From The Stock Car Racing Magazine Site – “The Silly Season in NASCAR got its name because everyone thought it was silly for drivers to begin changing teams halfway through the season. Recent events suggest there is no chance the “Silly” moniker will be lost anytime soon. Cale Yarboroughs Winston Cup team had the best finish of the year at Bristol, then came home and immediately released crew chief Mike Hillman. Now Team 34, one of the most successful BUSCH operations in that series has reorganized, including replacing their successful crew chiefs. Kevin Caldwell, crew chief for the #36 Stanley Tools Pontiac driven by David Green was replaced just prior to leaving for last Saturdays event at Bristol by John Fabian. We always hear about “chemistry” within a team but Team 34 cited “unbalanced chemistry” as the reason they relieved Gary Cogswell from crew chief duties on Mike McLaughlins #34 BUSCH team. Cogswell will be replaced by co-crew chiefs Steve “Big Guy” Helwig and John
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