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#40 crew members fired

I hear SABCO fired two members of the #40 crew, no idea who or why(10-13-97)...
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Terry Shirley is Dallenbach’s new crew chief

Terry Shirley assumed the crew chief role of the #46 First Union SABCO Chevy driven by Wally Dallenbach last week, he is Dave Marcis' former crew chief(CBS)(10-12-97)...
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Waltrip to remain with Wood Brothers

Len Wood says Michael Waltrip will remain with his team next season, despite strong reports Waltrip is under consideration for the Richard Petty ride. ''We have heard the reports,'' Wood said, ''but Michael says he's not leaving.''(JournalNow)(10-12-97)...
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Robin Pemberton denies move to Roush

Crew chief Robin Pemberton, who runs Rusty Wallace's team, says he isn't taking a job with Jack Roush, who is in the market for a crew chief for Johnny Benson's new team. And Pemberton said he was unaware of the reports that he is one of the candidates for a top post...
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Bobby Newling build new Fords

CBS' Dick Berggren had a little story about who built a few of the Ford Superspeedway cars(Sheetmetal), Yates, Roush, Yarborough and Carters among others were built by Bobby Newling, and Roush has hired him away for 1998(10-12-97)...
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Jeremy Mayfield not happy?

All might not be well within the Michael Kranefuss camp. Jeremy Mayfield, apparently not enthusiastic about becoming part of a two-car team, contacted Richard Petty to inquire about driving for his team, according to sources close to the Petty team. Kranefuss, however...
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Brian Murphy wins Mark Martin’s car

Brian Murphy became the first consumer to own a race-ready NASCAR Winston Cup Series car in a ceremony before Sunday's DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mark Martin, who drove the Jack Roush-prepared car to three top-5 finishes in four races, signed the title...
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Winston No Bull 5 replacing Winston Million

The Winston Million will be gone in 1998 and be replaced by the Winston No Bull 5. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company announced that in 1998, The Winston Million will become the "Winston No Bull 5," and will be the richest single-season bonus program ever conducted in NASCAR...
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Talladega race sponsors swapping

As rumored here months ago: The Winston brand has sponsored the Winston 500, historically held in late April/early May each year, and the Die Hard brand of Sears Roebuck and Company has sponsored the Die Hard 500, the second of two races each year at Talladega, for...
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New Ford Taurus?

Here's an interesting UNCONFIRMED (by NASCAR Fans, anyway) rumor:One of our readers has a brother who works for Ford Motor Company. Here's his quote:"...the other day he (our subscriber's brother) told me (the subscriber, not me, Mike) that he saw paperwork for a 2...
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Coca-Cola classic to be official soft drink of NASCAR

Saw in the Philadelphia Daily News on my flight to Nashville, Coca-Cola classic, will become the Official Soft Drink of NASCAR starting in 1998(10-9-97)...
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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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Showtime joining Kyle Petty

From 'Unnofficial Kyle Petty webiste' - Kyle Petty will have associate sponsorship from the Showtime (Cable Network) - according to the site he will be appearing in an upcoming program.(Thanks Eric)(10-9-97)...
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McDonald’s remaining with Bill Elliott

Happy Birthday Bill Elliott!! McDonald's has signed a multi-year agreement with Elliott to remain the teams sponsor for years to come on the #94 Ford. No word on the second team yet(RPM2Nite)(10-8-97)...
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Andy Graves replaces Gary DeHart

I hear Andy Graves has taken over as Gary DeHart's full-time replacement as crew chief for Terry Labonte and the #5 Kelloggs Chevy, not sure who will take Graves spot as the #25 Bud crew chief(Fayetteville, NC Observer-Times)(10-7-97)...
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Mike Wallace to the #43?

Area Auto Racing News(Trenton, NJ) reports in last weeks issue that Mike Wallace is also being considered to drive the 43 next year.(10-7-97)...
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Andretti staying with Yarborough

During an interview on RPM2Nite, John Andretti said he was staying with the #98 Cale Yarborough Ford and is under contract for two more years and WANTS to stay there(10-7-97)...
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Bill Elliott and Dan Marino teaming up?

I hear from a reliable source that Bill Elliott and Dan Marino will team up for 1998 with Jerry Nadeau as the driver and First Financial as the primary sponsor. Sprint may be an associate sponsor.(10-6-97)...
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Yarborough says Andretti is staying

John Andretti says he'd like to be released from his contract with Cale Yarborough, who just lost RCA as sponsor. But Yarborough yesterday repeated his intent to keep Andretti, who has two years remaining on his contract. So any bid by Richard Petty to land Andretti...
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Hendrick interested in Baldwin?

"Rick Hendrick is looking for a new crew chief, and Tom Baldwin, who has come into his own this season as crew chief for Dick Trickle, is on Hendrick's list, according to sources close to the team."(JournalNow)(10-6-97)...