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Wendal Ebach

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BAM Racing withdraws #49 for Texas
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One week after announcing a sponsorship program with Microsoft Small Business and qualifying seventh at Martinsville, BAM Racing's No. 49 Toyota was withdrawn from this weekend's Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

No details were available as to the reasons behind the decision by owner Beth Ann Morgenthau, who has operated a team in NASCAR's premier series since 2002.

The No. 49 was 42nd in owner points following a 37th-place finish at Martinsville, having made three of six races this season. Driver Ken Schrader finished 21st at Las Vegas and 41st at Bristol earlier in 2008.



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I think this is totally a werid story to read about -- because if you where a owner wouldn't you try and be at every race -- I mean this really puts that team down in Owner Pts. -- they are right now 42nd in the Owner Pts.

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Hmm, very strange. Guess they are really hurting financially.  Oh well, looks like I'll take him off the picks form then.

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Yeah, I thought it was kind of weird -- tho they just signed a new sponsership -- I hope that we will hear more about this.

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BAM Racing has decided to skip the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Texas and Phoenix.

Team co-owner Tony Morgenthau released the following statement about the decision:

"Switching manufacturers was a taller order than we initially realized. While BAM Racing has a very strong short track program, our intermediate track program needs some work. Since we haven't had time to adequately test the cars on shaker rigs and pull down rigs; since historically we don't run that well at either Texas or Phoenix - even with a proven, tested racecar; since we intend to improve our on-track performance and not to take a step backwards; our organization has decided to take the next three weeks to focus on the remainder of the racing season. We recognize that we will sacrifice our 42nd position in owner's points, but that only guarantees our team a spot if qualifying is rained out. Ultimately every car that is 36th or lower must qualify on time in order to race. While skipping the next two races will hurt our points position in the short term, returning to the track at Talladega ready to move forward with fully-tested Toyota Camry's will enhance our program overal
l. This has been a very difficult, "big picture" decision; by taking a little time to regroup now, we should be a much stronger team for the rest of the year. Finally, for all the naysayers who may predict this to be the death knell for one of the few remaining independent teams in Sprint Cup...wait until Talladega, then tell us if we're dead or not!"

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sounds like a smart move after hearing their response.

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