Monday, February 2, 2015

Bayne will fight uphill battle with critic fans and media

It's easy to see the negativity that some fans and the media can layout about Trevor Bayne heading into the 2015 season with his first full-season with Roush Fenway Racing.  All you have to do is go onto twitter.com and search his name and see some of the comments fans are making about towards him and his chances of winning this season.

Bayne has faced adversity since the begnining
Bayne has been faced with many uphill battles from the beginning.  He lost his ride with Diamond Waltrip in 2010 due to sponsorship problems, then Jack Roush stepped in and signed him to a new deal that year.  Later that year, he ran his first Sprint Cup Series race with the Wood Brothers team at Texas Motor Speedway and finished in 18th.  The following year was one of the first major setbacks, even though, he scored the biggest upset victory in Daytona 500 history that year, Bayne became ill after the race at Texas in 2011, and it was reported that he had Lymes Disease at the time, he missed five races that year due to the problem.

Then in 2012, it seemed that he was facing the same problem at Roush that he was with Waltrip's organization, no sponsorship, and very slim schedule in the then Nationwide Series.  He was still running for the Wood Brothers with little success.  It was announced that the following year he would be taking over the No. 6 Ford Mustang with sponsorship from Cargill Beef.

Bayne scored his second career win at Iowa in 2013, the same week he and his wife Ashton were married.  Later that year Bayne made the announcement that Advocare would be sponsoring him in 2014 in the Nationwide Series, and on November 12, 2013 he made another announcement that many believe would setback his career.  Bayne announced that he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, doctors cleared Bayne to keep racing.

"I am in the best shape I've ever been in, and I feel good," Bayne said in the announcement. "There are currently no symptoms and I'm committed to continuing to take the best care of my body as possible."

On May 24, 2014 Roush Fenway Racing made the announcement diehard Trevor Bayne fans had been waiting to hear for a long time.  Trevor Bayne would be bringing the iconic No. 6 Ford back to the track in 2015 with full-backing from Advocare.  The sponsor and driver seem to be a perfect fit for one another, as Advocare is a company that has helped many people change their health standards.

“AdvoCare is excited to move to the Sprint Cup Series with Roush Fenway and Trevor next season," said Mike Vaught, AdvoCare director of sponsorships said during the announcement.  “Roush Fenway is a great partner, and Trevor and his wife Ashton are great ambassadors for AdvoCare. We are looking forward to the No. 6 car racing in the Sprint Cup Series in 2015, carrying the AdvoCare colors."

Bayne has faced these obstacles through his career.  This year, he will face a lot of fans trash talking and the media saying he's on the hot season to perform in his first season full-time.  However, it appears that the company sponsoring him and Roush Fenway are very pleased with his performance in the past to make the jump to the highest level of motorsports competition this season. 

Mark Martin also said he looks forward to his old car returning to the track for the first time since the Daytona 500 in 2012.

“That number brings back a lot of memories,” said team owner Jack Roush. “It reminds me of all the battles we fought to get to where we are today; the victories and the defeats. Success in NASCAR does not come easy. It comes at a price and requires a great deal of passion, sacrifice, dedication and hard work. To me the No. 6 exemplifies all of that.

"Trevor Bayne is a Daytona 500 champion already and a fine young man in our sport who has worked really hard and having experience of working with Advocare over the past several years has been a great experience as well.  I know the combination will be awesome and I can't wait to see you guys on the race track in 2015,"  Mark Martin exemplified during the video he did for the announcement. 

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