News that General Motors reported a $2.5 billion quarterly loss on Friday and could run out of cash in 2009 without government help left drivers concerned about the brand whose cars are among the fastest in the Sprint Cup Series.
“We’re passionate about General Motors. We’re passionate about the Chevy brand and we want them to be successful,” Stewart said at Phoenix International Raceway. “That’s why we’re a part of them, obviously.”
He said the worst part is when he hears about layoffs because he knows that people, not just a company, are suffering.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said all he can do is his best to promote Chevrolets.
“I do what I’m supposed to do and do my job and try to do the best I can to sell cars for them on Mondays,” he said. “I hope they’ve got the right people in the right places to turn it around and stop the bleeding. That’s all you can hope for.”
Earnhardt doesn’t believe GM will go the way of failed banks.
“They’re too big,” he said. “The government won’t let them fail.”
NASCAR teams already have felt the economic pinch with a series of layoffs, including a small downsizing earlier this week at Hendrick Motorsports.
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