Silly Season in full swing – Mayfield out of #12 NOW UPDATEs Wallace in: Penske Racing, LLC has released Jeremy Mayfield, effective immediately, from all obligations as a driver for the #12 Mobil 1 Taurus. The team plans to name another driver later this week for the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe.s Motor Speedway.(Williams Company PR)(10-2-2001) UPDATE: hearing Mike Wallace could be in the #12 Ford this weekend at Charlotte, after that ?? UPDATE 2: FSN’s Totally NASCAR reports Wallace is trying to get out of his contract with Ultra Motorsports to drive the #12 Ford for the rest of the 2001 season(10-2-2001) UPDATE 3: Penske Racing LLC announced today that Mike Wallace will drive the #12 Mobil 1 Taurus for the remainder of the season, beginning with this week.s UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe.s Motor Speedway.(Williams Company)(10-3-2001) UPDATE 4: There are hints from inside the Penske camp that Mayfield’s team may simply vanish at the end of the season, its crew being absorbed within the vast Penske camp. Rookie Ryan Newman will be driving the Winston Cup tour full-time for Penske next season(Winston Salem Journal)(10-4-2001)
