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Green White Checkerd
Yellow-flag finishes are all but finished in NASCAR.
The sanctioning body said Thursday it will go to a green-white-checkered format, hoping all Nextel Cup and Busch Series events will end with the cars racing.
The new rule will take effect with the races July 24-25 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The truck series already has the rule in place.
"The green-white-checkered format is an attempt to achieve everyone's goals - a green-flag finish," NASCAR President Mike Helton said. "This change, hopefully, will provide competitive finishes in the relatively rare occasions it is warranted.
"This format has been successful in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and, considering the tight competition week in and week out in the other two national series, we feel the time is right to use the same procedure in all three national series.".
Billy Paker Done
Billy "Catfish" Parker has been released from Rusty Wallace Inc.'s #66 Dodges in the NASCAR Busch Series effective immediately. Nextel Cup driver Jamie McMurray will drive the #66 in the series' next race, July 24 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H., sources said. A RWI spokesman said a news release regarding its driver situation would be issued late Thursday afternoon or Friday. Parker, 27, drove in Late Models across North Carolina and Virginia in 2002 and 2003 before being tapped by Cup driver Rusty Wallace as the driver of his new Busch team. A native of Denver, N.C., Parker is the son of legendary pro fisherman Hank Parker and the brother of Craftsman Truck Series driver Hank Parker Jr.
Stewart Wins, in Controvercial Race
Stewart ran away with the Tropicana 400 on Sunday, but the win was marred by a wreck with rookie Kasey Kahne that touched off a fight in the pits between the two teams' crews and led owner Ray Evernham to call for the 2002 series champion to be suspended.Stewart dominated the race, leading 160 of 267 laps on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. He took the lead for good on lap 241 and beat Nextel Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson by 2.925 seconds.
Gibson Crew Chief of the Menards #11
gibson has alot of experience with sucsessful racing programs. he was the crewchief for Jeff gordon after Ray evernham left, he then went to dale earnhardt inc. to crew chief for steve park soon after jeff green, and just recently john andretti, but now getting the chance to coach young driver paul menard and the menards #11 chevy to victory.
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