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(Rusty)Wallace and (Jeremy) Mayfield Are Expected to Become Teammates Next Season, in What Is Being

“(Rusty)Wallace and (Jeremy) Mayfield are expected to become teammates next season, in what is being described by sources close to the situation as a merger ”of sorts” between car owners Roger Penske and Michael Kranefuss. Neither Kranefuss nor Penske are here(Martinsville) yet. Don Miller, manager of the Wallace-Penske team, had talked on Sunday of such a situation developing. It appears now that the two teams could be sharing elements of engine development as well as chassis programs.”(JournalNow)(9-27-97)