Playboy and the #27? UPDATE more sponsor news: Kenny Wallace acknowledged that the #27 Eel River Racing Pontiac team recently discussed the possibility of accepting a sponsorship from Playboy magazine. Wallace defended the decision to pursue sponsorship from an adult magazine by stating that Playboy offered a “cleaner” form of nudity. “It was Playboy, not Penthouse. That’s a lot better, because Playboy is a little bit cleaner magazine than Penthouse,” Wallace said. (Playboy publisher) Hugh Hefner is a pretty cool guy.”(in part from the ESPN site)(5-4-2001) UPDATE: Barry Dodson and Kenny Wallace said that rumors of the imminent demise of their stock-car team have been greatly exaggerated: “Bust their chops, because we’re not only going to run Richmond but we’ve got a sponsor,” said Dodson, the veteran crew chief and part owner of Eel River Racing. Part of that battle has been in trying to keep rival car owners from getting his driver. “Larry McClure wanted Kenny, but he’s our driver,” Dodson said.(Winston Salem Journal)(5-5-2001)
