#21 close to a new 2003 driver soon? UPDATE 2: The Wood Brothers appear to be closing in on a driver they want for the #21 Ford in 2003, according to team sources, and a decision could come soon. One rumor has them looking at Bobby Hamilton, driver of the #55 Andy Petree Chevy.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-15-2002) UPDATE: Owner Len Wood says the team has a short list of candidates to fill the seat in the No. 21 Ford next season, and Bobby Hamilton is among them. “We talked to the head guys at Motorcraft (the team’s sponsor) to get their opinion on what we should do,” Wood says. “Could be a week, could be six weeks, but we know who we want.” Hamilton, who owns three Dodge teams in the Craftsman Truck Series, would prefer to drive an Intrepid in Winston Cup, but says he is listening to all offers.(Sporting News)(6-17-2002) UPDATE 2: NASCAR.com reports that Winston Cup drivers Bobby Hamilton [#55], Mike Wallace [#33 part time], Johnny Benson [#10] and Jerry Nadeau [looking] are on the Wood Brothers list of drivers for 2003, as well as a handful of unnamed Busch Series drivers [Jason Keller has been one rumor]. “This deal changes every day, and who knows, by nightfall tonight this whole list could be drastically changed,” Eddie Wood said. “As of today, though, we’re down to three or four drivers we’re looking at. Some we’ve talked to, some we haven’t. We haven’t met with everybody yet, but it’s pretty much down to four.”(NASCAR.com)(6-18-2002)
