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TEAM REPORTS (HARRISBURG, NC.) - 2008 Driver / Sponsor Lineup Set for Daytona Speedweeks at Wood Brothers Racing


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Wood Brothers Racing is set to announce driver and sponsor information regarding their No. 21 NASCAR Sprint Cup entry for the 2008 Daytona Speedweeks events.

Veteran driver Bill Elliott has agreed to once again serve as the driver of the No. 21 Ford Fusion in this year’s opening event. The team will test with Elliott on January 14-16th of this month. He will compete in all Speedweeks events, which will include the February 9th Bud Shootout, the Gatorade Duels—and the 50th running of the Daytona 500 on February 17th.

For the Daytona 500 event, the team will have primary sponsorship from McKee Foods, Little Debbie® Snack Cakes Brand. Associate sponsors for this event will again be the United States Air Force and Ford Motor Company’s Motorcraft Brand.

Crew Chief Gene Nead will lead all efforts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.