Bobby Hamilton will run in the Truck Series full time in 2003 (see story on my CTS site), didn’t realize he was ‘retiring’ from Cup…: Nashville’s Bobby Hamilton, a former wrecker driver who became a NASCAR star with more than $15 million in winnings, yesterday announced his retirement from Winston Cup racing. ”We’ve all gotta face it sometime,” Hamilton said. ”It’s just a matter of time until we all step down.” Hamilton, 45, will remain active by driving one of the three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series trucks he fields out of his Mt. Juliet racing headquarters. But he said the big-league career he began in 1989 is over. See full story at the Tennessean: Hamilton out of Winston Cup.(1-8-2003)
UPDATE: Bobby Hamilton is adamant about three things. He’s not taking a step down. He’s not retired from Winston Cup racing. And he, and his three-team Truck Series program, are taking a step toward the future. “I’m not looking for a Winston Cup car to try. I’m not retired from Winston Cup, as it was put out,” said Hamilton, a 12-year veteran of the Winston Cup ranks. “It was put out at home that I retired from Winston Cup. When I retire, that word retires means retired. It’s over with. It’s not a step back or a step down.”(Daytona Beach News Journal)(1-12-2003)
