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SCOTT SPEED IMPRESSES IN STOCK CARS.
Former Formula One driver Scott Speed has won three ARCA Re/Max Series races and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. He leads the ARCA standings and ran well in a recent Sprint Cup test at Nashville Superspeedway. So, when is Team Red Bull going to move him into a full-time Cup ride with likely teammates A. J. Allmendinger and Brian Vickers?
"The important thing is not to rush him into it too quickly,'' said Jay Frye, the team's general manager. "We may have moved too quickly with A.J., and I think it hurt him a little. He's back [after Mike Skinner subbed in the No. 84 Toyota for several races in the spring] and doing great now. We're not in any great hurry to move Scott up at this point. We know he has the talent; we just need to be sure he's ready for Cup.''
Speed is almost certain to start a Cup race or two late this season. He likely will run ARCA and trucks the rest of this year but not the Nationwide Series.
"Man, this is a great time in my life,'' Speed said at Pocono. "I'm having a blast driving these cars and trucks. Everything is laid-back, and I'm enjoying everything about my life right now. I'd rather race trucks anyway. It's shorter racing, it's fun, with cool guys, more laid-back. Saying that . . . I haven't raced Cup yet, and we'll take it one step at a time. We're in no hurry, because I know there's a car waiting for me. I know I'll have a proper chance to see if I'll be successful. And I honestly think I'll be successful in it. It's just a matter of time.''
Speed's schedule for the rest of this season includes eight more truck races in Toyota Tundras for Bill Davis Racing, the final eight ARCA races in Camrys for Eddie Sharp Racing and the aforementioned one or two Sprint Cup races in Camrys for Team Red Bull.
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