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Ford test speeds

Found out some very preliminary speeds at Ford's private test of the Taurus at Charlotte today: Dale Jarrett(88)-176.750mph; Jeff Burton(99)-176.298; Greg Sacks(98)-176.183; Brett Bodine(11)-176.068; Ricky Rudd(10)-176.010; Jimmy Spencer(23)-174-701; Michael Waltrip...
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Ford testing

UPDATE: The Ford teams get a rare chance to test in December as NASCAR has allowed them a chance to test the new Taurus at Talladega on Dec 16-18th, this test will not count toward the 7 tests WC teams are allowed to do during the season(WC Today)(12-3-97), sorry I...
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Cartoon Network scheme debut

Cartoon Network Wacky Racing will be unveiling their #9 1998 Ford Taurus car on CNN's TalkBack Live, this Thursday(11-13) between 3:30-4 pm(est). It will be a NASCAR show with Lake Speed and Bill Elliott talking about the sport and the NAPA 500. At some time during...
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Several drivers running Winston West race at Las Vegas

Nine WC drivers will attempt to make the Winston West race at Las Vegas next weekend: Ernie Irvan(in the Skittles car); Bill Elliott, Ken schrader, David Green, Kenny wallace, Brett Bodine, Mike Skinner, Lake Speed and Rick Mast. Elliott, Schrader, Skinner and Bodine...
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Lake Speed tests at Daytona

Lake Speed tested a Ford Taurus at Daytona on 10-20. Monday's test with the Taurus at Daytona was a closed test(NASCAR Online), but I am told the speeds were in the 186mph range(10-20-97)...
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Advantage Camouflage sponsoring Lake Speed

Advantage Camouflage will be Lake Speed's and the #9 Melling Ford's sponsor for the rest of 1997. The car will be Red this weekend at Talladega and change to a black, white and camouflage scheme for Rockingham and the rest of the season(NASCAR Online) Speed will run...
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Lake Speed gets a sponsor

"The No. 9 Melling Ford driven by Lake Speed has acquired a one race sponsorship from the Wheels Sports Group for Sunday's UAW-GM Quality 500. Wheels acquired Press Pass Partners, a manufacturer of collectible sports trading cards for the NASCAR market and High Performance...
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9/28/1997

WRONG: Sorry folks, the Cartoon Network will NOT sponsor the #9 Melling car at all in 1997, I had been told that the car would have the Cartoon Network on for the final two races, but the VP of the Lake Speed Fan Club saw Lake today in Martinsville and Speed said, "...
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9/26/1997

Lake Speed and the #9 Melling Ford will supposedly have the Cartoon Network on the car for Phoenix and Atlanta. As reported here before they will also run the rest of the 1997 schedule(9-26-97)(wrong see above)...
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9/24/1997

Lake Speed and the Melling Racing Team have decided to run the balance of the races on the 1997 Winston Cup Circuit in the #9 Melling Engine Parts Ford Thunderbird. The schedule will begin with the race this weekend at Martinsville, VA.(Lake Speed FanClub)(9-24-97)...
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8/28/1997

See the Lake Speed/Melling/Cartoon Network Press Release at Nate's Lake Speed Page (8-28-97)...
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8/27/1997

Lake Speed and the #9 Melling team has landed Cartoon Network sponsorship for 1998(Thanks Chaz Hinkle)(8-27-97)...
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8/23/1997

Lake Speed attempted and made the Bristol race which was not on their limited schedule(8-23-97)...
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8/18/1997

"Lake Speed may be landing The Cartoon Network as his new sponsor, according to sources close to the team"(JournalNow)(8-18-97)...
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8/16/1997

As rumored here yesterday: "Lake Speed might wind up with sponsorship next season by The Cartoon Network, according to sources close to the team"(JournalNow), the team of course is the #9 Harry Melling team(8-16-97)...
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8/16/1997

Another Cartoon Network rumor has them teaming up with Lake Speed and the #9 Melling Ford in 1998(8-15-97)...
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8/6/1997

Melling Racing and Lake Speed have added two races to their 1997 schedule: Darlington and New Hampshire. They will race more depending on sponsorship(Lake Speed Page)(8-6-97)...
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7/25/1997

Update to the earlier story I posted where I said that the #9 Melling Ford would not be sponsored by Pierry Industries anymore in 1997: Pierry Manufacturing and Delta Faucets have both signed associate sponsorship deals with Melling Racing for the upcoming Brickyard...
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7/18/1997

I hear rumors that the #9 Melling Ford and Lake Speed are close to a full-time sponsorship deal, but I hear it is not Planet Hollywood as rumored here before on 6-26, see the special Lake Speed page of rumors link below(7-19-97)...
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6/17/1997

Lake Speed will be driving the #9 Melling Ford at California Speedway this weekend, not Jeff Davis as reported earlier, no idea of sponsorship(6-17-97)...