hearing that #41 Hedrick Motorsports team has hired Philippe Lopez as the crew chief of the #41 Chevy and that Rick Mast will be announced as the driver of the team in the next few weeks. Former crew chief Donnie Disharoon may be the crew chief of a 2nd Hedrick Motorsports part-time team or part ways with the team. Hearing the sponsor for the #41 may be Universal Studios, Exxon or a combo of both, also mentioned on todays Winston Cup Radio program — UPDATE: Former Darrell Waltrip crew chief Phillipe Lopez was confirmed Thursday by #41 team owner Larry Hedrick as one of a number of candidates for the job on the yet-unsponsored car, and Hedrick said that he hopes to make a decision by Saturday. The announcement on the driver and sponsor will take a bit longer according to the team owner. Speculation has Rick Mast coming over from the floundering Cale Yarborough team and possibly bringing a sponsor with him, but nothing is confirmed( Racer Magazine/SpeedVision )
