Chad Little - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

#4 driver? UPDATE:

also reported on ESPN2's NASCAR 2Day was that Chad Little could end up in the #4 Kodak Chevy fielded by Morgan-McClure(9-17-2000) UPDATE: Larry McClure says he'd like to find a young driver to run for his team next season. Two men he'll be looking at: Ron Hornaday ...

Busch to test at Dover? UPDATE 5 an in at Dover:

hearing that Roush CTS driver, Kurt Busch, who is rumored to be taking the #97 John Deere Ford ride in 2001, will test a Roush Cup car(no idea what #) at Dover this week. If owner Jack Roush decides after the test that Busch is ready, he could make his Cup debut at...

Bodine Subs:

Brett Bodine, who went out midway in the race at Richmond, relieved Chad Little, driver of the #97 John Deere Ford as Little suffered from exhaustion when the cooling system in his car failed(That's Racin')(9-10-2000)...

#01 2001 Driver:

Ted Musgrave, who will finish the season in the BellSouth-sponsored car driven earlier this year by Irwin(when it was #42), is reportedly one of the finalist to drive the car full-time in 2001. Other drivers mentioned as potential pilots of the #01 Chevrolet include...

Little to PPI? UPDATE 2:

Chad Little appears to be a finalist for the Cal Wells-owned Winston Cup car sponsored by McDonald's(2nd team to #32 Scott Pruett/Tide). Wells plans to run two Winston Cup cars next season and may put the McDonald's car in a few races this year(Like Houston at Michigan...

Little to PPI?

Chad Little appears to be a finalist for the Cal Wells-owned Winston Cup car sponsored by McDonald's(2nd team to #32 Scott Pruett/Tide). Wells plans to run two Winston Cup cars next season and may put the McDonald's car in a few races this year(Like Houston at Michigan...

Little Out after Dover? UPDATE 2 Looks like he stays:

readers are telling me that the Fans Only section(passworded) of the Chad Little site is reporting that current #97 John Deere Ford driver will be released from the #97 ride so Kurt Busch can run the final seven races of the season before taking over the full time ...

Watkins Glen Testing UPDATE:

Many Cup drivers/teams will test at Watkins Glen International on Monday July 24, 2000, to prepare for the Global Crossing @ the Glen on August 13, 2000. Scheduled to test: #6-Mark Martin; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #94-Bill Elliott; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #87-Ron...

Sad News:

Jeff Hammond's father passed away on Sunday, July 16th. Hammond is the crew chief for the #97 John Deere Ford team and driver Chad Little. Thoughts go out to the Hammond family(7-17-2000)...

Drivers OK:

Three drivers involved in hard hitting accidents at NHIS are OK. On Lap 7, #5-Terry Labonte and #97-Chad Little collided in Turn 4, wrecking both cars. Labonte, who is already nursing a fracture in his right leg, was uninjured. Little complained of neck pain and was...

#97 Driver? UPDATE 3:

So far it's been nothing but speculation and guessing, but SpeedVision reports Roush may look in house at his CTS drivers, Greg Biffle(unlikely, since he is moving to the #60 BGN car next year) or Kurt Busch(a longshot). Or possibly Kevin Lepage if the #16 sponsor ...

Little and Wells?

Chad Little, who will not be returning to Roush Racing(#97 John Deere) next season, confirmed he is interested in driving the McDonald's-sponsored ride for PPI Motorsports in 2001. The fast-food chain reportedly wants PPI owner Cal Wells to hire a Winston Cup veteran...

Roush/Little split after 2000 season:

John Deere announced today that it supports the decision by Roush Racing and Chad Little to not extend Little's contract beyond the conclusion of the 2000 Winston Cup season. The company said it would begin immediately working with Roush Racing to identify a new driver...

Sad News UPDATE 2:

Two boats out for a late-night cruise collided on the waters of Lake Norman on Saturday, killing Dave Rush, a pit crew member with the Winston Cup racing #97 team of Chad Little, said Jack Roush, the team's owner. Investigators believe Rush died from trauma to the ...

#500:

Jeff Hammond, the crew chief for the #97 John Deere Ford and Chad Little will crewchief his 500th career Winston Cup race at Dover(many sources)(6-3-2000)...

Ford Quality Care and the #97?

rumors have say FC/QC could end up with the #97 Chad Little driven team or it could be an associate on some or few Roush's teams(#' 6,16,17,97,99). However, supposedly current #97 sponsor, John Deere, remains strongly in the running(to return in 2001)(SpeedVision)(...

Little to the BGN UPDATE 3 Hermie back:

Little to the BGN UPDATE 3 Hermie back: Hermie Sadler has been released from his #30 Innovative Motorsports BGN ride, Chad Little will run the #30 Little Trees Chevy at Texas and probably for the rest of the 2000 BGN season when there are no conflicts with the CUP ...

Driver Double Dip:

Nine Winston Cup drivers will attempt to make the BGN race at Richmond: #9-Jeff Burton; #17-Matt Kenseth; #20-Dave Blaney; #25-Kenny Wallace; #30-Chad Little; #31-Steve Park; #42-Kenny Irwin, #60-Mark Martin; #71-Kevin Lepage. Interesting ... all five Roush Racing ...

Little 200:

Chad Little, driver of the #97 John Deere Ford, will be making the 200th CUP start this weekend at Richmond as is his teammate #99-Jeff Burton(5-5-2000)...

Little SW Sponsor:

RacingOne.com, an online community of Web sites that caters to auto racing fans by providing them with unfiltered motorsports news and information, has announced that it will be the primary sponsor of Chad Littles car in upcoming NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series...