BREAKING NEWS:Panic Time? Castrol Announces End Of Force Sponsorship At Close Of 2014

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(Charles Wickam photo) -#In news that we hinted at HERE#it was announced today that Castrol will end its near 30 year sponsorship of John Force at the close of the 2014 season. This is the second major blow to the team after Ford announced its departure from all professional drag racing sponsorships at the end [...]

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[studemax]

Somebody will step up with the bucks.
Force's name still has a certain cachet, he's almost a household word.

[milner351]

I'd be awfully tempted to hang up my hat at this point if I was Mr Force - he's pretty much been there and done that as a pro racer.
I'm pretty sure he could afford to retire in style.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I wonder why they are pulling out from him

[yellomalibu]

I wonder why they are pulling out from him

Probably beans. Perhaps the bean counters say that they aren't getting a good return on their investment with him. When things get tight, even "relationships" that have been going on for 30 years are subject to economics. It's still just business, after all.

[oletrux4evr]

My guess is that they don't think the series will have near it's present exposure after Ford pulls out, and they will certainly get much less bang for their buck.

[silver_bullet]

We certainly hope that his new sponsor will be rewarded for their foresight!!

[Barry Donovan]

Castrol edge.
its a flunk.
blame Castrol themselves.