2001 WINSTON CUP TEAM/DRIVER CHART
(the silly season chart)

Updated 11-2-2001

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TEAM PAGES: I have a links to past news for each ACTIVE team in Cup. Go to the chart below and click on the # (number) of the car, which is a link now. The news is from Nov 1998 to present but plan on slowly going through my archives and adding the info. Also on the drivers looking/new teams rumors, I have added a page for them, just click on their name. Links to the Teams, Drivers and Sponsors are also on the TEAM PAGES

Check out the Team Addresses page

For news on Misc teams check my New Team Past News and Rumors page

NOTE: This is a totally unofficial page compiled by Jayski from many different sources.
I try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible sometimes each day.
It’s a guide to what I hear is happening

• Cup Teams Looking for a Primary Sponsor in 2001 or 2002:
  #27 Eel River Racing – Mike Bliss, has sponsor thru 2001 for 15 total races
  #33 Andy Petree Racing – Joe Nemechek, Oakwood Homes is leaving
  #37 Quest Motor Racing – Derrike Cope, no word on this team in a while
  #75 Galaxy Motorsports Ford – no driver, closed up? selling?
  #84 Norm Benning Motorsports – Norm Benning
  #84 Michael Kranefuss – Shawna Robinson
  #85 Mansion Motorsports – Carl Long
  #91 LJ Racing – no driver
  #92 Melling Racing – Stacy Compton, Kodiak is leaving
  #93 Bill Davis Racing – Dave Blaney, Amoco is leaving
  #96 PPI Motorsports – Andy Houston? McDonalds gone?
  #98 MacPherson Motorsports – no driver, closed up?
  Anyone or any company interested in contacting the above teams concerning sponsorship, see my Team Address page for contact information
• Cup Teams Looking for additional asscoiate sponsors in 2001:
  #5-Hendrick Motorsports – Terry Labonte – decklid area
  #7-Ultra Motorsports – Mike Wallce – lost Phillips as a sponsor, looking for additional help
  #26-Kmart Racing – Jimmy Spencer – for an assoc or partner
  #28-Yates Racing – Ricky Rudd – has spot open on the #28 Ford for an assoc
  #33-Andy Petree Racing – Joe Nemechek – for an assoc/c-pillar open and now a primary for 2002
  #50 Midwest Transit – Rick Mast – another to go along with Blair.com
  #77-Jasper Motorsports – Robert Pressley – for an assoc
  Any teams in the above primary would probably look at an associate to help out too and sure other teams not listed would be willing to listen.
  Anyone or any company interested in contacting the above teams concerning sponsorship, see my Team Address page for contact information

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  Full-time Rides by Manufacturer – 45 Full Time Teams

  Chevy – 12 Teams 1,4,5,8,15,24,25,29(was 3),31,33,50,55
  Dodge – 10 Teams – 01,9,19,22,40,43,44,45,92,93
  Ford – 17 Teams – 2,6,7,11,12,17,21,26,28,32,66,77,88,90,96,97,99
  Pontiac – 6 Teams – 10,14,18,20,27,36

  Unassigned Numbers for 2001

  23,35,38,39,42,46,47,53,54,56,58,59,63
  64,67,68,69,70,72,73,74,76,78,79,82,83,86,89,94
  Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR, team can request a number

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  KEYS

  * after the # means the team is part time
  ? after a subject means rumor/unknown
  ? by itself means unknown
  Red Type means new for the 2001 season(first full season)
  A team in all red means it is a new team for 2001

  2001 WINSTON CUP TEAMS
  Car# team links	Driver	Manu	Sponsor Assoc Sponsors	Listed Owner	Crew Chief	Engine
  	NOTES…..
  ?	?Jeremy Mayfield	?Dodge	?Dodge Dealers UAW, Stihl, Valvoline	?Ray Evernham	?	Evernham Motorsports
  	Mayfield in a third Evernham Dodge for a few races
  01	Jason Leffler ROTY	Dodge	Cingular Snap-On	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Matt Chambers	Ernie Elliott
  	Kevin Cram released as crew chief, Chambers takes over starting at Talladega. Cingular, owned by BellSouth will be featured on the car. Jason Leffler signed a four year deal starting in 2001. Andy Graves is the team manager. Changed from #42 to #01 after Kenny Irwin’s death at NHIS. Ganassi buys a majority stake in the team and switch to Dodge. BellSouth is signed thru 2002
  02	Ryan Newman	Ford	ALLTEL	Roger Penske	Matt Borland	Penske Jasper
  	will be a third Penske team in 2001, and run in BGN, ARCA and up to seven Cup evetns, with plans to go full time Cup in 2002
  07	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	?	Jimmy Smith		Yates
  	Plans to run at Indy and up to six other races. Musgrave has a contact to only run Dodges, that is one reason the team will run Dodge, plus Smith’s CTS team is Dodge
  09*	Geoffrey Bodine	Ford	Smirnoff Ice Miccosukee Indian Gaming	Brett Bodine	Donnie Richeson	Yates
  	ran a one race deal at Bristol Motor Speedway with Smirnoff Ice as the sponsor and with Miccosukee Indian Gaming at Homestead
  1	Steve Park	Chevy	Pennzoil Wrangler, Snap On, Coca-Cola	Dale Earnhardt Inc	Paul Andrews	DEI
  	Pennzoil and Park just re-upped with DEI with multi-year deals that start in 2001
  2	Rusty Wallace	Ford	Miller Lite Mobil 1, Mead, PPG, Snap On, Mazak,Lennox, Bosch, Hugo BossAmtrak, Utz Quality Foods	Roger Penske	Robin Pemberton	Penske Jasper
  	Penske and Jasper combine engine companies. Team is with Ford for three more years
  4	Bobby Hamilton Jr Rich Bickle	Chevy	Kodak Max Forward Air, Dana, CD-2	Morgan-McClure Larry McClure Tim Morgan	Scott Eggleston (interim)	Rutt Pitman
  	Kevin Lepage left after Kansas, Hamilton Jr will run the car for all the remaining races in 2001 except for Martinsville, Bickle will drive the car there. Crew Chief David Ifft parted ways with the team after Michigan. Lepage signed to a 3 year deal after running well. Gordon was released after 5 races. Bobby Hamilton left after the 2000 season and went to the #55 APR Chevy
  5	Terry Labonte	Chevy	Kelloggs(Frosted Flakes) Quaker State, GMAC, Haas	Rick Hendrick	Gary DeHart	Hendrick
  	Labonte good thru 2002. Kelloggs re-ups to 2003, will change the paint scheme to a Frosted Flakes tiger scheme
  6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra/Pfizer	Jack Roush	Jimmy Fennig	Roush
  	Viagra moves from the #27 car. Valvoline will not return as a sponsor at all but go to the #10 car. Martin is signed with Roush thru 2005. Martin retires from the BGN
  7	Kevin Lepage Scott Riggs?	Ford	Nations Rent Ultra Wheels, Beckley’s Camping, Omniquip, Bostram, New Holland	Jimmy Smith	Buddy Barnes Scott Lepage	Robert Yates
  	Lepage to run the #7 on a race-to-race basis. Mike Wallace leaves after Kansas to run the #12 Ford. Jim Long leaves as crew chief after Richmond, Buddy Barnes and Scott Lepage will share the duties for now. After Gordon goes to the #31 thru Watkins Glen, Wallace is told he will be in the car for the rest of 2001. Robby Gordon almost won at Sears Point in the car and is rumored as the full time driver after Daytona, which Wallace will drive. Ted Musgrave ran the car at Pocono(June). Tim Brewer was the crew chief at the beginning of the season but left after Texas, Jim Long takes over. Crew Chief Bobby Kennedy left to go to Michael Waltrip’s BGN team. Mike Wallace officially named the driver. Michael Waltrip leaves to go to a 3rd DEI team. Team will switch to Ford AFTER the 2000 season, from Chevy’s. Was considering Dodge but decided on Ford. Smith’s CTS team will switch to Dodge from Ford. Nations Rent signed thru 2001. Jim Smith bought into the team mid-May 2000, then in July has bought former owner Jim Mattei out and now owns the team outright. #2 CTS owner, Jimmy Smith teamed up with Jim Mattei mid-season 2000
  8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	Chevy	Budweiser Outlaw, Remington, Snap On, Oreo	Dale Earnhardt Inc/DEI	Tony Eury	DEI
  	New paint scheme, a bit more red and fancier ‘Bud’ lettering
  9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Stihl, Valvoline	Ray Evernham Bill Elliott	Mike Ford	Evernham Motorsports
  	Evernham buys Elliott’s #94 team and it’ll be #9. This team will run in 2001, Elliott will drive and be part owner. Melling Racing gives up the #9 for Elliott to use as he did early in his career. The team retains Bill Elliott’s owners points which will be helpful in the first four races of 2001
  10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline Aaron Rents	MBV Motorsports Valvoline	James Ince	Hendrick
  	Benson signs thru 2002. Looks like Valvoline will be the the sponsor. MB2 bought the team from Tim Beverley. Ince is signed thru 2001, he has also been rumored to Wells, a few times
  11	Brett Bodine	Ford	Ralphs Supermarkets RedCell Batteries	Brett Bodine	Mike Hillman	Yates
  	RedCell comes aboard as a co-sponsor. Gets Yates Motors in 2001. Ralphs Supermarkets signs on thru 2001. Bodine is looking for another Ford team to ‘partner’ up with and share info. Bodine is always looking for asscoiate sponsors to help out. Not sure if Elliott continues to supply engines as they will work on Dodges in 2001, unless Bodine switches to Dodge, but I have not heard that
  12	Mike Wallace	Ford	Mobil 1 Snap-On, Mazak, Mobil Speedpass,Sony Vega	Penske Racing LLC	Peter Sospenzo	Penske Jasper
  	Mike Wallace to run the car for the rest of 2001. Team could cease to exist in 2002 with Mobil 1 going to a major assoc on the #02 and Ryan Newman. Jeremy Mayfield released from team after Kansas. Michael Kranefuss sold his stake in the team in mid 2000. Mobil 1 and Sospenzo are also signed through 2002
  13*	Hermie Sadler	Chevy	Virginia Lottery	Hermie Sadler	Jim Long	?
  	Jim Long will help out as a consultant/crew chief. Attempted both Richmond races(missed), Indy(missed), Bristol(missed), Martinsville(missed) but made the Sept Dover race and plans to attempt the fall Martinsville and Homestead races
  14	Ron Hornaday ROTY	Pontiac	Conseco	AJ Foyt	Donnie Brown	David Evans
  	Donnie Brown is the new crew chief starting at The Winston at Lowes. Philippe Lopez left after Texas, Graves takes over as interim. Hornaday comes aboard, Lopez will stay. Conseco who has a three year deal with Foyt is having financial problems, no word on how this may effect future sponsorhip
  15	Micheal Waltrip	Chevy	NAPA Coca Cola, Klaussner, Ritz	Dale Earnhardt Inc	Richard “Slugger” Labbe	DEI
  	Richard “Slugger” Labbe takes over as crew chief as of the Sept Richmond race. Ran a special scheme at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona. Crew Chief Scott Eggleston left after Dover, Steve Hmiel fills in for the time being. It’s #15 and Scott Eggleston will be the crew chief, comes over from the #40 car. A new third team from DEI with Micheal Waltrip coming aboard from the #7. This team moves up from the BGN. Hornaday who was in the DEI BGN NAPA Chevy will go to the #14 Cup car
  16*	?	Ford	?	Robert Fenley Randy Fenley	?	?
  	hearing the team will be the #16 and run a limited Cup schedule and in the ARCA series. Was the #15 which went to DEI and Michael Waltrip. Team is moving from SC to NC, unsure of 2001 plans, needs a sponsor. Bud Moore was the owner for years but got out of the sport early in 2000
  16	disbanded	Ford	x	Roush Racing	x	x
  	Will close up shop, Lepage back to the BGN. The Hank Aaron/Denny’s deal must have fallen through. Denny’s had been reported as the 2001 sponsor. FamilyClick.com was signed up thru 2001 but left at the end of 2000
  17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Tools AT&T, Emglo	Mark Martin Jack Roush	Robby Reiser	Roush
  	Emazing.com left as an associate sponsor, team looking for others. Will run ROTY scheme at Daytona(Feb), Rockingham(Feb) and Las Vegas
  18	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	Interstate Batteries Food Lion, EasyCare, Wix, MBNA, Wards, Coca Cola, Ditch Witch, Gumout, Cintas, Circuit City, International Home Foods,Cheeze-It	Joe Gibbs	Jimmy Makar	Gibbs Racing
  	Makar has no plans to move up from his crew chief position at this time. Interstate Batteries is signed thru 2003(option 2004). Labonte is signed thru 2004. No Dodge, re-upped with Pontiac
  19	Casey Atwood ROTY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Mountain Dew, Stihl, Valvoline	Ray Evernham	Sammy Johns	Evernham Motorsports
  	Patrick Donahue out as crew chief, Sammy Johns in starting at the Brickyard 400. Mountain Dew will be an assoc and run a scheme in one Cup race in 2001. Team to run in 2001, Elliott is set in the first car, #9, Casey Atwood will be in this one
  20	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	Home Depot Ridgid, Husky, Coke-Cola, MBNA, Gumout, Daewood, International Home Foods, Old Spice, Cheeze-It	Joe Gibbs	Greg Zipadelli	Joe Gibbs Racing
  	Home Depot re-ups thru 2004. Stewart signed thru 2004. No Dodge as Gibbs re-upped with Pontiac
  21	Elliott Sadler	Ford	Motorcraft U.S. Air Force	Wood Brothers	Pat Tryson	Roush
  	Beam to leave, Tryson comes from the #16. Motorcraft and the US AIr Forcr come aboard for 2001. CITGO goes to #99
  22	Ward Burton	Dodge	Caterpillar Polaris ATV, Amoco, Pro-Cert, Hobas Pipe, Mountain Dew, Tempstar	Bill Davis	Tommy Baldwin, Jr	Bill Davis Racing
  	Caterpillar, Baldwin and Burton signed thru 2002. Switches to Dodge in 2001
  23	Hut Stricklin	Dodge	Hills Brothers Coffee	Bill Davis	?	Bill Davis Racing
  	Will run this # in 2002 in what was the #93 team. Will run one race in 2002 at Atlanta
  24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	DuPont Finishes Pepsi, Quaker State, SDRC,AC Delco, Rain-X, Slick 50, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive Systems	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon	Robbie Loomis	Hendrick
  	New DuPont paint scheme in 2001. Pepsi will be the primary sponsor at the two Pepsi sponsored races (Daytona and Michigan 2nd races). All the rumors are gone here. Gordon signed a longterm deal with Hendrick, DuPont signed up thru 2005, Loomis is on a 2-3 year deal
  25	Jerry Nadeau	Chevy	Delphi Automotive/UAW-GM Quaker State, GMAC	Joseph Hendrick	Tony Furr	Hendrick
  	Delphi Automotive/UAW-GM will be the 2001 sponsor. Michael Holigan leaves at end of 2000
  26	Jimmy Spencer	Ford	Kmart	Travis Carter	Donnie Wingo	Yates
  	Spencer will stay, Kmart signed thru 2002 but is looking for someone to buy the sponsorship or partner up
  27	Operations Suspended	Pontiac	Sauer/Dukes Mayonaise	Eel River Racing Jack Birmingham Barry Dodson	Barry Dodson	Pro Motors(PME)
  	Team has uspended operations as of Oct 2, 2001. Rick Mast released as driver. Mast takes over at Pocono for the year. Mike Bliss attempted three races (Daytona, Chicago and NHIS) and missed all three, left after NHIS. Will use DEI engine at Daytona. Kenny Wallace leaves after missing Sears Point. Rumor has Mike Bliss back in the car at Daytona and for the rest of the year and also Robby Gordon has been mentioned as a possible driver after Daytona. After the Coca Cola 600, the team switched to PME-Pro Motors. Sauer/Duke’s Mayonaise comes aboard for 15 races, starting at the Coca Cola 600. Kenny Wallace is the new driver for 2001, signing a 3 year deal. The team came close to shutting down before Sauer came aboard. Mike Bliss replaced by Wallace. Viagra/Pfizer left for the #6 car and Mark Martin. Pontiac will stay as the Manufacturer. Dodson signed thru 2005
  28	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Texaco Raybesto’s, Mac Tools, Autolite, Fleetwood RV, Coca-Cola, UPS	Robert Yates	Mike McSwain	Robert Yates
  	No word on any changes, Rudd is signed thru 2001, Texaco is signed thru 2004
  29(was 3)	Kevin Harvick ROTY	Chevy	GM Goodwrench Hershey Foods,Realtree, AC Delco, Snap-On, Bass Pro Shops, Coca-Cola, Tracker Boats, Perdue	Richard Childress	Kevin Hamlin	Childress
  	Dale Earnhardt was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500. Harvick takes over at Rockingham, car is changed from 3 to 29 and paint scheme is reversed
  30*	Jeff Green	Chevy	AOL	Richard Childress	Todd Berrier	Childress
  	BGN Champ Jeff Green will run the car in 5-7 events. Planned races are: California Speedway(April 29), Dover (June 3), Chicago (July 15), Indianapolis (Aug. 5), Bristol (Aug. 25), Richmond (Sept. 8) and Lowe’s (Oct. 7). Kevin Harvick moves to the #29(was #3) after Earnhardt’s death. Harvick was to debut at Atlanta in March. No word on a crew chief yet.
  31	Robby Gordon Jeff Green	Chevy	Lowes	Richard Childress	Gil Martin	Childress
  	Gil Martin takes over at Rockingham for Royce McGee as crew chief. Jeff Green will drive for Gordon at Homestead, Gordon has a commitment in a off road race in Baja. Mike Skinner leaves after the Sept Dover race to have surgery and heal for his new team (#4 Kodak Chevy) and the 2002 season. Gordon takes over at Kansas and may be the driver for 2002. Lowes leaves at the end of 2001 (to the #48) and Cingular moves over from the #01 Dodge. Looks like Lowes will stay on the car now. Hear Top Choice Lumber will be on the car in the first half, unknown in the 2nd half. Lowes made a surprise move and is leaving the team with 2 years left on their contract. Royce McGee will be the new crew chief in 2001. Larry McReynolds will leave but to go to TV not start his own team. Still hearing rumors McReynolds could leave to start his own team, possibly with Ernie Irvan, but that has quieted down and expect to see McReynolds stay with RCR. Skinner seems safe to stay and have heard nothing of Lowes leaving
  32	Ricky Craven	Ford	Tide Downy, Kenmore, Mattel, McDonalds	Cal Wells PPI Motorsports	Mike Beam	Yates
  	Pruett out, Craven In. Mike Beam will be the crew chief, former crew chief Scott Houston returns to the enginerring dept with PPI
  33	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	Oakwood Homes Sikkens, Johns Manville, Schult, Adams Intl	Andy Petree	Chris Carrier	Petree Racing
  	Hamilton Jr ran Lowes, Dover and Michigan for Nemechek. Oakwood Homes leaves at the end of 2001. Chris Carrier takes over as crew chief, with Richard Buck coming over from PPI Motorsports to be Team Manager. Danny Gill left as crew chief. Nemechek signs thru 2001. Oakwood Homes is having financial trouble but have heard nothing about them leaving. Petree hires Gill as crew chief so he can concentrate on being an owner
  34*	Butch Leitzinger	Chevy	?New York State Tourism	Cicci-Welliver Racing	?	?
  	Leitzinger to run at Watkins Glen
  36	Kenny Schrader	Pontiac	M&M’s Valvoline, Pedigree, Call-N-Carry, Mighty Auto Parts Aaron Rents	Nelson Bowers Read Morton Tom Beard	Newt Moore	Hendrick
  	Sammy Johns released as the crew chief, Newt Moore comes aboard after Las Vegas(3-4-2001). A two car team with Tyler Jet Motorsports #10 and Benson
  37	Derrike Cope	Pontiac	? Dee Zee	Quest Motor Racing Warren Johnson Derrike Cope	Joey Knuckles	Johnson
  	Attempted the Coca Cola 600 but didn’t make the race. Dee Zee was the sponsor for the Winston Open. K&N Filters sponsored the team for the Daytona 500 which they didn’t make. Brand new team for 2001. Looking for a sponsor
  40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coor’s Light Target, Snap-On	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Lee McCall	Ernie Elliott
  	Lee McCall to be the crew chief. Marlin signs thru 2003. Coors signs up thru 2003 as the sponsor. Ganassi buys a majority stake in the team and will switch to Dodge.
  ?41	?	?Chevy	? Manheim Auctions	?Larry Hedrick	?	?
  	Hedrick still owns the team and is looking for a sponsor so they can run the 2001 season. Team plans are unknown at this point as they took the 2nd half of the season off after another Big Daddy’s sponsor fiasco
  43	John Andretti	Dodge	Cheerios Pop Secret, Betty Crocker, Hot Wheels, Ferguson, Sprint, OMP, Red Lobster, Southern Pride Trucking, Red Wing Shoes	Petty Enterprises	Greg Steadman	Petty Enterprises
  	Richard Buck comes in a the Technical Director of PE. Switches to Dodge in 2001. Andretti is signed thru 2002. Cheerios is now the full primary sponsor, no more STP
  44	Buckshot Jones	Dodge	Georgia Pacific Hot Wheels, Crown Fiber, Unisource	Petty Enterprises	Bryant Frazier	Petty Enterprises
  	Richard Buck comes in a the Technical Director of PE. Bryant Frazier replaces Mark Tutor as the new crew chief after the spring 2001 Darlington race. Jones will drive the car in 2001. Kyle moves over to the #45. Hot Wheels falls back to an assoc on each PE car. Switches to Dodge in 2001.
  45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Sprint PCS Hot Wheels, Red Wing Shoes	Petty Enterprises	Steven Lane	Petty Enterprises
  	Steven Lane takes over as crew chief as of Phoenix, former crew chief Chris Hussey will move into and overall operational role. Also Richard Buck comes in a the Technical Director of PE. Kyle Petty will run this car in 2001, giving up the #44 ride. His son Adam, who passed away on an accident at NHIS was to drive this car
  46*	Frank Kimmel	Ford	Advance Auto Parts National Pork Board	Larry Clement	Bill Kimmel	Roush
  	Two time ARCA champ supposed to run at Charlotte(attempted but failed to make race), Martinsville and Atlanta
  46*	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford	?Kmart	Travis Carter/Carl Haas	?	Yates
  	Supposed to test at Daytona, no word on if Shelmerdine or the team will run a race in the 2001 or the future
  47*	Lance Hooper	Ford	?	Dark Horse Motorsports	Richard Jackson	?
  	Attempted to run the June Dover race but qualifying was rained out and missed
  48*	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	?	Rick Hendrick	?	Hendrick
  	a 4th HMS team, will run 4-6 Cup rcaes in 2001 and move up to full time in 2002. Will be housed with the Jeff Gordon team. Johnson moves over from the #92 BGN team, will run a full BGN season there in 2001
  *49	Andy Hillenburg	Pontiac	?Quail Unlimited	BAM Racing Beth Ann Morganthau Tom Mohrhauser	?	?
  	Plans to run a limited 7 Cup races, starting at Talladega in April, no word on any other details
  *49	Eric Smith	?	?	Eileen Campbell	Jim Michael	?
  	Plans to run a limited Cup schedule and full ARCA schedule
  50	Rich Bickle	Chevy	Midwest Transit Inc,WorldBestBuy.com	Hal Hicks	Greg Connors	Pro-Motor Engineering
  	Bickle in for Indy, after that ? Rick Mast leaves to drive the #27 starting at Pocono in July. Skipping races here and there. Rick Mast will drive the car in 2001. Craven leaves to go to the #32. The team plans to run at least a partial 2001 season
  51	Jeff Purvis	Ford	?	James Finch	?Marc Reno	?
  	bought up some of Bill Elliott’s Fords and may run a few Cup races in 2001 with Jeff Purvis
  54*	Jeff Fultz	Ford	?	Gene DeHart Mike Clark	?	?
  	Plans are to run at the Coca Cola 600 and the Kentucky BGN race
  55	Bobby Hamilton	Chevy	Square-D Bari Italian Foods	Andy Petree	Jimmy Elledge	Petree
  	Square-D re-ups thru 2003. Bobby Hamilton will drive the car in 2001. Kenny Wallace goes to the #27, sponsor stays for 2001
  57*	Derrike Cope David Keith	Ford	CLR	Ted Campbell	Joey Cudmore	Yates
  	Attempted the Brickyard 400 and Michigan in Aug with Keith but missed the races, was to have Wallace in the car for Kansas, Lowes and Homestead but Wallace is subbing for #1-Steve Park. Derrike Cope is supposed to run the car at Kansas and Charlotte, no word on Homestead
  60	CLOSED UP	?Chevy	?	Joe Bessey	?	?
  	The team is closed up and looking to sell equipment. The Sadler/Rock deal fell thru, no idea what Bessey’s plans are. Looks like Hermie Sadler will buy the team from Joe Bessey and have sponsorship from the WWF. Jim Lonh may return as the crew chief. Crew chief Jim Long left at the end of the 2000 season. Geoffrey Bodine was let go after Darlington in 2000. Many drivers ran or attempted to get the car in races. Hermie Sadler and Rich Bickle are possiblities if a sponsor can be found. Power Team left as the sponsor at the end of the 2000 season
  61*	Randy Tolsma	Chevy	?	Rensi Motorsports	Craig Huartson
  	plans to run up to five Cup races
  62*	Brendan Gaughan	Chevy	?NAPA Auto Parts The Orleans Casino	Bill McAnally	?	Childress
  	Will attempt at least Las Vegas in March
  65	Dan Pardus	Chevy	?	Jim & Judie Motorsports Pardus Racing D&M Motorsports	Dave Leiner	?Wagner Motorsports
  	Will run in ARCA and the BGN, not sure about Winston Cup
  66	Todd Bodine	Ford	Kmart/Rt 66 Jeans Purina	Travis Carter/Carl Haas	Larry Carter	Yates
  	Purina comes on as an associate, starting at Bristol, on the rear 1/4 panels. Todd Bodine will drive the car in 2001. Darrell Waltrip retires to the TV booth and Fox. Kmart is signed thru 2002 but is looking for someone to buy the sponsorship or partner up
  68*	Anthony Lazarro	Chevy	?	Tom Coleman	Walter Giles	?
  	Lazarro to attmept the two road course Cup runs at Sears Point and Watkins Glen in 2001. Future plans also include running a limited NASCAR schedule next year with the hopes of competing full time in 2003 and beyond
  71*	Dave Marcis	Chevy	Realtree	Helen Marcis	Bob Marcis	Childress Perfomance Technology
  	Supposedly Marcis plans to run a limited schedule in 2001, no idea if he’ll skip the races or put someone else in the car, Kerry Earnhardt could end up driving a few races in 2001
  75*	Stuart Kirby	Ford	Combos	Bob Schacht	?	Pro Motors
  	20 year old ARCA driver plans to attempt the Oct races at Lowes Motor Speedway and Atlanta
  75	?	?Ford	?	?Darwin Oordt Galaxy Motorsports Debra Ward?	?	Yates
  	New owner? Debra Ward? Bodine to drive? announement May 24th. Looks like all sponsorship deals have fallen through and the team may be idle for a while. Newt Moore left the team in Dec 2000, Long takes over. Beam left after a few weeks, went to the #32. Pizza Hut was the supposedly new sponsor. TBS, the Cartoon Network, Rotozip, RedCell and WCW all will NOT return in 2001. Mike Beam was the new Team Manager, after leaving the #21.
  77	Robert Pressley Boris Said (road courses)	Ford	Jasper Engines Federal Mogul, Dynagear, Champion	Doug Bawel Mark Wallace Mark Harrah	Ryan Pemberton	Penske Jasper
  	Said will run at Sears Point and Watkins Glen(road courses) with Pressley’s blessing. Pressley re-ups thru 2001. Penske and Jasper engines to work together. Jasper Engines was rumored to scale back to an associate sponsor but that has been refuted
  78	Brian Conz	Chevy	Field & Stream Watches	Sal Ramnarine	?	T&L Motors
  	Has not attempted any races, no word on any future plans. Plans on running six Cup events, Daytona, 7/7, Chicagoland 7/15. Brickyard 400 8/5, Michigan 8/19, Talladega 10/21 and Homestead-Miami 11/11
  80*	?	Ford	?	Stan Hover	Stan Hover	?
  	looks like all sponsorship fell thru
  ?81*	?	?Ford	?	?Jerry Davis ?Anthony Weight	?	?
  	released driver Mark Green and some staff, no word on future plans
  ?84*	Norm Benning	Chevy	SoBe Beverages	Norm Benning	Linda Nichalos	?
  	no word on future plans
  84*	Shawna Robinson	Ford	Aaron’s Rent’s Tropicana	Michael Kranefuss	Jay Born	Yates
  	Joe Dan Bailey leaves as crew chief, Jay Born takes over starting at Indy. Tropicana will be on the car at Chicagoland and Indy. Aaron’s Rent’s will be on the car for California, Michigan, Indianapolis and Atlanta to sponsored by Aaron’s. The team plans to test and run six Cup events. Scheduled to run at: California, Michigan(Aug), Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas and Homestead, hearing the car# will be 84, not sure how that effects Norm Benning
  85*	Carl Long	Ford Dodge	Labor Solutions	Thee Dixon Tinsley Hughes	Keith Montgomery	?
  	Labor Solutions is the sponsor at CHarlotte. Longs and the team plan to attempt the Daytona 500 and are getting a car ready for Ford testing in Jan at Daytona
  87*	Ron Fellows	Chevy	Bully Hill Vineyards (Watkins Glen)Nortel Networks (Sears Point)	Joe Nemechek	Brian Pattie	Wegner
  	Fellows will at Sears Point and Watkins Glen
  88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS Ford Credit, Coca-Cola, Fleetwood	Robert Yates	Todd Parrott	Robert Yates
  	UPS is the new sponsor, white, brown and yellow car. Parrett signed up for life with Yates
  90	Hut Stricklin Brian Simo (road courses)	Ford	Hills Bros Suburban Lodges	Junie Donlavey	Bobby King	Yates
  	Switches to Robert Yates Racing Motors from Texas on, was using Tri-Star motors. Hut Stricklin is the 2001 driver, new crew chief and paint scheme also. Hill Bros is signed thru 2001. Used Penske engines in 2000
  91	?	Chevy	?	Joe Falk/LJ Racing	?	T&L Motors
  	running ARCA with Blaise Alexander, no idea if any plans are to do Cup races
  92	Stacy Compton	Dodge	Kodiak/Cougar Melling Duckhead Footwear S-line products Autoliv ASP, PSI, SPX Service Solutions, Dodge, Worldcom	Mark Melling	Chad Knaus	Ernie Elliott
  	Team will switch to Dodge. Gave up longtime #9 to Elliott/Evernham/Dodge in 2001 and will run #92 in 2001. Compton will be back with Melling. Kodiak/Cougar will return in 2001 as the sponsor
  93	Dave Blaney	Dodge	Amoco Siemens, Mac Tools, DuPont	Bill/Gail Davis	Philippe Lopez	Bill Davis Racing
  	Will switch to #23 in 2002. Crew chief Doug Randolph left after Phoenix, Lopez takes over. Amoco will leave as sponsor at the end of the 2001 season. Will run BP colors in 4 races. Switches to Dodge and has a new crew chief for 2001
  95*	Ed Berrier Steadman Marlin	Ford	?	Sadler Bros	Ronnie Smith	Rahmoc
  	plans to run some BGN and ARCA races and attempted the Brickyard 400 with Berrier but missed the show
  96*	?Andy Houston ROTY	Ford	?McDonalds	Cal Wells	Scott Miller (interim)	Yates
  	PPI Motorsports will enter the McDonald’s Ford in seven remaining races in 2001 with the primary sponsorship ending after the Sept. 30 race at Kansas. The seven races are: Indy (Aug. 5),Mich. (Aug. 19), Bristol (Aug. 25), Darlington (Sept. 2), Richmond (Sept. 8), Dover (Sept. 23) and Kansas (Sept. 30). McDonald’s will be an assoc sponsor on the #32 in 2002. Team skipped NHIS and Pocono and returns at Indy. Good chance McDonalds leaves and the team will only run five races after Chicago. Team may be gone in 2002. Scott Miller is the interim crew chief as of Sears Point. Joe Garone will leave in July, no sucessor named as crew cheif. Houston is the driver. This was the #97 BGN team that will move up to Cup in 2001. Anthony Lazarro was supposed to move up, but he has been released of most of his driving duties with the BGN team and it is unsure what his 2001 plans are
  97	Kurt Busch ROTY	Ford	Sharpie Markers/Rubbermaid	Georgetta Roush Roush Racing	Ben Leslie	Roush
  	Ben Leslie replaces Matt Chambers as crew chief as of the Texas race. Sharpie Pens/Rubbermaid is the sponsor starting at Martinsville. Busch will be the driver, Chambers the crew chief and John Deere left at the end of the 2000 season, so the team is looking for a new primary sponsor. Crew chief Jeff Hammond goes to the TV Booth with Fox. Chad Little leaves after NHIS in Sept, but will run Taladega in Oct
  98*	Kenny Wallace	Chevy	?? Lumar, Gould’s Pumps	George deBidart	Gere Kennon	?
  	The same team as he run for in BGN, will attempt NHIS in Sept, team may move up in 2002 to Cup
  ?98*	?	Ford	?	MacPherson Motorsports	?	?
  	Team closed up, no word on ANY plans. Jeff Fuller released, team planning to run a few Cup races in 2001 depending on a sponsor. Hearing the deal with Chip MacPherson fell thru and Cale Yarborough is back control of the shop. No word on plans to race. Fuller’s 2001 ride, team looking for a crew chief and a sponsor. New owner, Cale Yarbouogh sold the team to Chip MacPherson
  99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO Exide Batteries, SKF, Hardee’s, True Value, Parts Plus, Nanticoke Homes, Borg Warner, OnSite	Robert Corn/ Roush Racing	Frank Stoddard	Roush
  	CITGO started as the sponsor in Charlotte, Oct 2000. Burton signed thru 2005, Exide was good thru 2001 but will depart at the end of the 2000 season
  teams that were rumored but have not heard a thing in quite a while
  ?	?	?Ford	?	Ernie Irvan	?	?
  	Irvan leased his shop, staff and equipment to Robby Gordon and the #13 team but has taken control of the shop for a possible BGN or CTS team in 2001
  ?34?	?	Pontiac? Chevy?	?	Joyner-Kersee-Roehrig Motorsports Jackie Joyner-Kersee Bob Kersee Kurt Roehrig	?	?
  	Hear the team will be back in 2001 either part time or full time if a sponsor is found, or run the BGN series. Team is gearing up for the 2001 season but many questions remain unanswered, Driver ?, Sponsor?, maunfacuturer? car #? Won’t be #19 as Evernham has that
  ?	?Geoffrey Bodine	?Ford	?	?Brett Bodine	?
  	Possible if sponsorship can be found
  ?	?	?	?	?Tom Kelley	?	?
  	IRL team owner (Dismore and Sharp) may start a Cup or BGN team in 2001, but that was reported in early 2000 and have not heard a thing since
  ?	?	?	?	?Hank Aaron	?	?
  	Looks like the deal with the #16 fell thru. Aaron may end up with the #16 Roush Racing team. There was talk in March about baseball great Hank Aaron buying or starting a new team but have heard nothing since
  ?	?	?	?	?Harry Carson Robert Wilson	?	?
  	possible new team in 2001. Carson is a former NFL football player
  ?	?	?	?	?Doc Watson Denis Green Watson Green Motorsports	?	?
  	possible new team in 2001. Green is the Minnesota Vikings head coach, may just run ARCA for a while, nothing on this in a while
  ?	?	?	?	?Michael Holigan	?	?
  	is looking to buy into a Cup team, almost bought the #10 team before MB 2 Motorsports did, may run a BGN team to get started
  ?	?	?	?	?Willie Lanier Jim Brown Celebrity Motorsports	?	?
  	possible new team in 2001, haven’t heard much on it recently
  for info and past stories on rumored teams, see the New Teams page

   

  Born on Date: May 25, 2000