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CHRIS GARDNER Associated Press SPORTS NEXT FOR NEXTEL CUP What: Coca-Cola 600 When; where: 5:30 p.m. Sunday; Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. TV: Fox Roush says natural for a skilled racer to be a capable pilot. a river that runs through people who are competitive and like to perfection in themselves, with regard to their personal performance in complex Roush said. in that way, are a lot like race Although Martin said he mostly out of necessity, he understands how racing and are similar and how a shared interest creates team camaraderie.

make us work better together on or off the race track, but it does make us more compatible, and it can bring you closer Martin said. The other members of seem to be more passionate about think Matt and Carl and Greg and myself all are fascinated by the miracle of and understand the part a pilot plays in Roush said. not career aviators, but we certainly enjoy the same excitement that career aviators do. For the limited time in the airplane, we get the same kind of satisfaction as a pilot who really enjoys his Edwards, who owns and a Piper Saratoga and a Piper Meridian, seems as exuberant about aviation as he is about racing. He said that if his racing career panned out, his back-up plan was to in the Air Force.

saw and thought that would be the coolest thing in the he said. love it. I envy pilots. I was born to Kenseth, who recently obtained his license, has graduated from a single-engine Cessna 182 to a twin-engine Cessna 340, which he to most East Coast races and appearances. He said involves more technical procedures than racing, but there are similarities.

racing, you want to make it to the end, and you never want to he said. part is the same in Kenseth said his new-found interest has brought him closer to his team owner and boss. gives me something easy to talk to Jack about when kind of out of something to talk about or you want the focus on what happened at the race last he said. more up to talk about aviation than racing a lot of Roush owns everything from three Boeing 727s, used to transport his race teams, to a small Piper Cub capable of top speeds around 65 mph. His prized plane is a P-51 Mustang, a restored World War II warbird that he on a regular basis.

building another P-51 from plans obtained from the Smithsonian, and he expects to have it soon. The P-51 is one of the best-known war birds from the second world war. powerful as much as 1,600 horsepower and capable of speeds to 400 knots. Restored P-51s can fetch more than $3 million today. The role in history fascinates Roush.

outcome of War had a lot to do with that he said. the heroes who them and being a custodian of the technology from that time is pretty special to Fliers: Racing skills transfer to Continued from 1 are a lot like race JACK ROUSH WALTER G. ARCE Newscom Roush driver Greg takes his helicopter out for a spin in the North Carolina countryside. TODD J. VAN EMST Associated Press NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was pulled from the wreckage of this small airplane after he crashed it in April 2002.

Nagy: 9-TD playo game helps Force advance keeps Nagy upright, he can pick the defense apart. is one of my bigger Nagy said. have to be accurate in this Nagy will lead the Force (98) against the National No. 1 seed, Dallas (13-3), at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at American Airlines Arena.

was outstanding in that coach Doug Plank said. Matt the reason why we won that game, I think of another one Nagy moved into the starting lineup last season in the game after Jim Kubiak injured a knee. He went on to guide the Force to ArenaBowl XIX. Things go as well in his full season as the starter. name even surfaced in a possible trade with Philadelphia for Tony Graziani around the trading deadline.

year has been more for Plank said. year it seemed like things came a little bit easier for our team. Consequently, when a quarterback, easier for you Nagy kept throwing as the team stumbled to an 8-8 mark after going 11-5 last season. Nagy, 6 feet 2 and 220 pounds, set 20 passing records at Delaware, a Division I-AA powerhouse. His college career ended in the playoffs against Georgia Southern in 2000.

He had NFL tryouts with Jacksonville, Green Bay and the New York Jets. weekend of the draft, the Giants called me and told me they were going to pick me up as a free Nagy said. they picked up Jesse Palmer; they expecting him to be there. That kind of hurt my chances of going into their His former agent got him an AFL tryout with New York. He played for the Dragons in 2002, missed the 2003 season with a knee injury and played with Carolina in 2004 before signing with the Force as a free agent.

He set a team record by throwing for 66 touchdowns last season and had 85 this season. been a long year, but also been a fun Nagy said. have been a lot of ups and In the back of his mind, hoping still get a call from the outdoor league. kind of running out of Nagy said. 28 years old.

love to go to an NFL camp and see what all about. If it come, not the end of the Continued from C1 CALENDAR Home games shaded Kelly at Alaska; 11:15 p.m. Today Gwinnett Gladiators 550 AM at Cubs 2:20 p.m.; TBS at Cubs 1:20 p.m.; Fox at Cubs 2:20 p.m.; TBS FridaySaturdaySunday Braves 640 AM 96.1 FM TV TODAY Sport Event Time Station BASEBALL SEC Georgia vs. Kentucky 11 a.m. CSS SEC Alabama vs.

TBA 2 p.m. CSS SEC Vanderbilt vs. S. Carolina 6 p.m. CSS Devil Rays at Red Sox 7 p.m.

ESPN2 SEC LSU vs. TBA 9 p.m. CSS BASKETBALL Heat at Pistons 8 p.m. ESPN GOLF BMW Championship 10 a.m. Golf Senior PGA Championship 2 p.m.

USA FedEx St. Jude Classic 4 p.m. USA LPGA Corning Classic 9 p.m.* Golf HOCKEY Mighty Ducks at Oilers 9 p.m. OLN MOTORSPTS. Grand Prix of Monaco practice 8 a.m.

SPEED Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying 7 p.m. SPEED Carquest Auto Parts 300 qualifying 9 p.m. SPEED RADIO TODAY Sport Event Time Station BASKETBALL Heat at Pistons 7:30 p.m. 680 BASEBALL CAA Tournament noon 88.5 Taped ON THE AIR at 3:30 p.m.; NBC Saturday Georgia Force 790 AM Braves: Season tickets: 404-577-9100; individual tickets 800-326-4000 or atlantabraves.com Gladiators: ticketmaster.com or 404-249-6400 TICKETS FOR REPRINT PERMISSION, GO TO AJC.COM/PERMISSIONS Savard to dip toe in free-agent pool By JOHN MANASSO Marc Savard will explore the unrestricted free agent market, according to his agent, meaning the Thrashers could lose their top center without compensation. agent, Larry Kelly, and Thrashers general manager Don Waddell agreed the team would not take advantage of its exclusive negotiating rights, which expire at midnight July 1.

Nonetheless, Kelly emphasized for the team. mean Marc will not sign in Atlanta, just to get an indication of Kelly said. to whether he will stay in Atlanta or whether another opportunity will carry the day, he loves it there, he loves the coach a good possibility sign in Atlanta. But we will have a look at out there on July Through a team spokesman, Waddell said he would not answer questions on the subject Wednesday. Since coming to Atlanta and playing with Dany Heatley and Ilya Kovalchuck, Savard has become one of the top assist men.

Hobbled by injuries in 2003-04, he ranked second in the league in points per game at 1.16 in 45 games. In 2005-06, his 69 assists were tied for third in the league. The past three seasons have allowed Savard to rehabilitate his image, which was once marred by discord with his coach and teammates in Calgary before being traded to the Thrashers in November 2002 for a prospect who has never reached the NHL. Complicating matters is the contract signed Monday by Tampa Bay center Brad Richards. Richards, a former Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoff MVP, signed a year, $39 million deal ($7.8 million average).

Savard, who ninth in the NHL in points, earned six more points than Richards. If Savard that the market will offer him $5 million per year or more, unlikely that the Thrashers would be able to afford him. Kelly was asked how he thought the contract would affect the market. one of those contracts that it may up market or it might cause such a reaction against he said. HOCKEY 8 4C7 K32 98AH G8H 98AH GF 6E: 98AH 6AK LL 98AH 0, 9282 1.1!#\ 6E: 9282 L.1!#\ 6AK 9282 1.1!#\ 0T GH5 J53 G8H 0 6E: A GH5 J53 ECBDL 6 2( F6G 7 FG3 D'" 'PZ 1 D- K32 JM 'PWU TM7T'MA TM SM VMO'M4CS 1- FG3 TM7T'MA TM TM7T'MA 83.