hearing that PJ Jones is going to be making his 2002 BGN debut in Phoenix with a new team in the #97 Tuttle Motorsports Chevy with Menards and Color Fast as the sponsors. They are testing in Phoenix this week.(10-28-2002)
UPDATE – P.J. Jones Returns to Action in the No. 97 Menards/Colorfast Chevy: P.J. Jones will be the driver of the #97 Menards/Colorfast Chevy in this weekend’s Bashas’ 200 race at Phoenix. Dexter Tuttle is the team owner and the businessman behind Colorfast Industries. Tuttle had always wanted to go racing, and figured the best way to accomplish that would be to start up his own team. And so he formed Tuttle Motorsports, joined up with Jones and went shopping to find a co-sponsor to share the car’s hood with Colorfast. Jones and Tuttle, filled with excitement about the possibilities, went to Menards, a home improvement retailer that distributes Colorfast products. They also happen to be heavily involved in open wheel racing. In fact, P.J. was driving for Team Menard as an interim driver when his own crash and injury occurred this year. The sponsorship turned out to be a good fit, and Menards signed on to run eight to 10 races next season with Tuttle Motorsports. In preparation, the brand new team will attempt its first race at Phoenix, armed with engines from Bill Davis Racing.(TMDG – The Motorsports Decisions Group)(11-7-2002)
