Hills Bros leaving the #23? UPDATE 2: Hills Brothers will apparently not be returning as a major sponsor next season, according to team sources who say that car owner Bill Davis is searching for a new sponsor [for the #23].(Winston Salem Journal)(7-10-2002) UPDATE: Team owner Bill Davis is still working to re-sign Hut Stricklin’ sponsor. Hills Bros Coffee has about 30 days to decide to pick up its option to sponsor Stricklin’ #23 team next season, Davis says.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to read)(7-11-2002) UPDATE 2: Hut Stricklin and Bill Davis Racing are negotiating with sponsor Hills Brothers Coffee to extend its contract beyond the 2002 Winston Cup season. Garage buzz has Hills Bros. leaving after 2002. Stricklin says otherwise. “We’re still in the middle of negotiating with Hills. We’ll have to wait and see what the status is on them and see what they do. That’ll probably have a lot of bearing on what I do. I want to stay here. This is the first time in many years that I’ve raced for a team that I really like a lot.”(Daytona Beach News Journal)(7-14-2002)
