Yates Feels Great About 2007

Robert Yates revealed this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he will be back with two cars in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2007 after recently finding a sponsor for the No. 88 (maybe 28) car.

"The way I'll sum it up is it's been a wonder for months and it's now full and it's wonderful. We've got sponsorship for both cars.” Yates said.

The unnamed sponsor has yet to sign the deal, but Yates feels confident heading into the off season that the No. 88 will be ready to race starting at Daytona.

"That's their time,” said Yates about getting everything close to being signed with the sponsor. “They can take all the time now because we know what we're gonna do. We can focus on building cars and things are great. It's gonna happen. We're gonna go racing. I didn't get that from some fly-by-nighter, these are wonderful people I'm dealing with."

After one of his worst seasons as a Cup owner, which included losing UPS as a sponsor and Dale Jarrett as a driver, Robert Yates is excited about the future as the team heads into its 19th season.

“I'm so happy and excited that we've got an opportunity to get our act together and I believe we can. We're excited. I think I have wonderful teams and people that want to do this, so that's where we are today,” Yates said.

David Gilliland will remain with the team driving the No. 38 Ford, while Stephen Leicht will pilot the No. 90 in the Busch Series full-time. The driver of the No. 88 will be announced at a later date.

Gilliland will also drive the No. 25 part-time for Team Rensi in the Busch Series.

Posted: 11/19/2006 9:27:00 AM
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