The Baker Curb Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series team will field a second car for driver Scott Lagasse Jr. beginning at Daytona International Speedway next weekend. The organization will field the #37 Ford for Lagasse, according to a well-placed source. The source could not be identified because the team has not made the official announcement. Baker Curb was said to be holding off on making the announcement until hearing from a prospective sponsor. The deal could be made public this week. Another source said Jeff White, who was with the team as an engineer, will serve as Lagasse’s crew chief.(NNS Racing)(2-3-2010)
UPDATE: Baker Curb Racing announced today that the team has reached an agreement with Scott Lagasse Jr. to drive the team’s #43 Ford in the Nationwide Series this season. Lagasse Jr. will team up with Greg Biffle at BCR and will make his debut in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, February 13th. DrGmall.com will be the primary sponsor on the car for Daytona and will be a sponsor for several races throughout the 2010 season. Additional sponsorship for multiple races has been secured and will be announced at a later date. Jeff White has been named the crew chief on Lagasse Jr’s No. 43 drgmall.com(Baker Curb PR), see an image of the car on the #43 paint schemes page.(2-5-2010)
UPDATE 2: Scott Lagasse Jr. had two choices after being fired a year ago from CJM Racing: Give up or get even. He got even. The driver from St. Augustine was selected to drive the No. 43 Ford for Baker Curb Racing in the Nationwide Series, starting with next Saturdays DRIVE4COPD 300. Although more than a dozen drivers from the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series remain unemployed, Lagasse was selected to compete in all 35 races.(Jacksonville Union Times), with Lagasse running full time, the #43 team will likely use points from the #27 team last year to be locked into the field. Greg Biffle would be eligible for the past champions provisional in the #27.(2-6-2010)
