This is the Statt Mann Baby. Time to Scatt a little bit.

A NASCAR headline this week deserves your undivided attention.

Trackhouse Racing announced a new partnership that changes the financial grid. Trackhouse acquired a new investment partner, Avenue Sports, a $12.3 billion private equity fund. That’s BILLION with a B.

This comes as NASCAR rejects Race Team Alliance demands to make team charters permanent. NASCAR says it will take them back at the end of the 2024 season.
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Details on the Trackhouse breakthrough are on line.

But this should tell the teams they’re in a business. Not just racing. Owning a team isn’t a job where you ask the boss for raises and benefits. Businesses must seek funding to stay the course.

This is what Trackhouse did.

It’s like Metallica’s Sandman. Teams now should sleep with one eye open. Gripping their pillows or any other security blanket tight.

NASCAR controls the stock car racing business. The teams should be doing the same thing, protect their business interests.

This stare down from both sides is dangerous. But Formula One strengthened itself with these kinds of decisions a decade ago.

NASCAR teams should be doing the same thing.

Peace.