Holy crap! It’s taking place, it’s taking place! Oldsmobile, which has been lifeless for the previous 20 years, appears to be resurrecting itself only for the aim of racing in NASCAR’s 19th Annual Love’s RV Stop 225 NASCAR Craftsman truck series at Talladega Superspeedway on October 4th. At least, that’s what it looks as if based mostly on the entry listing, which places Grant Enfinger, who normally races the quantity 9 Chevrolet Silverado, behind the wheel of an Oldsmobile truck.
Also, this might simply be some hilarious mistake on NASCAR’s half. But I’d somewhat consider Enfinger and his crew have satisfied GM to take the outdated Oldsmobile manufacturing unit out of the self-storage unit they crammed it into, set all the things again up, and construct the person a pleasant new racing truck.
That can be a hell of an achievement, particularly since Oldsmobile hasn’t been round as an organization since 2004, hasn’t raced in NASCAR since 1992, and hasn’t constructed a truck since 1939. They did construct vehicles, although, nevertheless briefly, in a number of intervals, from 1919 to 1924 after which once more from 1936 to 1939, however solely in non-US markets.
So, certain, it looks as if an extended shot, however come on, the Official NASCAR Entry List doesn’t lie, proper? Look for your self!
I imply, it says “Oldsmobile” proper there.
Okay, assuming this can be a mistake – and, once more, I’m very a lot hoping it isn’t – how does this occur, precisely? Are these entry lists made on some type of automated system, the place the truck’s producer is chosen from some type of pull-down menu? I’d count on one thing like that to be the case – if they'd to kind these names in manually we’d see “Chevy” as an alternative of “Chevrolet,” I’m fairly rattling certain of that.
So, if these are names chosen from a pull-down menu, is it potential that NASCAR hasn’t up to date this software program for 32 years since Oldsmobile left NASCAR? Or not less than prior to now 20 years since Oldsmobile has ceased to exist?
Can that be potential? I believe it has to be, in any other case, how would a mistake like this occur? You don’t simply slip and by chance kind “Oldsmobile.” At least I haven’t, but.
Anyway, NASCAR you've a selection proper now: both replace your software program or do all the things you possibly can to assist Grant Enfinger run an Oldsmobile truck at this race. The Enfinger crew ought to not less than put an Oldsmobile emblem on the hood, proper?
