Dominos, Burger King won’t return as primary sponsors at MWR
Quote selected text Published October 13th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Michael Waltrip Racing is still talking with sponsors Domino’s and Burger King, but right now it appears the two companies will not return as primary sponsors in 2008. The pair shared the primary sponsorship of David Reutimann’s #00 Toyota this season. MWR Vice President and General Manager Ty Norris said that the organization is still in talks with the companies.
“At this point, they won’t be back as a primary sponsor,” Norris said. “However we still continue to have conversations with them but we don’t have anything contracted for next year from them.” Still, the team, which is now a 50-50 partnership between Waltrip and investor Robert Kauffman, is committed to running three cars full time in the series. Do they have the sponsorship issue covered?
“We do have a few races contracted, but we have a good many races that are currently under proposal and on a company’s desk, but [team owners] Rob [Kauffman] and Michael [Waltrip] have looked at all the financials and looked at everything and said, “We are going to run that third Cup car.” And here is the financial gap we have to fill and that’s what we’re in pursuit of right now,” Norris said.
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I’m surprised that MWR is still going to field 3 cars, when they don’t have a ton of financial backing.
Guest, MWR has the main manufacturer support and more then any other team from Toyota they’ll do fine
UPDATE:
I am watching NASCAR raceday on speed and one of the anouncers just confirmed that they will not be sponsoring the car next year.
They might as well shut the 00 team down. No sponsor lined up so far, and their driver, David Reutimann, is already confirmed to take over for Dale Jarrett in the #44 UPS car after the first 5 races.
Unless they want Tony Raines or Johnny Sauter, they should shut this team down.
Brandon wrote:
Wait till Gibbs comes aboard MWR will be pushed to the back burner.
Mike B i’m not so sure Toyota’s tryin to develop their teams now and fund gibbs they know what they’re doing
I hope all the sponsors leave toyota and MWR falls flat on it’s face
it would serve them right for going to a FOREIGN manufacturer
once the season is over the main financial backing will go to gibbs and MWR will no longer have the financeial backing they do now. this will probrably lead to MWR going from 3 cars possibly down to 2 in 2009.