Speed Channel’s NASCAR Nation reports that Rich Bickle will drive a #5 Chevy [well…unless Skinner and Bill Davis give up the number, I would assume it’ll be a different number or the #05], owned by Ed Conz and sponsor by the VFW. First race planned is at Milwaukee in June.
NOTE: back in October, the team had a website, which is now not up, and announced that they would run in Cup late in 2004 and full-time in 2005 in the #05 car with Bickle, but not much info was there at the time and the site is offline.(3-11-2005)
UPDATE: Rich Bickle has a three-race Craftsman Truck Series deal with backing from the VFW, which is promoting its Hidden Heroes Fund, a campaign to raise $5 million to aid families of active duty American servicemen. Bickle is to race Saturday in Madison, Ill., May 15 in Mansfield, Ohio, and May 20 in Concord, N.C.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
AND hearing Bickle will drive for Bobby Dotter in either the #08 or #05 Chevy.(4-29-2005)
