Irvan hopes to start NASCAR team: Ernie Irvan, hopes to field a NASCAR entry soon for an up-and-coming driver he’s mentoring, still follows the sport closely. Irvan will appear at Portland International Raceway as part of the Portland Historic Races on Saturday. Irvan’s famed 1993 Chevy Lumina #4 Kodak car will be at the event, along with two dozen other famous stock cars raced in the early 1990s, including Jeff Gordon’s 1993 Chevy Lumina #24 Dupont Rainbow Warrior car, and Richard Petty’s 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix #43 STP. Presented by Marathon Coach Co., these cars will be raced as a special feature group, and many will be available for hot lap rides as a charity fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association. (see full story at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer). Irvan fields a ARCA car for Kevin Conway at Atlanta earlier this year, started 4th, finished 13th.(7-12-2002)
