![]() "They are in the loop of the discussions (and) meetings that we've set up," Moore said. The list includes RealTree, which is involved in hunting and fishing. The Moore team has reportedly sought companies with outdoors sporting interests. Companies such as Microsoft, Netscape, America Online are being pursued. The dollars for Bud Moore to be competitive." Emory said Hayes Microcomputer Products is seeking partners within the high-tech industry. "In essence what we're doing is what the Indy cars are doing and in essence, we're splitting the car in order to get "It takes really a huge company to do everything on its own," Emory said. And with the addition of two races on the 1997 schedule - in Texas and California - funding for most teams to compete the entire season is likely to reach $5 million, while some of the better-financed teams will exceed $7 million in costs. Because costs to fund a team for an entire season have more than tripled this decade, companies now look to form joint sponsorships to absorb the financial burden. Dan Emory, a sports marketing representative for Hayes, said the Norcross, Ga.-based company's decision to fund Moore's team in a smaller capacity is based on the current trend in motor sports. "I know, to him, returning with the Bud Moore team is high on his list." Meanwhile, the team's primary sponsor, Hayes Microcomputer Products, which is owned by Spartanburg native Dennis Hayes, has agreed to return as a prominent sponsor for the 1997 season, but at a reduced capacity. "But we would be more than willing to have Wally back," Greg Moore said. ![]() ![]() Wally could very well be the driver." Moore said there has been no change of status in the other Winston Cup drivers that have been contacted - Derrike Cope, Steve Grissom and Morgan Shepherd, who drove for Bud Moore Engineering earlier this decade and Grand National drivers Todd Bodine and Randy LaJoie. "We're not committed to a driver right now. "I'm not saying he will, but there is a good possibility he will be here in 1997," said Greg Moore, operations director for Bud Moore Engineering. Less than two weeks after Dallenbach signed a letter of intent to drive for a new team based in Myrtle Beach, it's now a possibility that he may re-sign with Moore for the 1997 season. Wally Dallenbach's flirtation with leaving the Spartanburg-based Bud Moore NASCAR Winston Cup stock car team has apparently ended for now. ![]()
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