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Gordon, Huffman to drive for JR Motorsports
By Bob Pockrass
Saturday, August 12, 2006
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Robby Gordon will likely drive at Michigan and California and Shane Huffman will likely drive the rest of the year in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Busch Series Chevrolet, team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday.
The team released driver Mark McFarland earlier in the week.
Earnhardt Jr. said he postponed the decision to release McFarland about four or five times.
"Mark has got a lot of talent as a driver," Earnhardt Jr. said. "This is a case where his personality and his mentality didn't match well with what we were looking for."
McFarland was 22nd in points with one top-10 finish, having missed two races because of an injury.
"Mark's got what it takes under the right circumstances," Earnhardt Jr. said. "He obviously has a lot of drive and determination, but you've got to show that. You've got to show that emotion - see it to believe it.
"I believe it but not everybody else is that close to him. Did they believe it? Did they see it? No. Everybody has got this big question mark on Mark and he's got to sit down and ask himself what he's got to do to prove how driven he is."
Huffman, who drives for JR Motorsports in the Hooters Pro Cup Series, will drive the No. 88 car next season, Earnhardt Jr. said. Earnhardt Jr. said he has the blessing from Budweiser to run seven Busch races in 2007.
"I'd like to run every one of those in my own car," Earnhardt Jr. said.
Mentioned Drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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