European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 36 stars an p stripes july 2007 Daytona champs promote 50th great american race by Mark Long the associated press Daytona nearly two dozen Daytona 500 champions gathered in the same room swapping stories to kick off Nastars promotion of the 50th running of the great american Richard Mario Bobby David Junior Darrell Waltrip and 14 others were on hand for the Star studded current Lascar stars Dale Earnhardt Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson also took along with Dale Michael Kevin Ward Sterling Marlin and Bill to sit there and be Able to be in that group with that was two time race Winner Michael Waltrip i was years old watching Mario Andretti race and David Pearson i was in their i dont feel like in in their i wish that everyone had the respect and admiration for that elite group Lascar notebook that i to they paved the Road for us to come Here and race Twenty two of the 24 living champions were in posing for taking part in round table discussions and Shar ing their favorite Daytona 500 sex the track will Cele brate 50 years of Nastars big Gest event in to have All of those personalities and champions and heroes of mine when i was growing up that was really 2006 Daytona 500 Winner Jimmie Johnson i wish i could have had some More i was upset in a Small Way that i stick around and enjoy the experience any the two past champions who make it were Cale Yarbrough and Fred our sport is a lot different than most other major Michael Waltrip the peo ple that Laid the our pioneers and our past Are walking around i never will get Over the fact that i can sit with those Guys and be part of their Eurys Hope Tony Eury is still hoping to join Dale earn Hardt at Hendrick motor sports next but said thursday Hes staying out of negotiations to get him released from his contract at Earnhardt wants his Cousin and Crew to run his new team next season and said Hes talked to car owner Rick Hen Drick about we really Haven gotten that Eury just knows i would like to and we left it at i told him i want to finish this Deal i dont want to come Eury has one year left on his contract at and Earnhardt knows its possible Eury wont get an Early i like working with Tony we get along having that its Earnhardt i am doing what whatever the situation i Tony Lascar Driver Dale Earnhardt talks with Crew chief Tony Eury after a practice thursday at the Daytona International Speed Eury is hoping to join Earnhardt at Hendrick motor sports in will be excited and Happy about ill be but if i could be in a perfect id like to keep working with Tony sadlers switch Elliott Sadler will have someone new helping Call the shots beginning with saturdays Pepsi who Hast had a top10 finish since the season opening Daytona replaced former team director Josh Browne with Scott Mcdoug Mcdougall will take Over most of the Crew chief duties for the 19 trying to help Sadler move up from 22nd in the Points team owner Ray will Han dle most obligations atop the pit Box at least until Sadler and Mcdougall get a better feel for each its going to be Tough in mid Sadler i feel like i can do weve had a Good talk about what i like to say As a Driver and what i like to feel As a drive he told me what he likes to hear As a team director so Well go from it might be some Tough times at first until we get each other peeled tigers infielder Perez suspended for 25 games the associated press Detroit Detroit tigers in fielder Seifi Perez was suspended 25 games the first player penalized for testing positive which results in for a stimulant under major league baseballs drug a Seldom used Utility is hitting with one Home run and six Bis in 64 a bats in the teams first 83 he is a former Gold Glove in 2000 with the Colo Rado he also has played for Kansas san Francisco and the Chicago the suspension takes effect in around 4 against the White depending on off Perez will lose about of his million the tigers fully support league baseballs joint drug prevention and treatment the team said in a state messages seeking comment the player then is subjected to at least six additional tests Over the next stimulants were banned prior to the 2006 just one player has been sus Pended for performance enhance ing substances this year under lbs drug program Tampa Bay Devil rays Relief Pitcher Juan Salas received a 50game penalty on May the righthand or was reinstated Okajima wins internet becomes Bostons 6th Allstar Boston red sox reliever tuesdays game in san along with third baseman Mike Lowell and sluggers Manny Ramirez and David Okajima is 20 with a Era and four saves in 38 Relief appear ances this Okajima is the third red sox player to win the internet joining Johnny Damon 2002 and Jason Varitek Bonds to skip or Derby Cincinnati Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home run Derby on monday opting to rest his tired body before tues Day nights Allstar Bonds said thursday when asked about the especially when youre its not that you dont want its that you Hideki Okajima was added to the you just cant you Al Allstar roster thursday its too too much night As the Winner of the 32nd Man internet giving Boston a leading six players in the the voting ended at 6 and the results were released shortly before the Start of Bostons game against the Tampa Bay Devil when the announcement were left with Perezs Paul was put on the scoreboard Dunn Kinzer and tigers president and the sixth Okajima got a general manager Dave Dom standing ovation from the fans and the tigers purchased the con Okajima received million tract of outfielder Ryan Raburn votes in four Days to beat Detroit from triple Toledo to take Perezs place on the 25man Ros Ter under its drug testing pro baseball Doest release the names of players who test positive for amphetamines the first starter Jeremy Minne Sota reliever Pat los Ange Les Angels starter Kelvim Escobar and Toronto starter Roy red sox pitchers Josh Beckett and Jonathan Papelbon were Al ready named to the roster for too much sitting cant do Bonds is slated to Start in left Field for the National league in the Allstar game july 10 in san his 14th Allstar Selec Tion and 12th As a the seven time no map has appeared in six Home run con winning it in Sweeney undergoes surgery Kansas Roy als Mike Sweeney underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee but no timetable was Given for his before the the team said he could be out from two to six the of injured who is in the final year of a million has not experienced any of the Back problems that put him on the disabled list in years he went on the do retroactive to june 18 with right knee Brewers Hall out indefinitely Pittsburgh Brewers Cen Ter fielder Bill Hall badly sprained his right ankle while leaping to try to catch Ryan Doumis Solo Home run for Pitts Burgh in the second inning thurs Day and will be out the injury to one of its top play ers could be a major setback to i vision leading which has lost five of seven and was beaten in three of four in Pitts Hall has a High ankle the More severe form of the injury and one that can Side line a football player for a Young grabs final no spot san Diego what a Day it was for Chris who began a five game suspension for his part in a then found out about three hours later that he was an the san Diego padres right hander beat out four other pitchers for the last spot on the no Allstar team on thursday in the online final which started sunday the 6foot10 Young will join teammates Jake Peavy and Trevor Hoffman at tuesday nights game in san Young had been appealing his suspension for his part in a Benc Clearing Brawl at Chicago on june which started when Young hit the cubs Derrek Lee with a Young received More than million his winning mar Gin want immediately Smoltz out until after break Atlanta the Atlanta braves say the results of an examination on John Smoltz sore right shoulder May not be known until Smoltz left the team in los an Geles on wednesday to return to Atlanta for a Friday meeting with braves doctors about persistent discomfort in the he will miss tuesdays Allstar game in san Francisco As Well As saturdays scheduled Start at san on Houston astros Pitcher Roy Oswalt Era was named to replace Smoltz on the no Allstar the 40yearold who has lost three of five starts since tweaking his shoulder May will use the Allstar break to get treatment and Loduca begins suspension Houston new York mets Catcher Paul Loduca began sew ing his two game suspension on thursday for an outburst in a game last dropping his a peal after meeting with manager Willie Loduca was suspended and fined for a june 23 tirade aimed at Umpire Marvin he was ejected for arguing a then tossed his equipment onto the
