3rd Yates Team? UPDATE – Denied once again: sources at Robert Yates Racing(RYR) say there is definitely no truth to the rumor of a third team or Doug Yates starting a #82 team(6-26-2001) UPDATE 2: Robert Yates is considering expanding his two-car team to a three-car team next season. No word on who the new driver might be(Winston Salem Journal)(8-5-2001) UPDATE 3: Despite some garage talk that Robert Yates is looking into forming a third Cup team, he said Sunday morning that is not true. “I just want to win and I don’t know if that multiplies your chances to win,” said Yates, whose teams of Ricky Rudd and Dale Jarrett are contending for the series title. “Sometimes you might divide yourself up. I don’t think that’s in our plans. But, if somebody is out there with a large amount of (money), they can come talk to me.”(RacingExtra)(8-6-2001)
