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Park Released? UPDATE 4 YES and Green in the #1 thru Sept:

May 8, 2003 at 12:00 AM

hearing from sources that Steve Park and Dale Earnahrdt Inc have parted ways or that Park will step out of the #1 Pennzoil ride for a few races.(5-6-2003) UPDATE: Steve Park has been released by Dale Earnhardt Inc., reports ESPN’s Mike Massaro. No word yet on who’ll replace him in the #1 Pennzoil Chevy.( ESPN ), rumors I have posted in the past month (see my #1 Team News and Links page ) include Jason Keller and Sam Hornish, which both have been denied. No word on if Park will still drive Dale Earnahrdt Jr’s Chance 2 Busch Series cars which have been quite heavily marketed . UPDATE 2: Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has released Steve Park from his driving duties of the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet. Steve, DEI’s first full-time Winston Cup driver, began driving for the team in the fall of 1996 before racing a full season in the NASCAR Busch Series in 1997. He contended for the NBS Championship that year, finishing third in the series point standings and clinched the Rookie of the Year title. He went on to compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup series beginning in 1998, where he made 157 starts and had two victories and three poles. His best finish in the points standings was 11th in 2000. “Steve was instrumental in DEI’s first NASCAR Winston Cup program,” stated Teresa Earnhardt. “Our loyalty to each other was hard to overcome. However, the time came where we simply had to make a change. We wish Steve the best in his future endeavors.”( DEI PR ) UPDATE 3 – Jeff Green in: Just one day after Richard Childress Racing released driver Jeff Green, Dale Earnhardt Inc. has decided to release Steve Park has names Green as his replacement.( ThatsRacin.com ) AND Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced on Tuesday that NASCAR veteran Jeff Green will take over the driving duties of the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet starting with the Winston Open at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 18th. Green will drive the #1 Pennzoil Chevrolet on an interim basis.( DEI PR )(5-6-2003) UPDATE 4: Fox Sports Net’s Totally NASCAR’s Krista Voda reported that Jeff Green will be in the Dale Earnhardt Inc. #1 Pennzoil Chevy at least until September. Green was released from the Richard Childress Racing #30 AOL Chevy on Monday.( Fox Sports )(5-8-2003)