Michael Waltrip Racing Forced to Cut Back after Scandal

Next year Michael Waltrip Racing will be cutting back to two full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup entries after the sponsorship blow it suffered following the Richmond race-fixing scandal.

The team is being forced to make cutbacks having lost sponsorship following the Richmond race-fixing scandal.
Now co-owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman have announced that they have not managed to find a replacement.
The team’s #56 car will become a part-time entry and test car and Truex is free to leave the team.
Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers will be retained to drive Waltrip’s remaining full-time Toyotas. According to a team statement over 85% of personnel will be retained and the rest released at the end of the year.
Waltrip said, “We are confident that with two teams and a very active test team, our competitiveness will take a step forward. We will also continue to do a great job for our partners off the track, which has always been a cultural staple for our organisation.”