I recently reported that Bill Elliott will not be attending the Japan exhibition race in November 1997 because he has surgery scheduled. The NSSN reports that Elliott will have surgery to have the steel plates and screws removed from his leg as a result of the Talladega crash in April 1996. NSSN also reports that Dale Jarrett and his RYR team will not attend as they would rather prepare the new Ford Taurus. And Kenny Irwin, Jr will drive the #28 in Japan, not Ernie Irvan(8-23-97)
