Richard Childress sources have confirmed that they have released driver Mike Skinner from the #31 Lowes Chevrolet. Skinner will be replaced next weekend by Ted Musgrave at Loudon, but it is for next weekend only(at this point). Roush Racing, regarding who would drive #16 next weekend, had no comment other than to say they were “looking at one particular driver, but he hasn’t yet met with the sponsor for their approval.” ‘That one particular driver’ could be Kevin Lepage, recently optioned by Roush Racing for a thirty-day period while he was ‘shopped’ to the Primestar sponsors of Roush’s #16 Ford. It was confirmed to me Saturday morning that he has now signed a contract with Roush Racing, but would not say for how long, other than it is a multi-year contract. LePage, at Milwaukee to race the #40 Channelock Chevrolet, said that he has not heard anything about racing next weekend in the #16 Ford.(Lynne Huntting – RacingPR)
