TriStar Motorsports General Manager Keith Barnwell is leaving the team effective immediately and has accepted another opportunity within the sport. A successor will be named soon. Barnwell will also spot for the number #56 NAPA Toyota of Martin Truex in the Sprint Cup Series, moving over from EGR and Jamie McMurray after a breakout season that included wins in the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, and Charlotte 500 in October.(12-30-2010)
UPDATE: Keith Barnwell has resigned as General Manager of the Tri-Star Motorsports NASCAR Nationwide Series team to accept a similar position with NASCAR Hall Of Famer Junior Johnson. Barnwell told Sirius NASCAR Radio’s Sirius Speedway with Dave Moody, “I’ve come to work with Junior Johnson Racing in Hamptonville, NC. Junior and Lisa are starting up a new race team for their son, Robert, and (Richard Childress Racing’s) Mike Dillon told them I would be a good guy to talk to about helping them with the operation. We’re going K&N Pro Series East racing with a 28-30 race schedule, with some UARA Late Model and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series events, as well.” Sources tell Sirius Speedway that former Rusty Wallace Racing GM Rick Carpenter will replace Barnwell, with an announcement expected this week.(Sirius Speedway)(1-3-2011)
