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PAST NEWS JULY 31-AUG 6, 2000
- Little Out after Dover? UPDATE 2 Looks like he stays: readers are telling me that the Fans Only section(passworded) of the Chad Little site is reporting that current #97 John Deere Ford driver will be released from the #97 ride so Kurt Busch can run the final seven races of the season before taking over the full time ride in 2001 and run for Raybestos Rookie of the Year against Casey Atwood(8-3-2000)
UPDATE: please note that the ROTY rules changed at the beginning of 2000, a driver can now drive in Seven(7) races during a season without losing their ROTY eligibility. See my ROTY Rules and Standing page for info(8-4-2000)
UPDATE 2: Chad Little, who will part with Roush Racing after this season, says he's been told he will finish the season with the team(Roanoke Times)(8-5-2000)
UPDATE 2: Chad Little says word that he will be out of the #97 car by September to make room for an audition by rumored new driver Kurt Busch is news to him. Recent reports say Little would step aside so Busch could run the final seven races of 2000. Little says he has heard no such thing. Told that the report came from his own web site, Little shrugged and said, "Must be a disgruntled fan."(SpeedVision)(8-6-2000)
- Some Brickyard Tidbits: #01-Ted Musgrave had to start at the rear of the field after missing the mandatory driver's meeting two hours before the race's start. It wasn't much of a penalty since Musgrave was scheduled to start 41st in the 43-car field. #11-Brett Bodine 's car didn't make it to the starting grid because it was 90 minutes late for the pre-race technical inspection. He made it onto the track before the race started(Roanoke Times)(8-6-2000)
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- Harvick to run some Cup? Kevin Harvick, a rookie in the BGN (#2 AC Delco Chevy), may enter one or two Winston Cup races this season to "test the waters," his car owner Richard Childress said Saturday. Childress said he would like to see Harvick run one or two Winston Cup races at least the next two seasons before running full time in the series.(That's Racin')(8-5-2000)
- Hamilton on the Move? Cal Wells is looking for a new driver for his planned McDonald's-sponsored team, and Robby Gordon, who once drove Indy-cars for Wells, has been pushing hard for the ride for the past month. But Wells isn't interested in Gordon. Wells says he wants a veteran Winston Cup driver who can help Scott Pruett. One of the men Wells is interested in: Bobby Hamilton(PitNow). AND and also hearing Hamilton is the top candidate for the #01 BellSouth Ganassi Dodge ride in 2001(8-5-2000)
(8-4-2000)
- Big Announcement UPDATE 2 OFFICIAL: Team SABCO owner Felix Sabates is scheduled to announce his team’s future plans in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series at Indianapolis on Friday, August 4th at 6:30pm/ct. As has been rumored for the past few months, part of the announcement should be that CART owner Chip Ganassi is buying a majority of the team(7-28-2000)
UPDATE: no surprise but....Team Sabco owner Felix Sabates will make official the sale of a majority interest of his two Winston Cup teams to CART series owner Chip Ganassi during a press conference Friday night at Indianapolis, ThatsRacin.com has learned. In addition, the teams will change manufacturers next season and become the newest entries into the Dodge camp, according to sources. Ganassi's teams would become the first established Chevrolet teams to make the switch and bring the number of expected Dodge entries to 11 next season. Sabates will remain a minority owner in the teams(That's Racin')(8-1-2000)
UPDATE 2: Team SABCO owner Felix Sabates and Chip Ganassi announced today their NASCAR Winston Cup partnership beginning with the 2001 Daytona 500. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is Ganassi’s first venture into the world of stock car racing with the acquisition of the #40 Coors Light and #01 BellSouth entries. Although Ganassi’s majority interest in the team officially begins in 2001, he will contribute to Team SABCO’s management for the remainder of this year’s Winston Cup season. The team also announced its alignment with Dodge to field two Dodge Intrepid R/T entries in 2001. With the addition of Ganassi’s two Dodge Intrepid R/T racecars next year, a total of 10 Intrepids are slated to debut at the Daytona 500 in 2001. Former NASCAR crew chief Andy Graves, who joined Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2000 to direct its Indianapolis 500 and Winston Cup interests, will oversee the team’s racing operations together with current Team SABCO team manager and crew chief Tony Glover.(Team Sabco PR)(8-4-2000)
- Safety Device news/info: more on the HANS device, profiled here a week or so ago and on ESPN2's RPM 2Night in Thursday's show. Downing/Atlanta has sold 35 HANS units since the new and improved version was introduced six weeks ago. They have orders for 44 more at $1,275 each(AJC). Note: ESPN2's RPM 2Night mentioned on Thursday that the device cost $5,000, but I am told the price reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution(AJC) is correct. Also CART has mandated the device for use in the 2001 season and from what I hear, will also pay for the device, not the drivers or teams. Gary Nelson, NASCAR's Winston Cup Series director, said the latest HANS seems to be more practical than the earlier version, but he's not ready to make it mandatory. Also during the RPM 2Night broadcast, safety pioneer, Bill Simpson, showed his 'restraint device' and demo'd it but no cost was mentioned with the exception that it was a cheaper option to the HANS. See what the 'HANS system' looks like on my HANS page. See stories on the system at Helmet system is a hit by Rick Minter of the AJC; and HANS aim is harnessing safety by Mark Armijo of the Arizona Republic(8-4-2000)
- Melling Assoc Sponsor: Mark Melling, owner of the #9 Kodiak Ford driven by Stacy Compton, announced the team's newest associate sponsor, WorldCom. Beginning with this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, the car and driver will carry the WorldCom brand through the remainder of the season(Melling PR)(8-4-2000)
- IROC Results: Mark Martin won his third straight Indianapolis IROC race, beating Dale Earnhardt who won the IROC Championship by three(3) points. See results at the IROC Racing page(8-4-2000)
- Labonte to sit out too UPDATE: Terry Labonte said Friday afternoon that he was physically unable to continue his streak of 655 consecutive Winston Cup starts and that Todd Bodine will drive the #5 Kelloggs Chevy at Indy in the Brickyard 400(NASCAR Online). Since Bodine qualified the car, he will start 25th. Dale Earnhardt is next with 632 consecutive starts, followed by Ricky Rudd with 593 and Rusty Wallace at 502
UPDATE: Labonte said he intends to take the next two races off, Indy and next week at Watkins Glen, and will return at Michigan Aug. 20.(SpeedVision), no word on who will run the #5 Chevy at the Glen. Todd Bodine already has a ride for the race, the #34 I Love NY Chevy(8-4-2000)
- Mayfield Wrecks in Practice UPDATE 2 - will miss the race: From the Brickyard 400 site: Practice was ended 13 minutes early due a crash by #12-Jeremy Mayfield in Turn 3. Mayfield was transported to Clarian Emergency Medical Center, and an update on his condition will be provided when available.
AND from SpeedVision's Ben Blake: Track officials announced that Mayfield was awake and alert but showed signs of concussion. He was taken to Methodist Hospital for further examination and treatment. Mayfield hit the wall at the end of the 3300ft back stretch, where trap speeds show 207 mph. The car hit the wall driver's side and rearward, and the left-rear spring bounced free of the car and hit the window net and windshield. An update is expected at 2:00pm/et
AND from Total Sports/AP: Jeremy Mayfield sustained a concussion Friday in a hard crash during practice for the Brickyard 400. Mayfield was transported by ambulance to Methodist Hospital for further examination, but Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials said he was awake and alert. It took track safety workers nearly 10 minutes to remove Mayfield from the battered car
UPDATE: still no further word on Mayfield, but Rusty Wallace will shake down the backup #12 Mobil 1 Ford in Happy Hour
UPDATE 2: Jeremy Mayfield was conscious and alert after being taken to Methodist Hospital following his accident in Turn 3 at Indianapolis during Friday morning's Cup practice. However, he will miss Saturday's Brickyard 400. Kyle Petty, who failed to qualify his own car, will fill in for Mayfield. The car was slated to start 4th in the race, but with it now being a backup car and a different driver, Petty will have to start the race from the back of the field(That's Racin')(8-4-2000)
- JD McDuffie Honored: With the resignation of Dan Ford Jr. as a driver of his ARCA car, owner John Bailey faced the agonizing possibility of parking the car that he had built as a tribute to a late friend. But Bailey announced Thursday that the #70 Bailey Excavating/R.W. Mercer Co. machine that carries the same colors that it did when the company sponsored the late J.D. McDuffie, will run the remainder of the ARCA season in the hands of Jeff Finley. "We, more than anything, just want to win one for JD (McDuffie) and keep his memory alive," Bailey said. "He was a good friend of mine, a great man, full of guts and gusto, and someone I really admired."(SpeedVision) McDuffie started 653 Winston Cup races, as an independent owner driver, such as Dave Marcis is doing now. McDuffie was killed in 1991 in an accident at Watkins Glen. For more info on McDuffie, see my Driver Tribute page, there is a link to a McDuffie tribute page there(8-4-2000)
- France's Condition: The France family is being represented this week at Indianapolis by Jim France, younger brother of NASCAR president Bill France Jr., who is still recuperating from further cancer treatments. "He had a couple bad weeks recently, but about the middle of last week he started on the upswing again," Jim France said Thursday, responding to the wide range of rumors concerning his brother's health. "I think (NASCAR vice president) Mike Helton said it best about fighting cancer - it's not just a battle, it's a war."(Speed Magazine)(8-4-2000)
- Scott Elected: The late Wendell Scott will become the first black member of the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in an induction ceremony in Darlington on Sept. 2. Scott, pioneer track operator Clay Earles and innovative motorsports promoter Wayne Robertson were elected to the hall, which is located at Darlington Raceway, in voting by members of the NMPA, an organization of auto racing journalists(Greenville News)(8-4-2000)
- Pizza Hut and the #75? Pizza Hut, rumored last fall to be a sponsor of some sort with the #75 team and Wally Dallenback is once again a possible 2001 primary sponsors for the #75 Ford(That's Racin')(8-4-2000)
- Stewart at IRP UPDATE 2: Tony Stewart will compete at the DuPont 100 USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Championship race at Indianapolis Raceway Park tonight(Aug 2nd on ESPN2). BGN driver, Jason Leffler, will also run the race(The Republic, Columbus, IN)(8-2-2000)
UPDATE: the race has been postponed until Sunday, August 6th, no idea if Stewart will still run it
UPDATE 2: hearing that Stewart will run Sunday in the IRP Silver Crown event that was postponed Friday night(8-4-2000)
- #12 and baseball UPDATE: during October the #12 Mobil 1 Penske-Kranefuss Ford will have a MLB(Major League Baseball) World Series paint scheme. The car driven by Jeremy Mayfield, will be unveiled at Indy on August 3rd(Winston Cup Scene)(7-27-2000)
UPDATE: Jeremy Mayfield and Major League Baseball announced a partnership Thursday that will allow MLB to showcase its 2000 World Series by displaying its logo on Mayfield's #12 Fords in two races in October: Talladega and Rockingham. Mayfield will also attend at least one World Series game as part of the promotion(That's Racin')(8-4-2000)
- Kenseth to the Trucks UPDATE: Matt Kenseth has entered the Craftsman Truck Series race at RIR in September(Daily Press)(7-26-2000)
UPDATE: Matt Kenseth has just a few more race weekends left with only one race to compete in. Kenseth will step back into his Robbie Reiser owned Busch Series car at Michigan on August 19, racing all of the remaining conjunction events this season, except Bristol. Kenseth will not be competing in any Truck Series races in 2000(Racin' Network)(8-4-2000)
- Press Conference UPDATE: there will be a Press Conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, August 4th at 11:15am/et with Mike Helton of NASCAR, #24 CTS driver Jack Sprague and his truck owner Rick Hendrick. No idea what it is about
UPDATE: see the announcement news on my CTS Silly Season Site(8-4-2000)
- Dodson Award: Barry Dodson, crew chief and part owner of rookie driver Mike Bliss' #27 Pfizer/Viagra Pontiac, received the C&R Racing True Grit Award Thursday for his comeback in the Winston Cup series. Dodson's two teen-age children were killed in a 1994 automobile crash and he was out of racing for about a year. He slowly worked his way back into the sport, then returned to NASCAR's top series last year at the Brickyard 400. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is presented each year to a mechanic or crew chief at the Brickyard 400 and the Indianapolis 500 for outstanding achievement or for overcoming adversity. previous winners at the Brickyard were the Wood Brothers in 1998 and Buddy Parrott in 1999(Infobeat/AP)(8-4-2000)
- Bodine in the #5..for now UPDATE: Terry Labonte, who drives the #5 Kelloggs Chevy, is still feeling the effects of injuries(broken leg/concussion) occurred at Daytona in the Pepsi 400. Todd Bodine ran the car later in the AM practice and qualified the car in first round for the Brickyard 400 at Indy. Labonte has flown back to North Carolina to see his Doctor and get checked out. Labonte's status for the Brickyard 400 is unknown at present. Labonte of course has started 655 consecutive Winston Cup races(ESPN2 Qualifying Coverage)(8-3-2000)
UPDATE: all reports I am hearing and seeing now say that Labonte will start the car and turn it over to Bodine at the first caution on Saturday. AND from PitNow: Terry Labonte, still nursing a knee injury from Daytona, turned qualifying over to Todd Bodine yesterday. Labonte will thus have to start the Brickyard 400 at the rear of the field. Labonte was to be in Philadelphia last night for the Republican National Convention(no word on if he made it there)(8-4-2000)
(8-3-2000)
- Track Qualifying Records fall in 2000: In 20 events there have been twelve(12) track records set, including Bristol, California, Lowes, Michigan, Pocono, Rockingham, Texas, Las Vegas, New Hampshire, Sears Point, Pocono(2nd time) and Indy. These are TRACK records, not only EVENT records(8-3-2000)
- TV News? According to a Perfect Paranoia anonymous source, details may be soon released about one of the networks plans for the 2001 Winston Cup season. Most of the names will be familiar, but expect a surprise or two. Nothing along the lines of Dennis Miller and Monday Night Football, but there could be some non-racing names on the list. Am also told that Pat Summerall, John Madden, or Jerry Glanville are NOT under consideration(Perfect Paranoia)(8-3-2000)
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- Owner to miss Brickyard 400: This Saturday afternoon as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock cars rumble around the world's most famous raceway, the youngest owner on the series, Mark Melling(#9 Kodiak/Cougar Ford), will be tying the knot with LeAnne Smith at the family's TreeTops Resort in Northern Michigan. This weekend's race will be the first time Mark has missed the Brickyard 400, but the son of the late Harry Melling put things in
perspective. "There are many, many races, but I'm only getting married once," said Melling. "So missing a race isn't a big deal, but don't think for a minute I won't be pulling for Stacy and the guys on Saturday."(Melling PR) Congrats Mark!(8-2-2000)
- Benson Sponsor? UPDATE 2: On SpeedVision's Inside Winston Cup, it was mentioned that Johnny Benson 'may' have a sponsor and could soon have an announcement
UPDATE: Aaron Rents, which was founded by Atlanta resident Charles Loudermilk and maintains its company headquarters in the city, has agreed to sponsor the #10 MB2 Pontiac for this season's final 15 races. The contract starts with Saturday's Brickyard 400. Benson already has a sponsorship deal for the 2001-2002 seasons, pending final approval by Valvoline's board. Aaron Rents will be the primary sponsor for Michael Waltrip at five Busch races this season: Bristol, Darlington, Dover, Rockingham, and Homestead-Miami(Atlanta Journal Constitution)(8-1-2000)
UPDATE 2: it's official - #10 Pontiac driver Johnny Benson and his MB2 Motorsports teammates will finish the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup season with Aaron’s as the team’s primary sponsor. The Atlanta-based furniture rental leader agreed Tuesday evening to sponsor the team beginning Saturday in the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Benson's car will wear Aaron’s paint scheme in the race(Johnny Benson Fanclub Page/PR) AND also check out their shopping site, www.shopaarons.com, there is an image of a car and they also sponsors a NASCAR Modified #12 Modified of Bobby Gegetskas that looks similar, this may be the paint scheme to be used on the #10 Pontiac OR it may look like Michael Waltrip's BGN car that will run and is shown on the site under Dream Team(8-2-2000)
- Dodge News: Ray Evernham said his operation is on track to present the Dodge Intrepid for approval to NASCAR by the end of next week. The next major test for Evernham's team will be at Richmond in late August, giving Casey Atwood some more time in the car. If the test goes well, Evernham may enter Atwood in the September Winston Cup race at Richmond driving one of Bill Elliott's Fords(That's Racin')(8-2-2000)
- No #85 at Indy: I hear the Mansion Motorsports #85 Team, has withdrawn it's entry in the Brickyard 400 with driver Carl Long. Long hopes to run the 2000 Ford Taurus wrecked at Dover in Michigan on August 20th. Long is also looking for other full time driving opportunities in Cup, BGN or CTS and hopes to get a shot at the 2nd Cal Wells Cup team, the #66 Travis Carter ride or a Roush truck ride, unless Mansion Motorsports can find a sponsor and run full time(8-2-2000)
- SABCO's BGN cars? hearing #91 Winston Cup owner, Joe Falk, may be a partner in buying the #'s 01, 81 and 82 SABCO BGN teams and moving them to his shop(8-1-2000)
UPDATE: Joe Falk is renting his race shop to Felix Sabates, who was looking for a place to move his BGN teams to after selling majority ownership of SABCO to Chip Ganassi. SABCO began moving their equipment to Falk's shop this week. It was also mentioned that Sabates and Falk may be forming some sort of partnership, though no details were divulged, other than the fact that it will not be until November before anything became official. The rumors are that they will partner the Busch teams for next year, which Falk has had past experience(Victory Lane) BUT Team SABCO has leased Joe Falk's shop for its Busch Series teams for the remainder of the year. The lease will expire in November once the season is complete. The Busch teams are moving from SABCO's Mooresville facility to allow space for expansion to the existing fab shop. There is no truth to the rumor that Joe Falk and Felix Sabates will partner for next year(Team SABCO PR)(8-2-2000)
(8-1-2000)
- Safety Rules: NASCAR officials announced through a technical bulletin to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams that their primary and secondary throttle shafts must each have an independent travel stop to impede the throttle plates from opening beyond vertical. NASCAR officials also announced the addition of an auxiliary ignition on/off button. This button, that will disconnect power to the ignition system, must be mounted on the steering wheel within reach of the driver's thumb. This auxiliary switch must shut off the engine immediately when depressed. These modifications will go into effect beginning with this weekend's Brickyard 400(NASCAR Online and NASCAR PR)(8-1-2000)
- Indy Stuff: Ricky Rudd is the only driver that has won this race as a team owner/driver. Jeff Gordon leads all drivers with the most pole positions - he has three. Dale Jarrett has come from the farthest starting spot to win, 24th in 1996. Bobby Labonte has finished third or better at Indy since 1997. Ken Schrader is the only driver that has completed all 960 laps run at IMS for the Brickyard 400. Rusty Wallace became the sixth repeat race winner of the 2000 Cup season. Wallace, along with Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton all have two victories. Tony Stewart leads the group with three wins(NASCAR PR/Fact Sheet)(8-1-2000)
- #80 a no go at Indy: the #80 Hoover Motorsports entry will not go to Indy and make an attempt at the Brickyard 400 due to lack of sponsorship. This leaves Morgan Shepherd looking for consulting work at Indy or for a ride in one of the series. Shepherd is also looking to lease or sell his race shop, for info see the Morgan Shepherd site(8-1-2000)
- Points Stuff: The current difference in Winston Cup drivers points from positions first and second is 53. Since the inception of the current point system in 1975, there have been seven instances where the points battle was closer - 1996, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1977 and 1976. The current difference in the points from positions first through 10th is 357. Since the inception of the current point system in 1975, there has only been one case where the points battle was closer - 1989 (343 points). Bobby Labonte currently holds the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point lead. If he were to continue at his current pace of 148.7 points per race (approx. sixth-place finishes), the following is what the top five drivers will need to do to overtake him: Dale Jarrett needs to
avg. 153 ppr. (approx. 5th-place finishes), Dale Earnhardt needs to avg. 156 ppr. (approx. 4th-place finishes), Jeff Burton needs to avg. 162.1 ppr. (approx. 3rd-place finishes) and Rusty Wallace needs to avg. 166.6 ppr. (approx. 2nd-place finishes)(NASCAR PR/Fact Sheet)(8-1-2000)
- Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE: hearing some special paint schemes coming up in the next few months: #5-Terry Labonte Frosted Flakes(Michigan?); #36-Ken Schrader Halloween M&M's; #20-Tony Stewart Special (at Homestead); and a Monsters promotion with #18-Bobby Labonte, #13-Robby Gordon and a few BGN drivers; #18-Circuit City scheme at Darlington and Richmond(7-31-2000)
UPDATE: some news the "Monster" paint scheme involving Robby Gordon and Bobby Labonte, it's for a new movie called Dracula 2000. The BGN drivers are Randy Lajoie, Ron Hornaday, and Casey Atwood. Atwood is in the Frankenstein 2000 car, Robby Gordon is in the Wolfman 2000 car, Hornaday is in the Dracula 2000 car, Labonte is in a Frankenstein 2000 car, and LaJoie will be in a Wolfman 2000 car(goracing)(8-1-2000)
- Eel River Racing at the Wind Tunnel: the #27 Viagra Pontiac of Mike Bliss will test at the N.A.S.A.'s Langley Research Center located in Hampton, VA today(8-1-2000)
(7-31-2000)
- Rudd News UPDATE: hearing that the #28 Ford that Ricky Rudd crashed at Pocono was the same car the team planned on running at the Brickyard 400. The car was one of the two cars that tested well in the Indy test session recently. Hearing that Robert Yates Racing/RYR already had made provisions to have the car repaired if it was involved in a Pocono crash because they felt it would be so good at Indy, but after getting the car back to the shop, they found considerable frame rail damage. The car can be repaired, but not before the Brickyard. The team will probably now take the car Rudd ran in the top five with at California(7-31-2000)
- Tide, Pruett and GKTW: Tide will team up with Give Kids the World and have a special paint scheme on the #32 Tide Ford driven by Scott Pruett in the Cup series. The car is blue with stars. There was a contest for kids to design the car and four of the five finalists helped Pruett unveil the #32 GKTW/Tide car with driver Scott Pruett; Jason, Heather (winning design), Jake and Lisa. The 5th finalist, Alberto, could not make the event. The car will be raced on October 8th in Charlotte, NC at Lowes Motor Speedway. See the car at the Give Kids the World site(7-31-2000)
- Congrats to #32 Tide/PPI Racing Team owner Cal Wells and his CART driver Cristiano da Matta for Wells first CART win(See SpeedNet for story)(7-31-2000)
- Jenkins Award and BBBSA: ABC/ESPN broadcaster and Indiana native Bob Jenkins will receive the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America "Caring Hands" Award prior to this Saturday's Brickyard 400 at the Indy in a brief ceremony Friday, Aug. 4, at 11:00am/ct. The honor is to acknowledge Jenkins' contributions in helping to raise awareness for BBBSA and its mentoring program. In just 17 months, Valvoline's NASCAR team-related effort has raised $527,025 for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The "Caring Hands" program started at the 1999 Daytona 500. Valvoline donates $5,000 for every Winston Cup race Martin wins, $2,500 for each pole, $1,000 for a top-five finish, and $20 per lap Martin leads. There also are a series of trackside events where the public can participate and the Valvoline Online Racing Auction on eBay earlier this year raised $150,000(Valvoline PR)(7-31-2000)
- Jarrett and Race for a Cure: Based on Dale Jarrett's on-track performance and end-of-season bonuses, Ford Credit, co-sponsor of the #88 Quality Care Service/Ford Taurus, has donated $482,500 to the Komen Foundation since 1998. Ford Credit gives the Komen Foundation $10,000 for each of Dale's wins, $5,000 for each pole, $7,500 for every second-place finish and $5,000 for each third-place finish over the course of the season. So far in 2000, including his victory in the Daytona 500, Jarrett's combination of victories, top-three finishes and poles has amounted to $87,500 in donations from Ford Credit to the Komen Foundation(Ford PR - for more info see my Racing Charities page)(7-31-2000)
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