MWR 2015 Season Preview
By Richard Tix
2014 Season Stats of Full-Time Drivers Returning (including Vickers)
Races: 72
Wins: 0
Top 5: 8
Top 10: 24
Pole: 0
2014 Drivers in the Chase: 0
2015 is a big season for MWR and its drivers. One drivers is still trying to get back to being a championship contender (Bowyer) and the other is trying to prove to himself he can fight his health issues (Vickers). Almost everyone in the sport is pulling for Vickers and good news broke he may only miss the first two races of 2015.
Just a couple short years ago MWR looked like a team in the rise at the Cup level, but since then they have come crashing down. 2015 could be a turning point back in the right direction or the last straw in an organization that might have to start from scratch.
In my opinion one of the two MWR full-time drivers needs to make the Chase to consider MWR as having a comeback season. Some blame for last years downfall can be put on Toyota Racing Development, but MWR has done itself no favor's in the last few years after putting themselves in the spotlight at Richmond. 2015 needs to be the year they put that behind them and let it just be part of history without dragging them down.
Clint Bowyer
Just a couple short years ago MWR looked like a team in the rise at the Cup level, but since then they have come crashing down. 2015 could be a turning point back in the right direction or the last straw in an organization that might have to start from scratch.
In my opinion one of the two MWR full-time drivers needs to make the Chase to consider MWR as having a comeback season. Some blame for last years downfall can be put on Toyota Racing Development, but MWR has done itself no favor's in the last few years after putting themselves in the spotlight at Richmond. 2015 needs to be the year they put that behind them and let it just be part of history without dragging them down.
Clint Bowyer
- 2014 was the worst season Clint has had since he started full time racing at the Cup level in 2006. His 17.1 average finish was worst only to the rookie season and the same can be said about his 15 top 10's. 2015 will be hand in hand a big year for Clint and MWR if they want to get back to where they were in 2012.
Brian Vickers
- It's had been a long road back for Brian Vickers after numerous heath scares, but in 2014 everything seemed to be going in the right direction. On the track 2014 wasn't his best season but it was a great thing to see him starts all 36 races. Then news broke that he again was having heart troubles and would miss some time in 2015. The latest is that Vickers will only miss two races to start 2015 and I hope that is the case. For Vickers, health should be the main focus of 2015, and any on track success should come next.
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