Saw a post on the news group r.a.s.n(rec.autos.sport.nascar) that said MCI was going to buy Brett Bodines team. This made no sense to me, so I emailed MCI and got this response: “Although at this point we cannot give away too many details about MCI’s NASCAR program for 1998, we can tell you this: 1997, MCI (The Official Telecom Company of NASCAR), spent a lot of time meeting with some of the biggest names in NASCAR concerning potential driver/team sponsorships. We are still in talks with a few
of them, so we cannot comment their status. MCI was very aware of Mr. Bodine’s team and sponsor situation, and because of his popularity and talents he would obviously be considered for something short-term. However, as happens during silly season , rumors placed MCI and Geoff’s team at the bargaining table, which was not true. One thing is for sure for 1998 and that is that MCI will be a major player in the series.”, from
MCI Racing, and “PS. To our knowledge, it was never on our Web site that we were negotiating with a specific team. Hope you found the site informative. If you are interested in receiving free news updates every two weeks, join our Fan Club. (its FREE).” pretty nice response.(9-19-97)
