The cowboy has wings.

Dick Monahan · 1/29/09, 11:25 PM

There's a press release in this week's Area Auto Racing News announcing that Daron Clayton is running a winged sprinter with the All Stars this year. I went to his web site. (http://www.daronclayton.com/) Sure enough, there's a roofed car on the home page.

Sad.

wildman92 · 1/29/09, 11:35 PM

:thumbsdown: :crying:

Not sure how I'm going to break it to my son....Daron is his favorite driver...

1/30/09, 12:11 AM

Great news. We will see what he is really made of. :thumb

1/30/09, 3:50 AM

Was he able to get a truck and trailer for the trip down south?

1/30/09, 4:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Kidd

Great news. We will see what he is really made of. :thumb

Seriously? :loser: :moon:

Daron in a winged sprintcar is a big loss to USAC and the fans who frequent those and local sprint car races in the midwest. The nickname "Modern Day Cowboy" stuck with him for a reason, he's a blast to watch and one of the several major losses to the Indy/USAC scene... I'm a fan, and shame on me, but I may even go to a wing race if there's one close to home to see him run...

I feel like I should go wash my mouth out with soap now. :doh:

zeroracer · 1/30/09, 5:04 AM

Maybe usac should pay more and guys like this wouldnt be leaving??? just a thought... if you have the money to travel and race sprint cars wouldnt you want to go after what could pay the bills for you to race? Im not trying to bash USAC I am simply saying that there is not much of a comparison in payout and the travel is probably pretty close to the same. JMO

Oh and best of luck to daron on his trip south, hopefully he can run well and find that sponsorship for the reast of the season

Hubie · 1/30/09, 8:23 AM

zeroracer, you are 100% correct. The non wing shows pay dicksquat and other than trying to be a hero it seems pointless. Even when the economy was strong it didn't make any sense. It's why there are so many ride buyers/kids running USAC. They have expounded the back gate theory where only the players make money.

where did the sport go wrong????

Charles Nungester · 1/30/09, 8:27 AM

I think this is feed for another thread. This is a Clayton Thread.

racephoto1 · 1/30/09, 8:52 AM

Well, the way things are going with the allstars, he may not be there long. Also when it comes to the big money shows at Haubstadt, I wouldn't be surprised to see him there. If you race for money, you run where it is.

1/30/09, 9:07 AM

Bad for USAC. Good for me. I'll get to see him a few more times here in Ohio.

Jim Morrison

1/29/09, 11:35 PM	#2 Re: The cowboy has wings.
wildman92 Senior Member Race Count This Year: 50 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7,462	:thumbsdown: :crying: Not sure how I'm going to break it to my son....Daron is his favorite driver... __________________ Jen Kelley (she/her)

1/30/09, 5:04 AM	#6 Re: The cowboy has wings.
zeroracer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 251	Maybe usac should pay more and guys like this wouldnt be leaving??? just a thought... if you have the money to travel and race sprint cars wouldnt you want to go after what could pay the bills for you to race? Im not trying to bash USAC I am simply saying that there is not much of a comparison in payout and the travel is probably pretty close to the same. JMO Oh and best of luck to daron on his trip south, hopefully he can run well and find that sponsorship for the reast of the season _________________________________________________ Last edited by zeroracer; 1/30/09 at 5:07 AM.

1/30/09, 8:27 AM	#8 Re: The cowboy has wings.
Charles Nungester Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22,195	I think this is feed for another thread. This is a Clayton Thread. __________________ Charles Nungester

1/29/09, 11:25 PM	#1 The cowboy has wings.
Dick Monahan Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 26 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,142	There's a press release in this week's Area Auto Racing News announcing that Daron Clayton is running a winged sprinter with the All Stars this year. I went to his web site. (http://www.daronclayton.com/) Sure enough, there's a roofed car on the home page. Sad.

1/30/09, 12:11 AM	#3 Re: The cowboy has wings.
Joe Kidd Posts: n/a	Great news. We will see what he is really made of. :thumb

1/30/09, 3:50 AM	#4 Re: The cowboy has wings.
JasonWatt Posts: n/a	Was he able to get a truck and trailer for the trip down south?

1/30/09, 8:23 AM	#7 Re: The cowboy has wings.
Hubie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 541	zeroracer, you are 100% correct. The non wing shows pay dicksquat and other than trying to be a hero it seems pointless. Even when the economy was strong it didn't make any sense. It's why there are so many ride buyers/kids running USAC. They have expounded the back gate theory where only the players make money. where did the sport go wrong????

1/30/09, 8:52 AM	#9 Re: The cowboy has wings.
racephoto1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,253	Well, the way things are going with the allstars, he may not be there long. Also when it comes to the big money shows at Haubstadt, I wouldn't be surprised to see him there. If you race for money, you run where it is.

1/30/09, 9:07 AM	#10 Re: The cowboy has wings.
bigmojo5 Posts: n/a	Bad for USAC. Good for me. I'll get to see him a few more times here in Ohio. Jim Morrison