#17 Team owner John Reiser said hes close to obtaining a sponsorship package which would allow him to continue racing a limited schedule with driver Matt Kenseth. The deal could include up to 15 races. We dont have anything solid, but I believe it will happen, Reiser said. How can I not be optimistic, when we have a team with this driver, that has the ability to run up front? Somebody will want to sponsor us. Of course, a few weeks ago, Reiser thought he had a deal ready with JaniKing, but it fell through when the janitorial franchiser went with driver Kerry Earnhardt and #12 FitzBradshaw Racing. Reiser, who enjoyed sponsorship from Visine last season, admits that if this latest proposal falls through, he will not run races out of his own pocket. Regardless of what happens with his current sponsorship search, Reiser said hes probably 80 percent done in securing sponsorship to run 15-20 races in 2002 and 2003. But thats little consolation to him now.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to see)(4-11-2002)
