Haas Carter Motorsports annoucements UPDATE 2 – surprise it’s Nemechek: Kmart and Haas Carter Motorsports Will Announce Their 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Plans With A Very Special Guest (Joe Nemechek?) on Saturday November 17, 2001 at 12:30pm/et at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Media Center(11-15/17-2001) UPDATE: As has long been rumored (see my #26 Team News and Links page), Joe Nemechek will drive the #26 Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford in 2002, the team announced Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.(NASCAR.com)(11-17-2001) UPDATE 2: Kmart announced it will continue its support of two Winston Cup cars in 2002 and will be an official sponsor of the Daytona 500. The two Kmart-sponsored cars will be prepared by Haas Carter Motorsports, which is owned and operated by Travis Carter. The two-car team features the #26 Kmart Ford driven by newcomer Joe Nemechek and the #66 Kmart BlueLight Special Ford driven by Todd Bodine. Haas Carter Motorsports recently announced their #26 Ford will have a new driver for the 2002 season, NASCAR veteran Joe Nemechek. Todd Bodine, driver of the No. 66 Kmart Blue Light Special Ford, will start his third [actually 2nd – raced one race for the team in 2000] season with Haas Carter Motorsports in 2002. Kmart also is an official sponsor for the 2002 Daytona 500. As part of Kmart.s effort to reach a wider NASCAR audience in 2002, Kmart will not sponsor the Kmart 400 [Michigan]. Instead, the company will focus its marketing efforts across the entire NASCAR schedule, rather than concentrating on just one race.(Haas Carter Motorsports/Golin-Harris PR)(11-18-2001)
