Veteran NASCAR team owner Bud Moore, virtually inactive in 1997, has high hopes for a resurgent 1998 season with ARCA champion Tim Steele taking over driving duties for the Spartanburg, S.C.-based Bud Moore Engineering team. Moore said the details of the transaction merging his team with Steele’s ARCA outfit are being completed. Tom Sokoloski, Steele’s long-time crew chief, quit the ARCA team in mid-June, citing burnout, but came back Oct. 8. He is expected to take the crew chief role in the Winston Cup operation next year. Steele has five Winston Cup starts. No announcement has been made regarding sponsorship, but Moore is convinced the resources are available to make his team competitive in 1998, or else he’d still be on the sidelines. See the story at iRACE .(12-10-97)
