“One of the hotter rumors sweeping through the garage area yesterday was this: Michigan-based Roush Racing would buy the No. 30 car driven by Johnny Benson and owned by Chuck Rider, bring in Cheerios cereal as a new sponsor and switch the car-make from Pontiac to Ford. Asked about it yesterday afternoon, a top official for Jack Roush’s operation smiled, shook his head and responded: ”Believe me when I tell you we are not buying the 30 team, period.” He added, though, that Michigan-based General Mills is, in fact, looking to add at least one of its products to its list of Winston Cup rides. So don’t be surprised if Benson, sans the Pennzoil-sponsored 30 car, still winds up in Roush’s stable next season — with Cheerios as the sponsor. Pennzoil is expected to part ways with Rider and hook up with Busch driver Steve Park and the Dale Earnhardt-owned car”(Richmond Times-Dispatch)(Jayski note: by the way General Mills is based in Minneapolis, MN)(8-24-97)
