Rusty Wallace Incorporated is making the switch from Dodge to Chevrolet.
Team owner Wallace will field a two-car team in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series in 2008, and the former Nextel Cup champion also set his lineup of drivers: His son, Steven, will race in one team entry; 18-year-old rookie Chase Austin and current Cup regular David Stremme will share the share the second car.
Austin, who last Saturday in Memphis became the first African American to race on an oval in what is now the Busch Series, will drive 15 Nationwide races and a limited ARCA schedule for RWI, while Stremme, who is also looking for a 2008 ride in Cup, will drive the other 20 in the NASCAR steppingstone series.
“Rusty’s team has great equipment and resources and I really like working with younger drivers like Steve and Chase, ‘’ said Stremme, who will be replaced by former open-wheel star Dario Franchitti in his Cup ride at Chip Ganassi Racing at the end of this season. CNN.com
NASCAR officials confirmed Sunday plans to have a Car of Tomorrow chassis tentatively in place for the 2009 Nationwide Series season.
During Saturday’s Busch Series broadcast from Memphis, Rusty Wallace mentioned a Nationwide Series COT chassis that is on display at NASCAR’s research and development center in Concord, N.C. NASCAR’s director of cost and research, Brett Bodine, confirmed that a prototype has been built and is undergoing tests.
“We’re working on an ‘09 [Nationwide] car, ” Bodine said. “[Having it ready for] ‘09 is tentative. It’s not set in stone but we’re working on it. We’ve informed some of the Busch owners and we’ve got a prototype at the R&D center. ” Mark Aumann, NASCAR.com
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