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The next sound
you hear will be the sound of my high-pitched voice
squealing out in pain from the pinch administered to move
buttocks. Call it a reality check.
Betting the farm on Steve Park making it past Charlotte has
cleaned out the bank account. Trusting in the words of Ty
Norris was enough to lay down the deed.
Okay, so Park is now gone from DEI. Do I think he’ll
resurface with another Winston Cup team? He might, but my
gut says a return to the Busch Series would do more for his
career right now.
But then again, the delete key removed the paragraphs from a
now defunct piece that discussed why Jeff Green would find a
Winston Cup ride, but that ride would not, repeat would not,
be at Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Suffice it to say, Teresa Earnhardt has been as forgiving to
Green as she was loyal to Park.
So what’s next? Will Matt Kenseth break his contract with
Roush Racing to move to DEI? Or maybe Roger Penske will see
the error of his ways and return to Ford, forsaking the
carrots at Dodge!
Frankly, nothing that happens in the driver ranks for the
remainder of this season would surprise me. Heck, I bet I
could keep my jaw from hitting the floor if a press release
appeared in my email box announcing the departure of Dale
Earnhardt Jr. from DEI.
The departure of Jeff Green from the stables of Richard
Childress Racing is a smart move on the part of Richard
Childress. Green is a team player in a one-car operation. On
anything larger Green is a thorn in a garden of roses.
That DEI gave up on Park most likely was equal parts of two
early spins in the past two events and the release of Green
from RCR. Park made it to the 2003 season with DEI because
of the drivers on the market Park was the pick of the
litter. That is not to say Green is a better driver than
Park. Just that Green is better than Park at this moment in
time, at least on the track.
You might be able to knock me over with a feather if Green
is announced as a permanent fixture in the No. 1 Pennzoil
Chevrolet. Unless, of course, Pennzoil happens to find
themselves enamored of the Kentucky native.
Eleven races into the 2003 season three Winston Cup rides
are now open – the No. 01, 1 and 30. Not to be caught with
my pants down any further it is a good possibility the No. 4
and No. 14 will soon be added to the list. Unless a switch
to Dodge saves Larry Foyt from his father’s imposed
destruction.
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