NASCAR newsbits

Just a couple of significant NASCAR stories from the last couple of days.



Associated Press reported yesterday that Kevin Harvick has agreed to a new contract with Richard Childress. Childress will announce this at a press conference this Friday. Of course Harvick was a main target of Toyota but he said recently that he doesn't need their money and will stay with Childress if he feels he can win races. So that's what he will do.




NASCAR Scene Daily reported today that Dale Jarrett told Robert Yates last week that he will leave to sign a two year contract to drive a Toyota for Michael Waltrip. Michael told the media last Friday that he had made an offer to Jarrett. UPS's contract with Yates runs out at the end of the season. They may go with Jarrett but it appears that they will give Yates the opportunity to find a new driver for the #88 and they may stay if they like him.




The Toronto Sun reported today that two Toronto men are trying to put together a deal to buy Cayuga Speedway. Their plan is to expand the track to one mile and to have a crowd capacity of 60,000. NASCAR is monitoring the situation as they are looking for a track in Canada to have a Busch or Truck series race. They are already looking at Curcuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The lack of a suitable track is the main barrier to NASCAR coming to Canada.