April 19, 1999
- Menard/Stewart UPDATE 1: ut-oh, lawsuit. Team Menard Sues Former Driver Stewart. Tony Stewart has been issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting him form working for any other Indy 500 competitors of his former sponsor, Team Menard(WRAL)(4-17-1999) — UPDATE 1: from That’s Racin’ Stewart to press on in Indy 500 bid(4-19-1999)
- Shepherd/#90: Junie Dunleavy’s Driver of the Week for his #90 Ford will be Morgan Shepherd for the upcoming Talladega race. Triple Edge Silicon Wiper Blades may return for the race as sponsor. The veteran car owner continues to look for full sponsorship for his Taurus this season(Inside Motorsports)(4-19-1999) Shepherd will not drive the #90 at Talladega
- Short Tracks: John Andretti’s victory at Martinsville made him the eighth different winner in the last eight Winston Cup short-track races(4-19-1999)
- Ironic: John Andretti’s victory Sunday at Martinsville came from the 21st starting position, the deepest spot in the field for a winner since Lee Petty won from 24th in 1959(Infobeat/AP)(4-19-1999)
- Cope OK: Derrike Cope became unconscious in the garage area. Medical attention and oxygen quickly revived Cope, who faded to 34th on account of his difficulty breathing. No crush panel problems and no idea if any air supply problems, but Cope is OK(NOL)(4-19-1999)
- Cars Inspected: after the Martinsville Race: John Andretti’s, Jeff Burton’s, Dale Jarrett’s and Kyle Petty’s(PitNow)(4-19-1999)
- Finishes: Some drivers had their best finishes in a while – #55- Kenny Wallace(6th) had his best since Loudon(6th) in August of 1998; #45-Rich Bickle(11th) had his best since Phoenix(11th) last October; #66-Darrell Waltrip(12th) had his best since Pocono(6th) last June; #11-Brett Bodine(14th) had his best since Talladega(13th) last October; and #23-Jimmy Spencer(16th) had his best finish since Daytona(12th) last October. So far in 1999 there have been 26 different drivers to score a Top-10…..last year’s total was 41(Henry Stockcarfans Newsletter)(4-19-1999)
- Kyle Leads: The four laps that Kyle Petty led at Martinsville on Sunday were the first laps he has led since Atlanta in November of 1997. That’s 41 races(counting the two he missed this year)(Henry Stockcarfans Newsletter)(4-19-1999)
- Elliott Crew: Tom Hubert who drove the #19 Ford at Vegas and was driving the #7 Truck until a recent split, changed tires for the #94 McDonald’s team and Bill Elliott at Martinsville(The Depot) — UPDATE: Hubert works at Bill Davis Racing getting Ward Burton’s BGN cars ready for his 5 race schedule this year(4-19-1999)
- Team Yellow: Jamie Skinner is testing for the next two days at New Hampshire International Raceway at Loudon, NH in preparation for his debut with the #19 Team Yellow Chevy at the May 8th event in NH. Skinner is fresh off a late model stock win Saturday night at Carraway Speedway, NC. And yes, Jamie is Mike’s son(Team Yellow)(4-19-1999)
- New Look: see the new look #64 Luxary Travel Coaches Chevy at Shoemaker Racing Site. Geoffrey Bodine will debut the new look at Talladega(4-19-1999)
- #75 Sponsor: Kelly Denton will drive the #75 Chevy owned by Charles & Don Henderson at Talladega this saturday. Llumar Windows will sponsor the team for the one race deal. The team is still searching for a full time sponsor(Henerderson PR)(4-19-1999)
- New Site: BGN driver Skip Smith (Williamsport, Pa.) now has a home on the world-wide web. The retired Pennsylvania State Police Officer, who is now firmly planted in his second career, driving the number #67 Smith Brothers Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo, can now be accessed by simply logging on the web. The Internet address for the new site is www.skip-smith.com, news and info on Skip and the team. Smith makes his Talladega debut this coming weekend. Also Deka Batteries is welcomed as “The Official Battery of Smith Brothers Motorsports” for the 1999 season. The new partnership, with East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc. and its Deka batteries brand, begins this weekend with the Touchstone Energy 300 at Talladega(raceitcom.com PR)(4-19-1999)
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