More on Wells to Pontiac – engines from Childress? UPDATE: Owner Cal Wells faces some big decisions in the coming weeks. Should he stay with Ford, where he always will be behind Jack Roush, Roger Penske and Robert Yates in the pecking order, or accept a lucrative offer from Pontiac, where he would have more clout? “There’s a lot of upside to the General Motors relationship, but the power solution (engines) is the biggest factor,” Wells says. Wells has been ecstatic with the motors he has received from Yates and would be hard-pressed to find a comparable deal, but Richard Childress has offered his support should Wells convert to GM. Wells also is courting four sponsors for a possible second team, but the Pontiac deal is not contingent on Wells fielding two cars. Driver Ricky Craven says he thinks a second team would help, but he is pleased with the efficiency of the current operation. “I don’t want it to become counterproductive, worrying about a second team,” he says. “We’re very good at doing more with less.”(Sporting News)(6-11-2002) UPDATE: Cal Wells said he should know in four weeks if he’ll switch from Ford to Pontiac next season, and he said he should know in six weeks if he’ll land that sponsor that would allow him to expand to two teams. Wells says he is talking to several potential sponsors, “some not in the sport right now, and some that are not happy with where they are now.” However, Wells’ Pontiac announcement has been expected for three weeks. Richard Childress may be willing to provide engines. Childress hasn’t been in the customer engine business. Wells engines this season are provided by Robert Yates.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-15-2002)
