Saw this on Jayski.com today.

trying not get to excited we heard these rumors before and always
disapointed.

UPDATE: latest fro Lastcowboys.com: It's been almost two months since
I [Lastcowboys.com] dropped the Ward Burton to Robert Yates Racing
rumor on all of you, and it continues to swirl around in the rumor
mill. Have now been anonymously informed that this is a done deal. As
said, this was anonymous, so have no way of substantiating it, unless
Ward or someone in his camp would like to confirm or deny it
personally. According to this anonymous source (as well as from Ward's
recent satellite radio interview), Ward's silence or state of limbo is
not due to the absence of a deal, but rather because he is waiting on
the green light from both sponsor and team before he can make it
official to the media and race fans.(LastCowboys.com)(6-29-2006)