UPDATE:
Beginning this weekend in Martinsville, driver Ken Schrader will be piloting a Toyota Camry. According to team co-owner Tony Morgenthau,
“We had a great seven-year run with Dodge, but as a single-car team we took a long hard look at all the manufacturers. The bottom line is that we found Toyota to be the most committed to racing and the absolute best fit for our team. We’re not satisfied with being an ‘also-ran’ so we are looking to significantly improve our performance. The switch to Toyota should help BAM Racing realize that goal.”
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BAM Racing will begin using Toyota engines from Bill Davis Racing in the No. 49 car driven by Ken Schrader this weekend at Martinsville Speedway in what could be the first step toward a merger between the companies.
“Right now it’s more of a collaboration than a merger,” said Eddie Jones, general manager at BAM Racing. “We’re trying to work together to see what we can do for them and what they can do for us and see if there is anything to move forward on.”
BAM was under contract to use Dodge engines supplied by Gillett Evernham Motorsports this season. Jones said they’re still in the process of working through that deal, but added that GEM has given permission for BAM to move forward with BDR.
- Gibbs used its own engines in All Star race, not Toyota’s
- Hendrick sends engines back to shop
- NASCAR confiscates 11 engines
- Toyota gets engine tweaks to become more competitive
- Hendrick cars to start at back of qualifying races due to engine problems
Good move but it will take a lot more for Schrader to get better with BAM…
Why would anyone want to merge with BDR? He has a poor history of dealing with car manufactures and personnel. BAM should keep their eyes open for the $crewing that will surely come!
Why would anyone consider a merge with BDR. Davis has a proven history of
negative dealings with manufacturers(Dodge) and also with personnel. This will
eventually cost BAM.
gonesouthern wrote:
like to merge with another team
Rumor floating around that BAM, BDR, and PE are going to merge
PE? Who on earth is that?
Truex1fan wrote:
Petty Enterprises to answer your question and as far as BAM racing and BDR sharing engines or merging or what ever you want to call it, is not going to make a different. they are both still a lower tier team and will need a lot a luck to be competative for more then one race.
Truex1fan wrote:
Would Petty really leave Dodge??
I dont think that will happen as long as Richard Petty still breathes
Brent wrote:
Its not a question of IF, but a question of how long until Cerberus decides NASCAR is not worth the investment anymore. I give it till 2010/2012
And it’s not like Petty had always been with Dodge. Richard briefly drove a Ford (1969), Chevy (1978), and Buick (1981). But he alwaays returned to his Plymouth/Dodge roots, and his successors in the 43 and Kyle, of course, have been stuck in Dodges for years. One would have hoped that the move to the COT would have helped the teams loyal to Dodge to be more competitive, but that doesn’t seem to be happening. If PE is serious about continuing in Cup they’re going to have to switch manufacturers. I’m tired of seeing the 43 and 45 running at the tale end of the field in race after race.