J.R. TODD TALKS FUTURE
“I got call last Friday that the sponsor was pulling out and that Dexter was going back to part-time racing, and that he was looking at Alan Bradshaw to drive,” he said. “Ever since that words gotten out the rumors have been flying
On Saturday morning another web site published a story linking the
futures of Top Fuel driver J.R. Todd and team owner Kenny Bernstein
together. Unfortunately, according to Todd no one involved in the
publishing of that story had spoken with either of the individuals
mentioned. That further helped to stir the pot regarding Todd’s future
with team owner Dexter Tuttle, so there being no better source than the
man himself, we sought out Todd for his version of what’s going o.
“I got call last Friday that the sponsor was pulling out and that
Dexter was going back to part-time racing, and that he was looking at
Alan Bradshaw to drive,” he said. “Ever since that words gotten out
the rumors have been flying
“I myself don’t know what I’m doing next year, but everyone else seems
to know, so whoever’s got the answer should come and tell me.
“I’ve been in talks with (sponsor) Evan Knoll and Latrell Preston.
We’re working on some things and hopefully, we’ll know more after this
race.
“I don’t know why Evan is puling out. I don’t have a problem with
either he or Dexter. I’m perfectly happy here. I just wish that we
could come to an agreement to keep things here, but it is what it is.
I’m glad that Evan and Torco Race Fuels want to stick by me and that
were in it for the long haul.”
COMPPLUS: If Evan were to put together another team would you go there?
TODD: I can’t answer that because I haven’t sat down and
talked with Evan about that this weekend. I just know that there are
some possibilities out there. I’d say there are two or three deals out
there, but I can’t speculate on what those are. Hopefully I’ll know
later this weekend.
Todd is an exceptionally talented young driver with plenty of
charisma. Regardless of these current difficulties, that would appear,
at least from the outside, to be more a lack of communication than
anything else, this young man will not be without a ride in 2008.