18-year old Chauncey Redmond Jr. earned an enormous big-time Bonanza ride, being signed to drive the famed #40 Pennzoil machine by Lucas Racing for the 2022 season. With that opportunity, he will mimic Bink Lucas's Extravaganza Series schedule by driving the #64 New England Patriots machine. His first attempt will be the Daytona 500, the most enormous feat in the family since his father earned the NFL 50-INT. milestone just three years ago.
Kevin Corbat has surprisingly been named to a third team for the former Top Geer Motorsports program, leaving many to question why Ben Geer was deemed unworthy in the first place. The Auto Value branding will stick with the team as well as the #46, recruiting crew chief Larry Lack and the rest of the bunch from the newly founded Lifesaver Racing team. "We are honored to have Kevin Corbat's grilling skills added to the plethora of talent at this fine organization" said Yogi Arnoux. "With Johnny Reed Foley in the house, we will need some good game meat for race day and beyond! Hopefully he can score some top-20's as well." The owners points from Ben Geer will still go to Johnny Reed Foley, who would be a dismantled being if he were to miss the Daytona 500 in his new ride. Kevin will have to race his way in, but at least he has a decent ride for 2022!
2021 Average Finish: 32nd
2021 Best Finish: 20th (Road America and Richmond)
Cristian Torres will finally acquire a full-time teammate in Geno Sphere for the 2022 season. He will be sponsored by Subway, a company that was swept under the rug at Team Danger Zone after the infamous "Bepis Buyout" lured them without a driver for the upcoming season. During this time, Geno Sphere had been snubbed by three-time Champion Tim McDonnell after being slated to replace Ben Geer in the #29 Budweiser car. "He's not ready for a ride of this magnitude. Signing Foley was the obvious decision" said McDonnell. In consequence, owner G.G. Sphere had cut ties with Top Geer and is rumoured to buy out the Twisted Metal Racing team. "Tim's a good guy, but the irony of him criticizing the veterans all season while not hiring a rookie is dumbfounding." says G.G.. "We've seen the talent that Geno possesses at the Bonanza short tracks all season, and hopefully it can translate to the Atlanta's and Charlotte's of big time Extravaganza." Cristian Torres's success at the crown jewel races may soar this team into the stratosphere of prosperity. Last year he was voted as the best Extravaganza driver yet to win a race. He and Geno would like to change that in 2022.
The Extravaganza Voting panel voted 35-0 against the idea of a 336 hour Daytona race in 2023. Panel member and Tundra Cup Series Champion Tommy "Two-Fingers" Davis exclaimed that the race would not cater to the benefit of the spectators, giving them "an excuse to drink until their liver fossilizes." There was also a safety concern, as bored fans may start throwing glass shards onto the racetrack. The biggest issue was whether the track could handle two weeks of high-pace racing, leaving obvious craters to fill just before stock car Speedweeks. Popular opinion states the proper decision was made.
Ben Geer and his Gator Hunter business partners have bought out half of the original Extravaganza Gear-5 team, looking to start his career anew in the Western New Jersey confines. Opposite from the newly formed Gear-5 Busch Bonanza operation on the other side of Raccoon Creek, Ben's new team will summoned to the Amish lands of Mullica Hill Township. The community has been surprisingly praiseful of the incoming garage shops, hoisting lumber across the land in euphoria. "The Extravaganza Series is the only sport in the Nation to take pride in Christian traditionalism." Says Glenn Kaufmann. "We'll be the first to explore the value of our non-televised fans. Thankfully we have plenty of generators." Donald Stewart, who is still looking for a high quality ride, may stay within the organization if both drivers can come to a two-car agreement.
