
| Posted: Saturday March 31, 2007 11:12AM; Updated: Saturday March 31, 2007 11:12AM
NASCAR isn't ready to decide after one weekend whether the car of tomorrow will be used for all tracks in 2008. NASCAR's current phase-in plan includes racing with the car of tomorrow in 16 races this year, 26 races in 2008 and then for the full schedule in 2009. Dale Jarrett says that if Matt Kenseth doesn't want to meet with him, then they don't need to talk about last week's incident at Bristol Motor Speedway. Early in the Food City 500, Jarrett and Kenseth made contact, ending Jarrett's day. Jarrett said after exiting the infield medical center Sunday he needed to have a discussion with Kenseth. Kyle Petty said Petty Enterprises may have to join Jack Roush, Richard Childress and other car owners and sign with a business partner, to keep making a go of it in this sport. Richard Petty was in Montreal this week checking out businesses and a Montreal Canadiens game. Petty points to Petty Enterprises' close ties with Evernham Motorsports, particularly on the engine building side, and said it just makes sense to check out some of the people that Evernham is considering working with. From the competitive side, Kyle Petty said the system that guarantees the top 35 in owner points a spot in each week's race constitutes a "welfare system" he does not favor. Ginn Racing development driver Jesus Hernandez will likely run three Craftsman Truck Series races this year. The Drive For Diversity driver, who will compete full time this season in the Busch East circuit, said Friday that his three races in the No. 47 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports truck likely will be Memphis (June 30), Las Vegas (Sept. 22) and Atlanta (Oct. 27). In the midst of all the rule-bending at Daytona in February, Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of corporate communications, warned the sanctioning body would be even less tolerant of the first team to circumvent the rules with the Car of Tomorrow. Justin Labonte, a former Busch Series winner, is back behind the wheel this weekend entered in the Allstate Texas Thunder 150 Grand National West series race in Kyle, Texas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||