Monday, June 22, 2009
RCR looking for sponsorship money: There is speculation that Chevy
team owner Richard Childress may have to cut back to a two-car
operation next season, if the Shell and Jack Daniels sponsorships are
not renewed. Childress says he intends to have four Cup teams again
next year, but conceded sponsorship issues remain to be resolved.
Childress, through the Winston-Salem law firm Womble, Carlyle, has
filed legal papers over what he says is GM's non-payment of a bill of
$2,538,750. Childress insists he's not suing GM over its failure to
make that payment due June 15th. That bill would apparently be a
scheduled quarterly payment, part of a $10 million a year Chevrolet
sponsorship for Childress' four-team operation.(mikemulhern.net)
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/rcr.html

Roush Fenway President on McMurray: We’d like him to stay: Roush
Fenway Racing President Geoff Smith on the team cutting from five
teams to four after this season (as mandated by NASCAR to meet its
four-car limit): “We’re still messing with the sponsorship pieces,’’
Smith said. “We’re still not sure how it’s going to lay out. We
thought we’d be done by now but we’re not.’’ One of the teams will
move to Yates next year, Smith said. Smith also was asked about the
status of signing Jamie McMurray to a contract extension: “Jamie wants
to stay. We’d like him to stay. We’re hoping we can have sponsorship
around Jamie before he has to decide how much longer he can wait.
We’ve been working together. Hopefully we’ll have that worked out
pretty quickly before he has to turn his attention to the
marketplace.’’(The Virginian-Pilot)
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/rosuh.html

Tom Cruise attended Sunday's Cup race:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/track/news.html

Ford to debut new Cup engine this year:
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/ford.html

Kasey Kahne to Toyota by Chicagoland?
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/richard_petty_motorsports.html

Jr Motorsports to move to Cup series; Red Bull Racing to Chevrolet?
http://www.gnextinc.com/nascar/news/hendrick.html

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