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#42 to #01? UPDATE 5 Musgrave?:

hearing that SABCO may use the #01 (which was used on a 3rd team part time in 1999) in place of the #42 out of respect to Kenny Irwin Jr, their driver who passed away at NHIS last Friday. Not sure if it will be for Pocono only or for the rest of the 2000 season. Also...

Hamilton to stay UPDATE 3 new crew chief:

Bobby Hamilton says he expects to stay with car owner Larry McClure next season. He has been rumored to be in the running for a job as Sterling Marlin's teammate with Chip Ganassi(PitNow)(7-10-2000) UPDATE new crew chief: #4 Kodak driver Bobby Hamilton, rumored to ...

Dodge and Sabco/Ganassi UPDATE:

Felix Sabates says he and Chip Ganassi have "agreed to agree" on a transaction that could bring Ganassi aboard as majority partner in Sabates' NASCAR racing organization(SABCO). Such a deal, Sabates said, would likely happen in the next 30 days. SABCO, fields the #...

Marlin/Ganassi Handshake:

Sterling Marlin said he and new car owner Chip Ganassi "have shaken hands" on a deal to team next season. Ganassi is buying controlling interest in Felix Sabates' Chevy team(PitNow)(6-17-2000)...

Wells and Marlin? UPDATE:

The plan was for Wells to field a Busch and Winston Cup car this year, with McDonald's and Lazzaro jumping to Winston Cup next season. But those plans are obviously changing, though Wells isn't yet disclosing what he expects to happen. Rumors have Wells talking with...

Wells and Marlin? Benson? UPDATE:

The plan was for Wells to field a Busch and Winston Cup car this year, with McDonald's and Lazzaro jumping to Winston Cup next season. But those plans are obviously changing, though Wells isn't yet disclosing what he expects to happen. Rumors have Wells talking with...

Wells 2nd Driver? UPDATE 3:

Car owner(#32 and #97BGN) Cal Wells says he isn't negotiating yet with either Sterling Marlin or Tony Glover, who are considering their futures now that Chip Ganassi is buying Felix Sabates' operation. Wells is in the market for a driver and crew chief for his new ...

Wells 2nd Driver? UPDATE 2:

Wells 2nd Driver? UPDATE 2: Car owner(#32 and #97BGN) Cal Wells says he isn't negotiating yet with either Sterling Marlin or Tony Glover, who are considering their futures now that Chip Ganassi is buying Felix Sabates' operation. Wells is in the market for a driver...

Schrader to Ganassi/Sabco?

from today's St Louis Post-Dispatch - One hot rumor flying around the Speedway(Indy) is that Chip Ganassi, who runs the highly successful Target team featuring Juan Montoya and Jimmy Vasser, will form a NASCAR Winston Cup operation and hire former St. Louisan Ken Schrader...

Sabco/Ganassi? UPDATE 5:

hearing SABCO owner Felix Sabates(#'s 40 and 42) and CART championship team owner, Chip Ganassi are getting close to forming some sort of partnership that would bring a Ganassi team (an Andy Graves) to the Cup series for 2001(5-9-2000) UPDATE: Chip Ganassi, who has...

Sabco/Ganassi? UPDATE 3:

hearing SABCO owner Felix Sabates(#'s 40 and 42) and CART championship team owner, Chip Ganassi are getting close to forming some sort of partnership that would bring a Ganassi team (an Andy Graves) to the Cup series for 2001(5-9-2000) UPDATE: Chip Ganassi, who has...

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #...

Promo:

What are the odds of seeing Jeremy Mayfield, Kyle Petty and Sterling Marlin at the World Series in September? About as good as those of seeing Kenny Irwin, Michael Waltrip and John Andretti during NFL games in October. Those six drivers are leading the NASCAR Winston...

Bad Parts:

The NASCAR Winston Cup hauler has a table that holds all of the items that are confiscated each week-end. Normally it's big enough to hold all the illegal items taken from the various teams. This week, at Talladega, the table is overflowing. The following is a partial...

Petty Honored:

Look for a number of other cars in Sunday's Goody's 500 to join the seven teams that have already committed to running a sticker honoring the memory of Lee Petty, who died this week. Michael Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, Sterling Marlin, Kenny Irwin, Elliott Sadler, Kyle...

Steele Out? UPDATE 2:

Steele Out? UPDATE 2: Hearing #82 ChannelLock/SABCO driver may be replaced. A spokesman for the team confirmed that an announcement is due soon, possibly within the next day or so, about Steeles future with Team SABCO. Steele, who was signed by Sabates late last year...

Marlin Debut:

Marlin Debut: Steadman Marlin will attempt to make his BGN debut at the BellSouth Mobility 320 Presented by Ericsson at Nashville in the #42 BellSouth Mobility/Ericsson Chevy. Steadman is the son of Winston Cup driver Sterling Marlin and grandson of Grand National ...

Marlin subs and wins:

Marlin subs and wins: Sterling Marlin subbing for BGN teammate David Steele in the #82 ChannelLock Chevy in the BGN race at Bristil came from 16th to win the race, with Steele serving as his spotter. Why was Marlin in the car? Steele only made 2 of the 5 previous races...

More Winston UPDATE:

Winston Cup Radio(PRN) reports that with Wards Burton's win at Darlington, Geoffrey Bodine and Sterling Marlin have been knocked out of the all-star race, The Winston and will need to race their way into it UPDATE: I have confirmed that both Marline and Bodine have...

Don’t forget Geoffrey UPDATE 2 The Winston:

Geoffrey Bodine is back in The Winston. Bodine was added to the field Wednesday when NASCAR discovered that he had been mistakenly left off the list of eligible drivers. According to the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Media Guide, Sterling Marlin is eligible for The Winston...