Waltrip hoping to name driver soon
By Bob Pockrass
Saturday, August 19, 2006
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BAMBI MATTILA/NASCAR SCENE /
BROOKLYN, Mich. - Michael Waltrip said Friday he is close to signing a driver to fill his third car, which will be sponsored by Domino's Pizza and Burger King.
Waltrip and Dale Jarrett already are signed to drive Toyotas for Michael Waltrip Racing next year, and Waltrip needs to fill that remaining seat.
"I'd really like to get a kid or somebody that is young and try to work with them and see if they're the deal or not," Waltrip said. "You can't ever tell who is. We have a plan to get the guy that we want still, and hopefully in the next week we can do it."
Waltrip already has a "youngster" in the not-so-young 36-year-old David Reutimann who will run the rest of the Busch Series events this year and will drive the entire Busch season next year.
"Certainly he's somebody that we've considered running both," Waltrip said. "He's always hauled the mail in everything he's gotten in, so he is a possibility. If you will, we have to appreciate and think about every option that is available because it is getting late and the sponsors are getting nervous and they want us to show them who their guy is going to be."
Waltrip said he checked with Mark Martin to see if he had any interest in the ride and Martin left the door open. But Waltrip said he would like someone to run a full schedule and only would run a combination of drivers if no other drivers he wants are available.
"I saw Terry Labonte said that he would race if it paid enough," Waltrip said. "That's cool when you're at the end [of your career] and you just want to see what's going on, but we would really like to get somebody that can do it that's new and that we can grow into our organization and hopefully have a long-term relationship with a young cat because we have some old dudes in me and Dale."
- Mentioned Drivers:
- Dale Jarrett
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