for Texas at least – Kerry Earnhardt has been replaced as the driver of the #40 ChannelLock Chevrolet at Texas. Stanton Barrett has taken over the controls of the Monte Carlo. (The driver change) is a decision by the owner, and it is not the result of an injury, a team spokesman said. Earnhardt, who crashed the car during practice Thursday preceeding qualifying, was 39th in the points standings. His best finish of the season was 20th in the season opening NAPA 300 at Daytona(Speedway Scene), no idea if this is for Texas or good. The story makes it sound like it is permanent, which is a shame.(3-26-1999) – UPDATE 1: Earnhardt will find out later this week if he’ll be back as the driver of the #40 BGN Channellock Chevy. Earnhardt said he’ll meet later this week with the team to discuss upcoming races. Earnhardt said he expects to drive in next Saturday’s event at Nashville(Dallas Morning News)(3-28-1999) –UPDATE 2: Kerry Earnhardt reportedly is having sponsorship problems but yesterday said he planned to be at Nashville Speedway this weekend in some capacity. Earnhardt, sponsored by Channellock, has made four of the six Busch Series races this season. Kerry, 29, is the older brother of Dale Earnhardt Jr., 24, the defending BGN champion(The Tennessean)(3-30-1999)
