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yup he rolls in a Newell...who's surprised?
Seen in competitors lot at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday.
He is trying for his second win at TMS (other was 2004)...the winner gets the Foyt-Rutherford crystal trophy...made by some guy that did the very cool Newell Guru glassware...
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Well, I don't know what else to say...Indy Car racers and their teams love Newells...they have some newer ones and some that are getting toward the classics (early 2000's)...these days most don't travel in them...they have coach drivers that position them at the tracks/events...in the 70's thru early 90's many racers drove their own coaches to all events and actually stayed in them overnight.
Today they are a nice place to get away from it all in between their obligations to the team/sponsors/press...plus racing. Most all major motorsports drivers stay in hotels during events...and jet to and fro
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Tony Kanaan didn't win at Texas (came in 3rd with a late race pit strategy) but Penske driver Helio Castroneves
who has a very nice late model Newell did win...
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Photo by Steve Swope via PenskeRacing.com
