DEI to 4 Cars in 2007?

[BobbyFord]

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Vice President of Competition Richie Gilmore said Friday morning that the team is mulling an expansion to four Nextel Cup cars in 2007, up from two cars now. DEI already has committed to a third Cup car in 2007 for its full-time Busch Series regular driver, Paul Menard [#15 Chevy], but Gilmore said a fourth car is an option, possibly in concert with MB2 Motorsports. “We do want to make some determinations by the end of July about how many teams we will have next year,” Gilmore said. “Right now, we know we’re locked in on three Cup teams … next year. Moving that to four is a possibility for us right now. We hope to have that locked in by the end of July. We’re looking at all our options right now. Space is an issue with us right now, and that’s why we’re looking at MB2. That was one of the biggest reasons we were looking at MB2. We could help with resources and they could help with space.”(Speed Channel)(7-1-2006)

 

[barelypure]

If DEI goes to 4 teams, with Toyota coming in, who's out? Dodge is being rumored. But, with these new teams somethings got to give or we're going to have a lot of teams going home. Shelmerdine and Shepherd and others will be negatively affected. What about Boris wanting to get in? Can Robby survive? Next year could get interesting with the 35 rule.

 

[Magnethead]

If DEI goes to 4 teams, with Toyota coming in, who's out? Dodge is being rumored. But, with these new teams somethings got to give or we're going to have a lot of teams going home. Shelmerdine and Shepherd and others will be negatively affected. What about Boris wanting to get in? Can Robby survive? Next year could get interesting with the 35 rule.

yup

can you say top 37 rule and field sizes based on number of avaliable pit boxes?