vegas championship celebration

debrobeaudean wrote:

<quoted text>thanks for posting that Cat rod,, it makes me all the more certain that he left to save his family life.. Crew Cheifing is DEMANDING.. I hope he gets a job in a garage so he can spend all that time with his loved ones that he craves.

Will someone please explain why people have trouble with then truth??.Grubb was fired!! Fired means do not let the door hit U in the azz on the way out.He was not told he would be done at the end of the season it was u R done NOW!! Proof READ SLOWLY.
{{{{ But to hear Grubb tell it, that decision was made in haste, without giving him time to see the season through. In an awkward postrace interview, Grubb said he was "pleading" to be given the rest of the season. He added that he finds this entire decision "baffling." He's not certain whether a Cup win will help his chances, and he's not certain if, even if he were offered his job back, he'd take it.}}}}
A person does not have to "BEG & PLEAD" to finish out the season if it was their decision to leave.I have know idea who would made a decision like this at SHR . but remember the company is owned by G Haas , M Haas & Tony. And I would not be surprised if the guy that brought the offer to Tony to be part owner of the team ( I can not remember his name ) also doesn't own a piece of the pie.It could also been pressure from the sponsors. Lets face it we will never know the truth. But at least face the truth Grubb was FIRED.

In thought Yolanda was having a miserable time at the banquet.
LAS VEGAS -- The champion and his race team sit together at the head table during NASCAR's season-ending awards ceremony.

For Tony Stewart and crew chief Darian Grubb, separated by just three seats Friday night on the stage in the Wynn Las Vegas Resort, it marked the final time they were together as a team. Despite winning the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, Grubb has been fired from Stewart-Haas Racing and the replacement has already been hired.

It's made for some awkward moments during Champion's Week in Las Vegas, and Grubb's wife, Yolanda, even quipped "we're like the big elephant in the room everywhere we go."

That's not how it felt, though, during Grubb's acceptance speech Thursday as the champion crew chief. As he struggled to keep his own composure, his words brought NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series director John Darby to tears and driver Carl Edwards hopped to his feet to start a rousing standing ovation for the fired champion crew chief.

"It's definitely awkward," Grubb said. "That's the only problem with the situation. It's awkward. We're just trying to put that in the back of our head and go out and enjoy what we've accomplished. I think we're doing a good job of that. But it's tough.

"To win a championship, it's one of the most special moments of my life. But also knowing that it's coming to an end ... that's a tough thing for me. I've already got my office cleaned out and we're getting ready to move on."

The Grubb firing will leave a blemish on Stewart's impressive third Cup championship.