Nike could be looking for a deal much like McDonalds has with multiple race
teams. McDonalds as you know spans not only Winston Cup but into other series as well such as NHRA(not in 1998). Look for Nike to do something along these lines(NASCAR Fans Site)(6-13-97)
AP Story from Nando Net: Sterling Marlin has dismissed the rumors that he will leave Morgan-McClure Racing at the end of this season. The two-time Daytona 500 winner, in the first year of a five-year contract extension, says he will stay in the #4 Chevy, which he has driven since 1994. Speculation had been that Marlin would replace Ernie Irvan at Robert Yates Racing. Reports are still circulating that Irvan will leave Yates to take a ride with Gary Bechtel’s Diamond Ridge Racing(6-13-97)
