Rob Kauffman buys stake in Chip Ganassi Racing

Michael Waltrip Racing director Rob Kauffman has bought a stake in Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. MWR currently fields the #15 and #55 Toyotas driven by Clint Bowyer and David Ragan, and CGR the #1 and #42 Chevrolets of Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson. There has been talk for more than a week that the Michael Waltrip cars could switch from Toyota to Chevrolet in 2016. MWR has been a Toyota team since Toyota's move up to NASCAR's top two series in 2007; that was also the year MWR started full-time competition. A new rumor has also arisen that the #15 car could become a CGR Chevy at the start of next season, or possibly even before the end of the current season, which would leave the fate of the #55 car at MWR unknown. This is likely due to at least one tweet reporting that a part of the MWR shop in Cornelius, North Carolina is for sale as a result of the Kauffman/CGR deal.