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Oklahoma State Fair Speedway

Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield and Michael Waltrip will be in Oklahoma City, OK this Friday night(5/8) at the Oklahoma State Fair Speedway in the 2nd Annual 'Race of Champions', it's a 50 lap trophy dash in local racers rides. Ken Schrader, Harry Gant...
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Circuit City not happy

Hut Stricklin sponsor Circuit City(#8 Chevy), as you might expect, is not happy with the situation(4 DNQ's), and sources say the company may back out of car sponsorship when the contract ends(didn't say, not sure).(SpeedNet)(5-3-98)...
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Testing at Greenville-Pickens

Testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway continued today with Rich Bickle(#98), Jeff Gordon(#24), Robert Pressley(#77), Geoff Bodine(#7), Todd Bodine(#35), Hut Stricklin(#8) and Bobby Hamilton(#4).(MRM)(4-15-98)...
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Martinsville testing

Testing also continued at Martinsville with Bobby Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Chad Little, Dale Jarrett, Todd Bodine, Brett Bodine and Jerry Nadeau testing at the track. Bodine also had a teacher pick out an honor student which he gave a two-lap ride his in Paychex Ford. ...
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Jim Long joins Stavola

Jim Long former crew chief for Ricky Rudd and the #10 Tide Ford team has been officially named crew chief on the Stavola Brothers #8 Circuit City Chevrolet team(NASCAR Online)(4-1-98)...
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Driver injuries at Bristol

After Kenny Irwin dropped out of the Food City 500 he subbed for Geoff Bodine in the #7 Philips Ford for a while. Hut Stricklin who got t-boned by Kenny Wallace(who had no where to go), he was taken to a local hospital and released with no major injuries, Mike(not ...
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Jim Long working with Stricklin

Jim Long is working this weekend as the crew chief for the #8 Stovola Bros Circuit City Ford and driver Hut Stricklin. Long said on RPM2Nite that it was a 99% done deal that he would stay full-time(RPM2Nite)(3-27-98)...
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Long resigns from Rudd’s team

Jim Long has resigned as crew chief on the #10 Tide Ford owned and driven by Ricky Rudd. Bill Ingle has assumed crew chief duties. Long is supposedly working in the #8 Circuit City Chevy shops, not sure if he'll be the new crew chief for Hut Stricklin.(3-25-98)...
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Richeson back to Stavola

Donnie Richeson former crew chief of Brett Bodine's #11 Paychex Ford team the the past two years, is expected to move back to the Stavola brothers' team to work with Hut Stricklin in the #8 Circuit City Chevy.(JournalNow)(3-23-98)...
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Stricklin still looking for crew chief

Hut Stricklin, who drives the car sponsored by Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City, still hasn't found a permanent crew chief or a full-time engineer. After crew chief Bill Ingle left the team to join Ricky Rudd after last month's Daytona 500, Stricklin had hoped to have...
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Testing at Greenville-Pickens

BGN drivers Mark & Jeff Krough and Truck driver Jack Sprague tested at Greenville-Pickens Speedway on 3-10. Sprague was expected to stay two days but was fast and decided to go on home. Tomorrow the Kroughs will will be back along with Robert Pressey, Hut Stricklin...
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Hut Stricklin still looking for crew chief

Hut Stricklin said the hunt for a permanent crew chief is going slower than he expected, largely because his team -- owned by the Stavola brothers and sponsored by Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City -- isn't willing to go the quick-fix route. Stricklin said he approached...
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Teams missing Daytona 500

"Several teams suffered the disappointment of missing the Daytona 500 having to load and head for home. Included in that group were Kenny Wallace, Gary Bradberry, Norm Benning, Loy Allen, Mark Gibson, Wally Dallenbach, David Green, Jeff Green, Hut Stricklin, Mike Chochetti...
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Talladega Testing

Derrike Cope tested the 18-20 in the #30 Gumout Pontiac along with BGN drivers Blaise Alexander and Andy Santerre. Bobby Labonte, Ricky Craven, Ken Schrader and Steve Park are scheduled to test on Jan 21-24. Hut Stricklin is scheduled to test Feb 2-4. At the request...
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9/10/1997

If you get the chance, check out this funny story by Bob Zeller about Hut Stricklin called Hangin' with Hut , I found it quite enjoyable(Greensboro News & Record)(sorry I screwed up the link yesterday)(9-10-97)...
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8/6/1997

Richard Broome, crew chief for Hut Stricklin and the #8 Circuit City Ford, was released yesterday(NASCAR Fans). "Ross Friesinger, shop foreman, along with Greg Campbell, former crew chief on Stricklin's 1996 NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division team, will be...
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Hut Stricklin’s team feeling ignored

Per the JournalNow: The Hut Stricklin #8 Circuit City Ford team feels ignored by Ford, GM Richard Broome says automotive company only cares about Roush, Penske and Yates(adds fuel to the rumor I reported a few weeks back that the team would move to Chevy in 1998)(6...
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Trouble for Bodine or Stricklin?

Look for NASCAR to tear down Geoff Bodine's and/or Hut Strickin's engines because the NASCAR officials believe there might be something on the edge there. The Cup officials are looking at Glidden hard(3-22-97)...