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JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer
Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Rain washed out Boris Said’s chance to make another Nextel Cup race on Friday. But what rain took away, Bill Elliott gave back.
Elliott, who has been driving the No. 21 Ford for the Wood Brothers the past several weeks, saw Said in the garage Saturday morning and offered him the chance to drive in his place for Sunday’s race and Said agreed.
“I haven’t road-raced since Sonoma and this team is so close to where they need to be,” Elliott said. “Bill Elliott doesn’t need the points, so why should my selfishness take away from this race team if I feel like with Boris, having come off fresh from racing last week and as much as he’s road-raced, I feel he can do better than I could?
"And that’s the reason I did what I did.”
Said practiced in the car Saturday and because of the driver change will have to start Sunday’s race from the rear of the field. Said has one NASCAR road course win, coming at Sonoma, Calif., in the Craftsman Truck series in 1998.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1948 First NWCS Race: August 4, 1957 Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, 124.580 mph (70.798 sec.), 8/8/03 Race Record: Mark Martin, 103.030 mph, 8/13/95 Owner: ISC President: Bryan R. Sperber Phone: (607) 535-2481 Tickets: (607) 535-2486 Shipping Address: 2790 County Route 16 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 Mailing Address: 2790 County Route 16 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.45 Miles Road Course Turns: 11 Banking: Ranging from 6 to 10 degrees Miles/Laps: 220.5 mi. = 90 laps |