From AP, on S.I.
"HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Joe Gibbs Racing has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday and several published reports say the team will announce it has signed a deal to field Toyotas in the Nextel Cup series.
The reports, citing unidentified sources, said JGR will end its 16-year relationship with General Motors and give Toyota its first big name team in Cup.
Team officials refused comment on the report Thursday but did confirm the news conference and that drivers Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin are expected to be at the announcement."
Last night, as I was driving home, Claire B. Lang broke into programming on XM144 to announce that Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) will announce - next Wednesday - that they are switching from General Motors to Toyota for 2008 and beyond.
The first lady who called in to react said that if this happens, she's never watching NASCAR again. Apparently, the thought of Tony Stewart driving anything other than a Chevy is too much for her to take. Maybe she's a relative of Jimmy Spencer's. You'll recall he reminded everyone [They] "bombed Pearl Harbor, don't forget" in reaction to the news that Toyota was getting involved in the NASCAR Truck Series, several years back.
If the JGR / Toyota rumour is true, it might explain why Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't end up there given that he will reportedly only race a Chevy. And what will this mean for the future of Michael Waltrip Racing?
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