Dario Franchitti and the 40 team will choose to sit out this weekends Sprint Showdown as Franchitti continues to recover from his injuries he received in the Nationwide Race at Talladega. Franchitti has yet to be cleared to drive again and team is evaulating his condtion on a week-by-week basis.
Also, the 40 team will sporting a Nintendo Wii Fit scheme at the Coca-Cola 600 in two weeks.
Boy, I'm sure glad the Wii Fit is coming out, now children across America can still play video games and not have to bitched out by mom or dad. Gee, isn't technology magnificent.
Credit to Jayski and Chip Ganassi Racing.
Jeremy Mayfield is back in a Sprint Cup car this weekend subbing for Dario Franchitti who is not quite ready to drive his Sprint Cup car, but will compete in the Nationwide Series race this weekend. That means Bryan Clauson who has been substituting for Franchitti in Nationwide Series will be driving Randy MacDonald's #81 Dodge this weekend.
It looks like Dario Franchittti will sit out another week while recovering from his injuries in a Nationwide race at Talladega. So Sterling Marlin will drive the #40 Dodge at the Coca-Cola 600 next Sunday. "It's the same old thing -- drivers think they aren't that hurt when they're hurt," owner Chip Ganassi said. "They think they'll be back in a week, and so we all kind of said 'OK, great, it's going to be a week or two. I think he's starting to realize that it's not going to be that quick and it looks like Sterling Marlin is going to be driving the car here next week for the 600 and we're kind of taking it one day at a time after that."
