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by The Virginian-Pilot
He said that the meeting covered items such as when the garage should open each weekend to practice schedules to having two-day shows instead of three-day race weekends.
"That was really good sharing ideas between all those teams and drivers," Biffle said. "It could end up making our sport better," he said.
TODAY THE DAY?
Carl Edwards, who had a Cup series-high nine wins last season, still seeks his first Cup victory of the season, and it could happen today.
Edwards was the second fastest to Jimmie Johnson in Saturday's final practice session. "That's the fastest we've been in a long time, so we'll see how it goes," Edwards said Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.
DEAL PENDING?
Bobby Labonte is not set on a ride yet for next season, but whether he can complete a deal before the season is uncertain. A year ago, he was set to return to Petty Enterprises until the team merged with Gillette Evernham Motorsports to from Richard Petty Motorsports in December. That cost Labonte his ride and he wasn't announced as the driver for Hall of Fame Racing until January.
As for his timetable in securing a deal this year?
"I hope to have things not like last year," Labonte said.
STAYING AROUND
Although Toyota will not return to Formula One, a Toyota official stated that the car manufacturer remains committed to NASCAR .
Also, when asked if Earnhardt Ganassi Racing might switch to Toyota for next season, Lee White, president and general manager of Toyota Racing Development, said: "We've had discussions with Chip (Ganassi, car owner), but we have a lot of discussions with a lot of people.''
PIT STOPS
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a lap of 186.670 mph. He was followed by Carl Edwards (186.265 mph), Denny Hamlin (185.810), Greg Biffle (185.503) and Bill Elliott (184.894).
- Dustin Long
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