UPDATE: Some odd goings on with Shoemaker Racing: “Shoemaker Racing out of business? A repo company showed up at the doors of Shoemaker Racing this afternoon (yesterday/12-18) ready to take the team’s trailer and all the cars. Of course they didn’t get any of it as they didn’t have “the proper papers or authority” to do it. Evidently Dura-Lube just sent them down to “get the stuff.” Dura-Lube is shopping around for another team. Looking at 2-3 different teams. The bet is that they will be going with a former team employee who wanted to try driving. LW Miller III.” (H E Johnmeyer, II, JCS Group, Inc.)(12-19-97) and “The lawyers have started. . . A judge has ordered that the Shoemaker cars be held until the Dura-Lube matter is resolved. They are in the process of picking the cars, hauler etc. up today.”(12-19-97). Dennis Shoemaker still believes that it will all be cleared up by Monday and he should have the cars back.(H E Johnmeyer, II, JCS Group, Inc. Dick Trickle Page )(12-23-97)
