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Gilliland said switching to Yates Racing
Jeff Gluck, Staff Writer

All signs are indicating that former Chino Hills resident David Gilliland will drive a NASCAR Nextel Cup car for Robert Yates Racing next season.

In addition to a morning Internet report that said Gilliland has signed a deal with Yates, industry sources said Gilliland and Yates will announce their partnership during the upcoming race weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway confirmed a Yates news conference scheduled for 1:15 p.m. local time on Friday, Aug. 4.

Gilliland did not return a phone call today, but said Thursday, ``We're getting close on a few really good offers.''

Asked if something was likely to be done in the next week, Gilliland said, ``Yeah.''

A secretary at RYR said team owner Robert Yates and son Doug Yates were not in the team's race shop today, which marked the beginning of the final Cup off-weekend of the season. more on RYR's future star