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Close Call deal

Here sources take on the Close Call situation: "From day one of the Close Call deal, Catalyst was the sponsor (they own the Close Call Brand). Frontier was a supplier to Catalyst (they supplied the long distance minutes that were sold on the card), Catalyst was just...
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SB Engine

The SB engine was tested by the #'s 3/31, 5, 18 and 96 teams at Talladega on Monday(NSSN)(10-17-97)...
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No fourth team for Hendrick?

Looks like the rumor that Hendrick will start a 4th team with Jack Sprague in the #25 Quaker State Chevy will not happen now, more news on this when I find out(10-17-97)...
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Texaco colors

Not sure if this means anything but many of the local NJ Texaco stations around here are painting things red, silver and black. Maybe this gives us an idea of the paint scheme for next year(10-17-97)...
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Bud Moore team update

The #15 Bud Moore Ford team plans to attempt to make the Rockingham or Atlanta race in 1997, no idea on a driver yet. The DaytonaUSA sponsorship was just for Charlotte and team sources tell me DaytonaUSA will not be their 1998 sponsor and that the team is still looking...
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GM Service Plus scheme

I hear the #3 GM Service Plus will go back to the old paint scheme in 1998 with the GM Goodwrench blue and white logo on the hood(10-16-97)...
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Elliott Sadler staying

Sources tell me that Elliott Sadler is without a doubt he is staying where he is at Diamond Ridge Motorsports and that the reports the Wood Brothers have talked to him are false. He will have a new car number next year #66(10-15-97)...
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New Texaco scheme for Irwin?

I hear from a reader that got a reply back from Texaco saying there are real close to coming up with a new paint scheme for Kenny Irwin in the #28 Texaco Ford for 1998.(10-15-97)...
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Superman scheme for Earnhardt?

I hear that the car Dale Earnhardt will drive in the 1998 "The Winston" will be a Superman paint theme(10-15-97)...
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Sterling Marlin not happy with Jeff Gordon

"Sterling Marlin was quite upset with Gordon after the crash on Sunday at Talladega, and was not convinced a tire let go on Gordon's car, as Gordon said. "I'll call it like I see it. It looked like Andretti and Gordon were going down the straightaway straight. Gordon...
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Tommy Baldwin to crew chief for Craven?

"The young man who helped put some much-needed zip in Dick Trickle's No. 90 car may not be long for the team owned by Richmond's Junie Donlavey. Crew chief Tommy Baldwin said yesterday he has been approached by Ricky Craven, who drives the No. 25 car owned by powerful...
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#25 crew chief rumors

Other names being tossed around for the #25 crew chief position include Tony Furr, who's now the crew chief for John Andretti, and Kirk Shelmerdine, most recently the team manager for David Green.(Times-Dispatch)(10-13-97)...
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Deck lids confiscated

Sources at the track told me that the 3 rear deck lids confiscated from the #23, #28 and #99 cars before first-round qualifying were somehow welded together and the lip where the spoiler is placed were a tad lower than rules allow, which allowed the spoiler to ride...
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NASCAR confiscates rear end housing from #98 team

The #98 RCA Ford had a rear-end housing confiscated by NASCAR Friday morning but I was not able to track down why, all I could find out was that it was illegal, but never saw the track. By the way, all these parts NASCAR takes, they keep and do not return them to the...
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Crew chief changes

As rumored here and noticed by me in the garage area, Andy Graves will be the #5 Kelloggs crew chief in 1998. As rumored here and seen in today's news, Tom Baldwin, Jr seems to be a candidate for the #25(to be #50 in 1998) crew chief job(RPM2Nite), also sources continue...
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Ford testing falls through

NASCAR'S planned open test today for the new Ford Taurus has fallen through, with only one team, the Woods, bringing a car. ''You can't test what you don't have,'' Ford's Don Miller said, saying NASCAR officials still haven't approved three crucial body templates. ...
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Testing at Talladega

But.....The #21 Citgo Taurus did test on Monday at Talladega and Michael Waltrip said the car was good and the Woods bros were happy with the results and will test there on Tuesday also. 6 Chevy teams also did some testing of the SB2 engine. That explains the second...
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Al Unser Jr to NASCAR? Nah

One of the biggest names in racing, Al Unser Jr., could be headed to NASCAR, according to sources close to the Richard Petty team who say that Indy-car star is now on Petty's list, if Unser leaves Roger Penske.(JournalNow), this will not happen(10-13-97)...
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Michael Waltrip to Petty?

I see this rumor has returned: Speaking of who'll be back, Michael Waltrip might not be - at least not with the Wood brothers' No. 21 car. Sources close to the situation say Waltrip, who's 18th in the points standings, is being courted by Petty's No. 43 vacancy, and...
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Bobby Allison named honorary member of Robert Yates Racing

Bobby Allison was named an honorary member of the Robert Yates racing team yesterday. Allison is the son of Davey Allison, who won 15 races in Yates' No. 28 car before being killed in a 1993 helicopter crash here. Yates said all his winnings from the race weekend will...