Scott Riggs, Martin Truex Jr. and J.J. Yeley are making the headline news as NASCAR teams arrived at the Watkins Glen road course in the State of New York.
Scott Riggs
After a potential top-five finish was lost on fuel mileage in Pocono, Scott Riggs is now a driver with little-to-no job security these days.
Nevertheless, he persevered and raced up front throughout the Sunoco Red Cross 500 on Sunday for a team he's convinced won't have him back next season. The team he joined at the end of 2007 will be known as Stewart-Haas Racing next year, co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart.
The move has Riggs, for a second time in two years, looking for a new job.
Martin Truex Jr.
Truex Jr. will return to the No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet next year, Sporting News has learned.
The specifics of Truex's contract, which was signed Wednesday are not known, but he will retain the sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops, which is committed to DEI through the 2010 season.
Truex, 28, made his Cup Series debut with DEI on Oct. 31, 2004, at Atlanta. He won the Busch Series championship in 2004 and 2005 before making the jump to the Cup Series in '06.
He made the Chase in 2007, and also won his first Cup Series race on June 4 at Dover. He finished 11th in points.
J.J. Yeley
Beginning with the Sprint Cup race Aug. 17 at Michigan, Brad Coleman will replace J.J. Yeley as the driver of the No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota, team officials announced Wednesday.
Before Wednesday's announcement, the team already had decided to replace Yeley with road-course ace P.J. Jones for Sunday's Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Yeley, 36th in the series point standings, has been released from the team. Coleman, 20, who will attempt to make his Cup debut at Michigan, has served the organization as a test driver since November 2007.
Scott Riggs
After a potential top-five finish was lost on fuel mileage in Pocono, Scott Riggs is now a driver with little-to-no job security these days.
Nevertheless, he persevered and raced up front throughout the Sunoco Red Cross 500 on Sunday for a team he's convinced won't have him back next season. The team he joined at the end of 2007 will be known as Stewart-Haas Racing next year, co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart.
The move has Riggs, for a second time in two years, looking for a new job.
Martin Truex Jr.
Truex Jr. will return to the No. 1 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet next year, Sporting News has learned.
The specifics of Truex's contract, which was signed Wednesday are not known, but he will retain the sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops, which is committed to DEI through the 2010 season.
Truex, 28, made his Cup Series debut with DEI on Oct. 31, 2004, at Atlanta. He won the Busch Series championship in 2004 and 2005 before making the jump to the Cup Series in '06.
He made the Chase in 2007, and also won his first Cup Series race on June 4 at Dover. He finished 11th in points.
J.J. Yeley
Beginning with the Sprint Cup race Aug. 17 at Michigan, Brad Coleman will replace J.J. Yeley as the driver of the No. 96 Hall of Fame Racing Toyota, team officials announced Wednesday.
Before Wednesday's announcement, the team already had decided to replace Yeley with road-course ace P.J. Jones for Sunday's Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Yeley, 36th in the series point standings, has been released from the team. Coleman, 20, who will attempt to make his Cup debut at Michigan, has served the organization as a test driver since November 2007.