For NASCAR Winston Cup driver Steve Grissom, it’s been a long “silly season.” The 36-year-old native of Gadsden, AL., spent much of the year in discussions with a variety of Winston Cup car owners, listening to proposals and offers. “Every driver in this garage has been through silly season one way or another, and sometimes it’s kind of neat and sometimes it’s no fun at all,”Grissom said. “What every driver hopes for is the no-brainer’ offer, where the best team in racing offers you more resources and more financing that you ever dreamed of. What every driver gets is usually a lot closer to the line of what’s good and what’s not so good. “I’ve spoken with some of the biggest names in this sport and I’ve spoken with some on other levels. I’ve even spoken with some who aren’t in stock car racing at all,” Grissom continued. “Where there were offers, we weighed them pretty heavily. Where they were promising situations, we tried to be honest in what we could give them.” Grissom has continued to speak with some Winston Cup owners (“including a couple who would really surprise you if I told you what they were planning,” said Grissom) and is also looking at other opportunities. “There are other opportunities out there and some pretty good ones too,” he said. “I have a family, so I have to take a look at everything that comes up and look at it as seriously as I can. There have been a few that I had to step back and say, Whoa!’ There are a lot of people wanting to build really good programs out there. “Winston Cup is still my number one goal and it’s still where I’m headed one way or another,” Grissom continued. “Right now I just want to make absolutely sure I take the right road to get there.”( Williams Co )
