#4 MMM Chevrolet returned to the track for the first time since 2007 Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway, and team co-owner Tim Morgan is hopeful that the Sharpie 500 can spark a revival. Im talking to one particular company that says theyre going to get into racing next year, and hopefully this race will serve as notice that were still out here, Morgan said. Except for a sponsor, Morgan said the MMM team has all the essentials to resume action on a regular basis. Weve got the cars and engines, Morgan said. In fact, weve got six of the COTs [Car of Tomorrow], and I think weve got 18-20 race-ready engines. Weve got everything it takes except the money. Several former members of the MMM team are now working other jobs, but there were some familiar faces in the #4 pits Saturday. The old gang included Steve Gray, Robert Larkins, Robbie Holt and Todd Cooper. The regular pit crew for the #24 Hefty Ford driven by Eric McClure in the Nationwide Series assisted MMM driver Scott Wimmer Saturday. Abingdon-based Alpha Natural Resources, the third-largest coal producer in the United States, sponsored the #4 car at BMS. Wimmer finished 29th(Bristol Herald Courier)(8-24-2009)
