RCR now has two rides open in the O'Reilly series.

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In reply to Steve Williams • 5:33a

Steve Williams said:
ncsupack1 said:
Penske controls that car. Honestly I don't know how much the Woods are involved. To add, Josh's problem is that he isn't funded and for a period wrecked a lot of cars. Not a good combination.

Didn't realize until I read today that the Woods brothers really haven't been a big part of the driver changes. I would've taken Josh Berry over Austin Hill, though.

The family is involved but I don't think it's really deep. I believe Penske brings most of the sponsorships outside of Motor Craft. The pit crew, crew chief and so on are Penske. Some folks have argued that the 21 at times is a developmental team for Penske, which may answer some questions about the revolving door of drivers. Also, glad to see you Steve here on this thread!

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