Bummer for them.
So this leaves Paul Newman as the last American affiliated with Champ Car, right?
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Thing is, open wheel racing (both series) needs to be able to afford to pay American drivers $3 mil a year plus prize money. All the better reason to make running a car as inexpensive as possible.
He'll be back in 2009.... maybe midseason of 2008.... I just dont see him doing well for the new toyota team....
don't forget Cedric the Entertainer.
I bet Cedric wishes he was stuck on a desert island right about now...
Cedric's boy Nelson Philippe with the flowing hair actually won the Champ Car race in Australia.
I remember Nelson could have won at Cleveland but his car quit, and in Toronto before he ran over someone....
I wonder if CED is on long term with them?