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Sat, April 26, 2008 10:59:58 AMFrom:
Heather Meyer
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Stock Car Gazette - Saturday, April 26,2008 Weekend Edition
____________________________________________________________ The Stock Car Gazette is sponsored by: Speed Races to Victory *** in the ARCA RE/MAX Series http://www.racingone.com/article.aspx?artnum=42017 Complete Results http://www.racingone.com/ss_raceresults.aspx?raceID=4419&seriesId=8&subID=14 ________________________________ Courtesy www.jayski.com FPRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT="
Talladega Superspeedway scheduled drivers Danica Patrick talked to Roush Fenway recently: Officials from Roush Fenway Racing "had a conversation" with IndyCar driver Danica Patrick as recently as two weeks ago when the Sprint Cup Series was in Phoenix for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. And while Jack Roush, the founder and co-owner of the organization, said that he was not part of the conversation, he also said Friday from Talladega Superspeedway that he believes Patrick has an interest in eventually pursuing a future that would include at least some stock-car racing. He even offered to lay out a program for her indoctrination into NASCAR. "I think Danica, from what I understand, has got an interest in stock-car racing," Roush said. "Any sponsor, any team owner that felt the need to have more of a diverse situation in their driving lineup would look at Danica very favorably."(more at NASCAR.com)(4-26-2008) Comment hereNewman talks contract: #12-Ryan Newman....WHAT IS YOUR STATUS AS A ‘FREE AGENT’? "I haven’t signed my contact yet. We haven’t really even talked about it yet. There are some options out there. Obviously, team wise - people who have gone public about wanting to start a fourth teams and other teams that are changing things – changing driver’s and crew chiefs and things like that. It seems to be starting earlier than it ever has – at least in the last couple years. I’m sitting happy in my seat right now, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t be happy some place else. Whatever happens with Tony (Stewart), he’s a friend of mine, and I haven’t talked to him about it. I read it on Jayski. I haven’t event gotten a phone call. Being the top of the free agent list hasn’t gotten me anywhere yet." HAVE YOU TALKED TO OTHER TEAMS YET? "I know that there are other options out there besides my retaining my position at Penske Racing." DO YOU HAVE AN AGENT? "I’m my agent. I went to college for four years; it’s got to pay for something."(Dodge Motorsports)(4-26-2008) Comment hereKevin Harvick Inc. implementing drug testing: Kevin Harvick Inc. has implemented a different type of testing the past couple of weeks. The racing team has started a random drug testing program since recent revelations that former Nationwide and Craftsman Trucks driver Aaron Fike had used heroin on some race days. "The whole company will be tested within the next week," Harvick said. "We've got most of them done. We haven't had any failures yet, so that's a good thing." An outside company was hired to administer the tests, and he said all the drivers and crew chiefs volunteered to go to the drug-testing facility. Harvick is hoping NASCAR will adopt a similar policy to help keep the sport clean. He initially approached officials pushing that idea last season. NASCAR's substance abuse policy is based on "reasonable suspicion" and allows drug tests anytime.(Associated Press)(4-26-2008) Comment here Edwards talks contract: #99-Carl Edwards ON CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATIONS. "For me, personally, just out of respect to everyone and sponsors, and the teams and the way we do business, for me it's always my mission to get that stuff out of the way and get it done as early as I can. That's how I've always tried to do it." WHERE DO YOU STAND ON YOUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS? "I don't want to say anything." MORE ON CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS. "I'm working really hard to get my stuff, just because I think it's fair to get it done early, and once I get it done I'll let everyone know what I've done. But, we're working on it."(Ford Racing)(4-26-2008) Comment here Biffle talks contract/ownership: #16-Greg Biffle ON ALL THE TALK THIS WEEKEND OF TONY STEWART AND HIS CONTRACT SITUATION. "Obviously, he's let the world know that he was unhappy about something at Gibbs. I think we've all been in that situation before. There's certain ways to go about it, I guess, and he's made it known that he wants to get out of his current contract at the end of the season, I guess, or whatever. We all go through that, we all go through contract periods and wanting to get out of contract early to go do something else is part of the sport, I guess." __________________________________________________________________________ Courtesy www.thehotlap.com Tony Stewart-Polesitter-post qualifying quotes-Why is there such a difference in the fun you have in the Nationwide car versus the Sprint Cup cars? "Because the Nationwide cars actually handle good and they’re built to handle good. They’re designed to handle good and at least for 50 percent of the weekend you get to drive a car that feels like a race car instead of a car that feels like a dump truck. That’s what is nice about it in all reality. It doesn’t mean that my particular brand because I think everybody, with the exception of Carl Edwards who thinks we’re all speaking out of turn anyway when it comes to the Car of Tomorrow (COT). These things are at least fun to drive because they still have down force and they still have grip and still feel like race cars. We’re all still trying to figure out what the COT cars want to feel good and to make them drive good around the race track. It’s nice to go back to a car on Saturday that we’ve had histories with and actually feels good again. It’s nice, every race we’ve had this year, the Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas have been fast in this series. It’s nice when you show up for a weekend and you know you’re going to be running the Nationwide series and you know you’re getting in the cars that have been the cars to beat in this series up to this point." Read more (Toyota Racing)Starting Line up for Aaron's 312 Nationwide Race 2:30 pm ET on ABC http://www.thehotlap.com/modules.php?name=Latest_News&op=view&rid=2710 __________________________________________________________________ Courtesy www.race2win.net Gordon, Team Dakar USA Close out the Central Europe Rally http://www.race2win.net/wc/08/04/rgcer7.html ________________________________________ Courtesy www.nascar.com Aaron's 499 practice 1 results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2008/9/data/practice1_speeds.html
Happy hour results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2008/9/data/practice2_speeds.html
Truck Series Practice 1 results http://www.nascar.com/races/truck/2008/5/data/practice1_speeds.html
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