Dodge to discontinue Truck series support

In an effort to cut expenses, Dodge Motorsports has decided to cut all funding to its NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams next season. Actually, the decision only affects one team financially. Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia was the only team receiving any financial support from Dodge this year. BHR, which recently decided to run only one truck each week (the No. 18 driven by Dennis Setzer), will switch to another manufacturer in 2009. Dodge won CTS championships with Hamilton (2004) and Ted Musgrave (2005), but has scaled back its support in the series in recent years. The manufacturer's involvement in the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide series will not change.

-- Michele Vincze