Ray Evernham, who has a minority share in Gillett Evernham Motorsports [#9, #10, and #19], said he was not involved in the decision to release rookie Patrick Carpentier. Evernham stressed he’s a minority partner in the team and hinted maybe that role could change to not being a part of the team. “That’s largely up to the Gillettes,” Evernham said if he would remain with the team. “I want to help Mr. Gillette, and I’ll do whatever I can to help him be successful, but I also want to pursue … I’m enjoying my life at ESPN. I’m enjoying a little bit of semi-retirement. I want to help as much as I can, but I also want to make sure I have creditability with the viewers and that’s important to me.”(Roanoke Times)(10-13-2008)
