“Michael Waltrip tested the 1998 Taurus Winston Cup car last week at Talladega Superspeedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Taurus is replacing the Thunderbird as the Ford production car represented in the Winston Cup series. “Until you actually put the car on the track, you’re not exactly sure what you got,” said car owner and co-crew chief Eddie Wood. “We set the car up similar to what we raced with here (in the DieHard 500 Oct. 12) and it was slower, but not too far from what we anticipated. We worked on aerodynamic issues most of the time and overall we learned a lot about what the car needs.” Driver Jimmy Spencer joined Waltrip and the Wood Brothers and turned some laps in the Taurus.”(SpeedNet)(10-24-97)
