Yates & Gilliland part

Yates and Gilliland part ways: Yates Racing and David Gilliland announced that they are terminating their relationship due to a lack of sponsorship on Yates Racing's No. 38 Sprint Cup car. Gilliland began driving the #38 car for Robert Yates Racing in mid-2006. "David did a great job for us and is a gifted driver. We are sorry to lose him but it is important for David to continue driving, and sponsorship is very tough this year," stated Doug Yates of Yates Racing.(Yates Racing PR)(2-20-2009)

For the best I think. For whatever reasons, David just can't seem to attract sponsors or keep sponsors interested in him.

He did seem to keep several sponsors interested in him last season, until the Texas incident with Montoya. After that, it seemed like no one wanted to be near him.

Not a big surprise here. I'm glad they've officially let him go. It will allow him to move on to something else. I think Kvapil will be gone soon. Erik Darnell and Colin Braun are almost ready to come to Cup...

May be onto something racingdude. So far Travis is getting one race deals, but that may not last.

I almost wish Yates had put Menard in the 28 and given the 98 to Travis. No I don't think Menard is that great either, but at least the 28 would have full funding.

would you rather see the 28 retire or run mid to back of the pack most of the time?

I'd rather see it on track. It's like the 21 and 43, they need to be out there.

I'm glad Travis is still in the 28 for now. I think he's running a lot better in that car than Paul would.