Not a full field at Atlanta? wondering? will there be enough cars/teams/drivers for the normal Winston Cup 43-car field? Team owner Travis Carter wouldn’t commit to a decision about his sponsorless team, but speculation is that he will shut down the #66 Ford operation today and just bring his #26 Ford to Atlanta (because of the plan money – see story below). Only 44 cars attempted to qualify for Sunday’s race. An entry driven by non-regular #57-Derrike Cope did not make the race. The maximum number of cars allowed to start a Cup race is 43, but a race can have fewer cars, said NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter who believes the field will be full.(Atlanta Journal Constitution). If the #66 and #33 APR Chevy (which was not at Las Vegas) fail to enter, other’s who plan to make an attempt are #49-Shwana Robinson, #71-Dick Trickle (Marcis team was not at Las Vegas), #85-Carl Long plans to make an attempt as does #57-Team CLR (before they split with Derrike Cope), so looks like a full field should happen.(3-4-2002)
