Nationwide Series Driver: Alex Garcia

ALEX GARCIA is the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver of the No. 98 Transnet Racing Chevrolet.

The team has been a part time team in '07 and '08. He thought they had a full time sponsor this year, but things are up in the air right now. He's hoping to debut at California though if they skip Daytona.

we should be able to debut. So I'm looking at the possibility of skipping Daytona and starting with California on. And we'll see how it goes. But that's where I'm at. It's just been interesting, a little bit of up and down. I was very excited about the opportunity to go full time, and now it's a little bit up in the air.

But we're hoping that it'll come together for us.

Even a sponsor that has been with him for six years is having a tough time committing to what they agreed to initially, and it's understandable.

Getting creative to stay in a car, he has an opportunity to do the road courses in the Cup Series.

Despite the issues abound, he's got a great attitude as he looks at any opportunity to go full time, regardless of the series. A real racers heart if you ask me.

His team will be similar to what he's had in the past. Despite his opportunistic eye, his focus is on the Nationwide series if that is what in the cards for him in '09.

Good luck Alex.

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