hearing that Dave Fuge bought the IWX team from Steve Coulter and will rename it Express [actually Xpress] Motorsports and supposedly will start a 2nd full-time team with Jay Guy as the crew chief.(12-13-2004)
UPDATE: Xpress Motorsports, two-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) championship team, has undergone a facelift for the 2005 season. Longtime team manager Dave Fuge has taken over the ownership reins of Xpress Motorsports/IWX Racing effective December 1, 2004 when Steve Coulter made the decision to retire from his motorsports involvement. Coulter, founder and owner of IWX Motor Freight, started Xpress Motorsports in 1996 to compete full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In the spring of 1997, NASCAR veteran Fuge joined the organization as Team Manager/Crew Chief and quickly brought the team to the next level. With driver Jack Sprague and sponsor Chevy Trucks in place for 2005, Fuge is ready for the challenges of team ownership. Fuge knows the potential of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and doesn’t rule out the possibility of the team growing to a two-truck operation. “We are seriously looking at the possibility of adding another truck to the stable,” Fuge concluded. “If we can manage to get it done in time for Daytona, that would be a great deal for us. Two trucks racing on the track means twice the information to work with. We will make an announcement if we are successful in getting a program put together.(PR)(12-21-2004)
UPDATE 2 – Driver: The XPress Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team will add a second entry this season, according to new owner Dave Fuge. The longtime General Manager purchased the team recently from former owner Steve Coulter, and told MRN Radio/Sirius Satellite Radio’s Sirius Speedway that he will make an oficial announcement in the near future. “I can tell you the driver will be Regan Smith,” said Fuge. “We are involved with someone on the west coast who has talked about becoming a truck owner for quite some time, and we are going to form a partnership to put a second truck on the track in time for Daytona. Multi-truck teams are obviously the way to go today, and we look forward running two trucks this season.” Fuge said the team is putting the finishing touches on negotiations with “three or four sponsors,” and hopes to have an official announcement in about 10 days, when the team begins preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway.(MRN Radio/Sirius Satellite Radio’s Sirius Speedway)(1-4-2005)
