Ernie Irvan, Bobby Hamilton, Brett Bodine and Rich Bickle have filed entries for the Richmond Truck race Thursday. Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Ken Schrader, Jimmy Spencer, Dick Trickle, Michael Waltrip and Kevin Lepage have signed up for Friday’s Busch race at Richmond.(Times-Dispatch)(9-6-98)BGNN driver Tom Bolles, injured in the BGNN race last week in Loudon was released from Concord Hospital at 1PM on Friday, September 4. He was transported by ambulance from Concord to his parents home in Ellington, CT. Tom walks with assistance and he is becoming more aware and alert every day. The Bolles family is deeply touched by all of the cards, gifts, and E-mails that Tom receives daily. For more info on Tom, his email or address for cards see theTom Bolles Racing Homepage.(9-6-98)During the Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington, NASCAR took a tire from the #3, 24, 88 and 99 teams to inspect. No word on any results. Word from the broadcast was that NASCAR planned to do this for the remainder of the season.(ESPN during the race)(9-6-98)Sad News:Fan collapses, dies at Darlington.(iRace/AP)(9-6-98)Drivers eligible for the Winston “No Bull 5” $1 million bonus in October in the Winston 500 at Talladega: Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt and Jeremy Mayfield.(9-6-98)With Mark Martin now down 199 points to Jeff Gordon, there is now a magic number for Jeff Gordon, 3. If he finishes 3rd in all 9 races left, there’s no way that Mark Martin could catch him.(Nenry-StockCarFans Newsletter)(9-6-98)Richard Petty was inducted Saturday night into the National Motorsports Press Association’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Darlington Country Club. He is already in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega.(News and Record)(9-6-98)Lake Speed did an interview on TNN’s Inside NASCAR and said he has not retired. He was originally diagnosed as having bruised ribs after his Sears Point accident. A second checkup found that he had 4 broken ribs and a broken sternum then resigned from the #9 Cartoon Network/Melling Ford. He said he’d like to come back when healthy but only to a team that wants him and that has sponsorship. He had gotten a few calls to drive, but feels he is not healthy enough yet.(9-6-98)UPDATE: One of five NASCAR Winston fans will win $1 million in Winston’s No Bull 5 “They Win, You Win” sweepstakes. Each of the five fans will attend the Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington 9-6, and one will walk away a millionaire. The five are: Jim Chorman, 54, Staten Island, NY; Patrick Fitzharris, 37, Huntington, NY; Nancy Green, 57, Silver Spring, MD.; Donald Kennay, 41, Ashton, IL; and Robert Tisdale, 45, Newport, NC.(NASCAR Online)(8-22-98) – Jeff Gordon pullout the name: Jim Chorman, 54, Staten Island, NY wins the million bucks, congrats Jim.(9-6-98)Dale Jarrett has been the subject of a lot of behind-the-scenes negotiations the past few weeks, with a number of teams trying to figure out how to snare him. But he is signed with Robert Yates Racing thru 2000.(JournalNow)(9-6-98)Elliott Sadler’s decision to go with the Woods next season may cost him his ride with Gary Bechtel’s Busch team the rest of this season, according to sources close to Sadler.(JournalNow)(9-6-98)Robbie Loomis says he’ll back at Petty Enterprises again next season as crew chief for John Andretti.(JournalNow)(9-6-98)Andy Petree made it official yesterday that Kenny Wallace will be his second driver next season, with Square D as sponsor. And Petree said that Larry McReynolds would not be joining the new team.(JournalNow)(9-6-98) (09-06-1998)
