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From David Poole:
The No. 77 Jasper Motorsports team had its best finish of the season Sunday, with Dave Blaney coming home seventh, but the names of its key players may start getting more attention in the final days of the season.
Blaney is among the drivers who could become candidates for the No. 41 Dodge ride that opened up when that Chip Ganassi Racing team decided Jimmy Spencer would not be brought back for 2003.
Blaney talked to Ganassi earlier this year about his third team, a ride that eventually went to Jamie McMurray, but at that point elected to stay with the No. 77 Fords.
The current crew chief on the No. 41 Dodge team is Doug Randolph, who was Blaney's crew chief at Bill Davis Racing in 2000 and 2001.
Regardless of whether Blaney stays or goes, it appears likely that crew chief Ryan Pemberton will be leaving, most likely for the crew chief position with the No. 36 team that will field Pontiacs for Jerry Nadeau next season.
Another crew chief apparently on the move is Donnie Wingo, currently the crew chief on the No. 26 Fords owned by Travis Carter. Wingo is expected to join Lee McCall and Randolph as crew chiefs on the three Ganassi teams in 2003. Wingo would most likely be the crew chief for McMurray, although team manager Tony Glover said the crew lineup for the team next year won't be decided until the driver for the No. 41 is decided.
Ganassi said this week he has made not decision on the driver for that car and has no timetable for announcing that decision.
The No. 77 Jasper Motorsports team had its best finish of the season Sunday, with Dave Blaney coming home seventh, but the names of its key players may start getting more attention in the final days of the season.
Blaney is among the drivers who could become candidates for the No. 41 Dodge ride that opened up when that Chip Ganassi Racing team decided Jimmy Spencer would not be brought back for 2003.
Blaney talked to Ganassi earlier this year about his third team, a ride that eventually went to Jamie McMurray, but at that point elected to stay with the No. 77 Fords.
The current crew chief on the No. 41 Dodge team is Doug Randolph, who was Blaney's crew chief at Bill Davis Racing in 2000 and 2001.
Regardless of whether Blaney stays or goes, it appears likely that crew chief Ryan Pemberton will be leaving, most likely for the crew chief position with the No. 36 team that will field Pontiacs for Jerry Nadeau next season.
Another crew chief apparently on the move is Donnie Wingo, currently the crew chief on the No. 26 Fords owned by Travis Carter. Wingo is expected to join Lee McCall and Randolph as crew chiefs on the three Ganassi teams in 2003. Wingo would most likely be the crew chief for McMurray, although team manager Tony Glover said the crew lineup for the team next year won't be decided until the driver for the No. 41 is decided.
Ganassi said this week he has made not decision on the driver for that car and has no timetable for announcing that decision.
