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PAST NEWS JULY 13-19, 1998
(7-19-98)
Andy Evans has closed his Team Scandia race shop in Indianapolis. Jimmy Kite who was to run in some ARCA and Cup races eill not do so now. Also reports have Evans getting out of his deal with Brett Bodine and the #11 Paychex team. Kite was to attempt the Brickyard 400 and even practiced there a few weeks back.(National Speed Sport News)(7-19-98)
GM Testing at Indy started Sunday(continues thru Wednesday). Weather was a big factor as there were thunderstorms in the early morning and it washed rubber away. Temps were in the 90's. Some of today's speeds: Stricklin 172.295mph; Skinner 171.969; B. Labonte 171.599; D. Cope 170.882; Marcis 170.477; Schrader 170.226; Earnhardt 169.539; Hamilton 169.536; D Waltrip between 166-167.(7-19-98)
The "Race of Champions" was held at Louisville Motor Speedway Saturday night.
Cup drivers there Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Geoff Bodine. They raced late models against four present and past LMS track champions (including Bill Kimmell Jr. who is Frank Kimmel's brother), Geoff Bodine won.(7-19-98)
(7-18-98)
I hear that the #46 First Union Ford will now be known as the #46 Money Store Chevy. Money Store was purchased by First Union and is in direct competition with FirstPlus.(7-18-98)
Correction on Speeds from the Brickyard Friday: Bill Elliott was quickest at 174.290mph. Kenny Wallace was second at 173.742 with Wally Dallenbach third at
173.481 in the #13 FirstPlus Ford.(7-18-98)
Jim Bown has signed on with the Dan Browder #78 Chevy BGN team for approx 10 races for the rest of the season.(7-18-98)
Jeff Green will replace Derrike Cope in the BGN #92 Kraft Chevy for the remainder of the teams 7 planned BGN races this season. Cope has been advised by doctors not to drive any races outside of Cup.(NASCAR Online)(7-18-98)
#23 Winston Ford driver Jimmy Spencer won the Delaware 200 Busch North series race on Saturday at Dover Downs.(WRAL)(7-18-98)
Benny Parsons said during the Truck race at California that Dennis Setzer signed a two year deal with Dodge to drive a Dodge truck in the NASCAR Truck Series and had turned down the #13 FirstPlus Cup ride.(ESPN-Truck Race) Didn't say what team, just Dodge.(7-18-98)
(7-17-98)
Wally Dallenbach has been named to drive the #13 FirstPlus Ford for the next TWO races, Pocono and Indy. After that they will sit down and discuss the rest of the season.(FirstPlus PR) - Notes: My guess is that he'll be at Watkins Glen. Looks like the Hendrick 4th team Indy deal has been scrapped.(7-17-98)
FIRST: Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham are looking to put together a BGN team to run a limited schedule. Pepsi would be the sponsor. Nothing is signed yet. If sponsorship can not be secured, Evernham and Gordon plan to try the team in 1999. Didn't mention Gordon as the driver(WC Scene)(3-13-98) SECOND: During an interview with Reese Davis, Jeff Gordon was asked about the news that Gordon and crew chief Ray Evernham would start a BGN team. Jeff said that they have discussed it with a few sponsors but that it would not happen in 1998, maybe next season.(RPM2Nite)(5-1-98)
THIRD: A BGN team has been formed by WC racer Jeff Gordon and his long-time crewchief Ray Evernham to race in the WC "feeder" series starting next year. See the rest of Glen Grissom's story at TNN's website: Jeff Gordon Racing Limited BGN Schedule in '99. The as-yet-unsponsored BGN effort is busy now getting organized for '99. BGN chassis are on order and they've secured a 10,000 sq. ft. facility in Concord, NC, and are outfitting it for a limited-schedule racing
campaign in 1999.(www.country.com), www.gordonline.com(fixed) reports that Pepsi will be the sponsor. NASCAR Online says there is no sponsor yet and an announement on the team will probably come in October at Charlotte.(7-17-98)
A reader reports that he e-mailed the Darrell Waltrip website asking if there
was going to be any sponsor for the #17 car. The resposne: "It is our understanding that Tyler Jet Motorsports plans to make a sponsorship announcement concerning the No. 17 Winston Cup car on Wednesday, July 29, in Indianapolis."(thanks Heath)(7-17-98)
Lake Speed has resigned as driver of the #9 Cartoon Network Melling Ford. His recent injuries were agrevated in New Hampshire and he does not feel that he can give it 100% for the rest of the year. Speed felt it would be cheating the team and sponsor to stay in the car. The team is now looking for a replacement for the Pocono race, no idea yet.(Melling Racing)(7-17-98)
Hut Stricklin will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy for the remainder of the 1998 season.(7-17-98)
According to a team source, Ted Musgrave will not drive the #16 Roush Racing Ford after the Aug. 9 road-course race in Watkins Glen. Musgrave will be replaced by Kevin Lepage, formerly of the #91 LJ Racing Chevy, who recently signed with Roush. Musgrave is going to stay through the Watkins Glen race because of his experience at Indianapolis (Aug. 1) and on the road course. Lepage has never driven at Indianapolis.(Jim Utter-That's Racin')(7-17-98)
UPDATE: An interesting combo: Realtree sponsor the #00 Chevrolet Monte Carlo fielded by Stavola Brothers Racing for driver Buckshot Jones in the Brickyard 400 at Indy. Realtree will also sponsor the #71 Dave Marcis Chevy for the race if both cars get in the race. Jones and the Stavola's are still looking at a possible merger.(NASCAR Online)(7-16-98) - The Buckshot Racing team announced today they will compete in at least nine NASCAR Winston Cup races in conjunction with Stavola Brothers Racing with driver Buckshot Jones at the wheel. Jones, previously scheduled to run five Winston Cup races sponsored by Aquafresh with his family owned team in 1998, is now taking the Aquafresh sponsorship, Hendrick motor program and trademark No. 00 to Stavola Brothers Racing to complete their obligation by running the remaining four races at Loudon, Talladega, Phoenix and Atlanta. Jones will also attempt to qualify the Stavola Brothers Chevrolet at Indianapolis(see above), Michigan, Richmond, Dover, Rockingham with a sponsor yet to be named.(GoRacing/PR)(7-17-98)
#35 Story Updates: see above story and the team's Indy-car driver, Jeff Ward, has run the #35 at Indy this week but is not expected to be in the car for the race. Since the team had no driver it asked Ward to test the car.(SpeedNet) Strong rumors continue now that Wally Dallenbach will test the car today and drive in a few races.(7-17-98) - I hear now that the car was not in Indy today(Friday) and is on the road back home, two sources say they are talking to, get this, Mike Cope.(let's see they release Bodine, he goes back to BGN to replace Cope, and now Cope is in the running for the #35 Cup ride? makes no sense, nothing against Cope)(7-17-98)
I ran a story on this and posted the address for students to send application in, so I thought it was appropriate to post this, thanks to SpeedNet for the info: Joshua Waring has been selected as the recipient of the 1998 Alan Kulwicki Memorial Scholarship. The four-year, renewable scholarship is awarded to an outstanding high school graduate who has an affiliation with NASCAR. Waring will receive $1,500 annually for as many as four years while he attends the University of North Carolina,
pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering. He has established himself as one of the mid-Atlantic regions top young Legend-car drivers. He finished runner-up at Concord Motorsports Park and fifth in the Central Carolinas region points standings.
"I've learned a lot about setting up a car and what makes one work through racing and working in an engine shop in Concord (NC)," Waring said. "I want to be able to make a car work by myself and not rely on anyone." The scholarship, awarded through an endowment given by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, was established to honor the late Winston
Cup driver, the first college graduate to win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship. He died in a plane crash in April 1993.(SpeedNet Notebook)(7-16-98) - The recipient of the Kulwicki scholarship will be attending The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Mechanical Engineering (as
have all recipients, starting with Ryan Zeck in 1994). UNC-Charlotte is making a big push in motorsports. We now offer a motorsports minor as part of the Mechanical Engineering degree. In May we won the first ever national championship in the Intercollegiate Auto Racing association (ICAR) in our Legends car, beating such schools a Duke, The University of Virginia, NC State, The University of Tennessee, The University of South Carolina and North Carolina A&T. We also compete each May against 120 other engineering schools with our Formula SAE car which our students design, build and drive. From: Dr. Jerre M. Hill, Motorsports Program Coordinator,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.(thanks, clears it up), information on the program can be obtained by emailing Dr. Hill at hill@uncc.edu.(7-17-98)
A BGN team has been formed by WC racer Jeff Gordon and his long-time crewchief Ray Evernham to race in the WC "feeder" series starting next year. See the rest of Glen Grissom's story at TNN's website: Jeff Gordon Racing Limited BGN Schedule in '99.(www.country.com)(7-17-98)
Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin 175.247; 4) Elton Sawyer 174.852; 5) Ricky Rudd 174.530; 6) Dale Jarrett 174.290; 7) Robert Pressley 174.169; 8) Brett Bodine 173.990; 9) Dale Jarrett 173.984; 10)Joe Nemechek 173.970; 11)Kenny Irwin Jr. 173.869; 12) Jeremy Mayfield 173.730; 13) John Andretti 173.665; 14) Kenny Irwin Jr. 173.581; 15) Ricky Craven 173.324; 16) Sterling Marlin 173.150; 17) Kyle Petty 173.030.(Irvan on top at Brickyard 400 testing). Last years pole speed by Irvan was 177.736mph.(7-17-98)
Crew Chief Butch Hylton left the #92 Diamond Ridge Winston Cup team in June and took a job at Joe Gibbs Racing as a chassis specialist. Sandy Jones, Elliott Sadler's BGN crew chief has taken over the Cup duties as well.(I had Sammy Johns, which of course was incorrect)(7-17-98)
Four teams tested at Indy today: #81 Kenny Wallace; #7 Geoff Bodine; #94 Bill Elliott and the #13 Team with Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel. Wallace was the fastest at a little over 173mph.(WC Today Radio)(7-17-98)
(Now old news) #13 Story UPDATES: Jerry Nadeau has been released from the #13 Marino-Elliott ride effective immediately. Nadeau was released Tuesday and has gotten many calls from other teams and hopes to be back in a Cup car by Pocono July 26th.(7-15-98) - I hear from a good source that Ted Musgrave will be the new driver of the #13 FirstPlus Ford by the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono on July 26th.(7-16-98) - But...per a reader: last night(7-15) on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA Channel 28, Sid Michaels mentioned that Ted Musgrave will be going to the #35 Tabasco team. Jayski Note:...but most sources have Dallenbach in the #35 for a limited basis.(7-16-98) - More rumors for the #13 Elliott-Marino new driver rumors. Sources tell me that one of the following FOUR drivers get the ride: Ted Musgrave(supposedly signed and done); Frank Kimmell(ARCA driver, helping test the car at Indy); Dennis Setzer(Elliott's test driver and a logical choice); and the oddest one - Wally Dallenbach(already announced that he may drive a 4th Hendrick car at Indy) and then it could be someone else too.(7-16-98) - I also hear Dallenbach in for Pocono, Indy and Watkins Glen.(7-17-98)
(7-16-98)
I hear Tim Steele is close to signing with Moore-Robinson Motorsports to drive the #15 Rescue Engine Formula Ford and plans are for him to run at Pocono, Indy, Michigan, Charlotte and Daytona. Blaise Alexander may do 2 or 3 of the other Cup races the team wants to run but that has not been decided. Alexander, the team and new crew chief Teddy Lee Brown are skipping South Boston and IRP to focus on winning Rookie of the Year and possibly a race. They are working heavily on their engine program, testing and are bringing in a pit stop consultant next week to help us with their pit stops.(7-16-98)
Terry Labonte and Ricky Craven will at Watkins Glen on Wednesday 7-22-98. Fans
are invited to come by and watch them for free. Spectators will be admitted through Gate 4 into the Front Straight Grandstands. Gates open at 9:00am/et. Others drivers will be announced soon.(7-16-98)
Hendrick Motorsports is once again expanding their Harrisburg, North Carolina facilities in a big way. SCR(Stock Car Racing Magazine) was given the opportunity to look over drawings with Hendrick designer and general construction overseeing ace Chuck Mack and Randy Dorton, director of the Hendrick Engine facility. See the rest of the story along with layouts and pictures at Stock Car Racing Website.(7-16-98)
More on Bill Broderick, 'The Hat Man': "The tavern, an existing business, was purchased by Brodrick's son..and Bill is helping run the place. The deal took about a year to complete...its also about to go on the historical register I believe."(Stan Creekmore vis StockCarFans Newsletter)see additional story below.(7-16-98)
Got some speeds from Indy from the Indianapolis Star newspaper(but not website):
1) Rusty Wallace 177.504mph; 2) Jeremy Mayfield 176.724; 3) Jeff Gordon 176.370; 4) Ernie Irvan 176.308; 5) Dale Jarrett 176.118; 6) Mark Martin 175.884; 7) Ricky Rudd 175.541; 8) Robert Pressley 175.463; 9) Ricky Craven 175.217; 10) John Andretti 175.016; 11) Sterling Marlin 174.846; 12) Kenny Irwin 174.737; 13) Johnny Benson 174.659; 14) Elton Sawyer 174.189; 15) Steve Park 174.091.(thanks Matt)(7-16-98)
Now this is interesting: I hear that Joe Nemechek and Elton Sawyer tested a #51 Ford in the AM testing. This may me the car Eddie Cheever is rumored to run in for SABCO with Old Spice or Rachel's Potato Chips(his IRL sponsor)as the sponsor. Also Casey Atwood was in the #94 Ford this morning. I hear speeds are down today due to the weather.(7-16-98)
From Nancy on the FL fires: Daytona International Speedway has been a staging area for the National Guard and firefighting personnel for over two weeks. The
Speedway has also housed numerous vehicles and pieces of equipment to fight the Central Florida wildfires. Today, this staging area will close and 100's of personnel will be sent home. Fires in most parts of Central Florida are 98-100% contained. This can be attributed to the tremendous support we have received from all over the world. It can also be attributed to much needed rain. It should be noted that Daytona International Speedway served over 1500 meals per day during the height of the fires. Another point worth mentioning, is the fact that DIS also
opened a shelter at one of their properties at the old Martin Marietta facility. A special thanks to DIS for all they have done to help Central Florida during a major time of crisis! A final update may be found at: Central Florida Wildfire page (Nancy-StockCarFans)(7-16-98)
Though it has considered a second car from time to time, Larry McClure owner of the #4 Kodak Chevy team has said that Bobby Hamilton will be the lone gun for the team, meaning they will stay a one car team. McClure feels the team can stay focused on one driver, one car, one team. All efforts go to the one team. Bobby Hamilton feels the same.(SpeedNet) Jayski Note: The main reason Hamilton left the #43 car was he didn't like the two car deal(with the #43 and #44)(7-16-98)
Jimmy Spencer will be entering the Inaugural Delaware 200 Busch North series
race this weekend at Dover. Todd Bodine had entered the race as well, but due to his signing with the #34 BGN team, he will be unable to make the race. The race will be held on Saturday, July 18th and is a companion race with the IRL event on Sunday.(North East Racing Site), Jayski Note: I hear that the BGNN race two races at Dover back in the early 1980's.(7-16-98)
(7-15-98)
Morgan Shepherd will be driving the #91 LJ Racing Chevy owned by Joe Falk, for the rest of the season, starting at Pocono on July 26th. Shepherd and Falk are "teaming up" together in search of a sponsor for the #91 car for the Brickyard 400 and for the rest of the races this year. Anyone interested in sponsorship should contact Shepherd Racing, Phone: 828-256-2194, Fax:828-256-8494 or E-Mail: morganshepherd@abst.net(fixed). See the story at www.MorganShepherd.com.(7-15-98)
A ban on in-season testing is among the options NASCAR is considering in an attempt to slow the trend toward multicar-team domination of the Winston Cup series.
ESPN2's ``RPM 2Night'' reported Monday there would be a meeting on that subject today, but Winston Cup director of operations Kevin Triplett said Tuesday no meeting is scheduled. Triplett and vice president for competition Mike Helton were in Indianapolis on Monday, where a number of Winston Cup teams were testing for the Aug. 1 running of the Brickyard 400. Even though there's no meeting scheduled, NASCAR is looking at the testing rules, which allow seven in-season tests at tracks where the circuit competes. For the rest of David Poole's article on 'The Ban' see NASCAR wants to put brakes on big teams - That's Racin'.(7-15-98)
Kyle Petty has been named the 2nd quarter nominee for the True Value Man of the Year award.(WC Today Radio)(7-15-98)
Dennis Setzer, who has helped Elliott with testing and was with him at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday for a test there, is not a likely candidate to step in. Setzer has signed a deal to drive in the NASCAR Truck series the rest of this season.(That's Racin'), so much for my guess...(7-15-98)
Owner Butch Mock says he is not selling his #75 Remington Ford team and has had no meetings to do so, but he realizes he must expand or merge to survive. Dave Charpentier, crew chief for the team was in Georgia doing wind tunnel tests on the car Rick Mast will pilot at Daytona in October. Mock has also had discussions with Remington about extending their sponsorship deal.(WC Today Radio)(7-15-98)
Hendrick Motorsports may run Wally Dallenbach at the Brickyard 400 on 8-1 in a 4th Hendrick car, Dallenbach will be evaluated this week during testing by the 3 Hendrick crew chiefs. If they decide to run Dallenbach he'll probably be in the #25 car with Budweiser as the sponsor.(NASCAR Online)(7-15-98)
Ever wonder what Bill Broderick, "The Hat Man", has been up to since being let go from his victory lane duties? Well, several weeks ago AutoWeek ran a small blurb stating that Broderick was opening a tavern in Algonquin, IL. Well, I happen to live in Algonquin and noticed that a small riverside bar was being opened. This morning, on my way to work, who should happen to be outside sweeping the front steps? You
guess it: The Hat Man himself. I had heard that he had bought the place but had no idea he'd be personally involved. No idea if he's living around the area or anything or if he's planning at all to be involved in the day-to-day operations of the place.(StockCarFans - Alan)(7-15-98)
Bill Elliott will use Casey Atwood as a test driver at three tests this year starting this week at Indy.(Marty - MRN Net)(7-15-98)
The hot commodity in the Cup garage this week appears to be Wally Dallenbach. First off, you can look for an announcement sometime mid-week stating that Wally will drive the Tabasco Pontiac for four races starting next week at Pocono. Also this week, Wally will be at Indy for Hendrick Motorsports on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday testing a Hendrick R&D Chevrolet. Then on Thursday he will start a two-day test session for the Tabasco team also at the Brickyard. Now should that Tabasco four race deal fall through for some reason Wally has an offer on the table from Hendrick for a two-race deal at Indy and Watkins Glen. Hendrick management was very pleased with his performance in the Bud car while Rick Craven was recovering from post-concussion syndrome and would like to give him a few more shots in one of their cars this year. The groundwork for a potential fourth Hendrick team in 1999 is there.(Marty - MRN Net)(7-15-98)
Testing at Indy: Joe Nemechek was the fastest Wednesday with a speed of 176.876mph, Ernie Irvan was 2nd fastest at 176.074mph.(NASCAR Today Radio), Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel tested the #13 Ford and Casey Atwood tested the #94 Ford. Adam Petty tested the #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac.(7-15-98)
Ernie Irvan, Michael Waltrip and Mike Skinner will race in the The No Fear Challenge at the California Speedway on Saturday, July 18th. Irvan will be in the #28 Federated Parts Ford.(NASCAR Today Radio)(7-15-98)
Jimmy Foster and Washington-Erving Motorsports(WEM) have parted ways just over the half way point of the BGN season. This weekend's race will have veteran driver Mike Wallace at the wheel of the #50 Dr. Pepper Ford at the California Speedway where he will be racing on Saturday in his #52 Kenny Schrader truck and is staying over to drive for Washington Erving Motorsports. The team is looking for a full time veteran replacement for Foster.(Washington-Erving Motorsports PR)(7-15-98)
GMAC Financial Services has signed on to sponsor the NCTS series-leading #24 Chevy Truck of Hendrick Motorsports with driver Jack Sprague for the rest of 1998. See a picture of the truck and the rest of the story at #24 Sponsor-less No More by Glen Grissom of TNN-www.country.com.(TNN)(7-15-98)
(7-14-98)
Melling Racing, who run the #9 Cartoon Network Ford with Lake Speed as the driver is looking to start a second team for 1999. They have no drivers in mind but are actively looking for a sponsor for the new team. Melling Racing can be contacted thru their website at www.melling.com.(6-24-98/7-14-98)
"NASCAR teams will turn their attention this week to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which will be jammed today with 40 Winston Cup drivers expected to begin testing for the Aug. 1 Brickyard 400. More will test next week. The Brickyard has become more than an asphalt battleground. Because of its strategic spot on the NASCAR calendar, it is where big deals are made, where sponsorships are signed, where drivers are hired . . . and sometimes fired. But, because of the high-profile nature of the race, official word of deals made at the side frequently doesn't come out until much later.(7-14-98)
The Shell #44 BGN team will not participate in next two BGN races due to Tony Stewart’s contractual commitment with Menard Racing to compete in the IRL. Stewart will be competing in the IRL event at Dover the weekend of the July 19 Kenwood Home and Car Audio 300 at California Speedway. He will race the IRL event at Charlotte missing the July 25 South Boston 300 at South Boston Speedway. Bobby Labonte, Stewart’s teammate, will be unavailable to fill in for Stewart at California as a result of his Winston Cup team testing schedule. The weekend of the South Boston event, Labonte will be competing in the WC Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono.(ShellPR)(7-14-98)
UPDATE: A rumor from RPM2Nite: Todd Bodine to replace Mike Cope in the #30 Slim Jim Chevy starting this week at Fontana, CA. John and Benny made it sound like it is a done deal. That would be a three car BGN super team.(7-13-98) - Bodine named the new driver for the #30, Mike Cope has been released and has no plans to drive any BGN cars this year at this point.(RPM2Nite)(7-14-98)
Joe Nemechek was fastest in the first day of testing at Indy with a speed over 175mph which is about 2mph slower than last years pole speed because of the 5 and 5 rule.(5" spoiler and airdams). During practice Tim Steele wrecked but was unhurt.(RPM2Nite)(7-14-98)
(7-13-98)
On RPM2Nite, John Kernan said that NASCAR is considering banning testing at the tracks and that the teams could come into the track a day earlier and practice, allowing all the teams to practice. Jayski note: Wonder what this would do to all those single car teams looking to expand, basically for testing purposes. If NASCAR does do this they should be applauded(7-13-98)
Five years ago Davey Allison Sunday had a helicopter accident that claimed his life(on 7-13). The Jiffy Lube 300 in 1993 was his final race, he finished third. See Jayski's Driver Tribute Page for some Davey images.(a sad day in my life)(7-12-98), an excellent tribute to Allison can be found at A Davey Allison Tribute by DieHard Yates Fans and st the Stock Car Racing Magazine site: Remembering Davey Allison.(7-13-98)
If there was ever a child born to be a race car driver, it was Davey Allison. If there was ever a race car driver who never forgot his roots, and always had a few moments to sign an autograph, answer of a question or smile for a photo with a fan, it was Davey Allison. And if there was ever a hero of the sport who left us too soon, it was Davey Allison. See the rest of the Speedworld story at Remembering Davey.(7-13-98)
UPDATE: Ricky Rudd used a Cale Yarborough engine in the #10 Tide Ford at Loudon during practice and qualifying.(TNN/Eli Gold during the race)(7-12-98) then switched back to a Pro Motor engine for the race at the Jiffy Lube 300(7-13-98).
In a move that will force race teams in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series to make
significant changes, NASCAR officials announced that there will be no half-time break at Pikes Peak International Raceway on July 25. The rule change is being made for the Pikes Peak race alone and that it was being tried on a "we'll see" basis for now. See the rest of the story at Speedworld.(7-13-98)
Butch Mock skipped another race yesterday, and his absence comes as rumors continue to swirl about whether he might sell his team. According to one report, Mock has been inventorying his operation, which some see as an indication he may be getting closer to selling. Mock has denied any plans to sell his team in the immediate future, but he has kept open the door to a sale next season.(JournalNow)(7-13-98)
Len Wood says he and brother Eddie should get an answer about sponsorship for their proposed second team ''by the end of the month. And if nothing happens, we'll put it off till next year."(JournalNow)(7-13-98)
Wally Dallenbach is to be fitted for the seat of one of Pennzoil's IRL Indy-cars today and is expected to run Bruton Smith's IRL race at Texas Motor Speedway in September. Dallenbach may also be the next Winston Cup driver for Tabasco, one of
NASCAR's newest sponsors but a sponsor that has seen its cars make only half the tour's races this season. Dallenbach, on the sidelines this weekend, could be in the Tabasco car by Pocono, according to sources close to Dallenbach. Gary Bradberry finished 40th in the Tabasco car yesterday, losing an engine after 118 laps. Will Tabasco eventually move to the Richard Childress camp, the Rick Hendrick camp, or the Jack Roush camp? Dallenbach, who drove three races for Hendrick last month, has
been under consideration for a ride with Childress, according to sources close to the situation, but Childress yesterday said he wasn't free to discuss that report.(JournalNow)(7-13-98)
