Many media members on Twitter and websites are reporting that Dodge has made the decision to leave NASCAR following the 2012 season. Since Penske Racing announced earlier in the year, Dodge’s brass have maintained they would be looking for a new team(s) to associate with for 2013 and beyond. They even went as far as making their 2013 car, under the new guidelines for cars. There is a 2:30 PM EST conference call scheduled for the announcement.
As of last week, it was reported that Dodge could be going to Furniture Row with Kurt Busch driving a second car for the team. There had been whispers too of talks with Richard Petty Motorsports.
The biggest problem had been that where ever they ended up, that team would need to find a place to get engines from. Penske Racing had been making their own engines, and with the recent announcement that they will use Roush Yates Engines in 2013, left the door open to the engine shop still making engines. The other provider, Joey Arrington, had mixed ...
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