INSIDE TRACK EXCLUSIVE:
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series racer Peter Gibbons - a longtime CHEVY driver - is currently testing (Friday morning) a FORD FUSION (in grey 'testing' paint) at Mosport International Raceway.
Last season, Ford drivers Andrew Ranger and Kerry Micks won three of the four road course events on the NCATS schedule (Ranger won at Mosport, Micks won at Montreal and Trois-Rivieres), while Ranger finished second (behind Chevy driver JR Fitzpatrick) in Edmonton.
With neither Chevrolet nor Ford involved in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Gibbons doesn't run the risk of offending anyone by building a Ford and doing what it takes (in his opinion) to be competitive on the road courses. Sources say there is no indication that Gibbons will switch from Chevrolets on the ovals.
In other manufacturer news, the "FUSION" sticker was conspicuously absent from the nose of champion Andrew Ranger's Ford during the recent test session at Cayuga. Last season, the sticker was there. During the off-season, Ranger and his associates went out of their way to credit Ford for their success in '07. It appears the 'props' to Ford fell on deaf ears and resulted in no support for the NCATS program... hence the removal of the decal.
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