G2 Auto Racing Sanctioning Body To Meet In Early February

G2 Auto Racing founders Lincoln Griffin of Griffin Motorsports and Frank Gordon of FBG Racing will bring the sanctioning body of G2 Auto Racing to a meeting in Dacula, Georgia on the 5th of February to finalize plans for the 2005 season. Among the items on the racing organization's agenda is the finalization of G2 scoring procedures for both qualifying and racing, as well as numerous amendments to the present set of G2 Auto Racing rules that will help to iron out any "grey areas" during the season. "We are expounding a bit on the use of alternates," says FBG Racing's Frank Gordon. "We put a clause in the rules for the use of an alternate driver, but honestly didn't expect to use them. When Earnhardt was injured at mid-season last year, Lincoln and I were a little confused as to how to go about initiating an alternate driver. Hopefully this will take the guess work out of it, as we quickly learned that alternates are a very important part of any race team." Yet another item up for finalization is the use of trade sessions during the course of the season. When asked about this, Griffin Motorsports CEO stated, "The trade sessions are still something we're considering for the 2005 season, but nothing has been set in stone just yet. With so much young talent coming up from the Busch Series this year, the drivers, their crews and even the team owners themselves occasionally need a time of adjustment. The trade sessions will maximize each team's potential." Although some teams may opt not to utilize the trade sessions, they have nonetheless been proposed. If adopted, they are rumored to occur just prior to the Food City 500 in early April at Bristol and the Pepsi 400 at Daytona Speedway. Finally, G2 Auto Racing announced last week that it will begin a Busch Series, and that at least one new team will be competing along with FBG Racing and Griffin Motorsports. Due to the unpredictability of Busch Teams and the extreme nature of the Series "Silly Season", an almost completely new set of rules will need to be drafted for the G2 Auto Racing Busch Series. The sanction body of G2 Auto Racing plans to have all matters for both its Nextel and Busch Series competitions finalized by the end of their meeting in Dacula so that they may go into Daytona Speed Weeks as smoothly as possible.

Jeff Gordon To Make Shootout For FBG Racing

2004 Griffin Motorsports alternate and now free agent Jeff Gordon has been picked to represent FBG Racing in the Budweiser Shootout for G2 Auto Racing on February 12 at Daytona International Speedway. This is a crucial event for the G2 teams, as the highest-ranking driver will give his respective team first pick in the 2005 G2 Auto Racing draft.
"We're all very excited to kick off the season," said FBG Racing's found and CEO Frank Gordon. "Jeff posted some very strong numbers during testing, and given his success at Daytona in the past, we thought we'd give him a shot." There have been rumors circulating about why FBG Racing front man Tony Stewart was not picked to compete in the Shootout, but Gordon insists that they are completely unfounded. "I am well aware of Tony's skill here at Daytona, and the decision not to have him compete for us in the Shootout was not an easy one. However, given to the new changes that NASCAR has made concerning the aerodynamics of the car, Jeff has more seat time in the new setup, and was consistently at the top of the field during testing. Tony is looking forward to Speed Weeks at Daytona, and is ready to make the 2005 G2 Auto Racing season a great one for FBG Racing. I, for one, can't wait to see what he does at the Daytona 500."
There has been a buzz for days around the Daytona garage area about the G2 draft, with which drivers will be picked for the G2 Auto Racing teams. With rules changes from both NASCAR and G2 taking effect this season, team owners Frank Gordon and Lincoln Griffin will both need to make careful choices as to who will compete for the coveted G2 Auto Racing Championship.

With the holiday season officially over, G2 Auto Racing continued preparations for Speedweeks 2005 with testing sessions at Daytona. Seen here are Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart, who drive for Griffin Motorsports and FBG Racing, respectively. Earnhardt Jr. was the fastest of the session today with Stewart coming in at a close second.  

Enjoying the Holiday break, Frank and Lincoln live it up G2 Auto Racing style in Gatlinburg, TN. for New Year's