Ken Schrader, driver of the #36 M&M’s Pontiac, has entered the 23rd-annual Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway Feb. 4-6 and is scheduled to compete in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series event(goRacing), also hearing that Tony Stewart and Kenny Irwin may run the race(1-20-2000) — UPDATE: Tony Stewart will not run the race but will serve as the grand marshal for the event(goRacing)(1-29-2000) — UPDATE 2: Tony Stewart will suit up and drive a race car Sunday in the Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway. Stewart said a final decision to drive a U.S. Auto Club midget and a supermodified wasn’t made until late this week. Even Auto Club officials and PIR staff were unaware Stewart was going to race. He will driver injured IRL driver Davey Hamilton’s supermodified(SpeedNet)(2-5-2000) — UPDATE 3: Tony Stewart takes the pole in the Supermodified Racing League race while Ryan Newman got th pole for the U.S. Auto Club midgets and Ken Schrader is on the pole for NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series race(Arizona Republic)(2-6-2000) — UPDATE 4: Rick Carelli won the Featherlite Southwest Series race(Schrader 16th), Tony Stewart won the USAC MCI Worldcom Midget race, Jason Leffler won the USAC Coors Lite Silver Bullet race, Troy Regier won the SRL Supermodifieds race(Stewart 5th)(goRacing)(2-7-2000)
