April 18, 1998
- Mike Skinner who will miss Martinsville and Talladega, may also miss Fontana. Wally Dallenbach will test the #31 Lowes Chevy at Sears Point in Sonoma, CA the week after the Fontana race at the California Speedway(May 2nd). It is a cooperative effort between RCR and SABCO for the test.(ESPN2 Happy Hour)(4-18-98)
- Randy LaJoie said Friday(4-17) he has at least three more races substituting for the injured Ricky Craven in the #50 Budweiser Chevrolet.(News & Record Online)(4-18-98)
- George Freeman, a member of the Jimmy Spencer Fan Club, is donating $100 to Spencer’s favorite charity Motor Racing Outreach each time Spencer finishes in the top 10. So far, Freeman has donated $300. If Spencer finishes in the top 10 in points this year, Freeman said he will donate an extra $1,000. Spencer said he’ll match it.(That’s Racin’)(4-18-98)
- During Happy Hour practice it was announced that the #91 LJ Racing chevy with driver Kevin Lepage would have a one-race sponsorship deal at Talladega with the Dare County Tourist Bureau, which is where the Outer Banks of North Carolina are located. A lighthouse will be displayed on the hood. For information on Dare County see Dare County Tourist Bureau website. The deal could turn into a longer term deal.(ESPN2)(4-18-98)
- Steve Park is healing well and plans are to have him test the #1 Pennzoil Chevy in the open test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 13-17th and July 22-22, 1998.(ESPN2 Happy Hour)(4-18-98)
- Have to wonder…if you go to the Team Thorn Apple Valley site, www.tavi.com there is a bio on Rich Bickle, but no mention of Greg Sacks or of Bickle just being a sub for Martinsville. This may mean we will see Bickle in the #98 car past Martinsville. Sources tell me the rumor mill has Sacks out and Bickle in.(4-18-98)
- From Henry of Stock Car Fans: WC Owner points are used as tie-breakers in qualifying, and today we had ties for 3rd (Jeff Gordon/Rudd), 15th (Jeff Burton/Kyle Petty), 23rd (Dale Jarrett/Lake Speed), and 37th (Dick Trickle/Wally Dallenbach).
Those owner points are a lot more important than just tie-breakers though. Next time you see some crew busting their butt to get a rolling wreck back out in the field, keep in mind it may make the difference between making a race and loading up the hauler early somewhere down the road.(StockCar Fans)(4-18-98) - NASCAR officials cancelled Saturday’s Winston Cup second round qualifying session due to rain in the Martinsville, VA area. The starting grid for tomorrow’s Goody’s Headache Powder 500 was set according to first round qualifying results.(goRacing) For provisional info and who took them and who dnq’d see Jayski’s Provisional Status Page, orinally NASCAR Online has Terry Labonte in the 37th spot and then later changed it to 43rd with Labonte taking a past champs prov.(4-18-98)
- Bobby Hamilton won the pole at Martinsville using an old 18-degree motor instead of the new SB-2 chevy engine.(JournalNow)(4-18-98)
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