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Kurt Busch - Friday media visit. Drivers practice 'sketchy' tandem draft in Daytona test. Daytona Next Gen testing speeds: Fords lead the way. One Daytona winner's tradition may be altered this season. From villain to hero, Kyle Larson had to reach his lifelong goal the hard way and go through a very public shaming after a ban for using a racial slur, but his talents shone long before his name grabbed the headlines Both Wallace and Scott had faced obstacles and racism in their paths to their breakthrough wins, and NASCAR is trying to put it right with its range of diversity programmes.

In a career that has had many ups and downs, Kurt Busch has been written off many times before. Little did we know then what tragedy would unfold…. As the cars tore through Turns 3 and 4 on that fateful final lap, Earnhardt maintained the strongarm tactics that encapsulated his persona… but his actions in those moments sadly proved to be his last. Here's what you need to know ahead of the new season…. Tickets Subscribe. Sign in. Registration Sign in Facebook connect. All me. Motorsport Network part of.

Download your apps. All rights reserved. Aug 29, , PM. Previous article Dodge development update Next article Robby Gordon Bristol race notes. Load comments. More from Andy Houston. Video Inside. Listen to this article. Subscribe to our newsletter. The Motorsport. Motorsport Network Motorsport. Oakwood Homes leaves at the end of Danny Gill left as crew chief. Nemechek signs thru Oakwood Homes is having financial trouble but have heard nothing about them leaving. Dee Zee was the sponsor for the Winston Open.

Brand new team for Marlin signs thru Coors signs up thru as the sponsor. Ganassi buys a majority stake in the team and will switch to Dodge. Manheim Auctions?

Larry Hedrick? Hedrick still owns the team and is looking for a sponsor so they can run the season. Switches to Dodge in Andretti is signed thru Bryant Frazier replaces Mark Tutor as the new crew chief after the spring Darlington race. Jones will drive the car in Kyle moves over to the Hot Wheels falls back to an assoc on each PE car.

Kyle Petty will run this car in , giving up the 44 ride. Dark Horse Motorsports Richard Jackson? Rick Hendrick? Hendrick a 4th HMS team, will run Cup rcaes in and move up to full time in Will be housed with the Jeff Gordon team. Eileen Campbell Jim Michael? Rick Mast leaves to drive the 27 starting at Pocono in July. Skipping races here and there. Rick Mast will drive the car in Craven leaves to go to the The team plans to run at least a partial season 51 Jeff Purvis Ford?

James Finch? Marc Reno? Gene DeHart Mike Clark? Bobby Hamilton will drive the car in Joe Bessey? The team is closed up and looking to sell equipment. Jim Lonh may return as the crew chief. Crew chief Jim Long left at the end of the season. Geoffrey Bodine was let go after Darlington in Many drivers ran or attempted to get the car in races.

Hermie Sadler and Rich Bickle are possiblities if a sponsor can be found. Todd Bodine will drive the car in Darrell Waltrip retires to the TV booth and Fox. Tom Coleman Walter Giles? Yates New owner? Debra Ward? Bodine to drive? Looks like all sponsorship deals have fallen through and the team may be idle for a while.

Newt Moore left the team in Dec , Long takes over. Beam left after a few weeks, went to the Pizza Hut was the supposedly new sponsor. Mike Beam was the new Team Manager, after leaving the Pressley re-ups thru Penske and Jasper engines to work together. Stan Hover Stan Hover?

Jerry Davis? Anthony Weight? Tropicana will be on the car at Chicagoland and Indy. The team plans to test and run six Cup events. Labor Solutions is the sponsor at CHarlotte. Hut Stricklin is the driver, new crew chief and paint scheme also. Hill Bros is signed thru Used Penske engines in 91? Compton will be back with Melling. Crew chief Doug Randolph left after Phoenix, Lopez takes over. Amoco will leave as sponsor at the end of the season.

Will run BP colors in 4 races. The seven races are: Indy Aug. Good chance McDonalds leaves and the team will only run five races after Chicago. Team may be gone in Scott Miller is the interim crew chief as of Sears Point.

Joe Garone will leave in July, no sucessor named as crew cheif. Houston is the driver. This was the 97 BGN team that will move up to Cup in Busch will be the driver, Chambers the crew chief and John Deere left at the end of the season, so the team is looking for a new primary sponsor. MacPherson Motorsports? Team closed up, no word on ANY plans. Jeff Fuller released, team planning to run a few Cup races in depending on a sponsor.

No word on plans to race. Burton signed thru , Exide was good thru but will depart at the end of the season. Skip to content. Go to the chart below and click on the number of the car, which is a link now. The news is from Nov to present but plan on slowly going through my archives and adding the info. I try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible sometimes each day. Burton signed thru , Exide was good thru but will depart at the end of the season teams that were rumored but have not heard a thing in quite a while?

Ernie Irvan? Hear the team will be back in either part time or full time if a sponsor is found, or run the BGN series. Team is gearing up for the season but many questions remain unanswered, Driver? Geoffrey Bodine? Brett Bodine? Possible if sponsorship can be found? Tom Kelley? Hank Aaron? Looks like the deal with the 16 fell thru. Aaron may end up with the 16 Roush Racing team. There was talk in March about baseball great Hank Aaron buying or starting a new team but have heard nothing since?

Harry Carson Robert Wilson? Carson is a former NFL football player? Michael Holigan? Kevin Cram released as crew chief, Chambers takes over starting at Talladega. BellSouth is signed thru Plans to run at Indy and up to six other races. Pennzoil and Park just re-upped with DEI with multi-year deals that start in Penske and Jasper combine engine companies.

Team is with Ford for three more years. Kevin Lepage left after Kansas, Hamilton Jr will run the car for all the remaining races in except for Martinsville, Bickle will drive the car there. Labonte good thru Kelloggs re-ups to , will change the paint scheme to a Frosted Flakes tiger scheme.

Viagra moves from the 27 car. Martin retires from the BGN. Lepage to run the 7 on a race-to-race basis. Benson signs thru Ince is signed thru , he has also been rumored to Wells, a few times. Ralphs Supermarkets RedCell Batteries. RedCell comes aboard as a co-sponsor. Not sure if Elliott continues to supply engines as they will work on Dodges in , unless Bodine switches to Dodge, but I have not heard that.

Mike Wallace to run the car for the rest of Mobil 1 and Sospenzo are also signed through Attempted both Richmond races missed , Indy missed , Bristol missed , Martinsville missed but made the Sept Dover race and plans to attempt the fall Martinsville and Homestead races. Donnie Brown is the new crew chief starting at The Winston at Lowes.

Conseco who has a three year deal with Foyt is having financial problems, no word on how this may effect future sponsorhip.

Bud Moore was the owner for years but got out of the sport early in Will close up shop, Lepage back to the BGN. Makar has no plans to move up from his crew chief position at this time.