It’s looking more and more as if JJ Yeley may have found a home at Joe Gibbs Racing. Yeley, a Phoenix native now living in an Indianapolis suburb, could sign a contract with NASCAR Winston Cup Series team owner Joe Gibbs by week’s end. Yeley, 27, is on the verge of becoming only the second driver in U.S. Auto Club history to capture the circuit’s “Triple Crown,” which encompasses winning Silver Crown, sprint car and midget championships in the same season. He visited with Gibbs on Sunday at the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. If a deal is consummated, team President J.D. Gibbs, Joe’s son, said it likely would include a 2004 season of mostly Automobile Racing Club of America and Busch Series races. Yeley also could be entered in a few Winston Cup events, J.D. Gibbs said. “We think he can wheel a car pretty good,” J.D. Gibbs said. “We’ve tested him, and we’re hoping to put something together. We think we have a good chance to sign him. I think he’s got a great future, and I’d love for it to be with us. Tony (Stewart) and Jeff Gordon came over from open wheel, and what JJ has done in USAC leads you to believe he could do the same thing. We think the world of him.”( Arizona Republic )(11-3-2003)
