rumor has it that Scott Bryant/Bryant Motorsports has acquired primary sponsorship that will allow the running of the full BGN 2002 schedule and run a limited Winston Cup schedule with Tim Fedewa as the driver(Catchfence)(12-8-2001) UPDATE: Bryant Motorsports has come to an agreement with a major minorities company who is excited to be involved with a quality racing team. This company’s name, which will be released at a later date, will be the primary sponsor for a full time BGN team. They will also be participating in a part time Winston Cup effort. Tim Fedewa has been signed as Bryant Motorsports driver for both series, with Keith Johnson as team manager.(STB Marketing Group/Catchfence.com)(12-10-2001) UPDATE 2: Keith Johnson will serve as team manager; however, at this time a driver has yet to be signed, and negotiations are still underway with a driver who will drive in both series. “Bryant Motorsports has obtained primary sponsorship, and driver talks are underway with several drivers.” stated Scott Bryant, owner of Bryant Motorsports. “Further details will be released as soon as they become available, and negotiations are finalized.”(STB Marketing Group – original PR had Fedawa listed as signed)(12-10-2001) UPDATE 3: Rumors that Tim Fedewa has signed with Bryant Motorsports to drive a full Busch Series schedule in 2002 are untrue. Fedewa, in Hawaii for vacation, said Dec. 10 that he’d been contacted for the first time just three days before about his interest in driving for the team. While not completely dismissing the possibility of driving for Bryant Motorsports, Fedewa said he was talking with other operations about next year, including Buckshot Racing.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to read)(12-13-2001)
