April 18, 2000
- Atwood and Dodge? hearing from a few sources that Casey Atwood’s signing with Ray Evernham and Dodge for the 2001 Winston Cup season is almost if not already, a done deal. Pretty much a given anyway(4-18-2000)
- #75 Crew Chief? UPDATE 2: another name rumored as a possible crew chief for the #75 Galaxy Motorsports team and driver Wally Dallenbach — Newt Moore, former crew chief for Kenny Wallace when the #81 Filmar team was still around and also the #77 Jasper Engines team(4-15-2000)
UPDATE: Wally Dallenbach was asked Sunday morning about his team’s crew chief situation and told SpeedVision that good reporters with their eyes open could figure it out. SpeedVison saw Newt Moore and Walter Ballard atop the team’s pit box, running the show(SpeedVision)(4-17-2000)
UPDATE 2: After nearly four weeks without a crew chief, the #75 Galaxy Motorsports team permanently hired Newt Moore as the new crew chief. Moore, who last year served as crew chief for several organizations, is the team’s first crew chief since Wayne Orme stepped down in March. Wally Dallenbach is the driver of the mult-sponsored Ford with RedCell Batteries, Rotozip, Cartoon Network/WCW/Dinner and a Movie as sponsors(RMI/Atlanta PR)(4-18-2000) - Sad Story – Two Die at Talladega Superspeedway: Two NASCARS fans died during this past weekend’s racing at the Talladega Speedway. The sheriff of Talladega County says a 69-year old man from Bismark, Arkansas was found in his tent on Sunday. A 26-year old man from Tennessee was also found dead, when his friends tried to wake him up for a race. Investigators say both men apparently died from heart-related natural causes(WSFA channel 12)(4-18-2000)
- Schrader in Vegas: This weekend’s major-league event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway got a boost by the entry of NASCAR Winston Cup regular Ken Schrader in the Winston West stock car race(Las Vegas Review Journal)(4-18-2000)
- Jones to Chevy? UPDATE 2: Claiming that Pontiac teams face too much of an unfair disadvantage, #00-Buckshot Jones said he will switch to Chevrolet if NASCAR officials don’t remedy the situation soon(GoUpstate)(3-19-2000)
UPDATE: Buckshot Jones’ Busch Grand National team will shift from Pontiacs to Chevrolets as soon as it can get the new sheet metal hung on the chassis the team already has(Gaston Gazette)(3-26-2000)
UPDATE 2: Buckshot Racing is testing a new Chevrolet Monte Carlo at California Speedway today and tomorrow(Tues and Wed Apr 18-19th). In addition to the Monte Carlo, the team will also be taking a brand new Grand Prix with them to test as well. The team currently competes with a Pontiac Grand Prix in the BGN. “We want to practice both cars equally, measure the differences and make notes,” explained crew chief Sandy Jones. “More than likely we will bring the Monte Carlo back to race at California in two weeks. We’ve been getting beat pretty bad by the Chevy’s, so why not join them. The Grand Prix just doesn’t have the downforce that the Monte Carlo does.” Of the eight competing Pontiacs in the Busch Series, the highest ranking Pontiac is 14th in points, while Chevrolets make up 16 of the top-20 in points. If all goes according to plan, the team will compete with the Grand Prix after California until a couple more Monte Carlos can be built before making the switch. A potential change such as this takes a lot of time and effort from a team. Rarely does a manufacturer change take place during the season because of the burden placed on the shoulders of the crew members building the cars. Jones has never competed with a Chevrolet in the Busch Series although, he did run a Chevrolet in the Winston Cup Series in 1998 when he drove on a limited basis for the Stavola Brothers(Buckshot Racing PR)(4-18-2000)
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