NASCAR, IRL Hit high gear (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Talking points abound as races heat up By Mark Story HERALD-LEADER SPORTS COLUMNIST Mark Story On the day of the final major auto-racing event in Kentucky for 2006, let's take 21 laps around the (NASCAR and IRL) track: 21. Jeremy Mayfield. The Owensboro native, whose woeful 2006 hit rock bottom last week when he was fired by car owner Ray Evernham, is expected to land with one of the new Toyota Nextel Cup teams (Bill Davis Racing or Michael Waltrip Racing) for 2007. 20. Elliott Sadler. Anticipated ...