Kvap.

OK, I don't know Travis Kvapil. I assume he's a great guy. And its obvious by his results in the Truck Series that he's a talented driver. But lets take a brief look back at his recent career:

2004--Joined Bang! Racing. Shut down at the end of the season.

2005--Joined Penske-Jasper Racing. Shut down at the end of the season.

2006--Joined PPI Racing. Likely to shut down at the end of the season.


Where does it end? I don't know, but this might be where it began...

2002--Part-time truck team team shuts down when sponsorship deal from Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce falls through.

2000--Dodge Weekly Racing Series team shuts down after hauler and race cars within are carjacked by the dreaded Mears Gang.

1997--Local Wisconsin race team shuts down after wasting $500 on paint jobs above the driver door (jeez--who knew it was that hard to spell "Travis"?)

1993--Midget racing team shuts down when supplier mistakenly ships 3/8 midgets, instead of the standard 1/4 midgets.

1989--Bicycle shuts down after neighborhood bully Johnny Sauter puts a stick in the spokes.