The Buzz: May 8, 2001

May 8, 2001
10:13 AM EDT (1413 GMT)

The Buzz has learned there could be a different look to Michael Waltrip's No. 15 DEI Chevrolet by the time The Winston or Coca-Cola 600 takes place.

Michael Waltrip

The team has changed several crew positions: Jackman, tire changers and carriers, but that has not seemed to help. The next change could take place all the way up to crew chief.

If that does happen, look for Steve Hmiel, Technical Director at Dale Earnhardt Inc., to take a more involved role in the No. 15 team. Since winning the Daytona 500, the team has fallen from first in points to 26th in only 11 races.

Waltrip, the 1996 winner of The Winston, has qualified fairly well this year, but the team's best finish since Daytona was a 13th-place effort at Rockingham.