Hearing that Circle Bar Racing’s #10 truck team and equipment have been sold with all the details being finalized early next week. Expect to see an announcement on this new team and driver in the near future.(Nancy/Jayski)(12-31-2009)
UPDATE: Hearing that if everything falls into place [as expected], Jennifer Jo Cobb will be the driver for the #10 in 2010.(12-31-2009)
UPDATE 2: Circle Bar announced plans to liquidate its #10 operation and focus solely on Rick Crawford’s #14 in 2010, and sources tell Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody that Cobb has secured sufficient sponsorship to purchase those trucks and equipment. Cobb placed a deposit on the operation last week, with payment expected to be completed later today. Cobb said the decision whether to run the full season “belongs to me. It depends on how much of the money is left after we buy everything, and how much additional sponsorship we can find. I expect that we will run them all. I’m tired of going to the track hoping to make the race. I want to go to the track knowing that we have the equipment to make the race. I want my goal to be to run up front.” Veteran NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Mike Harmon confirmed today that he will step back from his driving duties to be involved in the operation, saying, “I’m going to run the team for them. They’ll announce everything officially next week, but it should be a done deal by the end of business today.(Sirius-Speedway.com)(1-4-2010)
UPDATE 3 Clarification: It was recently reported that Jennifer Jo Cobb has secured sponsorship with a major Midwest construction company, however that is currently not the case. Although Cobb has been talking with a Kansas City-based construction company about sponsorship, nothing has moved forward or been solidified with that particular sponsor to-date. Also, Mike Harmon is overseeing Cobb’s program, however, he is still planning to race in various series this season himself. “The whole idea is for us to combine our efforts as two small independent teams and grow stronger by pooling our resources. Mike has been a great friend and like a brother to me for many years. He cares about my racing program and has always expressed an interest in seeing me succeed. He has said that he would step back if needed to focus on my efforts, but we all agree that in order for our combined strategy to work, he will definitely race this year,” said Cobb.(Cobb Racing Team PR)(1-5-2010)
