Thanks to Netflix the organizing methods of Marie Kondo are all the rage. Thankfully her third-cousin Spadie Kondo is a racing fan and has her OWN method of organizing…race car drivers!
Drivers/teams listed in their categories in projected order of finish for the season.
KEY: Car # Team Name—Driver (Biggest Announced Sponsor)
TPR—TEAM PROBABILITY RATINGS:
3—Confirmed; definitely running
2—Most-likely running but situation COULD change
1—Team is assumed to be running based on information available
0—Status is unknown, may not run in 2019
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TEAMS WITH MULTIPLE DRIVERS
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| Its put-up or shut-up time for Jeffrey |
TPR—3
Realistic 2019 goal: Win the 2019 Owners’ Championship
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: Idiots complaining about “An Earnhardt in a Toyota?!?”
8 JRM—Zane Smith & The Boys (???)
TPR—3
Realistic 2019 goal: Contend for the 2019 Owners’ Championship
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: Elliott Sadler’s UNC Tar Heels stuff from his locker
12 Penske—The Penske Posse (???)
TPR—3 (part-time team)
Realistic 2019 goal: Win multiple races
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: That one speck of dust on the shop room floor, near the tear-down area. Yeah, Roger saw that.
21 RCR—Pop-Pop’s Crew (???)
TPR—2 (possible part-time team)
Realistic 2019 goal: Top tens in standalone races, a couple of wins with Cup drivers in the drivers’ seat
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: Fans at the shop demanding to know what Shane Lee’s REAL name is
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| BJ McLeod, with the same haircut as your cousin who still listens to Emo |
86 BBM—Brandon Brown, ??? (Coastal Carolina)
TPR—1 (possible part-time team)
Realistic 2019 goal: Running a majority of races, attracting more sponsorship
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: People who “helpfully” point out what 86 actually means
99 BJM—JA Joe Avila McLeod Jr. (Diamond Gussett)
TPR—2
Realistic 2019 goal: Making every race
What They’ll Need to Throw Out: Me, for making too many “Crew Chief?” “McLeod!” jokes
THE BACK OF THE PACK (Realistic 2019 goal for all these teams is to make as many races as possible)
36 DGM—??? (???)
TPR—1
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Their King Autosport apparel
13 MBM—Chad Finchum (Smithbilt)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: That car Carl Long flipped to smithereens at Rockingham
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| Expected paint scheme for Caesar Bacarella at Daytona |
90 King Autosport—??? (???)
TPR—0
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Their DGM Racing swag
42 MBM—??? (CrashClaimsRUS)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: All the old “40” stuff they can’t cover up with a “42”
38 RSS—JJ Yeley (???)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: All the Delaware Dept. of Safety accessories JJ brings
52 JMR—??? (???)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Jimmy Means’ lifetime supply of Alka-Seltzer
25 RWR—??? (???)
TPR--1
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Voicemails of people unable to properly say “Rick Ware Racing” (go ahead, try saying it three times fast)
74 MHR—Mike Harmon (???)
TPR—1
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: The belief that black is a slimming look
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| Body type: Bowling Ball |
89 SRV—Morgan Shepherd (Racing for Jesus)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Morgan Shepherd—this could be a Weekend at Bernie’s scenario
93 RSS—Jeff Green (???)
TPR—2
They’ll NEVER Get Rid Of: Excuses (handling, vibration, too slow, etc.)
DEFUNCT TEAMS
16 RFR
What happened?: Sponsor Lilly Diabetes decided to leave the sport
How do you thank it? “Well, at least we can throw out all that sugar-free candy”
35 GGR
What happened?: Joey Gase took his funding to MBM
How do you thank it? “Go Green Racing, what’s with the generic name?”
42 CGR
What happened?: Sponsor DC Solar was raided by the FBI (seriously)
How do you thank it? “Sorry, I’m not able to comment on the situation at this time”
60 RFR
What happened?: Roust-Fenway simply decided to stop its Xfinity program after losing two of its drivers
How do you thank it? “I still have those Winn-Dixie commercials stuck in my head, MARK.”