Pruett Contract situation UPDATE 2: Scott Pruett, recently released from the #32 Tide Winston Cup Ride at PPI Motorsports is running a GTS Saleen S7R, in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Pruett still has two big-money years remaining on a contract Pruett signed last winter with PPI Motorsports owner Cal Wells. Wells, a longtime Indy-car owner, jumped into NASCAR’s Winston Cup wars last year and convinced Pruett, a veteran Indy-car driver, to come along for the ride. The first year was a predictable struggle. The team failed to qualify for seven of the 34 races, there was just one top-10 finish. Beginning Monday Pruett will continue trying to get out of his contract with Wells. Wells, who still owns Pruett’s services for the next two years, signed off on allowing Pruett to run here this week. Pruett wants unconditional freedom, but that doesn’t come until he’s out of the Wells deal. Naturally, Pruett would like for Wells to simply buy out the remainder of the contract, while Wells would hardly agree to such a “compromise,” considering that me might use Pruett in NASCAR’s two road-course races later this year.(in part from Speed Magazine)(2-2-2001) UPDATE: …. there is interest from the Kelley Racing camp in running a third car for Indianapolis with Pruett serving as a teammate to Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore. Kelley Racing general manager Jim Freudenberg said last week that his team would consider a third car, but was under the impression that Pruett was not available since he is technically still under contract with PPI(SpeedVision)(2-5-2001) UPDATE 2: Pruett has joined ESPN2’s RPM2 Night show and appeared on the show during it’s first 2001 weekday show on Monday(2-6-2001)
