hearing that Michael Waltrip Racing [MWR] may field a third Nextel Cup team in 2007, could be part-time, with Burger King and Domino’s Pizza as the sponsor. That is if UPS or another sponsor team up with Waltrip’s Toyota that Dale Jarrett will run in 2007.(5-15-2006)
UPDATE: According to MWR spokeswoman Brooke Hondros, the team does not presently plan to field three Nextel Cup Series teams in 2007. Hondros said MWR is preparing two Nextel Cup teams and two Busch Series teams, all of which will run Toyota Camrys.(NASCAR.com/Marty Smith)(5-16-2006)
UPDATE 2: Michael Waltrip says he could expand his Toyota Cup operation to three teams next season. Waltrip is set for at least two teams. He and Dale Jarrett will be the drivers. “We’d like to have three teams,” Waltrip said at Darlington. “We think that’ll give us the best chance to compete against the guys who are winning races now. There’s a timetable that will come into play. … We could start a third team if we could get another sponsor.”(Roanoke Times)(5-17-2006)
