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Former Cup driver Jerry Nadeau still has passion for racing
By David Exum - SceneDaily Staff Writer
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Jerry Nadeau, pictured here in March 2003 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, retired from NASCAR with one Cup victory.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. - No doubt about it, former NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau would jump at the opportunity to return to stock-car racing.
"I'm still trying to figure out what's next for me," Nadeau said. "I'm just a racer, I love to race and if I can come back in some capacity, I'll do that."
Sidelined since 2003 due to injuries suffered in a horrific crash in practice at Richmond International Raceway, the 38-year-old Danbury, Conn., native attended a fundraiser for former NASCAR crew chief "Suitcase" Jake Elder at Memory Lane Motorsports and Automotive Museum on Saturday.
Nadeau, who made a 177 starts during his seven year Cup career, still experiences numbness on the left side of his body resulting from the crash, but said he is cleared medically to race.
"I've kind of come accustomed to it. It's just something that I have to life with," Nadeau said. "But I'm fine. I can race and I still do my simulator all the time."
Nadeau's lone win on the Cup circuit came in the 2000 season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway while driving for Hendrick Motorsports.
Nadeau has since helped current Cup driver David Gilliland with his career.
"He's the kid I helped out and we did a lot of simulation racing together. He's about the only guy I keep up with," Nadeau said.
Nadeau also has high hopes for fellow Connecticut native Joey Logano, who is competing in his Cup rookie season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
"I think he's a terrific kid with a lot of talent, but he's going to have his ups and downs," Nadeau said. "I wish I could help him out in some way, but I don't want to just call somebody up and scare them away. If it happens, it happens. He's a kid that [it] would be nice to sit down with and talk to."
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JLynn F said:
Mar 14, 2009 at 7:17 PMNice to see people still care about Jerry! I hope he can find his happiness somehow within the sport!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportAnonymous said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 11:58 AMJerry you and your family are always going to be special to us real NASCAR fans who remember when it was racers only.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportGladys Bedwell said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 1:02 PMBefore Jerry's accident I remember thinking how the team seemed to be making progess and anticipated a good year for him. I hope he soon finds a silver lining from his tragedy. He really deserves a chance to show what he is capable of doing, maybe not just in NASCAR but in other forms of racing. Good luck to you Jerry.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJerry Stanton said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 4:33 PMJerry reminded me of Bobby Allison during his interviews.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWayne Powers said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 5:02 PMMy family and I would love to see Jerry race again but I think it might not be in his future. We rooted for Jerry all the time when he was racing. We really hated that he got hurt. we watched his condition go from bad to a lot better and we were glad of that. If its meant for him to drive again,we wish him the very best. Go Jerry, keep the Faith. JERRY FANS
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» Confirm Abuse ReportHoward Englishman said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 9:32 PMMaybe Rick will hire him back and put him in the 88 car. lol
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJerry Allison said:
Mar 15, 2009 at 10:18 PMJerry,if you ever get a chance to come back to Hueytown,you'll always have your friends and support with us.Best of luck with your new project,and you'll always be needed with NASCAR and Nadeau.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportE J Zeman Jr said:
Mar 16, 2009 at 1:17 PMIf there ever was a guy who deserved a 'second chance' at a racing life it would have to be Jerry. To go down 'fighting in the trenches' (on the track in Sprint competition) where I am sure information about his wreck contributed to furthering the safety of other drivers, such as was the case with Earnhardt, Irwin, Petty (and lucky others who survived like Park, the former driver of the 40 Coors car who had a life altering accident about 10 years ago at Dover (?)and name escapes me) and others, he really deserves someone to give him a chance at 'coming back', I think.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportjoel said:
Mar 16, 2009 at 7:03 PMI would like to see Jerry race again as I would Steve Park.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRacingDude2009 said:
Nov 5, 2009 at 6:10 PMFROM Jerry-Nadeau.com
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October 20, 2009 - Jerry to possibly run in the Grand AM Series in 2010. Stay Tuned for more updates...
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