Monday, 30 April 2012

RPM's hiring of Ford marks start of silly season (The Associated Press)

FILE - This March 23, 2010 file photo shows NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, left, talking with crew chief Mike Ford during a testing session at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Richard Petty Motorsports has hired veteran crew chief Mike Ford to take over Aric Almirola's race team. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Nobody thought Mike Ford would be out of work very long when Joe Gibbs Racing dismissed the crew chief in December after a disappointing 2011 season with Denny Hamlin.