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Gordon fastest intesting at Homestead-Miami Speedway: Jeff Gordon set the fastest lap of the day Tuesday as a total of 35 racecars took laps in preparation for Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov 18-21. Gordon circled the 1.5 mile oval with a lap of 174.194 mph (31.00 sec). He was followed closely by fellow Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr. 174.137 mph (31.01 sec), Mark Martin 173.689
mph (31.09 sec), and Jimmie Johnson 172.745 mph (31.26 sec).

NASCAR allows 'hard liquor' sponsors starting next season: NASCAR on Wednesday announced that distilled spirits products are now a new category for sponsorship in the sport beginning in the 2005 season. "We felt the time was right to allow distilled spirits companies into NASCAR," said NASCAR president Mike Helton. "Attitudes have changed, and spirits companies have a long record of responsible advertising. Any spirits company involved in NASCAR will have marketing campaigns strongly grounded in responsibility and will follow advertising and marketing guidelines set by NASCAR that are consistent with the Distilled Spirits Council's advertising code."
 
Morgan Shepards views.

I thought this was a great answer and admire his convictions.

MORGAN SHEPHERD, THE 62-YEAR-OLD DRIVER AND OWNER OF THE #89 RACING WITH JESUS DODGE ON THE NASCAR NEXTEL CUP CIRCUIT, RESPONDS TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY MORNING HARD LIQUOR SPONSORS WOULD BE ALLOWED AS SPONSORS ON NASCAR CARS.



MORGAN SHEPHERD, Driver/Owner, #89 Racing With Jesus Dodge:



“I can’t say I’m jumping for joy but I understand it. NASCAR is in business and all of these race teams are in business. Sponsorship is the lifeblood of our sport – nobody knows that better than a team that is trying to get sponsorship.

“From my standpoint, there won’t be alcohol sponsorships on my car, no matter what. That doesn’t mean I look down on those who do have those type sponsorships. It just means I feel I can’t accept their money and market their products, and still do the things I need to do as a spokesman for Jesus Christ. I’ve seen the destruction that alcohol can bring to lives, and it does not – and will not – work for Morgan Shepherd.

“If that means we never have a corporate sponsor on our car, well, we’ll just have to live with that. And I can easily live with that. As I’ve said all along, as much as we want corporate sponsorship of our race car, I’m here for what Christ brings to me eternally and not for the short term.”



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:



Richard N. (Chip) Williams
Williams Company of America, Inc.
502 E. Center Ave.
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 660-0796 FAX: (704) 660-0886
 
We have a similar viewpoint. We would not accept tobacco products, alcohol products of any type, or gun sponsorship when we raced in the Trans Am Series. It was simply a position that our driver and team had. Sponsorship by those products were wrong for our team, does not necessarily mean that they were wrong for other teams.
 
Spokesman for Jesus Christ? I wonder, Does JC know about this?
 
Full Homestead testing results.

27 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP CARS AND 8 BUSCH SERIES CARS TAKE LAPS IN MIAMI

MIAMI, FL (11/9/04) - Four-time series champion Jeff Gordon set the fastest lap of the day Tuesday as a total of 35 racecars took laps in preparation for Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov 18-21.

Gordon, who is currently second in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, 41 points back of leader Kurt Busch, circled the 1.5 mile oval with a lap of 174.194 mph (31.00 sec). He was followed closely by fellow Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr. 174.137 mph (31.01 sec), Mark Martin 173.689 mph (31.09 sec), and Jimmie Johnson 172.745 mph (31.26 sec).

Gordon is very impressed with how much the track has matured since last year's Ford Championship Weekend and believes that the track's quick maturation will lead to some great racing during the Ford 400 season-finale.

"Tracks tend to take a while to mature, but with this track, the hot sun has allowed the track to mature very fast," said Gordon. "I think you are going to see a three-groove race track and that's really going to be exciting for the fans."

Gordon's teammate Johnson, who currently sits fourth in points only 47 behind Busch, agrees about the maturation of the track.

"The lanes are going to wider than last year and we'll have a higher groove out there than we did before," said Johnson. "It's only going to get better as time goes on."

Eight NASCAR Busch Series drivers also took laps in preparation for the Ford 300 NASCAR Busch Series finale Nov. 20. NASCAR Busch Series points-leader Martin Truex Jr. was quickest among the Busch Series drivers with a lap of 171.320 mph (31.52 sec), topping Kyle Busch's 169.173 mph (31.92) lap. Truex and Busch are both in contention to be crowned NASCAR Busch Series champion following the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Testing continues Wednesday with all 35 drivers that participated Tuesday expected to again turn laps. Testing is open to the public free of charge. Fans may view the testing from the Speedway's Club Level.

For more information, or to order tickets to Ford Championship Weekend, call (305) 230-RACE or log on homesteadmiamispeedway.com.

Unofficial times and speeds for selected drivers during NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Testing and NASCAR Busch Series testing November 9 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway:

November 9 (Day One):
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series:

1. 24-Jeff Gordon- 31.00 sec, 174.194 mph
2. 8- Dale Earnhardt Jr- 31.01 sec, 174.137 mph
3. 6- Mark Martin- 31.09 sec, 173.689 mph
4. 48- Jimmie Johnson- 31.26 sec, 172.745 mph
5. 42- Jamie McMurray- 31.31 sec, 172.467 mph
6. 30- Jeff Burton- 31.38 sec, 172.084 mph
7. 21- Ricky Rudd- 31.40 sec, 171.975 mph
8. 18- Bobby Labonte- 31.42 sec, 171.865 mph
9. 20- Tony Stewart- 31.47 sec, 171.592 mph
10. 38- Elliott Sadler- 31.58 sec, 170.994 mph

NASCAR Busch Series Championship Contenders:
1. 8- Martin Truex Jr.- 31.52 sec, 171.320 mph
2. 5- Kyle Busch- 31.92 sec, 169.173 mph
 
Patrick9999 said:
Spokesman for Jesus Christ? I wonder, Does JC know about this?
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"JC" has many spokespersons. HE knows about all of them. HE doesn't necessarily endorse all of them.
And, this is in no way to be construed as against Morgan.
 
Patrick9999 said:
Spokesman for Jesus Christ? I wonder, Does JC know about this?
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That & doesn't he realize JC drank a little wine now & then! :beerbang:
 
17_Fan said:
That & doesn't he realize JC drank a little wine now & then! :beerbang:
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Just to be on the safe side (knowing the history of his spokesman), Morgan announced he won't accept bottled water endorsemnts either!



:)
 
I wonder what would happen if I declare myself spokesman for the son of god in the Nascar world.
 
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