April 30, 1999
- CANCELED: NASCAR decided to cancel qualifying for Sunday’s California 500. The line-up will be determined by owners points and post marks. How does it work, from my provisonal page: In the event of rain, the top 35 positions are based on OWNER points and the rest of the field is filled by former race winner, WC Champion and based on Date/Time on the entry form for the event, in the following order: 1) the first 35 positions are set from current owners points (if it’s one of the 1st four races then it’s the previous season owner points); 2) previous Rockingham winners not included in #1; 3) past champion’s provisional, and; 4) the post-mark date on the team’s entry form for the event(4-30-1999)
- Double Duty: Three drivers attempting to make both the Cup race and the Winston West race completed part one of their mission by qualifying for the Winston West race atCalifornia. #15-Kenny Schrader qualified 2nd, #58-Ricky Craven(5th) and #1-Butch Gilliland(7th). Also CTS driver Mike Wallace, qualified 9th in the #26 Ford(results many sources)(4-30-1999)
- No Bull 5 UPDATE 1: The five fans selected for the Winston No Bull 5 contest for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte will be paired with their drivers Thursday in Ontario, Calif. The drivers are: Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Jeff Gordon, Mike Skinner and Bobby Labonte will compete in a 20-lap Daytona USA video game race. The finishing order will determine which driver is paired with which fan. If one of those drivers wins at Charlotte, the driver and the fan each win $1 million(That’s Racin’)(4-28-1999) — UPDATE 1: Dan Schwarm of Claremore, OK is paired Jeff Gordon, Rhonda Traylor of Highlands, TX is with Bobby Labonte, Charles Delzotti of Las Vegas with Mike Skinner, Herbert Copes of Wynne, AK with Ward Burton and Wade Smith of Metropolis, IL with Jeff Burton. The five Winston No Bull 5 drivers competed in a 20-lap Daytona USA video game at Dave & Busters of Ontario. The drivers’ finishing order determined the fan with which they would be paired. Prior to the video-game race, the fans had been randomly placed on a scoreboard with their names hidden. After the Daytona USA competition, the finishing order was placed next to the concealed names. Each driver then revealed the name of his fan. See full story and info at RaceWire(4-30-1999)
- RAIN: Qualifying was rained out and the line-up will be determined by owners points and post marks. How does it work, from my provisonal page: In the event of rain, the top 35 positions are based on OWNER points and the rest of the field is filled by former race winner, WC Champion and based on Date/Time on the entry form for the event, in the following order: 1) the first 35 positions are set from current owners points (if it’s one of the 1st four races then it’s the previous season owner points); 2) previous Rockingham winners not included in #1; 3) past champion’s provisional, and; 4) the post-mark date on the team’s entry form for the event(4-30-1999)
- Clean Shower gone? UPDATE 2: hearing that the Clean Shower sponsorship of the #8 Bobby Hillin Chevy is finished. Hillin supposedly took them off the car on Friday afternoon in Talladega?(4-27-1999) — UPDATE 1: Bobby Hillin lost his primary BGN sponsorship from Clean Shower before the Touchstone Energy 300 last week but managed to pick up Sparkle Towels on a one-race deal when Loy Allen missed the show. Clean Shower will stay on as an associate sponsor for selected races(Racer Magazine)(4-28-1999) — UPDATE 2: when Bobby Hillin unloaded on Thursday at California, Clean Shower on the hood; rest of car was bare. The team put Sparkle on the rear fenders and Georgia-Pacific on the rear, then Clean Shower as an associate by the rear wheels. The Clean Shower logo was then removed from the hood(4-30-1999)
- Labonte/BGN: Bobby Labonte will not drive in any more BGN races during the 1999 and has withdrawn as the driver of the #18 MBNA Pontiac. It is still undecided whether they Joe Gibbs will find a replacement driver for races later this year, and the JGR MBNA Pontiac was withdrawn from the California BGN entry list(bobbylabontefans.com) From what I hear is that Labonte does not wish to risk injury while running for the Cup championship.(4-30-1999)
- Golf: I hear Dunlop Golf was added as sponsor this weekend for Jeff Krogh’s #56 Chevy at California(4-30-1999)
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