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JENSEN: The Answer Man
Written by: Tom Jensen   
03/30/2008 - 05:22 AM
Martinsville, Va.
 
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Note: By popular demand, The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. I will be answering questions during every race week and look forward to hearing from you as the season goes on. If you have a question, please e-mail it to – Tom Jensen

I can't seem to find any information on the 2008 Sprint Cup races subject to impound rules. Do you happen to know if they have been announced? - Aric Wentz

Thanks for the question, Aric. There are five impound races remaining in 2008: Both Richmond and Talladega races, and the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July.

Thanks for giving David Gilliland a good word in your article. You are one of a very few who even seem to notice him. I feel he will soon be surprising a lot of people. - Bruce McLaughlin

That’s a great point, Bruce. I think David Gilliland is a very talented driver, who so far has had to race for a team that has been going through a series of difficult transitions. Ultimately, I expect him to do very well. And unlike some of the young kids who come into the sport in top-flight rides at the start of their careers, Gilliland is very appreciative of the opportunity he’s had here. He’s also a very nice guy.

What can some of the smaller teams do to survive in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. I hate the thought of independents going away. — Sue Armstrong, Blue Ash, Ohio.

Sue: Welcome to SPEEDtv.com. Unfortunately, that ship already has sailed. I really believe that five years from now, there will only be 11 or 12 Sprint Cup owners with four cars each. Some will be racers like Rick Hendrick or Richard Childress, while others
will be wealthy individuals from other walks of life, like John Henry or George Gillett. Families like the Woods and Pettys grew up with racing being the family business. But today, the first job of any successful Sprint Cup team is raising money. Having megabucks allows teams to be successful. I think it’s only a matter of time before more multimillionaires come to NASCAR and buy the smaller teams out. I wish it wasn’t that way, but it is.

Is NASCAR going to allow other teams to switch car owner points like Penske Racing did with Kurt Busch and Sam Hornish Jr.? — Bobby Ramos, Las Vegas.

That’s a great question. Actually, NASCAR has decided it will now allow in-season point swaps only in situations where teams actually merge. If a team wants to trade points among its own drivers, from now on, it will only be allowed to do so in the off-season and then keep them that way for an entire racing year.

Are NASCAR teams allowed to put a light in car to notify a pit stop? Crew chief would control a switch to notify driver to pit, if radio goes down. Thanks — Dean Corrie, California.

Dean: Thanks for the question. As of now, there is no such provision in the NASCAR rule book. It’s an interesting idea, though.

Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association.
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