Rick Mast News

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast:

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast:

January 4, 2001
Mast to the #50? UPDATE 2 Looks like Mast: hearing Rick Mast is talking to the #50 MidWest Transit team about driving for them in 2001 as Ricky Craven has left the team (to go to the #32 Tide ride). Other possibilites include Hut Stricklin and Kevin Lepage UPDATE:

#90 Ride Open? UPDATE 4 It’s Hut:

#90 Ride Open? UPDATE 4 It’s Hut:

December 31, 2000
hearing #90 Owner Junie Donlavey is talking to a few drivers for the #90 Hills Brothers Ford ride in 2001 including: Hut Stricklin, who drove the car for most of 2000; Greg Sacks, who last made a Daytona 500 attempt in the defunct #96 Perry-Huggins team in 2000; Geoffrey

Mast to the #50? UPDATE:

Mast to the #50? UPDATE:

December 22, 2000
hearing Rick Mast is talking to the #50 MidWest Transit team about driving for them in 2001 as Ricky Craven has left the team (to go to the #32 Tide ride). Other possibilites include Hut Stricklin and Kevin Lepage UPDATE: Rick Mast looms as odd man out as the final

#90 Ride Open?

#90 Ride Open?

December 17, 2000
hearing #90 Owner Junie Donlavey is talking to a few drivers for the #90 Hills Brothers Ford ride in 2001 including: Hut Stricklin, who drove the car for most of 2000; Greg Sacks, who last made a Daytona 500 attempt in the defunct #96 Perry-Huggins team in 2000; Geoffrey

#7 Driver? UPDATE 2 Wallace is it!!

#7 Driver? UPDATE 2 Wallace is it!!

December 15, 2000
#7 Team owner Jim Smith says he has talked to several drivers about the vacancy created by Michael Waltrip's jump to Dale Earnhardt Inc. "Our driver selection for the #7 car is obviously not done yet," said Smith. "Mike Wallace is either going to be in my #1 Mopar

Mast – #7? #32? –

Mast – #7? #32? –

December 15, 2000
After talking with Rick Mast on the radio Monday night, he admitted that there was a handshake deal with Chip Ganassi to drive the #01 Dodge for next year, but that deal is pretty much over. The latest rumors have Mast in either the Jim Smith #7 Ford or perhaps a deal

#01 and #7 UPDATE 3:

#01 and #7 UPDATE 3:

December 11, 2000
hearing Mike Wallace will accept the #1(could change to #5) CTS ride from Ultra Motorsports and that Philips may move from the #7 team and go with Michael Waltrip on either the #15 NAPA Cup team or Waltrip's own #99 Aarons Rent BGN team. From what I hear, Ultra Motorsports

#01 and #7 UPDATE 3:

#01 and #7 UPDATE 3:

December 11, 2000
hearing Mike Wallace will accept the #1(could change to #5) CTS ride from Ultra Motorsports and that Philips may move from the #7 team and go with Michael Waltrip on either the #15 NAPA Cup team or Waltrip's own #99 Aarons Rent BGN team. From what I hear, Ultra Motorsports

#41 to return?

#41 to return?

December 7, 2000
#41 Car owner Larry Hedrick hopes to know within several weeks whether a potential sponsor will sign, allowing his Winston Cup team to return for 2001. Hedrick's 2000 season turned sour when a deal with Big Daddy's BBQ didn't pan out as expected. Driver Rick Mast left

#7 Driver, latest UPDATE:

#7 Driver, latest UPDATE:

November 22, 2000
#7 Owner Jim Smith seems in no hurry to get a replacement for Michael Waltrip. Among the candidates: Kevin LePage, Ricky Craven and Mike Wallace, the odds-on favorite(Daily Press), but I hear sponsor Nations Rent nixed Wallace(11-21-2000) UPDATE: Rick Mast and car

Alexander to the #01? or is it Mast? of Hamilton Jr?

Alexander to the #01? or is it Mast? of Hamilton Jr?

November 21, 2000
On RPM2Nights last 2000 daily show, John Kernan reported that while Rick Mast has been mentioned as the driver for the #01 BellSouth Dodge in 2001, sponsor BellSouth supposedly wants BGN/ARCA driver Blasie Alexander(RPM2Night) AND Bobby Hamilton Jr. now is the leading

#4 Driver? UPDATE 6 It’s Gordon OFFICIALLY:

#4 Driver? UPDATE 6 It’s Gordon OFFICIALLY:

November 19, 2000
#4 car owner Larry McClure is close to making a decision on his new driver, and team sources say the decision is between Kevin Lepage and Robby Gordon with Ricky Craven suddenly only a long-shot(PitNow)(11-6-2000) UPDATE: hearing Robby Gordon is now the front runner

Musgrave out at Atlanta? UPDATE 3 Hamilton Jr in and A switch:

Musgrave out at Atlanta? UPDATE 3 Hamilton Jr in and A switch:

November 14, 2000
hearing Ted Musgrave will not drive the #01 BellSouth Chevy at Atlanta and that Chad Little may drive the car. Also hearing Rick Mast will be the 2001 driver of the #01 BellSouth Dodge and it was also reported on TNN's Raceday UPDATE: have confirmed Musgrave will not

Mayfield to Leave #12? NO UPDATE 3 – #4 Close to naming a driver?:

Mayfield to Leave #12? NO UPDATE 3 – #4 Close to naming a driver?:

November 6, 2000
still hearing a ton of rumors that Jermey Mayfield will leave the #12 Mobil One Penske Racing LLC team and go to the #4 Kodak Morgan-McClure team but was leaving it alone since there were also so many stoires out there with quotes from Mayfield saying he is staying

Mast to the #01?

Mast to the #01?

November 6, 2000
Rick Mast appears to be car owner Chip Ganassi's pick to drive the #01 BellSouth Dodge in 2001, according to sources close to the team that call it "almost a done deal."(PitNow)(11-6-2000)