Simo in the #90 at Road Courses: Hills Bros Coffee Racing team owner Junie Donlavey has tabbed Trans-Am Series Champion Brian Simo (SIM o) to run the Hills Bros Coffee Ford at both Sears Point Raceway in June and Watkins Glen International in August. Looking at the opportunity to help his Hills Bros Coffee Racing team gain points in the standings, Stricklin supported the opportunity to put Simo behind the wheel. Simo is looking forward to getting back behind the wheel of the #90 car. “Junie Donlavey is the nicest man in racing,” Simo said. “I appreciate the opportunity he’s given me to get back in a Winston Cup car and I’m looking forward to working with the Hills Bros Coffee crew again. I think it’s great that we’ll be doing some testing prior to the Sears Point race. Hopefully, that will translate into a solid starting position, and then we’ll just work it from there.” Donlavey Racing is hoping to get the team’s road-course car ready to test at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va., prior to making the trip to Sears Point in June. Simo competed in the BGN events at Watkins Glen in 1997 and 1998. Both times, he was leading the race before suffering engine failure. His first Cup start came at Sears Point last June where he qualified 34th and finished 36th, despite a long pit stop to replace a broken gear(Keystone Marketing)(5-9-2001)
