Elton Sawyer News

Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 6 next week? to the #91?:

Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 6 next week? to the #91?:

November 4, 2002
Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 6 next week? to the #91?: hearing Kevin Lepage, who recently left the Brewco Motorsports in the BGN [Elton Sawyer in the #37 BGN car this week] will take over the #7 Sirius Dodge driving duties this week at Rockingham, Casey

Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 3 Maybe?:

Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 3 Maybe?:

October 30, 2002
Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 3 Maybe?: hearing Kevin Lepage, who recently left the Brewco Motorsports in the BGN [Elton Sawyer in the #37 BGN car this week] will take over the #7 Sirius Dodge driving duties this week at Rockingham, Casey Atwood will supposedly

Sawyer replaces Lepage in the #37:

Sawyer replaces Lepage in the #37:

October 28, 2002
Brewco Motorsports President Todd Wilkerson says Elton Sawyer will drive the team's #37 Timber Wolf Chevy in Saturday's Sam's Club 200 BGN race at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham. Kevin Lepage, who competed in 19 races for the team as a replacement for the injured

Amick Staying at #26 UPDATE 3 Nope – Hornaday In:

Amick Staying at #26 UPDATE 3 Nope – Hornaday In:

May 7, 2002
Reports were circulating at Nashville that #26 Dr Pepper team owner Dave Carroll was going to replace Amick with Winston Cup regular Mike Skinner. And while Carroll said it was true that tentative plans are being made for Skinner to run a second car as early as Richmond

New crew chief for the #19:

New crew chief for the #19:

April 9, 2002
Bobby Bakeeff has been named the new crew chief for Tim Sauter and the #19 AP Performance Chevy BGN team. Bakeeff, a Hialeah, FL native, leaves his position as car chief for the #17 Reiser Enterprises BGN effort driven by Matt Kenseth. Bakeeff worked for Reiser Enterprises

Elton Sawyer News:

Elton Sawyer News:

February 16, 2002
Elton Sawyer visited the Winston Cup and Busch Grand National garages this week. Sawyer is looking for a ride for this season. Hi team folded after finishing fifth in points last year, and Sawyer was left without a job. "I'm just looking for money," he said. "There

Sawyer and Bill Davis? UPDATE:

Sawyer and Bill Davis? UPDATE:

January 31, 2002
Elton Sawyer is hoping Bill Davis can help provide a solution. If Sawyer and/or Davis can come up with funding, the veteran driver will team with sophomore Scott Wimmer this year. If not, Sawyer will be forced to keep looking. "If we can get money to do it, that's

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 – 24 races in 2002:

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 – 24 races in 2002:

January 3, 2002
Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 - 24 races in 2002: Shawna Robinson is the verge of putting together a deal to run as many as two dozen Winston Cup races in 2002 [#49 BAM Racing?]. Robinson made her Winston Cup debut in 2001 with Michael Kranefuss, but failed in each

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 2 – 24 races in 2002:

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 2 – 24 races in 2002:

December 7, 2001
Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 2 - 24 races in 2002: Shawna Robinson is the verge of putting together a deal to run as many as two dozen Winston Cup races in 2002 [#49 BAM Racing?]. Robinson made her Winston Cup debut in 2001 with Michael Kranefuss, but failed in each

#98 Almost Done UPDATE closed up Sawyer Looking:

#98 Almost Done UPDATE closed up Sawyer Looking:

November 29, 2001
Things weren't going well in the sponsorship search for Elton Sawyer's #98 Michael Kranefuss-owned BGN team, and now the situation has gotten much worse. Less than a week after Sawyer finished second at Homestead, General Manager Marty Gaunt resigned immediately after

Melling Layoffs UPDATE:

Melling Layoffs UPDATE:

November 29, 2001
Melling Layoffs UPDATE: #92 Cup team owner, Mark Melling, announced today that in order to reduce operating costs at his facility, while continuing to seek sponsorship for the 2002 season, it was necessary to layoff many of his employees. Though still searching heavily

Starter a Sponsor? #98? UPDATE 3:

Starter a Sponsor? #98? UPDATE 3:

November 10, 2001
hearing that this weeks edition of Street and Smiths Sports Business Journal, there is an article on Starter- "Starter star Rises again, but not in licensed goods". In the article, it mentions Starter is making a deal to "sponsorship of a BGN car that will feature

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

Nemecheck wins at Homestead:

November 10, 2001
One week after scoring his second Winston Cup victory, #87-Joe Nemechek returned to victory lane, this time in Saturday's BGN race at Homestead. Nemechek's win was his third at the track on which his younger brother John died in a wreck in a NASCAR CTS race in 1997

Sawyer/MK Racing looking for a sponsor:

Sawyer/MK Racing looking for a sponsor:

November 3, 2001
The #98 MK Racing team driven by Elton Sawyer - in the top-five in BGN points is "beating the bushes" for sponsorship next season, general manager Marty Gaunt said. The team is owned by former Ford Motorsports executive Michael Kranefuss, who brought Gaunt into the

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

September 6, 2001
Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:In preparation for the Oct. 6 “Little Trees” 300 NASCAR Busch Series event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Busch Series competitors have been invited to participate in an open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 4,