I'm afraid this is the end for Ward. Its sad to see such a great
driver's career come to an end but the way Nascar is today I don't
think there is any hope of him ever getting another ride at the cup
level. Ward will always be my favorite driver.



In wardburton2@yahoogroups.com, arvgal <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Ward out, Bodine in #4 at Homestead: Tim Morgan, President of
Morgan-
> McClure Motorsports, Inc. (MMM), and Larry McClure, Team Manager
> announced that Todd Bodine will drive the #4 State Water
Heaters/Lucas
> Oil Chevy for Morgan McClure Motorsports in the final race of the
> season this weekend at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Morgan
stated, "Ward
> has worked hard for us this year, he is a good driver and a friend.
> Todd has been helpful to us in the past and has agreed to step in
and
> help us benchmark our efforts as we get ready for the 2008 season."
> Both Ward Burton and the MMM team have agreed that his change is
the
> best way to fully evaluate the performance of the team. Morgan
> continued, "We are proud to have State Water Heaters back as a
sponsor
> for our team next year. We are currently in the process of
negotiating
> additional sponsorship and selecting a driver for the upcoming 2008
> NASCAR Sprint Cup Season."(Morgan McClure Motorsports PR/site)(11-
12-
> 2007)
>