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Justin Labonte driving five Busch races

The Terry Labonte Slim Jim BGN team will carry the #44 in 1999. Driving the #44 Chevy will be son Justin(not Jason) for 5 races, to keep his rookie status for 2000, Bobby Labonte will run around 5 and Terry will run the remainder of the races.(10-26-98)...
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Busch Series to run 32 races in 1999

The 1999 BGN schedule has not been announced, but sources indicate that it will grow by one event from 31 to 32 races. Hickory Motor Speedway will be the only track to lose its date. South Boston, a short track in southern Virginia, also had its date in jeopardy but...
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Timber Wolf remaining with Brewco

Brewco Motorsports announced today that Timber Wolf will remain the primary sponsor of its #37 Chevrolet in the BGN for the next two years. The driver of the # 37 Monte Carlo for the 1999 season and beyond will be named at a later date. In addition to fielding the #...
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Clean Shower sponsoring Bobby Hillin

Clean Shower will be Bobby Hillin's BGN sponsor thru the 1999 season.(RPM2Nite), see some images of this cool car at Jayski's Paint Schemes Gallery (10-14-98)...
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Jeff Finley to move to BGN

I hear ARCA driver Jeff Finley is going to move to BGN full time in 1999 with his current ARCA team, Team 83Motorsports. I also hear he will make an attempt in one of the remaining BGN races this year possibly Rockingham.(10-14-98)...
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Dr Pepper will return

I hear Dr Pepper will return to the Washington-Erving BGN team in 1999.(10-14-98)...
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New Holland plans for 1999?

New Holland has not yet announced plans for 1999 but is looking at several full-time BGN teams.(10-14-98)...
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Kenseth get associate sponsor

A tad old but I missed it: Luxaire Heating and Air Conditioning has reached an agreement to become an associate sponsor for Reiser Enterprises' 1999 Busch Series entry driven by Matt Kenseth.(SpeedNet/iRACE) Kennseth will drive the #17 DeWalt Tooks Chevy in 1999.(10...
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Hermie Sadler to Parker Racing next season

Ron Parker, Owner/President of Parker Racing, Inc., has announced his new driver for the 1999 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series. BGN regular Hermie Sadler, age 29, of Emporia, VA will continue his streak of consecutive starts and his 8th year in the BGN series as ...
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Mike Dillon to ST Motorsports?

UPDATE: Strictly Rumor: Look for Mike Dillon to announce that he will drive for ST Motorsports and the Kingsford/Matchlite Chevy #59 on the BGN Series in 1999.(10-4-98) - Mike Dillon has been announced as the new driver for the #59 Kingsford/Matchlight Chevrolet of...
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Gordon-Evernham Motorsports press conference highlights

UPDATE: Here are a few highlights from the Gordon-Evernham Motorsports press conference in Harrisburg, NC today: Jeff Gordon will run in 5 BGN races in 1999 in the #24 Pepsi Chevy: Both Charlotte races, Texas, Las Vegas, and Michigan. All are on the Saturday of a WC...
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AOL joining Blemont for BGN races

Entering the Busch Series in 1999, at least on a limited basis, will be America Online, which will back Andy Belmont for five Busch races and the entire ARCA schedule.(SpeedNet)(10-2-98)...
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Sawyer fuel test at Charlotte

UPDATE: The #38 Barbasol Racing team and driver Elton Sawyer are scheduled to participate in a Unocal fuel test at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday, August 17th. The team will be testing the affects of unleaded fuel on the 9:1 engine.(GoRacing)(8-15-98) – The test...
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Fellows in for Nemechek at Watkins Glen

Ron Fellows is driving the #87 BellSouth Mobility Chevy owned and driven by Joe Nemechek at Watkins Glen next Sunday, June 28th as Nemechek will be in Sonoma, CA at Sears Point for the Cup race.(NASCAR Online)(6-18-98)...
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Stanton Barrett and Kerry Earnhardt in the BGN #40

Stanton Barrett and Kerry Earnhardt may run some races in the #40 Channellock BGN Chevy when the Cup and BGN schedules conflict not allowing Kevin Lepage to drive the car.(ESPN2 during the BGN race)(6-5-98)...
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Richmond BGN testing

Dick Trickle in the #90 Heilig Meyers Ford, Derrike Cope in the #92 Kraft BGN Chevy and Mike Laughlin, Jr in the #45 Hunter Specialties BGN Chevy finished testing at Richmond today.(WC Today Radio)(5-28-98) (05-28-1998)...
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BGN races for Michner?

IRL driver Andy Michner may attempt a few BGN races towards the end of the 1998 season.(RPM2Night)(5-27-98) (05-27-1998)...
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Petree forms BGN team with Schrader

UPDATE: "Just had a note handed to me that says Andy Petree has a major announcement planned for tomorrow morning. We don't have any idea what it's all about but we'll let you know when we find out what's going on."(Mike Snow-GoRacing), probably the announcement of...
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Irwin to drive Charlotte BGN race

Kenny Irwin, Jr will drive the #48 BGN Ford at the BGN race in Charlotte for Sammy Kershaw Motorsports.(RPM2Nite)(5-19-98), note: Irwin failed to make the race, did not run the Challenge race and failed to make the Coca Cola 600(5-22-98)...
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Caldwell leaves Innovative Motorsports

Kevin Caldwell has left the #47 Innovative Motorsports BGN team and rookie Andy Santerre, Butch Enders, former crew chief of the #33 Kleenex BACE Motorsports Chevy joined the #47 team as an interim crew chief. There is a chance Caldwell could return later in the season...