April 10, 1998
- Rich Bickle will not drive the #17 Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevy at Martinsville, but will sub for Greg Sacks in the #98 as Sacks will take the week off to recover from his injuries from the Texas 500 wreck(4-10-98)
- The #91 LJ Racing Chevy team has a new associate sponsor, Race Style Sportswear comes aboard. (LJ Racing Website)(4-10-98)
- The team Chris Trickle drove for before his shooting won the opening event over this past weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Nineteen-year-old Las Vegas driver Kurt Busch scored the biggest victory of his career Saturday night, taking a dramatic half-second victory over Steve Portenga of Sparks, Nev. in the Star Nursery 100 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series stock car race at the 3/8-mile paved oval of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team dedicated the win in Chris’ name.(LVMS and Karen)(4-10-98)
- Mary Fendrich Hulman, chairman emeritus of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, died at 6:29 a.m. this morning at her home in Indianapolis. She was 93. Funeral arrangements are pending.(GoRacing), my thoughts and prayers are with the Hullman-George families.(4-10-98)
- #98 driver, Greg Sacks, injured in the Texas 500 was released from Parkland Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon but has decided to remain in Texas for further consultations with medical specialists. Doctors anticipated a complete recovery, when he will return to driving will be determined by the doctors and Sacks. No decision has been made about Martinsville yet.(NASCAR Online)(4-10-98)
- Kevin Cywinski will be sponsored by Excite Search Engine in Saturday’s BGN race at Hickory NC. Excite joins Lycos(www.lycos.com) and Yahoo(www.yahoo.com) as search websites sponsoring BGN teams.(KARNAC Motor Sports Web Services)(4-10-98)
- Ricky Craven underwent successful reconstructive knee surgery Wednesday on his right knee and was released Thursday morning and is recuperating at his home in Concord, NC.(NASCAR Online)(4-10-98)
- Donnie Richeson, former crew chief for the #11 Breet Bodine Paychex Ford Team Scandia has been named the crew chief for the #30 Slim Jim BGN Chevy and driver Mike Cope.(RPM2Nite)(4-10-98)
- “Stock-car teams are still awaiting word from NASCAR about proposed new rules for Talladega. Some car owners and crew chiefs are against the proposed limits on springs and shocks for the April 26 race in Alabama.”(JournalNow)(4-10-98)
- Tommy Houston’s son Andy Houston, a regular in the Truck Series, will sub for injured Jimmy Foster at the BGN race in Hickory in the #50 Dr. Pepper Ford. Hickory has received 47 entries for 31 starting positions in Saturday’s race.(That’s Racin’)(4-10-98)
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