Max Gresham and Joe Denette Motorsports announced to part ways today, effective immediately. The mutual decision by both parties will end the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series association between the Griffin, GA driver and Kernersville, NC based team after just eight races this season. Gresham’s best finish behind the wheel of the #24 JDM Chevrolet Silverado this season was 18th at Rockingham Speedway in April. The team posted an average finishing position of 23.8 in their first eight starts together and Gresham is currently 20th in the 2012 NCWTS championship driver point standings. “I know everyone expected to do better than that,” stated Gresham. “The guys at JDM are some of the hardest working I have ever been around and they did their best to give me great equipment week in and out. Joe (Denette) is a really, really nice guy and he’s dedicated to the sport and his team and committed to making both as good as possible. Honestly, everybody did their best this year. Unfortunately, we just didn’t have the results to show for it.” JDM will continue to campaign the #9 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Ron Hornaday, Jr. throughout the remainder of the 2012 NCWTS season. Gresham, the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion, indicated he and his advisory team are currently weighing other NASCAR opportunities for the remainder of this season and beyond. “I’d like to do some more Truck Series races this year, maybe some Nationwide too,” Gresham stated. “The big thing will be to stay in the seat and stay as fresh as possible. I know we’re going to run some Late Model races for now and continue to do that until we sort out what what kind of NASCAR opportunities I have later this year and next season in 2013.”(Joe Denette Motorsports/Gresham PR)(7-9-2012)
UPDATE: Just days after parting company with the Joe Dennette Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, Max Gresham will make five starts in a third Chevrolet fielded by Eddie Sharp Racing. Reliable sources say Gresham will make his ESR debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 31, with additional starts scheduled at Kentucky (Sept. 21), Martinsville (Oct. 27), Texas (Nov. 2) and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16. Officials at Eddie Sharp Racing were not immediately available for comment.(Motorsports-Soapbox Blog)(7-19-2012)
