It seems to be an every week occurrence with the Roush Fenway No. 6 AdvoCare Ford to fall a lap down by the time the lap 40 mark comes around. I gave Bob Osborne the first 3/4 of the season to see if the team would start making some turn around when they visited tracks for the second time around but now I am beginning to second guess the crew chief and his past record.
Osborne and Carl Edwards won races together but just like with Edwards in 2012, I am seeing those Bayne's car.
same calls made that were made in 2012. The car isn't getting any better with adjustments, the same problem week after week, race after race. "Tight in the center, loose off." With a racing background, I know that is one of the worst things any driver needs to have to run with. And the fact is it doesn't seem as if Osborne and the engineers on his crew can figure out where the problem is at with
Oddly enough, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. found some speed in his car with crew chief Nick Sandler as of late and the 17 team finished 8th yesterday. Bayne has had finishes this season that showed signs of improvement but there is just so much I look at and have to wonder if Osborne was the right choice for the job as his crew chief. Next season there will be a new body each car manufacturer and if the rumors are true most races will be ran with the low downforce package.
With major changes going on in the NASCAR world, possibly Roush needs to look at hiring engineers outside of their own team. MWR is shutting down operation at the end of the season which leaves a lot of employees without jobs, so if possible Roush could hire from there. I look at how Jack Roush is with people like Osborne and he likes to keep them there, I've always called them high-profile employees. I don't see them making a crew chief switch so, the only other major switch would be with the engineers on the team.
When a team is struggling to find solutions to their issues and there doesn't seem to be any resolution to the problem then there lies an issue with leadership. It has been over a year since Roush Fenway Racing visited victory lane and 2-plus years since one of their current drivers has made it to victory lane.
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