After discussion surrounding the recent announcement of Randy Moss’ possible entry in the Truck Series during ESPN’s NASCAR Now television broadcast on Wednesday night, analyst Brad Daugherty announced he too is going racing in 2009 with his own Craftsman Truck Series team. [No details given.](The Daly Planet)(5-1-2008)
UPDATE: As part of an article about Kelly Bires, ESPN’s Mark Ashenfelter reports…It’s been a hectic year for JTG, which ended its relationship with Wood Brothers Racing on the competition side prior to the season. Since the year started, teammate Marcos Ambrose has swapped crew chiefs and the team has, at least temporarily, closed its Craftsman Truck Series team. And Brad Daugherty, a former team owner turned broadcaster, has bought into the team. [JTG Racing fields the #47 and 59 Nationwide teams and had fielded the #20-truck which has since ceased operations. [No word on if/when truck team will return to the series]. For complete article visit: ESPN.com.(6-24-2008)
UPDATE 2: Hearing JTG Racing could move up to Sprint Cup in 2009 with Marcos Ambrose driving and the team could switch from Ford to Chevy, no idea if Daugherty would be part of this deal. Other rumors have Ambrose going to the #21 of the Wood Brothers in 2009, that team would remain a Ford. Ambrose is schedule to run eight races this season in the #21 and four in the #47 Ford fielded by JTG Racing.(6-25-2008)
UPDATE 3: Brad Daugherty, a former NBA and North Carolina player, will partner with Tad and Jodi Geschickter to run a truck team full time next season. It’s a return to the series for Daugherty, who also works as an ESPN broadcaster for NASCAR events. Daugherty owned Liberty Racing from the mid-1990s to about 2000. His team won three truck races, including two with the late Kenny Irwin.(Roanoke.com)(7-5-2008)
UPDATE 4: Nationwide Series racer Marcos Ambrose will become a full-time Sprint Cup driver next season, thanks to a new partnership former NBA player Brad Daugherty has with JTG Racing. The team will be renamed JTG Daugherty Racing. It will continue to field two Nationwide Series entries, but add a full-time Sprint Cup entry next year with Ambrose at the wheel. Little Debbie snack cakes will sponsor the car, which will use #47. [No mention of truck team](ESPN.com)(7-15-2008)
