Mike Wallace to test the #14 at Indy? UPDATE’s and at Pocono? Compton released? hearing the #14 Conseco Pontiac will be in Indy again Tuesday and Wednesday testing, but with a twist, the driver will not be Stacy Compton but will be Mike Wallace. No idea if this is just for the test or a possible driver change in the #14.AND also hearing AJ Foyt is fielding a second car for the Brickyard 400 with Mike Wallace as the driver. UPDATE: hearing Mike Wallace will run the #14 Conseco Pontiac at Pocono, not sure if Compton is still with the team or if it a conflict with the BGN race at Pikes Peak, Colorado, where Compton will run in the BGN race where he runs full time in the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy.(7-22-2002) UPDATE 2: hearing that driver Stacy Compton recieved a certified letter in the mail yesterday informing him that he no longer had a job with AJ Foyt racing. The letter was supposedly mailed last Thursday. They supposedly have hired Mike Wallace to drive the car the rest of the season. He was their second choice to drive the car. Ron Hornaday was supposedly the first choice, but a deal could not be struck. Also being told the team will field only one entry at Indy this year at the Brickyard 400.(7-23-2002) MORE UPDATES: Stacy Compton said if things don’t do a 180 soon, he may not drive for A.J. Foyt anymore. Compton is “not real happy” with his team’s current state and hopes things can turn around in a hurry. “We continually get worse and worse,” Compton said. “There needs to be some changes before we can be a competitive race team.” Compton denied a report on NASCAR.com that he would be out of the #14 Pontiac this weekend and that Mike Wallace would be the replacement driver. He said he could remain with his current ride should things work out, but right now, things are extremely fuzzy. “It’s still up in the air,” Compton said. “We need to get some things straightened out. I’ve asked for some things to be changed so that we can be a more competitive race team. Whether I’ll continue to race for A.J. Foyt, I don’t know. I may run Pocono this weekend, I might not. This weekend was the straw that broke the camel’s back. We’ve been struggling and having problems. We had a good run going (at Loudon) and we didn’t finish where I needed to. We all got a little frustrated and it came to a head this weekend. I don’t know what we’re going to do right now.” Compton said he has spoken with a couple other teams to seek spots with them. He said he would only take those rides providing proper funding and a competitive nature were turned in each week.(Lynchburg News and Advance) AND Stacy Compton and A.J. Foyt Racing may soon be parting company. Compton told 13 Sports there are problems with the 14 car of which he doesn’t want to be a part. He didn’t specify, but did say the Conseco Pontiac has broken in 10 of the 19 races this season. Compton said the two sides are now looking at ways to solve the problems or end their contract agreement, that he should know something definite by Wednesday afternoon. Mike Wallace is believed to be a possible replacement if Compton and Foyt part ways.(WSET TV) AND II: Mike Wallace tested Tuesday at Indy in the #14 Conseco Pontiac.(PRN’s Garage Pass)(7-24-2002) UPDATE 4: Wallace has not been asked to drive at Pocono and was at Indy again on Wednesday testing the AJ Foyt Pontiac in preparation for running a 2nd AJ Foyt Racing car there.(ESPN2’s RPM 2 Night)(7-24-2002)
