March 29, 2001
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- Musgrave back in Cup? hearing Ted Musgrave, currently running the full 2001 CTS season for Ultra Motorsports will run a Ddoge in some selected races during the year as a teammate to #7 Mike Wallace in Winston Cup, Wallace will supposedly stay in a Ford but the #7 could switch to a Dodge in 2002(3-29-2001)
- #32 to look different at Texas: The familiar orange #32 Tide Ford has undergone a minor facelift for the Cup race at Texas, courtesy of regional grocery chain Albertsons. Albertsons has joined the Tide team as a race sponsor for the popular Texas Winston Cup event, adding their blue and white logo to the rear “TV panel” of the Tide Ford for race weekend(PPI Motorsports Site), no images seen yet(3-29-2001)
- Nadeau hits the Dirt: Jerry Nadeau, driver of the #25 UAW/Delphi Chevy, tested a big-block DIRT modified at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in preparation for the April 7 Eckerd 100 Advance Auto Parts Modified Super DIRT Series event. Driving a car owned by Hendrick Motorsports team members and former DIRT modified mechanics Charlie Langenstein and Ray “Rizzo” Schepler, Nadeau tested for nearly three hours Monday night on the four-tenths-mile clay oval. It was the first time in more than 10 years that the 30-year-old Danbury, Conn., driver had been on a dirt track. Langenstein, who has over 200 DIRT modified victories on his résumé as a crew chief, was pleased with the results of the team’s initial outing. The team plans to run four or five DIRT races this season beginning with the April 7 Eckerd 100. Nadeau had a literal army of support as several members of his UAW-Delphi Winston Cup team, including crew chief Tony Furr, were on hand. Former dirt late model driver Rodney Combs and Tony Hunt, an open-wheel racer who will drive a pavement sprint car co-owned by Nadeau and Tom Cotter later this season, were also in attendance.(LMS PR)(3-29-2001)
- More NASCAR Personnel News: Tom Deery is relaxing at his Florida home this week after resigning Monday as a NASCAR vice president. The former Rockford Speedway(IL) general manager said he reached an impasse with top NASCAR management and decided to resign.(See full story at the Rockford Register) AND am hearing that NASCAR is looking to upgrade its public relations effort as well in the form of two high-level media relations experts. As stated in a recent issue of PR Week, which is a public relations trade magazine, NASCAR has hired a New York City search firm, Marshall Consultants, to help fill these spots. The Marshall Consultants representative in charge of the search, Justin Meyer, was quoted as sayinig “They (NASCAR) are restructuring the (PR) department, designing it to ensure they have first rate coverage of the Winston Cup Series.” As an aside, Meyer denied that the hires were connected to the Dale Earnhardt tragedy. Hearing that the former Director of Racing PR for Exide, Chris Dirato, may be a candidate for one of the two positions(3-29-2001)
- Murry Looking at the Glen and Sears Point: While it’s only March and the Winston Cup Series still has many venues to visit before embarking on trips to the road courses at Sears Point and Watkins Glen, Road Racer David Murry has already begun formulating plans to try and grab a ride for both of those races. “I’ve had one discussion with a prominent Cup owner and hope to speak with several more about those races,” said the Atlanta resident. “I’m getting started much earlier this year than I’ve done in the past. I’m really intent on getting in those races. I’m confident, with the right equipment, I can make some team real happy.” Murry, who is competing in the American Le Mans Series with the Kelly-Moss Motorsports Porsche Team, attempted to land a ride at Watkins Glen last season, but Mother Nature wreaked havoc with his plans. Murry’s last foray into Winston Cup racing came at Watkins Glen in 1999 when he drove for an ARCA team out of Cartersville, GA. He got in the show on time, qualifying 31st, and ran as high as eighth in the race, before suffering an oil line problem. He ended up finishing 36th(www.davidmurry.com/KG PR)(3-29-2001)
- Petty to be Remembered: Hearing some folks and the AdamPetty.com are planing to do somehting to remember him on May 12th. They are plaing to set free red and black balloons on this day. Their are plans are talk to NASCAR and other sites to get the word out. Folks who would like info can email [email protected] (3-29-2001)
- Race #150: NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series, begun in 1995, will hold its 150th event April 7 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. To mark the occasion, Craftsman has selected 150 fans to take part in a ceremony prior to the running of the Advance Auto Parts 250(Gaston Gazette)(3-29-2001)
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