■ Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season.
Wallace, who is a NASCAR analyst for ESPN, also will represent the Toyota brand on a national basis.
His team will field cars for Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan. RWR had used Chevrolets the past two seasons.
Wallace said he toured Toyota's racing facility in North Carolina and became convinced that it has the best products for the Nationwide Series.
The three American manufacturers in NASCAR have had to reduce their support for Nationwide teams during their financial restructuring.
■ Penske Racing has hired Will Power to drive full time next year after giving him a part-time spot in the the Indy Racing League this past season. Penske said that the hiring is a key element of a multiyear program with Verizon Wireless that started this year.
Power joins a team that features Helio Castroneves, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, and Ryan Briscoe. Power, 28, drove for Penske this year while Castroneves dealt with legal issues and stayed on temporarily after Castroneves returned, finishing fifth in the Indianapolis 500.
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