Tracy or Wallace, that is the Question
Doug Demmons reporter for the Birmingham News and author of The Blog of Tomorrow is reporting Germain Racing will test the unemployed and former Champ Car driver Paul Tracy at Chicagoland Speedway.
Tracy, who made his NASCAR debut in NASCAR’s #2 series in 2006, will return to the oval-track for a one-day test at Chicagoland Speedway. While this will be Tracy’s first experience in a truck, he is known as one of the most cerebral wheelmen in the business and he will adapt quickly. Versatility is a trademark of the 2003 Champ Car World Series Champion, as Tracy has raced open-wheel cars, Grand-Am cars, NASCAR, and off-road trucks, all in the last two years.
Quickly running past the PR fluff quoted above and just as quickly moving along to my question….
Why Tracy?
Why out an out of work “cerebral” 39 year old - who couldn’t get an IndyCar ride except from Vision Racing that was turned down because he thought they weren’t good enough for him - when Germain has not only tested but given a ride to someone who may be the future of the race team?
Chrissy Wallace started 35th and finished a very credible 18th in her NCTS debut at the wheel of the #03 Germain Racing Tundra at Martinsville. In addition Chrissy is signed to run the full 2009 NCTS season for Germain.
So why Tracy… no wait, let me guess.
He brings cash and has paid for the test if not a few starts before the end of the year.
Sound about right?
(Note to Germain Racing: Diversity isn’t adding another late thirty something to the NCTS starting line-up, the series has an over abundance of them now - ed)
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Is Germain by chance planning on fielding another team in the series?
Looks that way, but if it’s with Tracy he’s looking in the wrong direction.
How would the much more experienced Tracy (in open wheel) mentor Chrissy Wallace when both have zero time spent in the tracks.