McDonald’s announced today its sponsorship of Bill Elliott Racing’s second entry into the DieHard 500 at Talladega on April 26. The #89 McRib Sandwich THUNDERBIRD, driven by Dennis Setzer of NASCAR’s Busch Series, will be a one-race sponsorship
agreement. Setzer, a two-time winner in the Busch Series, will be making his Winston Cup debut when he qualifies for the DieHard 500. Although he has 99 career starts in the Busch Series, Setzer’s only start at Talladega’s 2.66 mile-oval was in last year’s Busch race. He started 37th and finished 37th, after being collected in an early accident. Mike Brandt of Bill Elliott Racing will be the crew chief, while the crew will consist of ARCA’s Phoenix Air Racing Team. Brandt is the superspeedway specialist for Bill Elliott Racing. See the story atMcDonald’s Website.(McDonald’s thanks Hutch), I love this sandwich but we don’t have it here in NJ. Also Setzer may run for the team at the Pepsi 400 in Daytona, the Brickyard 400 and possibly Martinsville later in the season(RPM2Nite)(4-21-98)
