“And another shakeup might be looming, this time within the Wood brothers’ team. Michael Waltrip, their driver, is under consideration for the ride with Richard Petty, according to sources close to the situation. What the Woodses might do for a new driver if Waltrip were to move on isn’t clear. But Elliott Sadler, who is making his Winston Cup debut here this weekend in a one-race deal with Felix Sabates, has been under their eyes for some time.”(JournalNow) Jayski note: Waltrip recently(7-21-97) re-signed with the Woods team for 1998 and Sadler is under contract with Gary Bectel thru at least 1998 if not longer and Bectel doesn’t play games with contracts, remember Steve Grissom’s situation in 1996 after he was let go from the #29? but he has said in the past that he would let Sadler out of his contract if it was for a good ride(10-2-97)
