Stewart and Newman talking before the Prelude to the Dream. / Getty Images

Sit tight, I don’t believe it’s that kind of press conference.

Tony Stewart will take part in the weekly NASCAR teleconference for members of the media tomorrow at 2 p.m.

But here’s the interesting part - Ryan Newman will also be giving a weekly teleconference CAM for members of the media tomorrow at 3 p.m.

NASCAR usually holds the press conferences for media to call in and ask questions at 2 p.m. but they’re doing a special one this week.

Makes you think, doesn’t it?

Chrissy Wallace (l) and Alli Owens (r) in Sparta Kentucky. / Getty Images

The ladies are giving the guys a run for their money this weekend in Kentucky in the ARCA/ Remax 150 and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The Built Ford Tough 225 presented by The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers race.

In the ARCA / REMAX Series, Angela Cope, the twin niece of Daytona 500 winner Derrick Cope and driver of the No. 68 Red Rocks Cafe-peoplefirstcard.com Dodge, qualified eighth.

Daytona Beach, Florida native Alli Owens, driver of the No. 12 ElectrifyingCareers.com Chevrolet, qualifed 14th while Angela Cope’s twin sister, Amber, driver of the No. 70 Comp Cal-Derrick Cope Inc Dodge, qualified 15th.

Gabi DiCarlo, driver of the No. 90 Great Clips Toyota, qualified 21st.

In the Craftsman Truck Series, Chrissy Wallace, driver of the #03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra Toyota, was eighth fastest in the first practise session.

Be sure to watch out for all the girls this weekend racing in Kentucky!

Can you talk about what kind of role Dale Junior has played in your development as a driver and as a person?

A: (Brad) Well the biggest thing is the opportunities he’s given me to work with good people. And Dale has his own commitments which seem to be a lengthy list, and he doesn’t have a lot of time to be with me and to explain things with me. But, you know, there are certainly times where he’ll help me out.

Going to Daytona he helped me out a tremendous amount. Watching footage from Talladega and showing me what I did wrong and what I did right and trying to explain that to me. So it’s just small things like that that seem to help me out a lot.

Then there’s some of the other behind the scenes stuff. How to deal with the huge amount of responsibilities that a driver has. Not only to his team and to his sponsor.

- NASCAR Teleconference / July 15, 2008
Photo Credit: Pamela A. Miller

Chrissy Wallace appeared on Sirius Speedway (on Sirius radio) today and told host Dave Moody that she would be attending the ESPY awards tomorrow in Los Angeles. The awards will air live on ESPN, Sunday, July 20.

Who will be her date? None other than her sister Lindsay.

After the awards in Los Angeles, Wallace will race her Germain Racing No. 03 GEICO/Germain Toyota Tundra in the Built Ford Tough 225.

This will be Wallace’s third start behind the wheel in the Craftsman Truck Series. She will race a full schedule for Germain Racing next season.

Wallace also told Moody that she will run seven or eight more races this year, with a possible Nationwide Series race before the end of the 2008 season.

There is no stopping Kyle Busch this season. The only thing that can slow him down is the muddy grass in the infield as he tries to do burnouts.

Busch beat defending champion Jimmie Johnson on a two lap shootout to win his seventh race of the season. He is only six races away from beating Jeff Gordon’s record of thirteen wins in a season.

Coming in third was Kevin Harvick with a solid run that placed him back in the Top 12 for the chase. Harvick’s return to the Top 12 knocked out his teammate, Clint Bowyer, who finished in 22nd position tonight.

Greg Biffle finished fourth with Busch’s teammate, Tony Stewart, finishing in fifth.

The Sprint Cup Series will take a week off and return to Indianapolis the following weekend for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. (more…)

Tony Stewart, right, and Joe Custer, general manager of Haas-CNC Racing, attend a news conference at which they announced that Stewart will become a driver for and co-owner of the NASCAR auto racing team Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

For some video clips and transcript… (more…)

I’ve been sitting here for almost two hours debating on what to say about the situation that finally was leaked and somewhat announced today.

Yes, that announcement.

Tony Stewart will not be returning to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2009.

Tony Stewart is the reason I got back into NASCAR and is my favorite driver. I know people who want to persue a career in NASCAR or Sports Journalism shouldn’t have a favorite driver, but he’s mine.

I’m going to wait until tomorrow to write out my thoughts after seeing the press conference. I’m in class when it airs so I’m recording it and will watch it when I get home. I will then review it and write what I’m feeling as I’m watching it.  I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails today about the topic and I’m just going to wait and see Tony’s face when announcing it. That’s when I’ll know it’s the right thing to do or what I should say.

As talked about in the previous post, it turns out that it was Chrissy Wallace standing next to Tony Stewart during opening ceremonies of the Coke Zero 400 in Daytona.

This posts and previous posts are not insinuating anything is going on between them. My personal take is the body language is a little close… probably closer than what I stand next to my friends or sponsors. Regardless of anything, I support them both!

Thoughts? Comments?

(The photo was up at homedepotracing.com. When I went the photo was gone. Credit goes to TGOM’s flickr.)