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-7IMEFENABNANGE GregMoure (LEFT) and GiI de Ferran will make a formidable partnership in 2000. The Cw 4r; ~- com4o chances of them driving Penske chassis (BELOW, in Unser's hands at the U.8. 500), however, appear slim. ~ CM 0 I U Penske Serves Notice So you thought Roger Penske was too wrapped up in his ever-expanding business empire to care about his Champ Car team. Think again. The Captain trumped the competition in the annual silly season sweepstakes by confirming that two-time CART champion AI Unser Jr. will not remain with the team in 2000. Instead, Penske has signed Gil de Ferran and Greg Moore to three-year contracts. "This states clearly that I'm not backing off and shows that I have committed to the future, and not just the next six months;" Penske said upon making the driver announcement in Detroit. "When you look at these two drivers, they've got experience, they've won races, and they're at the top of their game." Always a master of spin, Penske created a commotion by refusing to be specific about his chassis/engine/tire package for 2000: "I assume we'll remain loyal to our current suppliers," Penske stated. "Penske Cars will be part of our operations, but I'm at the 90 percent mark assuming we won't run a Penske chassis. We'll rnn a Reynard or a Lola. We can take a chassis and enhance it with our ability and our people over in England:"