Starr to Cup/Petree/Jones in 2003? CTS driver David Starr said he has been contacted about the driver’s vacancy on the NASCAR team being assembled by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and current Winston Cup [#33, #55] team owner Andy Petree. Ricky Rudd, the team’s first choice, apparently is preparing to sign with car owner Chip Ganassi for 2003. Starr, a regular in the CTS, said Cowboys marketing executive John Hickman attended Friday night’s race at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Starr finished 34th in that event and fell from second to seventh in the points chase after, ironically, crashing with Petree’s truck. Starr said Hickman recently told him to expect a call from Petree, who has yet to officially announce the structure of his partnership with Jones. “You could say I’m still a candidate,” said Starr, who is in his first year of driving full time for truck owner Wayne Spears. “It all depends on how my season ends up. I might want to stay in the Truck Series another year and get some more experience. It wouldn’t be a dumb move on my part. Right now, I’m just focused on trying to win this championship.”(Fort Worth Star Telegram)(8-4-2002)
