Sheppard

**Ryan21mid** · 10-26-2016, 08:18 AM

Brandon is returning to his family car next year and will be back on the Lucas tour. Any thoughts on who will be in the BPM ride? Just run regionally with Babc0ck?

**Eldora > Your Track** · 10-26-2016, 08:22 AM

Probably Bab(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word). I think if Westfall would have been given adequate time he would have further proven to be more worthy of the ride. He just needed seat time. But that is Randall Edwards for ya.

**zyoung25** · 10-26-2016, 08:49 AM

Jeff was in the car last weekend at Florence, done alright, but he's no BShep. I think he even said at rhe beginning of the year he couldnt race full time, and didn't get in a car at all til July.

With the amount of money Mr.Brock spends, he'll have a good shoe in that car. It looks like Randall is staying at best, which is good for the next guy that comes in.

Ricky Thornton would be a good choice, or I'd like to see Westfall get another shot at it. He was starting to come into his own before the end of last year.

**goincircles** · 10-26-2016, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Eldora > Your Track

Probably Bab(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word). I think if Westfall would have been given adequate time he would have further proven to be more worthy of the ride. He just needed seat time. But that is Randall Edwards for ya.

JMO I dont think Jeff wants to be on the road as much as Lucas Oil could be wrong.Westfall lol bet not.Best is a top team with good resourses and not affraid to spend a dollar Steve Francis might be a good pick need to have a guy thats been up and down the road that life style is not for everyone.

**Mantis** · 10-26-2016, 09:27 AM

Why the split? Seems odd given the productive year they've had running together.

**Josh Bayko** · 10-26-2016, 09:31 AM

I've heard that Best is shutting down.

**W2Racing09** · 10-26-2016, 09:46 AM

If Best is shutting down that is too bad, always hate to see a good program like that leave the sport.

If they were running next year there are plenty of top notch candidates available with touring experience:

Tim Fuller
Austin Hubbard
Eddie Carrier Jr

or there are some guys that could likely do well with a chance like that:

Jesse Stovall
Jake Hawkins
Jared Hawkins
Max Blair

**Stede Bonnet** · 10-26-2016, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by W2Racing09

If Best is shutting down that is too bad, always hate to see a good program like that leave the sport.

If they were running next year there are plenty of top notch candidates available with touring experience:

Tim Fuller
Austin Hubbard
Eddie Carrier Jr

or there are some guys that could likely do well with a chance like that:

Jesse Stovall
Jake Hawkins
Jared Hawkins
Max Blair

Those are some good drivers and I would add Devin Moran. Devin is a different style driver than BShep but effective and good on equipment. Maybe switch to BWRC as well would be a thought...

**cutman** · 10-26-2016, 10:19 AM

If they stick with Rocket, I'd like to Eddie Jr or Scott James in the ride

**BIGSTEVE00** · 10-26-2016, 10:55 AM

I would've loved to see Westfall get more time to prove himself. He did really good considering he usually drove sprints and mods but after they let BShepp drive one of their cars at the World Finals they decided to give BShepp the ride full time. Which was a dang good choice but imo they should've ran two cars regional and let Westfall go out on tour with BShepp. So my question is about BShepp stepping out of ride. Did BPM decide to get rid of him or did BShepp decide it was time to go his own way?

Would love to see Eddie Carrier Jr get a full time ride like that.

**calverton** · 10-26-2016, 11:11 AM

Lawsuits has consequences

**MasterSbilt_Racer** · 10-26-2016, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Josh Bayko

I've heard that Best is shutting down.

I think I did see the hauler for sale??

**Josh Bayko** · 10-26-2016, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by MasterSbilt_Racer

I think I did see the hauler for sale??

It certainly is on RacingJunk.

**JCSullivan00** · 10-26-2016, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Josh Bayko

It certainly is on RacingJunk.

Think they had more than one hauler.

**mis5s** · 10-26-2016, 12:23 PM

The hauler for sale is Brandon's old one, a different one was purchased over the summer. It was his decision to leave Best Performance.

**ptown** · 10-26-2016, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by W2Racing09

If Best is shutting down that is too bad, always hate to see a good program like that leave the sport.

Was the tire cheating scandal the final nail in the coffin?

**00Hdmn** · 10-26-2016, 01:16 PM

Jake Hawkins would be a good choice, he will get up on the wheel!!!

**Doc88D** · 10-26-2016, 01:32 PM

Rusty Schlenk would be a GREAT fit for that team. He lives close to the team location. He is willing to travel and get out on the road. He has a wife and family that support his racing. And finally, he can wheel the hell out of a racecar. He has always ran regionally and raced smart according to the bank account. All while winning many championships and keeping food on the table... Rusty is also pretty darn good with those rockets. He has a relationship with Mark Richards already...