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Article: Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joe Gibbs [Derived Headline]
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- New Haven Register
- Article date:
- July 10, 2008
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Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joe Gibbs Racing will release
Tony Stewart from his contract at the end of the season, ending an
incredibly successful decade in which they won two championships and
turned the organization into one of NASCAR's best.
Stewart was expected to address JGR employees Wednesday, but his
release, which J.D. Gibbs called "bittersweet," was announced by the
team.
"While this moment is bittersweet, we're parting on good terms
and we know that each of us has benefited greatly from the other,"
Gibbs said in the statement.
Stewart's departure opens the door for him to buy a NASCAR team,
and he called a news conference today at Chicagoland Speedway to
discuss his future ...