April 12, 1999
- GM Testing: begins at Talladega on Tuesday for the Chevy and Pontiac teams. Steve Grissom will sub for Kyle Petty for at least Tuesday as his father-in-law passed away over the weekend and Kyle plans to be with his wife and her family(WC Today Radio)(4-12-1999)
- #43 Violation? UPDATE 3 – Good News: Hours after the race, NASCAR officials announced that initial post-race testing had revealed a compression-ratio violation — the Winston Cup limit is 12:1 — in the fourth-place Pontiac of John Andretti. Citing difficult conditions, NASCAR official Kevin Triplett announced that further examination of the Petty Enterprises engine would be conducted Monday(SpeedNet/Monte Dutton)(4-11-1999) — UPDATE 1: I hear the engine and NASCAR inspectors will do the testing/inspection at Petty’s shop this morning — UPDATE 2: NASCAR has cleared Andretti’s engine, see the full story at NOL – Andretti’s engine clears inspection(NOL) — UPDATE 3: NASCAR Officials announced today that after a thorough post-race inspection of John Andretti’s, Richard Petty owned Pontiac, the results of Sunday’s Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Bristol Motor Speedway will stand. Andretti’s engine was held by NASCAR overnight for further evaluation after Sunday night’s post-race inspection. “The process to determine the exact compression ratio is very precise,” said Mike Helton, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for NASCAR. “In the case where the finding is so very close to being legal or not legal, it is NASCAR policy to be as correct as possible before our final decision. In order to maintain the integrity of the post-race inspections, we will develop even more exact practices and procedures to finalize the inspections in a credible and timely manner.” The results of Monday’s continued post-race inspection showed a compression ratio which met NASCAR rules as described in Section 20 Rule 5.4 Article C of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book, “For all Events, the maximum allowable compression limit permitted on any cylinder will be 12.0 to 1 on all engines.”(NASCAR PR)(4-12-1999)
- Hamilton Test: Bobby Hamilton tested at Greenville-Pickens(SC) Speedway today in the #4 Kodak Chevy(WC Today Radio)(4-12-1999)
- #45 Changes UPDATE 1: I hear Phil Hammer has been released from the #45 Tyler Jet Motorsports crew chief position and Bill Ingle, formerly of the #10 Ricky Rudd team has taken the job on an interim basis — UPDATE 1: Bill Ingle has been named interim crew chief for Tyler Jet Motorsports and the #45 10-10-345 Pontiac. e replaces Phil Hammer, who’s future involvement with the team is under negotiation. Ingle joins the team immediately, and will take part in the team’s GM test at Talladega on Tuesday and Wednesday. Also Tom Mitchell has been named as the team’s General Manager(NOL)(4-12-1999)
- 10-10-345 scheme UPDATE 2: I hear the Tyler Jet Motorsports #45 10-10-345 Pontiac, driven by Rich Bickle, will have a different look to it at Bristol this weekend, still purple but different(4-6-1999) — UPDATE 1:Looked the same as usual to me, saw no differences(4-10-1999) — UPDATE 2: after looking at the story and image on the Tyler Jet Motorsports Site, I saw the differences, the 10-10 on ’10-10-345′ is bigger on the hood and 1/4 panels and the #45 on the roof is the same design as the #45 on the doors, not the plain #45 it was(4-12-1999)
- Query Safe: When Freddie Query – driver of Premiere Motorsports’ #68 Ford Taurus – was unable to qualify for the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series’ Bellsouth Mobility 320 at Nashville, Tenn., on Apr. 3, rumors of his impending replacement ignited. But Query – NASCAR’s 1998 Slim Jim All Pro Series champion – is in no danger of losing his ride, according to Premiere chairman Steve Husketh. The team just lost it’s crew chief, Jamie Jones to the #38 team and the Premiere Motorsports team hopes to make an announcement on a new crew chief early this week(Premiere Motorsports PR)(4-12-1999)
- Big Shake Up : at the #38 and #98 teams as co-owners Bob Sutton and Brad Akins have decided to dissolve their partnership, leaving the team in an unsure position. No reason was given for the split(RPM2Nite)(4-12-1999)
- #27 CTS Change?: Hearing that driver Ernie Cope may leave the #27 Hastings Premium Filters Ford Truck team to seek crew chief opportunities with another CTS team. Not sure if the other driver for the truck, Rob Rizzo, will take over or what the team’s plans are(4-12-1999)
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