April 13, 1999
- #16 Lepage News UPDATE 1: James Ince, crew chief for Kevin Lepage and the #16 Primestar/TV Guide Ford, resigned today siting philosophical differences(WC Today Radio) Tommy Morgan, Jeff Burton’s BGN crew chief will call the shots for the tean on Sunday at Martinsville.(4-12-1999) — UPDATE 1: Jeff Burton confirmed Tommy Morgan’s serving as the crew chief to the #16 team is only temporary(Winston Cup Tele-Conference)(4-13-1999)
- Garone, new gig UPDATE 2 – Maybe? Joe Garone, former crew chief for Bill Elliott Racing has accepted a position with Rudd Performance Motorsports as crew chief for Ricky Rudd. His duties begin Monday. Jerry Pitts, who was the crew chief for Elliott’s #13 team will assume the crew chief role for the #94(4-8-1999) — UPDATE 1: Ricky Rudd said Saturday that he has not hired a new crew chief, referring to reports that he has hired Joe Garone, who stepped down as Bill Elliott’s crew chief last week. Dan Stillman is still acting as the chairman of Rudd’s crew chief by committee(That’s Racin’)(4-11-1999) — UPDATE 2: Garone was spotted helping Ricky Rudd’s #10 Tide team in the pits at Bristol. Rudd confirmed that Garone is high on the list of candidates to become his team’s permanent crew chief. Rudd is talking to Garone and a few other possibilties(Times-Dispatch)(4-13-1999)
- Spencer Info: Jimmy Spencer expects to go the distance at Martinsville. He says he’s feeling much better and the problem last Sunday wasn’t his injuries, it was that the padding they attached to him was taped on too tight(Winston Cup Tele-Conference)(4-13-1999)
- Double Duty UPDATE:: at least two Cup drivers will attempt to make the CTS race at Martinsville this weekend. Ernie Irvan will be in the #44 Irvan-Simo Federated Auto Parts Ford and Rich Bickle will be in the #45 Tyler Jet Motorsports “Lucky Dog” 10-10-345 Truck(4-12-1999) — UPDATE 1: NOL has the entry list up and Irvan, Bickle and Bobby Hamilton in the #4 Dana Dodge will atttempt both the CTS and Cup race at Martinsville(NOL)(4-13-1999)
- Another New Car: Rusty Wallace, who took his 49th career Cup win in a brand new car at Bristol, will debut his new “PC-11” this coming weekend on the .526-mile Martinsville short track. “That was a pretty cool deal for our team at Bristol,” Wallace said from his North Carolina mountain home on Monday. “When you stop and think about it, it was pretty incredible that we were able to take a brand new car…a car that had never seen a lap on a race track until last Friday…win the pole, and then kick butt like we did there on Sunday. “The big difference [at Martinsville] is that we’ve already had the ‘PC-11’ out for a shakedown,” said Wallace, who has six career Martinsville wins. “We had the car down at Greenville-Pickens (Speedway, near Greenville, S.C.)once and hope to go back this week. We logged a lot of laps and know we have a strong piece in this car. We’ll tweak on it some more before we get to Martinsville.”(Tom Roberts PR via Speedwords)(4-13-1999)
- #77 Testing: Robert Pressley and the #77 Jasper Motorsports team are testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway today(4-13-1999)
- Black Flag: Had a few questions on why Steve Park and Mike Skinner got black flagged towards the end of the Food City 500. From David Poole of That’s Racin’: Mike Skinner and Steve Park were shown the black flag by NASCAR late in the race for violating rules governing how they should blend back into position with cars pitting on the frontstretch. Skinner ignored the black flag while his team, led by crew chief Larry McReynolds, questioned NASCAR officials about the decision. So NASCAR pulled the scorecard on the #31 Chevrolet. Skinner was running on the lead lap at the time the penalty was imposed and probably would have finished 12th. Skinner was originally put in 30th in the final rundown, but after reviewing the situation NASCAR moved him back up to 21st in the revised finish(That’s Racin’)(4-13-1999)
- Did ya Know? UPDATE: #12 Mobil One Ford driver Jeremy Mayfield is the only driver to have been in the top 10 of the Cup standings every week since the start of the 1998 season(Williams Co PR)(4-12-1999) — CORRECTION: Mayfield was 19th after the 1999 Daytona 500 since he finished 20th and led a lap(4-13-1999)
- Big Shake Up UPDATE 2: 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) — UPDATE 1: Georgia businessman Brad Akins, co-owner of Akins/Sutton Motorsports, has assumed the management of the daily operations of Akins/Sutton Motorsports. Bob Sutton has been relieved of his day-to-day duties with the organization. The company will continue to field cars in the NASCAR Busch Series with drivers Elton Sawyer and Glenn Allen. “I made this change because I became aware that there were business practices occurring that were not consistent with the standards I have for my other businesses,” Akins said. “I believed the long-term objectives of this company would not be met if we continued the practices that were currently implemented, so I elected to assume total control of the company. I will continue provide the support for the efforts of these teams as they contend for the championship and race wins,” Akins said.(Keystome Marketing PR)(4-13-1999) — and the team is moving to a new shop this week and they will use Chevy’s at Talladega(as they did in Daytona) and finish the season in Fords(4-14-1999)
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