hearing that Buddy Barnes, the crew chief for the Ultra Motorpsorts #2 Truck Series team and spotter for the #7 Ultra Motorsports Cup team, has left the team.(3-7-2003) UPDATE: Buddy Barnes lost his crew chief’s job on owner Jim Smith’s #2 Craftsman Truck (Jason Leffler) last Friday. But Barnes says he’s looking forward to working as a contract labor mechanic for Leroy’s Boys Racing, a collaborative truck effort between Michael and Darrell Waltrip. D.W. will enlist the help of his Fox Sports posse: Jeff Hammond will work on the trucks, and Larry McReynolds will be the spotter. Plans are for Darrell to race the No. 17 Chevrolet April 12 at Martinsville and August 1 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The team purchased lightly used trucks from Hendrick Motorsports and will get engines from Dale Earnhardt Inc.( Sporting News )(3-10-2003)
