During SPEED/tv’s prerace show, it was reported that Wyler Racing will field two truck teams in 2008 and will try to run at least six Cup races. Drivers and sponsorship will be announced in the future. Wyler Racing also confirmed that Con-way Freight will be leaving as sponsor following the 2007 season.(10-20-2007)
UPDATE: Hearing Gaughan is buying some part of the #60 team, supposedly 50 percent.(10-20-2007)
UPDATE 2: Hearing there will be an announcement on Monday regarding the Wyler/Gaughan partnership.(10-27-2007)
UPDATE 3: Jeff Wyler and Michael Gaughan jointly have announced the formation of Wyler-Gaughan Racing, LLC (WGR), which will field two full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams and will run a partial NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team during the 2008 season. WGR will field the #77 Toyota Tundra with driver Brendan Gaughan and the #60 Toyota. The driver of the #60 Toyota Tundra and sponsors for both teams will be announced at a later date. Gaughan will also be behind the wheel of the team’s Toyota Camry in at least six Sprint Cup races. Tom Buzze has been appointed as General Manager of WGR which will be located in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. “My intention has always been to own a NASCAR Sprint Cup team, and fielding that effort for my son, Brendan,” Gaughan said. “After examining various options, we decided partnering with Jeff Wyler and his team would be the best way of working toward that goal.”(Wyler-Gaughan Racing PR)(10-29-2007)
