Jerry Nadeau says it’s “a pretty realistic goal” that he’ll make his return at next year’s Daytona 500. Team officials had talked about Nadeau possibly racing again at the end of the season, but Nadeau is not sure that schedule will work as he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a crash at Richmond in May. “I was looking at timetable-wise Atlanta because Atlanta is such a good place and I’ve won there,” Nadeau said of the Oct.26 race. “But, you really never know.”( Roanoke Times )(8-2-2003) UPDATE: Jerry Nadeau is considering making a return to Richmond for the Cup race Sept. 6. He won’t be behind the wheel of the #01 U.S. Army Pontiac. He’d prefer that he was – even though his last trip around the 0.75-mile track was harrowing. “I’ll probably go to Richmond,” Nadeau said. “But it’d probably be better if I would go back to drive rather than watch. That’s what I do for a living is drive. If I go back where the horse bucked me off, it would make it a better time to get back. I need to make the horse pay for my injuries.” He is uncertain of his return to the car but is targeting next year’s Daytona 500 as a goal. He raced a go-kart three times last week. Nadeau made his second appearance as a spectator at a track [at Indy] this weekend after rejoining his team as at New Hampshire International Speedway two weeks ago. He said he is improving steadily. “I can’t tell visibly that I’m better,” he said. “People that see me once a week can see a difference.”( Richmond Times Dispatch )(8-4-2003)
