During an interview on last night’s Inside Alabama Racing radio program on WSNP out of Mobile, Alabama, Justin Lofton said he had sponsorship for ten races in the truck series next year and would mix up the rest of the season with off-road racing.(11-18-2010)
UPDATE: Red Horse Racing co-owner Tom DeLoach told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway that the team is strongly positioned for 2011, despite major changes in both its driver and crew chief lineup. Veteran Jeff Hensley departed for Kevin Harvick, Inc. recently, effectively swapping jobs with former KHI crew chief Butch Hylton, who will sit atop the pitbox for Timothy Peters at Red Horse in 2011. DeLoach revealed that driver Justin Lofton and 2010 crewchief Mark Rette have left the team. DeLoach revealed that driver Justin Lofton and 2010 crewchief Mark Rette have left the team. . “It was all very cordial, with no hard feelings,” he said. “Justin is still not sure where he’s going next year, and I think Mark just looked around and decided it was time to go in another direction.” Rick Gay will replace Rette, serving as crew chief for newcomer Miguel Paludo. DeLoach has hired former driver Terry Cook to serve as the team’s new Competition Director. In stark contrast to 2010, DeLoach said the team is nearly 100% funded for next season. Paludo will drive a fully sponsored entry backed by Stemco Duraline, while Peters’ Toyota is already sponsored for 21 of the 25 races. “We ran a third truck last year at Daytona, but were unable to find the financing to have it continue. We’re talking to a few people about it and hope to run a three-truck team full-time in 2011.”(Sirius-Speedway.com)(12-7-2010)
UPDATE Lofton talking to others about limited schedule: Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway has learned that Justin Lofton has spoken to a handful of teams about running an eight to 10-race schedule on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series next season.(Sirius-Speedway PR)(12-10-2010)
