From the JournalNow:”Irvan has turned down offers from car owners Andy Petree and Travis Carter in the past few days, and he is now expected to sign with the Jay Frye-Ryan Pemberton (#36 Skittles) Pontiac team for next season, according to sources close to Irvan and the team. But Irvan yesterday said he still hasn’t made up his mind” Irvan told Carter he needed more time, but Carter had to know by 8-20 and Irvan told Petree he wasn’t going to be able to do his deal. “Petree said he wasn’t very happy about the Irvan situation, particularly when he learned that Irvan was trying to make a separate deal with the company Petree has been trying to sign as sponsor for his second team. But Petree says he’s not giving up on plans for a second team” and is talking to other drivers. “Ken Schrader, Petree’s current driver, says he’s trying to find a second driver for Petree, a driver whom Schrader can live with. Schrader’s top choice at the moment is Bobby Hamilton, according to sources close to both men. Would Irvan be a second driver? Would Derrike Cope be back in the primary car for the team, which is owned by Nelson Bowers? The team offered no comment”(JournalNow)(8-23-97)
