Dodge has less than a month before its arrival at Daytona, marking the manufacturers' return to Winston Cup racing after a 16-year absence. But we may react a little bit quicker than normal if we need to make a change. We're really happy with the progress of the Dodge. It's going to be a great car. Mountain Dew has been announced as sponsor of rookie Casey Atwood 's Dodge Intrepid pit crew this season.
Testing is in full gear as teams prepare for the season opener.
Jimmy Vasser has been in Sebring, Fla., testing for Jackson-based Patrick Racing. Player's Forsythe driver Patrick Carpentier tested his Ford-Reynard at Firebird road coarse in Phoenix last week. I had absolutely no trouble with the wrist during the test sessions.