As many readers pointed out, Big Daddy’s BBQ was not on the #90 Junie Donlavey Ford during Friday’s practice, why? As the Times-Dispatch reports – “The car ran with a solid red hood after the payment from sponsor Big Daddy’s BBQ failed to clear the bank. Donlavey had received the partial payment late last week after giving the company a Jan. 26 deadline. Donlavey plans to remain in Daytona and run the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14 whether he receives payment or not. Yesterday, he said that Dan Lloyd, chief executive officer of Big Daddy’s, was meeting with bank officials in New York. Big Daddy’s logos have never been placed on Donlavey’s car, and the transporter is not painted in the team’s colors. Donlavey wasn’t the only team waiting for payment from Lloyd(Times-Dispatch)
