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NASCAR says the Nextel Cup field won't have restrictor plates fitted when they take the green flag at Texas on Sunday, but they have two days left to change their minds. (Photo: Getty Images/Doug Benc) ยป More Photos
TO PLATE OR NOT TO PLATE? Despite Brian Vickers blistering Texas Motor Speedway with a pole-winning speed in excess of 196 miles per hour, NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter said restrictor plates will not be used in Sunday's Dickies 500 to slow the speeds of the cars down. Probably not, anyway. At Talladega last month, NASCAR said it wouldn't slow the cars down either, but reversed themselves on race morning, when they issued smaller restrictor plates. "That was Talladega and this was Texas," Hunter said. "But if you're asking me, 'Is this in concrete?' No it isn't." Hunter said the qualifying speeds were unusually high because of the extremely cool weather late in the day, when the sun had set. During Saturday's practice, speeds should drop into the low- to mid-190 mph range.
TEXAS TALES Texas native Terry Labonte recalled some tales of old on Friday, most notably the real story about what happened in Bristol in August 2000. Labonte was leading that race on the last lap when Dale Earnhardt nailed him from behind coming out of Turn 2, sending the black No. 3 to victory lane and a furious Labonte into the wall. Labonte said Friday morning his plan was to nail Earnhardt on the cool-down lap, only to see a broken transmission foil his plan. "I never told too many people about it
MARTIN TO DRIVE WOOD BROS. TRUCK Mark Martin said Friday that he plans to do a handful of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races next year with the Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford team. "We're waiting on the Woods to come up with a sponsor," said Martin. "I don't expect things not to work out. They're looking to secure a sponsorship and we're looking at Daytona to be the first one (race). I'm in the process of starting to assemble my Busch and Truck schedule at this time and as they come up with sponsorships, we'll see if we add more or less to the number of approximately five. It's possible to do more and I don't expect to do less than that."
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