Comments on: ON TRACK….The I Can’t Wait for 2008 Edition http://bump-drafts.com/2007/11/27/on-trackthe-i-cant-wait-for-2008-edition/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:37:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: RevJim http://bump-drafts.com/2007/11/27/on-trackthe-i-cant-wait-for-2008-edition/#comment-53 RevJim Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:38:35 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2007/11/27/on-trackthe-i-cant-wait-for-2008-edition/#comment-53 The article posted in Scene Daily, yesterday seems to dispel, or at least take some credibility from some of the conjecture and rumors regarding Stewart. A. He seems happy about going to Toyota: Quote : "We're looking forward to that and the new challenges there. Obviously, with the change to being the COT cars all year, if this change [to Toyota] would have happened two years ago versus this year, it would have been a lot more dramatic change for all of us. But, really, it's just a power plant and some stickers, so that should make the change a lot easier for us. It's the right timing." B. Regarding his contract with Gibbs: "Stewart's contract with Gibbs runs through 2009, but the driver of the No. 20 Toyota says he hasn't been working on an extension, an issue that surfaced when Gibbs announced the switch to Toyota earlier this year. "We haven't even picked it back up again," Stewart said. "The good thing is we have two whole years, so I don't think anybody's in a big rush to get it done. I know during the offseason here I'm taking time off and not doing anything. I'm not even going to talk about a stock car or look at one until I have to start back up in January (for testing at Daytona). I'm going to relax and enjoy the offseason, and I'm sure when spring comes here, we'll get back to work at it." End Quote. Still there is plenty of other stuff to anticipate. I, for one, am happy that NASCAR has a short off season. The article posted in Scene Daily, yesterday seems to dispel, or at least take some credibility from some of the conjecture and rumors regarding Stewart.
A. He seems happy about going to Toyota:
Quote : “We’re looking forward to that and the new challenges there. Obviously, with the change to being the COT cars all year, if this change [to Toyota] would have happened two years ago versus this year, it would have been a lot more dramatic change for all of us. But, really, it’s just a power plant and some stickers, so that should make the change a lot easier for us. It’s the right timing.”

B. Regarding his contract with Gibbs:
“Stewart’s contract with Gibbs runs through 2009, but the driver of the No. 20 Toyota says he hasn’t been working on an extension, an issue that surfaced when Gibbs announced the switch to Toyota earlier this year.

“We haven’t even picked it back up again,” Stewart said. “The good thing is we have two whole years, so I don’t think anybody’s in a big rush to get it done. I know during the offseason here I’m taking time off and not doing anything. I’m not even going to talk about a stock car or look at one until I have to start back up in January (for testing at Daytona). I’m going to relax and enjoy the offseason, and I’m sure when spring comes here, we’ll get back to work at it.” End Quote.
Still there is plenty of other stuff to anticipate. I, for one, am happy that NASCAR has a short off season.

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