George Gillett Jr., the owner of the Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League team and co-owner of the Liverpool soccer team in England, has talked with NASCAR teams, including Evernham Motorsports, team owner Ray Evernham confirmed Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “I’ve talked to a lot of people,” Evernham said. “George is one of the people I’m talking to. When I said I was looking for a partner [earlier this year], the phone has been ringing and ringing. I met George. He is a really cool guy. But we don’t have anything done.” Evernham has invited Gillett to come to Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 this weekend.(SceneDaily.com)(3-10-2007) UPDATE: Ray Evernham may be getting closer to finding a business partner for Evernham Motorsports. George Gillett Jr., the owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and co-owner of the Liverpool soccer team in England, will be at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Gillett also met with Evernham at Las Vegas Motor Speedway two weeks ago. “We’re still talking,” Evernham said on Friday. “It’s a matter of getting the right partner and getting the right timing. It’s not about the money. I need the right partner. I want to win a championship.” Evernham said he hasn’t discussed how much of EMS will be sold. “I just need somebody that’s going to come in and bring people that are interested in providing technology and sponsorship to the race team,” he said. Evernham would like to find a partner that could take over some of his business duties, such as dealing with sponsors. “I want to work on race cars again,” said Evernham, who won three championship as the crew chief for Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports. “That’s what I do, work on the cars with my guys and go fast. I need a partner who can do his side and I can do my side.”(ESPN.com)(3-23-2007)
