Speedwords is hearing that Philippe Lopez, who resigned from the crew chief position at Dale Earnhardt Inc. (Steve Park) may turn up in a similar position on the Travis Carter Winston Cup team driven by Darrell Waltrip. DW and Lopez seemed to hit it off when DW drove the #1 Monte Carlo during Steve Park’s recuperation and may be looking to team up again. Speedwords hears Lopez could be in the pits as a consultant as early as this Saturday night at Richmond(Speedwords) — UPDATE 1: Philippe, who resigned as Steve Park’s crew chief last week, is talking with car owner Travis Carter about joining his team to work with Darrell Waltrip( PitNow ) — UPDATE 2: Ok – some sources tell me Lopez will not go to the #66 and others say he will, I guess we wait… — UPDATE 2: Carl Haas and Travis Carter, co-owners of Haas-Carter Motorsports, LLC, announced today that Philippe Lopez has been named crew chief on the Big Kmart/Route 66 Ford Taurus driven in NASCAR Winston Cup competition by three-time series champion Darrell Waltrip(PR)
