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Jim Mattei Speaks About Team Plans

UPDATE: Jim Mattei, majority owner of the #7 Philips team Geoff Bodine drives for, might be in the market to sell his part of the operation, according to sources close to the team.( JournalNow-Mike Mulhern ) (08-07-1998) – From a story on today’s JournalNow page in part: Mattei said. “But it’s not up for sale now. We’re looking to acquire a second team right now, for additional test dates and to expand our base to be more competitive. We’re working on that right now. I don’t anticipate the second team right now, but I do by the year 2000.”(JournalNow) (08-07-1998)