HEADLINE NEWS A surprise press conference was held in Flowery Branch earlier this afternoon at the headquarters of Griffin Motorsports. Owner, Lincoln Griffin made his first public appearance in over 4 months, and had the following to say " First, I want to apologize to the teams and fans of Griffin Motorsports. In this time of struggle, when the organization has needed me the most, I have been a sideline particapant forgetting the hardwork that it took to capture the Championship last year. Well this will not continue, and I vow to my team, and my dedicated drivers that I will be behind them once again with all the fire and brimstone that propelled us to the top last year." The announcement was heavily applauded and there were sighs of relieve all around the Griffin Motorsports complex today. Speculation had abounded since Lincoln had all but disappeared fro mthe track, allowing most of the management decisions to be handled by subordinates within the organization. Clearly, this was having an effect on the team with only 2 main drivers making it into the Chase (Greg Biffe was a mid year addition to the team) Most profoundly though is the absence of Team Captian Dale Earnhardt Jr., whose team had been admist controversy througout the year with various shufflings of personel. After the conference, Griffin took a few questions, but most telling was when he was asked about the coveted G2 Championship. "Well obviously we are behind right now, but it is not an insurmountable lead. We have 10 races to get this organization back on top, and that is my plan. A few bits of luck may have to drop our way, but myself and my drivers do not want that trophy going anywhere, so we will do whatever it takes to ensure it stays at home."
