David Gilliland News

Yates planning to move to shop near Roush Fenway:

Yates planning to move to shop near Roush Fenway:

September 29, 2007
Robert Yates Racing is planning to move from its shop in Mooresville, N.C., to next to the Roush Fenway Racing shop in Concord, N.C., likely in the building that #60-Boris Said's No Fear Racing team currently occupies. [Co-owner Doug]Yates said the move will allow

Drivers Don’t Like Villeneuve Debuting at Talladega:

Drivers Don’t Like Villeneuve Debuting at Talladega:

September 29, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon thinks it's a big mistake for former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve to attempt to make his Nextel Cup debut next week at Talladega Superspeedway. "I love Jacques, but that's not the right decision to make," Gordon said Friday. "I didn't think

M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE 2:

M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE 2:

September 28, 2007
Mars U.S. was finalizing a deal Thursday to use its M&M's brand to sponsor Kyle Busch when he moves to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. M&M's would replace Interstate Batteries, which has sponsored Gibbs' flagship #18 since its 1992 inception. J.D. Gibbs, president of

About car numbers and #28 back at Yates?

About car numbers and #28 back at Yates?

September 22, 2007
A common misconception in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing is that the teams own their numbers and can trade them freely among each other. In fact, NASCAR owns each and every number in the Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series and licenses them to the teams on an annual

M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE:

M&M’s looks to be heading to Gibbs #18 in 2008 UPDATE:

September 21, 2007
Mars U.S. was finalizing a deal Thursday to use its M&M's brand to sponsor Kyle Busch when he moves to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. M&M's would replace Interstate Batteries, which has sponsored Gibbs' flagship #18 since its 1992 inception. J.D. Gibbs, president of

#88 Retires with Robert Yates:

#88 Retires with Robert Yates:

September 20, 2007
Robert Yates confirmed today he is retiring the #88 from Robert Yates Racing (RYR) following the last race of the 2007 Nextel Cup season. He is requesting NASCAR transfer the number to Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. for use in competition for the 2008

Second Day Of Goodyear Tire Testing At DIS Rained Out:

Second Day Of Goodyear Tire Testing At DIS Rained Out:

September 20, 2007
Wednesday's second day of the Goodyear tire test with NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow in preparation for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17 was rained out. On the first day of testing, teams were also slowed by rain showers and only got on the

Goodyear Kicks Off Two-Day Car of Tomorrow Test At DIS:

Goodyear Kicks Off Two-Day Car of Tomorrow Test At DIS:

September 19, 2007
The future arrived at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday as Goodyear kicked off a two-day Car of Tomorrow tire test with five Nextel Cup Series teams in preparation for the historic 50th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 17. Drivers that participating

Richard Johns in #25 the Rest of the Year:

Richard Johns in #25 the Rest of the Year:

September 17, 2007
Team Rensi Motorsports announced that Richard Johns, who has co-driven the teams #25 entry in the Busch Series with David Gilliland, will drive the car in the remaining events of the 2007 season, starting with this weekends event in Dover, DE. David Gilliland told

Yates needs sponsors in 2008:

Yates needs sponsors in 2008:

September 16, 2007
Robert Yates Racing [Yates Racing in 2008] needs two new sponsors to replace Snickers on the #88 [with a new car # and Travis Kvapil as the driver] and M&M's on the #38 of David Gilliland.(SPEEDtv.com)(9-16-2007)

Tire Testing for the COT at Daytona on Tues-Wed:

Tire Testing for the COT at Daytona on Tues-Wed:

September 14, 2007
NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Goodyear tire testing for the 50th running of the Daytona 500 is scheduled to be run on Tuesday, Sept. 18 and Wednesday, Sept. 19th. Driviers expected to participate in the test are: #11-Denny Hamlin, #38-David Gilliland, #40-David Stremme, #

Kvapil to the #88? Restucturing at Yates UPDATE yep and no more NHL Racing:

Kvapil to the #88? Restucturing at Yates UPDATE yep and no more NHL Racing:

September 8, 2007
Robert Yates Racing is expected to announce a management structure change Friday night that, according to multiple sources close to the situation, will include team owner Robert Yates' retirement. Those same sources say that Travis Kvapil, current driver of Roush Fenway

Robert Yates Retiring at end of 2007 season:

Robert Yates Retiring at end of 2007 season:

September 8, 2007
Robert Yates announced his intention to retire as President of Robert Yates Racing following the last race of the 2007 Nextel Cup season. Certain facets of Robert Yates Racing are being transferred to a new company presided over by Doug Yates. The new entity will be

Yates not interested in giving Dale Jr. #38:

Yates not interested in giving Dale Jr. #38:

August 31, 2007
Doug Yates confirmed his team has been approached by a representative of Hendrick Motorsports about securing the #38 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. next year, but if Yates gets his way, there will be no such transfer. Earnhardt recently was denied the opportunity to take the

Goodyear to test tires for COT at Daytona next month:

Goodyear to test tires for COT at Daytona next month:

August 31, 2007
Goodyear will conduct a tire test with the car of tomorrow Sept. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway, a Goodyear spokesman said Wednesday. The restrictor-plate test, which will come a week after NASCAR's open Nextel Cup test at Talladega Superspeedway will include