Waltrip team to run 3 or 4 cars in 2009

While many teams continue to search for sponsorship for the 2009 Sprint Cup season and beyond, one team that seems confident about sponsorship is Michael Waltrip Racing. MWR Executive Vice President Cal Wells said Saturday that he believes the team has enough sponsorship for two cars and three-quarters of another. He said he could envision the team running a fourth car part time in 2009. “I believe we’re in really good shape," Wells said. “I’m hoping we’re actually going to run a fourth car. I don’t know that we can get it off, but we have so much in the pipeline." As far as who would be teammates with already signed Michael Waltrip and -David Reutimann, Wells said the team hopes to re-sign Michael McDowell, who has run most of the season in a third car for MWR. “We’re selling hard around McDowell," Wells said. “We’ve got a lot of stuff we’re working on. I honestly don’t know. There’s some more talent out there." Wells also dismissed the idea that MWR would merge with another team. “We’re looking at doing some service providing stuff with some folks that are trying to come in, kind of like the Hall of Fame Racing deals with Joe Gibbs Racing," Wells said. “We’re not to the point of announcing anything yet, but we’re looking for business. We’re not looking at merging." SceneDaily.com