How sad is this????
Tony Gibson, Jr’s Car Chief says...they will only run about 75 laps in practice total because there have been too many engine failures and they are taking no chances.
BYW the 01 already blew up!
I take back what I said about Yates. I don’t know where the reporters are getting their info, but the prior stuff about Yates giving Hendrick the 38 was false.
Doug Yates confirmed his team has been approached by a representative of Hendrick Motorsports about securing the #38 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year, but if Yates gets his way, there will be no such transfer. Earnhardt recently was denied the opportunity to take the #8 from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to Hendrick and now is considering other number options. The #38 currently is being used by David Gilliland. “Dale Jr., since he can’t have what he wants, he might want the 38,” said Yates, president Yates/Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. “They’re asking for the 38, and the 38 and 88 are our numbers. It’s almost a little strange. It’s like somebody asking if they can take your girlfriend or your wife out. We feel we’re going to have the 38 and 88 [next year].” While Yates said he is not interested in parting with the number, doesn’t everything in the sport have a price tag? “That’s my dad’s side of it,” Yates said, referring to his father, Robert Yates. “But for me, these are our numbers, and we’re set with them.”(ESPN.com)(8-31-2007)