FastCar Newsdesk for Chicagoland, week of 7/11/08
This week, one of the biggest Silly Season rumors in history came to fruition, as Joe Gibbs Racing officially granted Tony Stewart his release from his contract for 2009 and Stewart then announced his new partnership and 50% ownership of Stewart Haas Racing. Still, pieces of the puzzle were missing from the big announcement.
Many wonder who the sponsors of the two teams will be and who will be the 2nd driver of the two-car operation. Ryan Newman’s name has been atop the rumor pile as the candidate to be Stewart’s driving teammate and sponsors like Office Depot, Old Spice, UPS and Jack Daniels have been rumored to be among those that Tony has talked to.
One person not traveling to Stewart Hass Racing will be Stewart’s long-time crew chief, Greg Zipadelli. Stewart and Zippy have been together since Stewart began in the Sprint Cup Series in 1999. Together on the No. 20 Home Depot team, they have scored 32 wins, 124 Top 5s, and 199 Top 10s, and two championships, in 338 starts over almost 10 years.
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To kick off their 50 Years of Asphalt Racing Celebration, the famed Music City Motorplex (MCM) in Nashville, TN will host Old School Racing’s (OSR) inaugural event, “The Old School-RacersReunion.com Shootout. OSR, in conjunction with RacersReunion.com, will bring the July 18th event live to the web with the veteran racing analyst Randy Pemberton in the broadcast booth with many special guest that will bring the fans racing stories that may never be heard again. Fans not attending the event will be able to view it live in it’s entirety at www.RacersReunion.com.
Some of the greatest drivers of all time have been slated to compete in this long anticipated inaugural event. Harry Gant, Sterling Marlin, Geoff Bodine, Dave Marcis, Jack Ingram, Larry Pollard, Charlie Glotzbach, Joe Ruttman, Tommy Houston, Mike Alexander, and Randy LaJoie will treat racing fans to a night of racing they’ll never forget.
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As expected (and rumored for weeks), Tony Stewart will form Stewart-Haas racing in 2009, but there’s still lots of unanswered questions. Sponsors? Teammate? Tune in here for the Stock Car Gazette and you’ll be well-informed with all the latest NASCAR stock car racing news.
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