He knows the difference now.
Last week Kvapil, 31, was chosen to replace Ricky Rudd in the No. 88 Yates Racing Ford for the 2008 Sprint Cup season, returning to the top level in the sport for the first time since 2006, when he was last seen running at the back of the pack for now-defunct PPI Motorsports.
It’s the reward for a bounce-back season to remember in which Kvapil has won three times in the Roush Fenway No. 6 Ford. John Schwarb, Special to ESPN.com
Travis Kvapil, who drives for Roush Fenway in the Craftsman Truck series, will drive the No. 88 Ford Fusion for the team next season, Doug Yates said.
``We established a letter of intent of working towards a goal and things were just not progressing fast enough,’’ Doug Yates said. ``The plan is for Yates Racing to go forward and to run two cars next year in the Sprint Cup series.’’ Gene Laverty, Bloomberg.com
After spending his first season in Nextel Cup caught between feuding teammates and his second season driving for an under-funded team destined for failure, Travis Kvapil vowed the next time would be different. Dave Kallmann, JournalSentinel.com
Certain facets of Robert Yates Racing have been acquired by Yates Racing, the new company presided over by RYR co-owner and Robert Yates’ son, Doug Yates. The new entity will be called Yates Racing and will field two Sprint Cup Series teams with drivers David Gilliland and Travis Kvapil. Robert Yates Racing will continue with its joint ownership of Roush Yates Racing Engines as well as other ventures. REA WHITE, SceneDaily.com
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