Scott Geoffrion quitting ???

[prostreetavenger]

I just read in the dragracing news group that Scott Geoffrion is quitting mopar racing. The post did not say where he got the info, if its true!! I hope someone can clear this up. Something tells me this has something to do with Nickins son tring his hand in prostock at the end of last season.

[wedgehead440]

I am a friend of them. I havn't heard anything about it from scott, but i will check...ps. this is my car


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[Christopher]

Anything is possible,and the deal with Nickens' son Bo getting into Pro Stock car has merit.He did qualify and Scott did not at one of the races.Hopefully it's not true.

[dschumers]

Scott does hold the National Record though.

[prostock]

It's official. Geoffrion's out, Mark Osborne's in.
http://www.nhra.com/2001/news/january/011501.html


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Tom
68 Super Bee
69 Barracuda Convertible

[AZMOPAR]

Sounds like a parting of the ways between Nikens and Scott. Too bad - Scott was a good driver - but he was out last year for some time due to illness. Who knows!

[prostock]

Reading Nickens' statement, it sounds more like Scott was fired vs him quitting.

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Tom
68 Super Bee
69 Barracuda Convertible

[dschumers]

I got the impression that Osborne was a Nickens customer when he ran Comp. Maybe that helped things along. Scott was getting thumped on the tree pretty bad at the end of last year too.

[mopar413]

I THINK IT IS GREAT A MOPAR OWNS THE PRO STOCK ET RECORD,GM BOYS ARE GONNA BE LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS,BOB GLIDDEN BEAT GM **S
FOR 10 YEARS,9 IN A FORD & 1 IN A PLYMOUTH..

[mopar413]

I THINK IT IS GREAT A MOPAR OWNS THE PRO STOCK ET RECORD,GM BOYS ARE GONNA BE LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS,BOB GLIDDEN BEAT GM **S
FOR 10 YEARS,9 IN A FORD & 1 IN A PLYMOUTH..

[montrose ram]

Whats Nickens talking about? Is he saying Scott lost the fire in his belly!?! I dunno, seems setting a national record would indicate to me a great desire to win! Sounds like a personality clash between the two men that may have intensified when Scott took the record. This kinda sucks.(It REALLY sucks!) Osbourne is right, the pressure is gonna be on-- not only him-- but also on Nickens! If they fall flat, sombody's a$$ is gonna get reamed!

[prostock]

Update:

Scott quit. He was not fired.

Look for more information to come once he lands with a new (GM) team about the past, and current going's on in the Mopar pro stock camp.

Things could get ugly....

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Tom
68 Super Bee
69 Barracuda Convertible

[Christopher]

It seems as this happened back right before Christmas.Richie Stevens is quoted as saying that Nickens contacted him about driving a couple of days before the holiday.