Nadeau injured? Grissom in the #44 at Martinsville UPDATE 2 advised to site out rest of 2002: hearing Jerry Nadeau who driver the #44 Georgia Pacific Dodge for Petty was injured in some sort of Go Cart accident, was injured and will not be able to race at Martinsville, Stevee Grissom will supposedly sub for Nadeau in the #44. UPDATE: Steve Grissom will drive Petty Enterprises #44 Georgia-Pacific Dodge at Martinsville, Va., this weekend. Jerry Nadeau, who had been driving for the NASCAR Winston Cup team since mid-July, was injured in a go-kart accident late Thursday, and his rib injuries have sidelined him. “Steve has done a great job for us before and he has good Winston Cup experience,” said Kyle Petty, CEO of Petty Enterprises. “Martinsville has been a good track for him, and we think he will do a great job for us and Georgia-Pacific. We really appreciate him stepping in and helping us out so quickly.” Grissom has Petty Enterprises best short-track finish this season, taking eighth at Richmond, Va., in May.(Williams Company PR) UPDATE 2: Jerry Nadeau, injured Thursday while riding go karts, will not drive the #44 Dodge again this season, team president and CEO Kyle Petty said Friday. “He called me, said he was riding go-karts and was in the hospital,” said Petty just before qualifying at Martinsville Speedway. “Then he called back later and said it was probably going to be (out) four to six weeks. Jerry’s not driving for us next year, so the best thing for him to do is sit at home and do his stuff so he can come out strong next year. If he’s smart he’ll sit out the rest of the year. I think he will sit out the rest of the year. He hurt his shoulder and I think he tore some ligaments or some tendons or muscles. So it’s going to have to repair itself. I think the doctors can do something for him, rehab and stuff. But it’s a time thing. When you look at that, he should just take his time and heal himself.” Nadeau is rumored to be taking over MB2 Motorsports’ #36 Pontiac in 2003. Petty is uncertain whether Steve Grissom will drive the car in the coming weeks, due to his obligations with Jimmy Spencer’s #34 BGN team. He was elated Grissom could drive this weekend.(NASCAR.com)(10-18-2002)
