Boris Said Relieved After Being Offered A Drive By Bill Elliott At Watkins Glen NASCAR Race
Aug 11, 2007
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About 17 hours after failing to make the Centurion Boats at The Glen, Said went from the dumps to exhilaration after a visit from Wood/JTG crew chief Michael McSwain proved that Elliott’s offer to “drive my car” in Sunday’s race was not a joke. Dave Rodman, NASCAR.COM
Aug 11 2007
Bill Elliott proved his commitment to getting the No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford back into the Nextel Cup Series’ top 35 in the owner standings Saturday morning at Watkins Glen International when he gave up his ride to Boris Said.
Bill Elliott proved his commitment to getting the No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford back into the Nextel Cup Series’ top 35 in the owner standings Saturday morning at Watkins Glen International when he gave up his ride to Boris Said. Jim Uter, Snherald.com
Aug 11 2007
Then Elliott had an idea: Put the road-course ace in the No. 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing car for the Centurion Boats at the Glen.
“Bill came to me and said, ‘In the best interest of the team, let’s put Boris in,’ “ said team co-owner Len Wood. “Bill is an excellent road racer - the first race he ever won was at Riverside.
“He suggested putting Boris in. We first cleared it with our sponsors and then went to NASCAR and cleared it with them.” BOB POCKRASS, SceneDaily.com
Said practiced in the car Saturday and because of the driver change will have to start Sunday’s race from the rear of the field. Said has one NASCAR road course win, coming at Sonoma, Calif., in the Craftsman Truck series in 1998. JIM UTTER / The Charlotte Observer
It’s hard not to have sympathy for a driver like Boris Said, a guy who desperately wants to make it in NASCAR who has seemingly put on a focus on competing in events where his team can run at a somewhat even plane with the big boys.
Its two straight races now Said has got a “thanks for coming” from NASCAR, and has been sent home. Shawn Courchesne, Courant.com
