Silly season, Aug. 30 edition
It's old news, but worth noting: Scott Riggs has been hired away from MBV to drive a third car for Evernham.
That could be huge for Riggs. Evernham has had a little success over the years grooming up and coming drivers. Of course, Riggs isn't a noob -- he turns 35 in January -- but Evernham has done well by a certain other older driver, whose is on the verge of making the Chase for the second straight year just four years after getting fired in mid-season.
Riggs, as you might remember (and it's hard, because he has only 6 top 10s in 59 Cup races), had top 10 season finishes in Trucks (2001) and Busch (2002 and 2003) before making the jump.
I don't think this move makes Riggs a top-10 fixture anytime soon, but he's a lot better off.
Also, Ricky Craven got fired from his Truck Series ride. That's just darned disappointing, especially since he was very much in the mix recently as a potential driver for the 6 car next season. A shame.