BUSCH: Great Clips adds Leffler, cuts Foyt back.

The Great Clips Racing programme has added Jason Leffler to its driver line-up, alongside Braun Racing team-mate and rookie of the year contender AJ Foyt IV.

Great Clips has served as primary sponsor of Foyt's #38 entry this season, but will now divide its backing sponsorship between Braun Racing's #32 and #38 entries for the remainder of the 2006 season.

Leffler's #32 Chevrolet will carry Great Clips as its primary sponsor in selected races, beginning with this weekend's Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Foyt will turn to a more limited schedule in the #38 entry in an effort to give him more time to test and gain seat time by possibly running in other series. He will retain his eligibility to compete for the rookie of the year honours, however, and will be back behind the wheel of the #38 on 21 April at Phoenix International Raceway.

"We are committed to giving Great Clips excellence both on the track and off," said Braun co-owner Doug Stringer, "By having one of our two drivers represent Great Clips on a weekly basis, we feel that we are giving our sponsor the best of both worlds. Our primary goal is to take Great Clips to the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series awards banquet with a top five or top ten in the point standings."