Pontiac Awaits NASCAR OK: After completing wind tunnel and on-track testing last week, Pontiac officials have submitted the completed 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix for NASCAR approval. Former Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte tested the car last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gary Nelson, Winston Cup managing director of competition, said NASCAR was working on “mostly minor testing.” “We have to make templates and compare them” to the other manufacturer entries, Nelson said. Jimmy Makar, Labonte’s crew chief, said the test went smoothly. “There were a few little things, nothing major. We’re still working through the templates with (NASCAR),” he said. “We’ve already gone up there one time and worked over somethings with them. They were all pretty minor issues.”(ThatsRacin.com)(5-19-2002)
