still hearing Kmart will be the new sponsor along with an associate sponsorship from Rayovac(11-30-1999) — UPDATE: and still hearing the car number will change to a number ending in 6, like 26. 56, 76 etc(12-1-1999) — UPDATE 2 Duel Kmart: during an interview on TNN’s Raceday, Darrell Waltrip said he and teammate Jimmy Spencer would be sponsored by Kmart. It has been rumored for months, first time heard someone from the team say it. Looks like Spencer will change from #23 to #26 also(1-9-2000) — UPDATE 3 OFFICIAL: Kmart officials confirmed Wednesday what many had suspected for months, that Kmart and its Route 66 brand will sponsor both Travis Carter Fords, those of Jimmy Spencer(#26) and Darrell Waltrip(#66), for the 2000 season. Both are going to be Kmart/Route 66 cars, with the identification reversed(DW Rt 66/Kmart, Spencer Kmart/Rt 66)(SpeedVision) The number change to 26 was not confirmed but all testing reports listed Spencer in the #26 which was used by Roush in 1999 with the now defunct Cheerios team(1-13-2000)
