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• Racing
2007 Oct-12
Carpentier inks deal with Gillett EvernhamBy Ralph Paulk Patrick Carpentier, a veteran open-wheel driver, signed a deal to drive for Gillett Evernham Motorsports next season. Carpentier will replace Scott Riggs in the No. 10 Dodge. Riggs, who slipped to 30th in Nextel Cup points, signed last week to race the 2008 campaign for Haas/CNC Racing. Carpentier and David Stremme (Chip Ganassi Racing) had been considered the leading candidates to replace Riggs. Carpentier will join Kasey Kahne and Emporia native Elliott Sadler at GEM. Carpentier, who filled in for Riggs earlier this season at Watkins Glen, continues a trend of open-wheel drivers moving to NASCAR. Juan Pablo Montoya signed last year with Chip Ganassi Racing, and was followed by A.J. Allmendinger, Jacques Villeneuve and Dario Franchitti. “We had fun running with him at Watkins Glen,” Sadler said yesterday. “I’ve tested with him a few times at Kentucky. Hopefully, he can get right on board and get his feet wet pretty early.” Hamlin hits wall during run in Busch practice Hamlin was uninjured after hitting the wall in Turn 1. He was among the Chase qualifiers to make a late qualifying run. Wheeler not laughing over immunization story “It’s like taping your ankles to go to the mailbox,” Wheeler said. “This is not some third- or fourth-world country. As a matter of fact, never in the 50-plus years of NASCAR has there been an outbreak of any kind at any event other than a few headaches because somebody’s favorite driver ran out of gas.” Drivers: CoT needs extreme makeover “It [CoT] needs a whole new makeover,” said Busch, who enters the Bank of America 500 eighth in the Chase standings. “My thoughts haven’t changed.” There are only two CoT events remaining — Martinsville and Phoenix. But Busch is confident he can make a move on the points leaders, Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. “We’ve got a good enough program here at Hendrick Motorsports where we’ve run good in all the races,” Busch said. “So, I think our worst finishes have been due to either bad preparation on our part of being involved in a wreck. “The only time that we ran bad was in Richmond, where we finished 20th. All the rest of them I think have been top 10s.” Gordon, despite three CoT victories (Phoenix, Darlington and Talladega) echoed Busch’s sentiment. “It’s no secret I’m not a fan of the car,” Gordon said yesterday. “I think it was designed for Daytona and Talladega. I know we are trying to make the sport more competitive and entertaining, but we haven’t gotten there yet.” Lug nuts Quote of the day Bookmarkz |
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