Bristol, Tennessee centered around Kyle
Busch and his amazing talent,...there was
another happening you might have missed.
At the beginning of the Nationwide race on
Saturday, driver Jennifer Jo Cobb and car
owner Rick Russell. The owner wanted
Jennifer Jo to run two laps of the race and
bring the car in so it would be ready for this
weekends race at Fontana, California. This
is the latest move by low-budget car owners.
They qualify for the race and then just run one
or two laps to preserve their cars. Even last place
money is attractive as the last place car at Bristol
took home almost one-hundred thousand dollars.
Jennifer Jo told Russell she was willing to park
after one lap if given the assurance she would be
the driver this week in Fontana. Russell could not
do that and with ten minutes to go before the
start of the race, Jennifer Jo got out of the car and
told him to find another driver. She has received a
lot of mail and phone calls this week, most of it on
the positive side. She already has a new ride this week
with Rick Ware Racing and other car owners have
talked with her about the rest of the season. She
has tentative agreements with three different groups
of owners, and Jennifer Jo, the eternal optimist, sees
the arrangement as a good thing. She now will have
three different cars and three crew chiefs to work with...and
she says 'it will be good experience.' Good job Jennifer
get more publicity, but Jennifer Jo is more of a racer
among the good 'ol boys....
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