After his own contract demands forced him to another car with fewer budget constraints in 2009, this driver’s ego was bruised repeatedly when several crew members honored their sponsor’s request to stay with their car and crew chief, thus declining his invitation to come along for a new ride. While his teammates gave season end gifts/bonuses upwards of $2,000, he “thanked” the crew that put him in the Chase with $100 gift cards, the value of which many consider an inadequate reward and share of the team’s 2008 season winnings.
Jayski 12/29 story “Bowyer gets a new plane” then see comments it says Bowyer givs his team Walmart gift cards. ALso see in nascar.com he won over 8million last year.
Belated congratulations to NASCAR Crew Chief Bootie Barker and new bride Donna Peele who were married over Thanksgiving weekend.
... and to former driver Steve Park and Jessica Skarpelezos who were married Dec. 6.
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Stage 2 summary
Pending validation of the results, Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) won his 10th stage on the Dakar and his first of this 31st edition, 1.14 ahead of Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi) and 1.56 in front of South African Giniel de Villiers (VW). Sainz also takes the lead in the general standings and now leads team-mate De Villiers by 2.19, with also a 3.51 lead over Peterhansel. In the Open category, Robby Gordon (Hummer) was triumphant, finishing 10th in the day’s special stage. Lastly, in the Production Category, Japan’s Jun Mitsuhashi (Toyota) was victorious.