Brian Shirley to GR Smith for WoO

[Tireguy17]

http://www.onedirt.com/features/shirley-and-smith-join-forces-for-woo-assault/

[thexfactor0210]

Man... was hoping Feger woulda got this. No real surprise here after he ran the WoO Finals for him

[jensenracing18]

so now this leaves the Cullen seat open?

[Josh Bayko]

so now this leaves the Cullen seat open?

No, article says he's gonna run Cullen's stuff for 25-30 non-WoO races.

[Tireguy17]

That's a Dennis Erb aggressive type schedule:

Shirley will pursue the full WoO tour in Smith’s Team 22 Inc. #22 Victory Circle Auto Sales/ XR1 Rocket Chassis/ Cornett Racing Engine Super Late Model. In addition, the team will enter various crown jewels together. The team plans to enter 70-75 races in 2018.

Shirley will also continue to drive for Wisconsin’s Bob Cullen Racing in approximately 25-30 events.

[Mantis]

I know more than a few really talented drivers that bust their *ss fielding sub-par equipment and yet here we have squirrel with 2 separate top notch rides at his disposal.

I was hoping GR would have put somebody that actually needed a ride in his car.......2 teams/1 driver just seems odd.

[zyoung25]

I know more than a few really talented drivers that bust their *ss fielding sub-par equipment and yet here we have squirrel with 2 separate top notch rides at his disposal.

I was hoping GR would have put somebody that actually needed a ride in his car.......2 teams/1 driver just seems odd.

Same way i feel. Shirley is decent(imo), but we've seen what he can do in good equipment on a tour. I dont see this lasting very long anyway. It's smart for Brian to keep the Cullen ride there.

[cgrace]

Erb, Feger, Pierce and quite a few others have always ran more than 70 - 75 races. Not exactly the driver I wanted in the car, but good luck to Squirrel. I'm surprised Cullen is fine with only running 25 - 30 events.

[Pennsboro23]

I like Shirley as a person, seems like he is a good guy. What you see is what you get, he's had top notch equipment on tour before. If he finishes out the year with GR, he will run 5-7 on WoO tour. But I agree, I can think of a few other guys more deserving of a big time ride that haven't had the chance yet.

[nuff said]

I would be surprised if this lasted all year.

[TUTY]

Many people don't want to deal with the 18 To 25 year olds attitudes and careless nature. Not all but a lot of the younger generation are tough to deal with and can become a really tough deal during the year.

[Pennsboro23]

Many people don't want to deal with the 18 To 25 year olds attitudes and careless nature. Not all but a lot of the younger generation are tough to deal with and can become a really tough deal during the year.

Some of the 18-30 year old drivers that I know, are the hardest workers in the sport.

[jog49]

It's not the 70-75 races next season that's a concern but rather driving for two teams that screws up one's concentration. We shall see with Shirley.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Many people don't want to deal with the 18 To 25 year olds attitudes and careless nature. Not all but a lot of the younger generation are tough to deal with and can become a really tough deal during the year.

And plenty of them don’t have that attitude. It’s the ones stereotyping and b!tchin about younger people who usually just need to look in the mirror.

Feger, or about 10 other drivers before I’d chosen Shirley. I think he is mediocre and he has always had pretty nice stuff.

[NormP]

18-30 year old racers may be the exception, but other than that TUTY wasn't wrong.