Darlington - Garage Talk
Darlington, S.C.
by Stan Creekmore
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• Michael Waltrip has scheduled a press conference for Saturday 12:30 to be aired live on SPEED Channel's "NASCAR LIVE" concerning the future of Michael Waltrip Racing, Inc.
Waltrip is rumored to be ready to announce the signing of Dale Jarrett as his teammate driving a Toyota Camry in 2007 and 2008. It is not known if the question of the involvement of UPS will also be announced. (5-12-2006)
• The consensus in the NEXTEL Cup Series garage sends Slugger Labbe home for four weeks. Evidently his mounting of the anti-roll bar is something NASCAR officials have seen more than once this year and each time the word went out it was unacceptable.
One team manager admitted he had considered the mounting procedure two years ago but decided the wording in the rulebook made the mounting illegal.
On the other hand, according to one crew chief, if NASCAR had seen the mounting previously without accessing penalty then Labbe's suspension should be struck down upon appeal and NASCAR officials should rewrite the rule for better clarity. (5-12-2006)
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