Now real racing for the UAW-Delphi team begins!

Once the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season comes to a close this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway, the UAW-Delphi team will be ready for some real racing.

On Monday, Nov. 26, the members of Team 25 will show driver Jerry Nadeau what they really think about him when they go head-to-head on the quarter-mile go-karting track at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Who knows, somebody may run him off the road or even give him a "friendly" tap from behind.

At one point or another during the season, every member of Team 25 has been a back-seat driver, giving Nadeau advice on improving his driving skills. Now they will all have the chance to be behind the wheel for a day.

"This is my Christmas present to the guys," Nadeau said. "We all have had a really long season and a lot of weird things have happened. The UAW-Delphi guys have worked hard all year without a break. I think they deserve a chance to take a day off and just have fun, they've sure earned it."

Nadeau may have rented the track and go-karts for the day but the question remains: will Nadeau, a 10-time karting champion early in his racing career, be the driving instructor or will his crew members show him a thing or two?

"We'll just have to wait and see," Nadeau decided.