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Petty close to signing Andretti

"Richard Petty continues to get closer to signing John Andretti as his driver for next season. Sources close to the situation say something must be determined by the middle of next week"(iRace)(10-21-97)...
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Steve Hmiel to crew chief for Benson?

"As it now stands, Steve Hmiel will serve as Johnny Benson's crew chief next season in the revamped Jack Roush organization, but the plan is subject to change almost weekly"( iRace )(10-21-97)...
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Pressley leaving Hedrick?

"Car owner Larry Hedrick is in danger of losing crew chief Charley Pressley, and still hasn't re-signed driver Steve Grissom"(iRace)(10-21-97)...
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PRIMESTAR returning to Roush

"Roush Racing announced today that PRIMESTAR Partners will be returning as the primary sponsor on the No. 16 Ford Taurus, driven by Ted Musgrave, in 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series competition. Terms of the multi-year agreement were not disclosed."(NASCAR Online)(10...
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LaJoie to Petty?

Sparky from iRace is hearing Randy LaJoie's name linked to the driving vacancy at Petty Enterprises in the #43 Pontiac(10-20-97)...
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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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Sacks in the #40 the rest of the year

As reported here weeks ago Greg Sacks will run the #40 Coors Chevy for the rest of 1997(RPM2Nite)(10-20-97)...
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Wild Petty rumor

Check this RUMOR from the chasinracin message board, which is as reliable as a chat room: "Moyer has signed a 5 year deal with a Winston Cup team, details are sketchy, but it looks like Richard Petty will add Moyer to his team", the writer, only known as Sleepy, means...
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Standridge update

Here is the final outcome from NASCAR about Billy Standridges engine heads: "The reason NASCAR took the heads back to Charlotte was to have a better look at them. It had gotten so late at Talladega(8:30-9:00P.M.)that there was not enough light to look at the heads. ...
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Washington/Erving Motorsports & #77? No

I hear the rumor that Washington/Erving Motorsports was looking to by the #77 Jasper Engines team is false and that they were looking to do a deal with the engine department only. Now that it looks like W/E will only do a BGN deal for 1998 with a possible move up to...
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No Fear Challenge

A few Winston Cup drivers were in the No Fear Challenge in California: Ernie Irvan, #28 Federated Parts Ford(starting 8th), Kyle Petty #42 Hot Wheels Chevy(26th), Robby Gordon #18 Dana Dodge(18th), Michael Waltrip #1 Band-Aid Ford(27th).(10-18-97)...
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Penalties coming for Standridge?

"NASCAR officials seized the cylinder heads off the #47 Jayski's Ford driven by Billy Standridge following post race inspections. X-rays of the heads were enough to convince NASCAR officials to transport the the heads back to North Carolina for further testing. The...
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Broken shock mount for Gordon?

I heard that Jeff Gordon suffered a broken shock mount, not a flat tire at the Diehard 500 in Talladega. Checking sources for confirmation(10-17-97)...
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Penske buying out Haas?

Roger Penske supposedly is closer to buying Carl Haas out on the Kranefuss-Hass team and reports indicate Penske will merge the team with Penske South #2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford team(NSSN)(10-17-97)...
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Penske-Hass two teams?

While the Winston Scene reports that "if the (Penske-Haas) acquisition is finalized, indications are the two teams would operate as separate entities but possibly use the relationship for testing purposes"(10-17-97)...
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Ford tests

"NASCAR has given Ford three free tests for the new Taurus but a Ford spokesman said the dates of the tests have yet to established"(Winston Cup Scene)(10-17-97)...
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Unleaded fuel test

Many Chevrolet teams stayed at Talladega last week to conduct tests with unleaded fuel for Unocal(NSSN)(10-17-97)...
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#81 to build own engines

#81 Square-D Filmar Racing team will build its own engines in 1998(Winston Cup Scene)(10-17-97)...
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David Green associate sponsors

Siemens Energy and Automation will be an associate sponsor in 1998 on the #96 Caterpillar Chevy driven by David Green(NSSN)(10-17-97)...
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Greg Sacks lawsuit

Greg Sacks has filed a lawsuit against Ranier/Walsh Racing alleging breach of contract(Winston Cup Scene)(10-17-97)...