Defending NASCAR championship team forced to shut down after this season

Apparently winning does, in fact, not cure all ills. Furniture Row Racing, the team that Martin Truex Jr. won last year’s Cup championship and still drives for, failed to land a sponsorship deal for next season and will shut down after this season. The team’s current sponsor, 5-Hour Energy, decided not to renew sponsorship for next season. Team owner Barney Visser had this to say in a statement: This is not good for anybody. The numbers just don’t add up. I would have to borrow money to continue as a…

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