Dennis Setzer - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

September 4, 1998

It's official: The Wood Brothers have signed Elliott Sadler to a multi-year contract to drive the #21 CITGO Ford next year. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me," said Sadler. "I think that I am ready to compete in Winston Cup, particularly with the experience...

September 4, 1998

The plans for a second Wood Brothers team have been scrapped as no sponsor was secured for the car. This means that Matt Kenseth will stay in the Busch series for 1999.(GoRacing)(9-4-98)Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his...

September 4, 1998

Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his own survey: "What are the Best looking cars and the WORST looking cars on the WC...

September 4, 1998

Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based onownerspoints: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #11...

September 4, 1998

Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based on owners points: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #...

September 1, 1998

Roush General Manager and Crew Chief of the #26 Cheerios Ford, Steve Hmiel, has been released from Roush Racing. Hmiel says he has nothing in the works and that Jack Roush has taken care of him for the rest of 1998.(RPM2Nite) Harry McMullen will replace Hmiel as ...

September 1, 1998

UPDATE: Tim Beverley and McIlhenny Co. officials have had several meetings so far regarding the status of the TABASCO sponsorship and the #35/17 Tyler Jet Motorsports Team. Each meeting has been very positive and there has been every indication that this new relationship...

September 1, 1998

Ted Musgrave will be in the #15 Bud Moore-David Robinson Rescue Engines Formula Ford at Darlington. Musgrave ran well at Michigan a few weeks ago.(9-1-98)Hut Stricklin will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy at Darlington this weekend in the Pepsi Southern 500.(The Williams...

September 1, 1998

Hut Stricklin will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy at Darlington this weekend in the Pepsi Southern 500.(The Williams Company)(9-1-98)UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis ...

September 1, 1998

UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis Setzer.(TNN's Raceday)(8-30-98) - Setzer WILL be in the #13 Ford for Darlington and Richmond it was announced today.(WC Today/NASCAR Today...

September 1, 1998

UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis Setzer.(TNN's Raceday) (09-01-1998)...

August 30, 1998

Bill Elliott/Dan Marino's #13 FirstPlus Ford, which released driver Jerry Nadeau at mid-season, has auditioned drivers, with short-tracker Dennis Setzer in the car the past couple of weeks. Elliott, who has made some major moves with the #13, including moving the ...

Setzer in the #13

Dennis Setzer will be in the #13 FirstPlus Ford at NHIS this weekend.(WC Today Radio) (08-26-1998)...

August 18, 1998

Dennis Setzer will drive the #13 FirstPlus Ford at Bristol and possible at New Hampshire and Darlington.(RPM2Nite) (08-18-1998)...

August 15, 1998

2nd round qualifying is over and the field is set for the Pepsi 400 at Michigan. Fastest 2nd round qualifier was #13 Dennis Setzer with a speed of 180.510mph(28th fastest overall). 7 teams stayed on the qst round times and 15 teams made 2nd round attempts. DW used...

August 14, 1998

After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Pepsi 400 at Michigan based on owners points are: #3-Dale Earnhardt(9th in owner points); #23-Frank Kimmel(11); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #26-Johnny Benson(18); #16-Kevin Lepage(19); #...

August 12, 1998

Dennis Setzer has been named to drive the #13 FirstPlus Ford for this weekend's Pepsi 400 presented by Devilbiss at the Michigan Speedway. This is a one-race agreement between Setzer and Elliott-Marino Motorsports. (08-12-1998)...

Setzer to drive Dodge in Trucks

Benny Parsons said during the Truck race at California that Dennis Setzer signed a two year deal with Dodge to drive a Dodge truck in the NASCAR Truck Series and had turned down the #13 FirstPlus Cup ride.(ESPN-Truck Race) Didn't say what team, just Dodge.(7-18-98)...

Testing at Indianapolis

Four teams tested at Indy today: #81 Kenny Wallace; #7 Geoff Bodine; #94 Bill Elliott and the #13 Team with Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel. Wallace was the fastest at a little over 173mph.(WC Today Radio)...

#13 driver? Dallenbach?

(Now old news) #13 Story UPDATES: Jerry Nadeau has been released from the #13 Marino-Elliott ride effective immediately. Nadeau was released Tuesday and has gotten many calls from other teams and hopes to be back in a Cup car by Pocono July 26th.(7-15-98) - I hear ...