Furniture Row Racing
Expansion is great but there have been plenty of times in NASCAR history where we have seen teams suffer when they add to their stables. Adding Erik Jones to an operation that has forever been a one-car operation is great for the team, unless it impacts the quality of the performances on the track.
What if Truex Jr., who has been quite successful over the past two seasons, begins to run poorly in 2017. Will it be the result of this team taking on another driver and another car?
I am not overly concerned about Erik Jones as he is a rookie and we won’t really know if he is underperforming or not. Truex on the other hand, the bar has already been set for him. FRR needs to make sure that the No. 78 car is not negatively impacted by the addition of the No. 77 car. Truex should contend for a title this season, and he will unless this expansion turns out to be a bad thing.