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Turner Motorsports Announces Cup Series Crew Chief

Michael J Smith — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:59:55 +0000

Turner Motorsports announced that Nationwide Series crew chief Trent Owens will have the same role on the team’s No. 50 Wal-Mart Chevy, which will make its debut in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in July. Bill Elliott will pilot the car in that race. Owens, who has four wins as a crew chief, served as a crew chief with Braun Racing for six years and remained with the organization when it was acquired by Turner two years ago.

Owens said:

It’s exciting to be part of Turner Motorsports’ first Cup race with Bill Elliott and support from Walmart. We’ve come a long way in just the last two years, so to take this step is really going to be a milestone for everyone who works so hard for this team every day.

Elliott To Drive Wal-Mart Chevy At Daytona In July

Michael J Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:42:40 +0000

Turner Motorsports will team up with Wal-Mart to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the retail giant. Turner will field a No. 50 Chevy that will feature Wal-Mart as the sponsor with Bill Elliott behind the whell in the 2012 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.

The current plan is for this to be a one-off deal.

Report: Wal-Mart In Talks With HMS About Sponsorship

Michael J Smith — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:32:38 +0000

According to SceneDaily.com, Wal-Mart is in “deep discussions” with Hendrick Motorsports about sponsoring the No. 24 Chevy and driver Jeff Gordon. Wal-Mart is also said to be in talks about a deal that would make the retail giant the exclusive retailer in the mass merchandise space.

At this point, it’s unclear whether or not Wal-Mart would seek to sponsor a single driver for multiple races, or if they would sponsor several drivers for only a few races, similar to Coca Cola or Gillette.