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Hidden beneath the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and even under the Nationwide Series, sits NASCAR's third-most prestigious national racing series -- the Craftsman Truck Series.

Though next season it's currently in position to take on simply the name of "NASCAR Truck Series" as the Craftsman, the corporate sponsor sits the series began in 1995, will depart. No new sponsor has been found.

Combine that with other factors influencing NASCAR's Double-A league, and the outlook is less than rosy.

Just last Saturday in Richmond, word spread through the garage area that Dodge would be dropping its factory support money of the entire series -- though it only affects one team, Bobby Hamilton Racing. As a result, the team suspended operations of its No. 4 truck and will focus solely on the No. 18 for the rest of 2008.

Dodge's support has been dwindling in recent years, but pulling out entirely truly signifies that the manufacturer feels it can't compete and that it is simply losing money on the attempt to sell more pick-up trucks via NASCAR truck racing.

When NASCAR legend Bobby Hamilton succumbed to cancer in January, his son, Bobby Jr. washed his hands of the family business:

"I just couldn't be part of it with him not being active in BHR ... It's not the way my dad was running it."

This week, Lori Hamilton--the widow--announced a new management team "hand-picked" by Hamilton before his death. At the presser, Lois Vance, trustee of Hamilton's will, refused to disclose the ownership stake of the three principals.

Three? Bobby Jr. says not so fast--the trust names just him and his daughter:

"We got all ownership in BHR, I don't know what they're talking about. BHR is mine and Haylie's. Everything that Bobby Hamilton had is mine and Haylie's. ... I saw that and I was kind of confused, but I guess they're trying to give some people some hope. But it's all laughable and jokeable because their 15 minutes of fame is up."