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Curtis Black  11/02/02

From Jayski:   Lepage in? Atwood out at the #7? UPDATE 4 next week?: hearing Kevin Lepage, who recently left the Brewco Motorsports in the BGN [Elton Sawyer in the #37 BGN car this week] will take over the #7 Sirius Dodge driving duties this week at Rockingham, Casey Atwood will supposedly go back to Brewco Motorsports and the BGN. Supposedly Lepage will run the final three Cup races in the car and possibly drive the full 2003 season.(10-29-2002)
UPDATE: PRN'S Garagepass Sources Have Confirmed That Car Owner Ray Evernham And Driver Casey Atwood Are Parting Company. Kevin Lepage, In A One Race Deal, Will Drive The Sirius Satellite Dodge, At Rockingham.
UPDATE 2: Contrary to electronic reports, Casey Atwood will remain behind the wheel of the #7 Sirius Satellite Dodge for the rest of the 2002 season. A team representative told NASCAR.com late Tuesday that Atwood would indeed drive in the three remaining races this year. Kevin Lepage will not drive the car, as reports stated.(NASCAR.com)(10-29-2002)
UPDATE 3: There may be a driver change for this weekend's Winston Cup race at Rockingham. There is action at Ultra Evernham Motorsports. Sources close to the team said that Casey Atwood was fired Tuesday morning as the driver of the #7 car. Kevin Lepage was at the shop on Tuesday and was set to replace Atwood this weekend. By Tuesday afternoon, Atwood was back in the car because of contractual snag, but if the situation is cleared up, Lepage may in fact be in the 7 car this weekend.(FoxSports)(10-30-2002)
UPDATE 4: Opinions differ on whether Casey Atwood will finish the Winston Cup season in the #7 Dodge. Atwood is behind the wheel for the race this weekend. But, reports in the garage area have him out for the final two races of the year at Phoenix and Homestead, possibly replaced by Kevin LePage. However, team representatives stated that Atwood would finish out the season. According to reports, Lepage was 7/10ths of a second faster than Atwood at a recent testing session at Atlanta.(NASCAR.com)(11-1-2002)