FALCONS COACH GLANVILLE TRIES A LITTLE FASTER SPORT

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 4, 1992                   TAG: 9202040131
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: ROCKINGHAM, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short
FALCONS COACH GLANVILLE TRIES A LITTLE FASTER SPORT
Jerry Glanville couldn't push the Atlanta Falcons through the recent NFL playoffs. Now, he is hoping to drive a Chevrolet to victory on the NASCAR circuit.
Glanville roared around the North Carolina Motor Speedway track at 140 mph Monday. That's considered fast enough by two-time Winston Cup champion Buck Baker to qualify for the Goodwrench 200 Busch Series Grand National race at the speedway on Feb. 29. And that's just what Glanville, 50, plans to do. He said he's negotiating with several teams about getting a ride for the race.
"I'd like to be the rookie of the year in the Busch Grand National Series at the age of 50," he said. "Some people say you need to take time to smell the roses. I say take time to race."
Glanville ran about 30 laps side-by-side with Randy Baker of the Buck Baker Driving School.
At speeds approaching 140 mph, Glanville and Randy Baker - Buck Baker's son and the brother of Winston Cup driver Buddy Baker - ran door-to-door around the 1.017-mile track.
Glanville isn't the only NFL coach with a racing streak. Redskins coach Joe Gibbs will make his debut as a Winston Cup team owner in Sunday's qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Glanville, though, has no aspirations to own a racing team. He wants to sit behind the wheel.
"I like to put my feet through the window and let her go," he said.
Keywords:
AUTO RACING

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB