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Dodge exits NASCAR for 2013

The Seattle Times -- DETROIT — Dodge has decided to drop out of NASCAR racing at the end of this season, making it the only domestic automaker without a presence in America's most popular motor sport, said Ralph Gilles, president and CEO of Chrysler's SRT Motorsports brand.

"We feel the pain," Gilles said, noting that comments on Twitter and other social-media outlets have exploded with commentary about Dodge's involvement with NASCAR.

It's particularly difficult because Dodge has billed itself as the performance brand within Chrysler.

NASCAR fans are notoriously loyal to the brands of their favorite drivers, and the spending by corporate sponsors makes it a very attractive marketing opportunity for a domestic automaker.

But Dodge's decision was caused by Penske Racing's......

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DerHahn
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pretty poor excuse to stop racing. would like to see dodge get back to it's domination that it had years ago
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Too bad.
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good riddance fiat................
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Toyota should leave instead of Dodge.
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No big surprise given their track record.
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It's Kurt Busch's fault.
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OK
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Too bad.
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Just put a gun rack in the back window & all will be well with the world!!!
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So???
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Dodge / NASCAR, who cares?
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Chrysler/Dodge builds crap and besides you really don't have a single Dodge part on a NASCAR
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Doesn't surprise me with a dwindling market, ticket sales down 38 percent.
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I'm not a NASCAR fan, so it doesn't bother me.
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why
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Maybe others will follow and abandon this "sport" which is a tremendous waste of resources.
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Sad, but not a surprise.
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They haven't done to well since they were bought by the Italians
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A "domestic automaker" owned by an Italian company. The exit from NASCAR is not surprising.
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Penske seldom won a race anyway. Toyota and Chevy usually has better finishers with Ford a distant 3rd.
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>"Dodge has decided to drop out of NASCAR racing at the end of
>this season, making it the only domestic automaker without a
>presence in America's most popular motor sport, said Ralph
>Gilles, president and CEO of Chrysler's SRT Motorsports brand."

Guess they couldn't convince Sergio Marchionne of the value of doing NASCAR racing.

Anyway, there's only two domestic automakers left: Ford and Government Motors. Chrysler is as American as fettuccine.
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It's just a label on a custom made, sheet metal covered roll bar cage. Who cares if it says Dodge or Yugo on the outside? Racing fans are dolts if they think those cars are actally Dodge Chargers or Challengers.
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win today , sell tomorrow!The 60's , 70's and 80's are gone!
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It takes money to keep those cars racing.
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What good is NASCAR to Dodge.
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good
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Too bad.
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Part of the reason for the low attendence is that the core fans not only no longer can afford to go to the races, a lot of them are out of work.
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They will be missed.
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viper!?
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not good
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I am glad someone is budget conscious and believes in cutbacks.
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Bye
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To much money for fuel, I presume !
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Sadly, yet ANOTHER article/story on something that isn't gasoline price relevant?!!! sigh...
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Who needs NASCAR?
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They say it's only for 1 season, but it will be hard to get back in after they leave.
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not a nascar fan, but even I know this is stupid
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I certainly hope they will be back.
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Not a decision that a leader would make.
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Just as the name states...DODGE it!
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A sad day for racing fans.
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Its too bad
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