NASCAR Cup Series

Former NASCAR employees put lives on hold

Published Feb. 10, 2009 9:45 p.m. ET

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A wedding is in the balance. A child's first trip to Disney World is on hold. A championship ring will have to be delivered.

These are realities for former NASCAR crew members — estimated to be as many as 1,000 — who lost their jobs in the last year because teams merged, disappeared or cut staff.