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Nadeau in the #9 at Pocono

UPDATE: Jerry Nadeau has been named to drive the #9 Cartoon Network Ford at Pocono on Sunday. - Jerry Nadeau signed today with Melling Racing and the Cartoon Network to drive the #9 Cartoon Network Ford at Pocono this Sunday. Although the current agreement is for this...

Lake Speed steps out of #9

Lake Speed has resigned as driver of the #9 Cartoon Network Melling Ford. His recent injuries were agrevated in New Hampshire and he does not feel that he can give it 100% for the rest of the year. Speed felt it would be cheating the team and sponsor to stay in the...

Melling looking to start second team

Melling Racing, who run the #9 Cartoon Network Ford with Lake Speed as the driver is looking to start a second team for 1999. They have no drivers in mind but are actively looking for a sponsor for the new team. Melling Racing can be contacted thru their website at...

Lepage replaced with Kendall at Sears Point

Joe Falk, owner of the #91 LJ Racing Chevy has replaced Kevin Lepage with Tommy Kendall for the race at Sears Point. No driver was named for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, but it won't be Lepage as he has been released from that ride. The #91 will have First Union on as...

Lake Speed Update

Speed said doctors found no broken bones from his practice accident but that he had torn right and left rib cartilage and suffered bruises. Speed said he would receive physical therapy from trainers and that he hoped to be in the #9 Cartoon Network Ford in the Saturday...

Gilliland subbing for Speed at Sears Point

Lake Speed will not drive the #9 Cartoon Network Ford in the SaveMart/Kragen 350k. Butch Gilliland will drive the car in the race. Speed wants to be 100% for the Pepsi 400 next week. Robert Pressley spun and whacked the tire barrier, the car will be repaired in time...

Lake Speed taken to hospital

Lake Speed was taken to a local hospital for x-rays and all proved negative, he is very sore and Speed is still questionable for the race Sunday. Speed crashed very hard during practice.(ESPN2 Qualifying)(6-26-98)...

Sears Point notes

Lake Speed crashed hard in practice and Butch Gilliland will attempt to qualify the backup #9 Cartoon Network Ford. Gilliland had no practice laps befire his qualifying attempt. No idea if Speed will run the race if Gilliland makes the race. Tom Hubert is attempting...

Testing at Road America

Tuesday several NASCAR Winston Cup teams will test at Road Atlanta Motor Sports Center. It started with Cale Yarborough(with Rich Bickle) booking the test session, to test for the upcoming Sears Point Save Mart 250 in two weeks. Other teams piggybacked on that and ...

Testing at Road Atlanta

Ford drivers Rich Bickle and Lake Speed will be the first to run on the reconfigured Road Atlanta course Tuesday in preparation for the SaveMart 350 in Sonoma, Calif., on June 28. Cale Yarborough, owner of the #98 Ford, organized the session, which will mark the unveiling...

Correction

CORRECTION: Jeremy Mayfield is the first driver to lead the NASCAR Winston Cup points without having a victory in his career since Joe Ruttman led the points after the second race of the 1983 season.(Speedworld)(5-20-98) - Correction - Mayfield is NOT the first driver...

Winston schemes

Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip will all sport new colors for this Saturday night's Winston. The Winston Open will also see its share of special paint schemes as well. Brett Bodine, Ward Burton, Wally Dallenbach (driving ...

Testing

Monday and Tuesday WC Testing - No Speeds: Lake Speed(#9) and Kenny Wallace(#81) tested at Michigan; Terry Labonte(#5), Mark Martin(#6), John Andretti(#43), Wally Dallenbach(#50) and Kevin LePage(#91) tested at Richmond; Ward Burton was to test at Dover but got rained...

Lake speed scheme

Lake Speed will be at the Valley Hills Mall in Hickory NC, May 14th, to unveil a new paint scheme for the #9 Melling Ford that he will be running in the Winston Open. Speed mentioned on NASCAR Online Chat that it's one of the most innovative...

Cup owner points

From Henry of Stock Car Fans: WC Owner points are used as tie-breakers in qualifying, and today we had ties for 3rd (Jeff Gordon/Rudd), 15th (Jeff Burton/Kyle Petty), 23rd (Dale Jarrett/Lake Speed), and 37th (Dick Trickle/Wally Dallenbach...

Testing at Greenville-Pickens

Testing at Greenville-Pickens today is Terry Labonte(#5), Darrell Waltrip(#1), and Lake Speed(#9) with more teams are expected this week.(MRM)(4-13-98)...

Injured BGN drivers

Injured BGN drivers include Hank Parker, Jr who was listed in good condition but was to be kept overnight because he suffered a concussion. BGN driver Ted Smokstad had a fractured right scapula, but track officials could provide no hospital condition report. Derrike...

Trickle and Speed test at Martinsville

Dick Trickle did double duty today at Martinsville as he tested his #90 Helig Meyers Ford and Kevin LePages #91 LJ Racing Chevy as LePage was in Charlotte on business and is rumored to be taking the seat in the #1 Pennzoil Chevy as the sub for injured Steve Park. Lake...

Lake Speed

Winston Cup regular Lake Speed has started the 1998 season with a bang in 1st round qualifying by turning the second fastest Taurus lap and placing tenth overall. This no doubt grinds on some of the "bigger" teams who on occasion have insinuated Speed's team didn't...

Lake Speed happy with test

I hear Lake Speed is very estatic about the new Taurus and that he was the fastest at Talladega's 3 day test, sorry no times reported. I hear the big Ford teams were not quite as happy. Supposedly Speed feels the Taurus handled and felt so much better than the Thunderbird...