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Stewart wouldn't mind snow, if they'd let 'em run in it... (LeSieur/LAT photo) » More Photos
SNOW JOB The intermittent snow at Bristol led one wag to ask two-time NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart if he had a set of snow tires for the 0.533-mile, high-banked track. "No, but if it gets at least an inch of it (snow) down there, I'm confident I can lap the field," Stewart said. "Well maybe except for (veteran dirt racers) Kasey Kahne, (Ken) Schrader and (Dave) Blaney. And Ryan Newman, he has run some dirt too. Jeff (Gordon) will remember it too. It'll come back to him. So you might see six or eight of us lapping the field."
WOOD MOVING UP Jon Wood said Saturday that he expects to be behind the wheel of a Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Nextel Cup car full-time in 2007, but not the No. 21 currently driven by Ken Schrader. Published reports last week had the driver in the No. 21 next year. "The plan all along was to have two Nextel Cup Series teams in 2007 if we can find appropriate sponsorship for a two-car operation," Wood said. "Right now, I plan to compete in as many as seven Cup races this year in preparation for running full time in Cup in 2007 as the second driver on a two-car Cup team."
PURE STERLING Expect a sponsorship announcement soon from MB2 Motorsports about additional funding for Sterling Marlin's No. 14 Chevrolet. Currently, the team has sponsorship for about half the Nextel Cup schedule, but is close to finalizing more deals. An announcement could come next week at Martinsville.
WEATHER OR NOT The rainout of qualifying on Friday meant that the field for Sunday's Food City 500 was set on 2005 owner's points, which helped some drivers and hurt others. The biggest winner was Carl Edwards, who had never qualified higher than 25th at Bristol, nor finished better than 24th. He will start Sunday's race from the third position, which may help him stay up front for the first time ever here. Less fortunate were hot running Kasey Kahne and Robby Gordon, who will start 23rd and 37th, respectively. "We're very fortunate to be starting where we're starting," Edwards admitted Saturday. "I think that will help a lot, but a top 10 would be like a victory for me at this place."
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Robby Gordon's luck has been on the upswing this season. (LeSieur/LAT photo) » More Photos
SWAN SONG Sunday's Food City 500 will be the last race for Terry Labonte behind the wheel of the first-year Hall of Fame Motorsports No. 96 Chevrolet. Labonte, who will be replaced by Tony Raines for the rest of the season, was hired because his past-champion's provisional guaranteed that the team would make each of the first five races of the season. The team is now 29th in owner points, and next week at Martinsville the top 35 teams in 2006 owner points will be guaranteed spots in the field. For the first five races of the year, the locked-in spots were based on 2005 owner points.
CAMPBELL PASSES Former Richmond International Raceway Vice President of Public Relations Robert "Kenneth" Campbell, Sr., 83, of Chesterfield County, Va., died Saturday night. Campbell helped promote races in Richmond starting in 1948 when Nelson Royall built the facility that is now know as Southside Speedway. Fourteen years later, he joined former Richmond International Raceway owner Paul Sawyer as a partner to help promote races at the 0.5-mile dirt track known at the Virginia State Fairgrounds. That track was later reconfigured into a 0.75-mile paved oval and today is known as Richmond International Raceway.
"Kenneth Campbell was a pioneer in the world of NASCAR and entertainment public relations and promotions," said RIR President Doug Fritz. "His unique ideas and dedication to the sport helped Richmond International Raceway grow and become one of the most popular and fan-friendly NASCAR facilities in the country. There is no question that part of our success today is due to the groundwork laid by Kenneth Campbell during his five decades working at the track."
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