Joe Gibbs Racing signed Darrell Wallace Jr. recently to its developmental driver program, which is unremarkable except that Wallace is only 15 years old. The Mobile, Alabama native isn’t legally allowed to have a license for another year, but that hasn’t stopped him from racing, or seeing him get named Rookie of the Year in the United Auto Racing Association. Wallace finished his season 6th overall in the points standings last year and was also the youngest driver to win a race at Franklin County Speedway.
“Anytime you have an opportunity to add someone like Darrell to your program it’s exciting,” said J.D. Gibbs, President of JGR.
No word as yet if Wallace’s parents are forced to drive in the car with him. But it is true that his mother constantly winces and tries desperately to brake whenever she’s in the car with him.
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Sarah Blewden is a 25 year old Briton who, after taking up boxing as an activity to keep her fit, discovered that she had a talent for the sweet science. Unfortunately for her, the Amateur Boxing Association of England won’t let her try her hands out in the ring because she has breast implants.
Mets manager Jerry Manuel waxed poetic about the upcoming season during his opening press conference with reporters yesterday. Last year’s Mets team featured many problems on the field, their complete inability to keep an outfielder healthy, their bullpen’s continual destruction, the black-hole that is Luis Castillo and so Jerry announced that he’s thinking about making a big change. That would be removing Jose Reyes from the leadoff spot, putting Castillo there instead.
I haven’t done any research on this whatsoever, but this year’s contenders to the Basketball Hall of Fame may just be the best class ever. Headlining the list of first-time eligible players is some guy who goes by the name of Michael Jeffrey Jordan, you might have heard of him, I hope he makes it! Anytime you have the greatest player of all time in the mix that’s going to up the quality of the class, but let’s look at who else is eligible and likely to make it.
Finally, from the bastion of liberality, comes a column that just plain makes sense. Gwen Knapp, who I’m going to assume is the smartest columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle came out with an article entitled “Sports should go green, allow pot smoking.” I for one, am shocked that out of San Francisco comes this sentiment, I never would have thought they’d go for such an idea.
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