The Buzz: Nov. 1, 2002

Opinions differ on whether Casey Atwood will finish the Winston Cup season in the No. 7 Dodge.

	Casey Atwood Credit: Autostock

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.

Atwood is currently 33rd in points. His best finish of the season was an 11th-place run at Pocono in June.

According to reports, Lepage was 7/10ths of a second faster than Atwood at a recent testing session at Atlanta.

Last year in the Busch Series, Lepage drove for Jim Smith, who is part of the ownership group of Atwood's car.