March 16, 1999
- DW/Kmart/Carter: Hearing tensions are high in #66 BigKmart camp. Joe Snyder who was to be the interim crew chief/consultant left last Friday, leaving owner Travis Carter to the crew chief duties. I hear Kmart is happy with sales and race performance but supposedly will not tolerate not making a race, one reason DW was chosen for the ride was for the past champions provisionals. And now there is no definitive answer from NASCAR on whether the teams has any provisionals, my interpretation of the rules says they do have both regular and champ provisionals available since they are now 23rd in owners points, but I could be wrong. RPM2Nite on Sunday reported that NASCAR will release a decision on the Provisionals by the end of the week(3-16-1999)
- Grissom Not Renewed UPDATE 2/Trickle Named and new paint: #91 LJ Racing’s owner, Joe Falk, announced today that he will not extend his four race deal with Winston Cup Driver Steve Grissom. Falk didn’t feel the team had the chemistry needed. The team still has two races left with Textilease as the sponsor and continue to hunt a full time primary sponsor. No replacement named at this time(LJ Racing Press Release) — I hear Dick Trickle will be driving the car at Darlington(3-15-1999) — From Victory Lane Online: “…..I withheld making any comments about this on Saturday, but Steve Grissom has been released by Joe Falk’s #91 team. Joe’s brother Freddie was working on his race car Saturday when I called him with the news that the #91 car failed to qualify. Freddie told me right then that there would be another driver in the car by Darlington. Since Falk still has two races left on a 3 race deal with Textilease, they will find another driver for Darlington, which at this point in time appears to be Dick Trickle. I was told that Joe has been considering Trickle for a couple of weeks now, and that among the plus’s is the fact that Trickle is a good Chassis man, and can be quite helpful in getting the car setup.” — Veteran Winston Cup Driver Dick Trickle has been signed to drive Joe Falk’s #91 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at Darlington. LJ Racing’s #91 Chevrolet Monte Carlo will sport a new look at Darlington as well. The car will be white and teal to tie in the corporate colors of sponsor TEXTILEASE(LJ Racing Site/PR)(3-16-1999)
- Buckshot UPDATE: What happened to Buckshot Jones at Atlanta? Many readers asked that question, so I thought I’d address it. When he brought the car in to the garage area and called it quits for the day, ABC’s Bob Jenkins mentioned that Buckshot had the flu, in the Pontiac Race notes, Jones said he felt bad and got more congested as the race went on and had trouble breathing. Officially the reason out was listed as Driver Fatigue. Why no relief driver? apparently they couldn’t find a driver short enough to fit in the car(3-15-1999) — Besides being sick with a bad case of the flu and slight puenomonia, Jones had contracted carbon monoxide poisoning due to poor fresh air flow – his levels were high enough that he could have passed out on the race track, get well Buckshot(Buckshot Jones Site/Scoop)(3-16-1999)
- iRACE becomes SpeedVision: The Motorsports website, iRACE owned by The Sporting News, and Speedvision announce partnership. Plus the site has a new look to it. Check it out at www.irace.com or www.speedvision.com (3-16-1999)
- Skinner Disqualified UPDATES: From TNN’s Raceday – Mike Skinner who won the BGN race in Atlanta Saturday in the #19 Team Yellow Chevy, has been disqualified for unapproved cylinder head modifications and Dave Blaney in the #93 Amoco Pontiac has been declared the winner — Skinner and the #19 Team Yellow team have appealed the decision and all points and award money are frozen pending the outcome of the appeal, which may not be resolved until Monday. See the story at That’s Racin’: Skinner disqualified; Busch victory taken away(3-14-1999) — I hear the appeal hearing is in Charlotte on Wednesday at 10:30am/et between the #19 team and the NASCAR Appeal Board. Also check out a few Press Releases from Team Yellow: T and L Motors Press Release and TEAM YELLOW RACING LOGS POST-RACE APPEAL(3-16-1999)
- Grubb Update: NASCAR Busch Series driver Wayne Grubb is resting at his home in Mechanicsville, Va., after a hard crash at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday. The 22-year-old suffered a broken right shoulder during the Yellow Freight 300. Grubb, while trying to avoid an altercation between Geoffrey Bodine and Phil Parsons, slid headfirst into the outside retaining wall. Grubb was cut from the car and transported to an Atlanta-area hospital. Surgery will not be required. The Grubb Motorsports team plans to be in Darlington, S.C., this weekend for the Diamond Hill Plywood 200. A replacement driver for Grubb has not been named, but the team is interviewing potential drivers and an announcement will come later this week. Fans can send cards to the Wayne Grubb Fan Club at P.O. Box 3735, Richmond, VA 23234(Speedwords)(3-16-1999)
- Menard to CTS UPDATE: I hear Menard’s/Johns Manville will sponsor a two truck team, Ridge Gate Motion Sports Dodges – #38 Mike Clark with driving and Les Back as the crew chief and the #78 with Bryan Reffner driving and Walter Giles as the crew chief(2-8-1999) — I hear this team has disbanded and all involved including driver Bryan Reffner and crew chief Walter Giles are looking for work, supposedly most of the employees did not get paid for their last two weeks, yikes(3-16-1999)
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