Two others might well leave NASCAR soon, both car owners. Chuck Rider, winless since 1987, could sell the No. 30 Pennzoil team or perhaps even just close the doors. One of those developments would make driver Johnny Benson Jr. an attractive replacement for several other teams. Another owner who could bail out is Greg Pollex, a partner in the No. 97 John Deere Pontiac team with St. Louis Rams quarterback Mark Rypien. Also leaving the sport will be the R.J. Reynolds company, whose sponsorship of NASCAR under its Winston brand helped stock car racing become the success it is today. Winston will leave with much fanfare as the racing community will try to give back some of the support it has received over the years. The likely replacement as title sponsor for
NASCAR’s highest circuit will be McDonald’s. Maybe the drivers will be racing to win the Big Mac Cup. This is taken from SportsLine by Mark Zeske who covers motorsports for the Dallas Morning News and is editor of Beckett Racing Monthly(thanks DC for the heads up)(7-10-97)
