Pastrana committed to NASCAR: While pursuing his NASCAR aspirations, #99-Travis Pastrana realizes staying off a motorbike certainly won’t hurt him literally or figuratively. After a broken ankle postponed his Nationwide Series debut for nearly nine months, the action sports superstar said he’s done with two wheels for a while. ‘I’m not going to say I’ll never ride a dirt bike or never compete again’ Pastrana told USA TODAY Sports. ‘But the next year for sure, or two to five years, dirt bikes are off my program.â Pastrana will make his Nationwide debut Friday at Richmond International Raceway amidst questions of how committed he is to NASCAR after scaling back his K&N; East Series schedule to accommodate a full season in Global RallyCross. The former Supercross and Rally America champion said rally is a way to stay in the car while trying to build a sponsorship base to run stock cars full time. ‘I’m doing what I have to do to race as many rounds of the NASCAR stuff as possible’ he said.(USA Today)(4-24-2012)
