J.J. Yeley, who drove the #36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy in 2013 posted on his Facebook that he has a 2014 Sprint Cup Series ride, but didn’t say if full-time or which team. Reed Sorenson was named the driver of the #36 ride on Tuesday.(2-6-2014)
UPDATE: Xxxtreme Motorsport announced renewed efforts to their Sprint Cup Series program and the 2014 NASCAR season. Beginning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9 the team will set out to compete full-time with J.J. Yeley as their new driver. ‘We’ve switched from Ford to Chevrolet and we’re going out to complete full races,’ team owner John Cohen said. ‘It’s a new team effort we’ve never shown before as far as running the full season.’ Yeley will pilot the team’s #44 Chevrolet. ‘JJ and I have been friends since I came to NASCAR, we’ve always mentioned working together if we could. This opportunity came about when he mentioned he was available for this season and I knew that he was the driver to take our team to the next level. We’ve always said if we could do something together it would be pretty special,’ Cohen said. ‘JJ and I got together and we’re going to try and do something special in 2014 and beyond.’ Xxxtreme Motorsport debuted back in the fall of 2012 with David Reutimann at Phoenix. Scott Riggs drove for the company during the 2013 season. Walter Giles will remain the team’s crew chief while a sponsor will be announced before The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.(140 Buzz)(2-13-2014)
