#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team: from FSN’s Jeff Hammond column: “With all the speculation that Jeremy’s [Mayfield] going to go to Ray Evernham’s third deal since the 92’s going to close up, it looks like Evernham Motorsports is going to absorb a lot of the 92 team’s stuff. It’s still probably next week or if not next week, the week after for sure before we get some of this stuff laid to rest.(FoxSports)(10-17-2001) UPDATE: per a PR from Melling Racing – “We are not closing the shop, and we are not merging with Evernham Motorsports. We have a Winston Cup team and a Craftsman Truck Series team. Both teams are going forward, and I’m confident that we can secure sponsorship for both teams. “Silly Season” rumors are an enemy to every team, and we will not let an unfounded lie go unchallenged. We’ve got a great driver in Stacy Compton and a great Crew Chief in Chad Knaus. This team has really pulled together recently, and it is showing on the race track. We’ve qualified and raced well over the last four or five races, so we know we have a solid race team to offer our sponsors. Melling has been in NASCAR for over 20 years, and we plan on being here at least another 20 years. We’ve won poles, races and a championship over the course of our involvement in NASCAR, and with the assistance of Dodge and our sponsors, we will continue our winning tradition.”(Melling Racing)(10-17-2001)
