European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 25 frustration mounting on Gibbs teams Tony Stewart made outrageous re Marks on his radio show and team mate Denny Hamlin openly criticized his teams controversial at the both incidents now seem rather tame considering How frustrated the two must the Joe Gibbs racing teammates should probably have a combined six victories this season but instead Are wingless through 12 and after both came up empty at Lowes motor Speed Way on when their Gas tanks nearly went dry and they each had to relinquish the Lead for a splash of its a wonder they didst the record Book will forever show that Hendrick motor sports won nine of the first 12 races this because there is no stat for races lost something Stewart and Hamlin have seemingly perfected this year it will never show that Jgr has been just As Good As Hendrick so Hendrick Drivers have made an Art this sea son of leading the Only Lap that a prac Tice that has led to five straight victories nine of 10 Gibbs have mastered the Art of dominating the meaningless part of the Stewart and Hamlin have combined to Lead laps this and Treyve got absolutely nothing to show for sitting where were at right it seems like everything is stacked against said Greg stewarts Crew theres probably four or five we Coul Dve won easily this year and things just didst go our Stewart was on Pace to win the season open ing Daytona but a Fluke crash with Kurt Busch knocked him out of the he dominated for 35 but finished he was gracious in chalking it up As one of them Racin deals As he left the track with the race still roaring around he was less than thrilled three races when he led 121 laps at Atlanta but debris cautions kept eating up his and when Jim Mie Johnson passed him for the Victory follow ing a late pit Stewart expressed his frustration with an obscene Bristol the next week was brutal for Stew nobody could touch him there not until mechanical issues took him out of Conten he led 257 but finished 35th and was testy on the radio As he coaxed his car by Jenna Mike Tony Stewart and teammate Denny Hamlin have led laps throughout the season except the one that really both Drivers expressed frustration at the Lack of victories despite Strong we had the Best car at the we just didst have the right fuel we just afford to come in and topoff like some of those Guys did and they lucked out and got a Good f f Denny Hamlin Gibbs racing Driver Home a sure sign that All these near misses were really beginning to Bug it festered into where those Pesky debris cautions again Cost him a shot at the Vic tory after leading 132 two Days he blasted Lascar on his National radio show and compared the sport to professional Wres Stewart had been relatively quiet in the month since which paved the Way for his teammate to take Hamlin could have won Bristol after Stew Art fell off the but after leading 177 a late mechanical problem dropped him to his pit Crew blundered on pit Road a week later in costing him a shot at running for the win after leading 125 Hamlin himself lost the race the next week in taking himself out of Contention by speeding on pit and Darlington that race was his until another Crew mis take sent him spiralling backward in track Posi it brought both Drivers into Charlotte Ach ing for a and in the closing laps of the it appeared one of them would finally Lead the Only Lap that really but neither had enough fuel in the tank to make it to the finish and each pulled off the track for a splash of Gas that Cost them the Vic in a bittersweet third teammate Yeley had plenty of Gas and drove his Way to a career est second place Stewart settled for Hamlin was a disappointing and both were pretty bitter about very Hamlin we had the Best car at the we just didst have the right fuel we just afford to come in and topoff like some of those Guys did and they lucked out and got a Good Stewart had no explanation to i dont know in just a i dont calculate he both Drivers now head to this weekend Long in a sport where momentum is everything and wins now have championship Imp Lica neither can afford to get Down about their this upcoming stretch can make or break a As Stewart Learned last year when a summer slump Cost him a spot in the Chase for the but Gibbs officials think their time is com and it wont be too Long before Treyve pushed Hendrick the Good news is weve got Good said team president the bad news is were shooting ourselves in the but id much rather be dealing with this Issue than with cars running 25th every Well work through Wie Back in action after injury the associated press mount Michelle Wie is downplaying her return to the Lyga saying she spent the time rehabbing from a wrist injury enjoying the final semester of High school in Stead of worrying about i really got to enjoy and really got to hang out with my said Wie on i was Actu ally the one who was calling my friends 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