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Goodyear belts and hoses deal with NASCAR

"NASCAR has announced a licensing agreement making Goodyear the exclusive licensee of automotive belts and hose for the fastest growing motorsports series in America. This agreement includes automotive Gatorback Poly-V belts, Gatorback v-belts, timing belts and curved...
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Buckshot Jones to make Cup debut at Atlanta

"Busch Series regular Roy "Buckshot" Jones will attempt to make his Winston Cup debut in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta. It will be a home-track event for Jones, 27, a native of Tucker, Ga., and a graduate of the University of Georgia. Aquafresh toothpaste, the primary sponsor...
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Atlanta Notes

Tim Steele will run the #15 Bud Moore Ford at Atlanta and ran the fastest lap today in testing at 192.166mph, Todd Bodine was second in the #35 Tabasco Pontiac at 191.655mph. Kevin LePage also tested the #91 Chevy and was 10th(RPM2Nite)(11-4-97)...
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Andretti to the #43?

Fuel to the rumor fire. Bobby Hamilton said during his NASCAR Online chat that it will probably be John Andretti in the 43 car for 1998(11-4-97)...
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John Andretti to drive for Petty?

"Richard Petty will announce his driver for 1998 following the Atlanta race. All signs point to John Andretti. ... Rumors have it Al Unser Jr. has contacted the King about his Pontiac ride."(iRace)(11-4-97)...
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Jeff Gordon to miss Japan

"Jeff Gordon will miss the Nov. 23 exhibition race at Suzuka City, Japan, to undergo surgery to remove a polyp from a vocal cord. The surgery is scheduled for Nov. 19, two days after the Atlanta season finale. Ricky Craven, Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, will...
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Japan entry list

Kenny Irwin, Jr (with Yates), Ron Hornaday, and Rick Carelli have been added to the Suzuka(Japan) list(NASCAR Online)(11-4-97)...
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Irvan in the Winston West race at Vegas

I hear Ernie Irvan will be in the #39 Pedigree Pontiac at the Winston West race in Las Vegas. The car will be yellow with white numbers, Pedigree on the hood and TV Panel and Petco on the Rear Quarter panels and rear decklid(11-2-97), the entry list has Irvan in the...
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Tony Furr to the #25?

Sources tell me Tony Furr, present crew chief for the #98 RCA Ford will be named the new crew chief of the #25 Bud Chevy driven by Ricky Craven and owned by Hendrick Motorsports(11-4-97)...
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Action Performance buys Revell

Action Performance has bought out the diecast division of Revell for $15 million.(many sources all over the net)(11-4-97)...
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DW still looking for sponsor

"Darrell Waltrip is heading to the final race of the season still looking for a sponsor for 1998. ''We've got a whole bunch of definite maybes,'' he said after Sunday's 12th-place finish. ''I didn't want it to be this way, but it looks like it's going to come down ...
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Bickle to drive for Yarborough next season?

"Cale Yarborough, who owns the (#98) team (John) Andretti drives for now, has approached Rich Bickle about a job next season, according to sources close to the situation. Bickle has been driving Trucks for Darrell Waltrip, but Waltrip's plans to field a Winston Cup...
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Dr J and Joe Washington still working on deal

"Julius Erving and Joe Washington are down to the final days of being able to put together something of a Winston Cup team for next year, although most NASCAR veterans would say that deadline really passed sometime in late September. Now, however, there are indications...
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Snakes cleared from Phoenix hillside

Before allowing spectators on the hillside overlooking the PIR east end zone, as it were, animal control officials spent a couple of hours catching snakes. That's right. Snakes. A track official said that's common practice before any event in which fans sit on the ...
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Kenny Irwin to attempt Atlanta race

Kenny Irwin, Jr will attempt to make the Atlanta NAPA 500 in the #27 David Blair Ford with a G.I. Joes/Action paint scheme(11-3-97)...
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Hendrick back to Valvoline?

Once again I hear Hendrick Motorsports going back to Valvoline oil products and dropping Quaker State. Apparently all of Hendrick's car dealerships will use Valvoline products too.(11-3-97)...
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John Andretti to replace Bobby Hamilton?

SpeedNet reports that "It appears John Andretti will replace Bobby Hamilton at Richard Petty Enterprises after all. Two sources said Sunday before the Dura-Lube 500 that Andretti will join Petty's team after the season finale in two weeks. "It's a done deal," one source...
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Sprague’s qualifying attempt

The qualifying attempt Jack Sprague made in the #52 car was actually in a backup car for Ricky Craven, and had Jack qualified and Ricky not, Ricky would have run the race. The car was already in Budweiser/Pedigree colors, all they had to do was invert the numbers to...
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Points update

"The only 2 position move upward in the points this week went to Bobby Hamilton (17th to 15th). John Andretti fell 3 spots (20th to 23rd), and Ricky Rudd fell 2 spots (15th to 17th)."(Henry-NASCAR Fans)(11-3-97)...
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Brett Bodine sponsor

#11 unsponsored Ford of Brett Bodine had Commander Produce in Phoenix put up at least $25,000 to get his logo on the car's hood for the Dura-Lube 500k Sunday 11-2(SpeedNet)(11-3-97)...