April 28, 1997
- I hear Firestone is threatening legal action against the NASCAR/ Goodyear pact. Supposedly Bruton Smith is said to have told Firestone they would be welcome at his tracks.(4-28-97)
- I also hear General Motors is said to be backing the idea of Dr. J’s minority owned team(4-28-97)
- I hear Nike may be the sponsor on the Dale/Teresa Earnhardt owned #14 Chevy in 1998(4-28-97)
- Jimmy Spencer plans to be back with Travis Carter next season, and says that rumors of changes elsewhere may help his team, especially if rivals lose their focus.(per a JournalNow article)(4-28-97)
- Five minutes into the broadcast of America’s Most Wanted, a person claiming to be the man that flagged down the CAT bus the night Chris Trickle was shot called in and spoke to AMW’s producers and Las Vegas Metro Police Department. After a few minutes, Metro determined that this was in fact the long sought witness. Metro is saying that the reason he did not come forward sooner was that there was a warrant out for him. This is the first lead LVMPD has had.(thanks Cliff & Lily for the news)(4-28-97)
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