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Texas Testing

Both Firestone and Goodyear are scheduled to test during the first two weeks of December with drivers such as NASCAR Winston Cup driver Jeff Burton and Greg Ray of the Pep Boys Indy Racing League. The Indy Racing League will also hold a two-day test for five potential...

Wallace, Rudd testing

I hear that Rusty Wallace and Ricky Rudd were testing Tuesday at Greenville-Pickens Speedway(SC)(Thanks Cary) (08-26-1998)...

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...

Tire test at Atlanta

A Goodyear tire test is planned for Atlanta before the season finale on Nov. 8, and Goodyear plans to ask the top three in the points to do the test sometime in October, according to NASCAR sources.( JournalNow - Mike Mulhern ) (07-31-1998)...

Testing policy changes coming?

Expect the following to happen in 1999, garage sources say: A change in test policies. Currently, each car can have seven test sessions. This gives an advantage to a multiple-car organization because it can share information. The new rule will allow a certain number...

GM Indy test

I was not able to get any of the final Indy practice speeds for the GM testing but NASCAR Online has a story with the speeds at: Schrader ends Indy test as quickest . There's a hint. (07-23-1998)...

Notes from the Tuesday GM tests at Indy, no speeds yet

Morgan Shepherd crashed in the #91 car, not serious, minor rear-end damage, but they immediately packed up and went home. Morgan even helped tote stuff to the hauler. The #41 team tested 4 cars, so don't count out the two car deal for Indy. They were talking about ...

Monday speeds at Indy

Monday Indy speeds as promised: #18 - B Labonte 175.309mph; #00 - M. Shepherd(subbing for Buckshot who was delayed on the West Coast due to weather) 174.632; #91 - Shepherd 174.239; #96 - Stricklin 174.206; #71 - Marcis 173.210; #33 - Schrader 172.867; #17 - Waltrip...

GM test at Indy

The closed GM Test at Indy continues today under intense heat. Drivers there: #3-Dale Earnhardt; #31-Mike Skinner; #00-Buckshot Jones; #33-Kenny Schrader; #30-Derrike Cope; #17-Darrell Waltrip; #18-Bobby Labonte; #96-Hut Stricklin; #4-Bobby Hamilton; #07-Dan Pardus...

GM testing at Indy

GM Testing at Indy started Sunday(continues thru Wednesday). Weather was a big factor as there were thunderstorms in the early morning and it washed rubber away. Temps were in the 90's. Some of today's speeds: Stricklin 172.295mph; Skinner 171.969; B. Labonte 171.599...

#35 team Indy plans?

#35 Story Updates: see above story and the team's Indy-car driver, Jeff Ward, has run the #35 at Indy this week but is not expected to be in the car for the race. Since the team had no driver it asked Ward to test the car.(SpeedNet) Strong rumors continue now that ...

Brickyard testing speeds

Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin 175.247; 4) Elton Sawyer 174.852; 5) Ricky Rudd 174.530; 6) Dale Jarrett 174.290; 7) Robert Pressley 174.169; 8) Brett Bodine 173.990; 9) Dale...

Testing at Indianapolis

Four teams tested at Indy today: #81 Kenny Wallace; #7 Geoff Bodine; #94 Bill Elliott and the #13 Team with Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel. Wallace was the fastest at a little over 173mph.(WC Today Radio)...

#13 driver? Dallenbach?

(Now old news) #13 Story UPDATES: Jerry Nadeau has been released from the #13 Marino-Elliott ride effective immediately. Nadeau was released Tuesday and has gotten many calls from other teams and hopes to be back in a Cup car by Pocono July 26th.(7-15-98) - I hear ...

Steele close to signing with Moore-Robinson

I hear Tim Steele is close to signing with Moore-Robinson Motorsports to drive the #15 Rescue Engine Formula Ford and plans are for him to run at Pocono, Indy, Michigan, Charlotte and Daytona. Blaise Alexander may do 2 or 3 of the other Cup races the team wants to ...

Labonte and Craven testing at Watkins Glen

Terry Labonte and Ricky Craven will test at Watkins Glen on Wednesday 7-22-98. Fans are invited to come by and watch them for free. Spectators will be admitted through Gate 4 into the Front Straight Grandstands. Gates open at 9:00am/et. Others drivers will be announced...

Nemechek and Sawyer test the #51

Now this is interesting: I hear that Joe Nemechek and Elton Sawyer tested a #51 Ford in the AM testing. This may be the car Eddie Cheever is rumored to run in for SABCO with Old Spice or Rachel's Potato Chips(his IRL sponsor)as the sponsor. Also Casey Atwood was in...

In-season testing ban?

A ban on in-season testing is among the options NASCAR is considering in an attempt to slow the trend toward multicar-team domination of the Winston Cup series. ESPN2's "RPM 2Night" reported Monday there would be a meeting on that subject today, but Winston Cup director...

Setzer not a candidate for Elliott

Dennis Setzer, who has helped Elliott with testing and was with him at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday for a test there, is not a likely candidate to step in. Setzer has signed a deal to drive in the NASCAR Truck series the rest of this season.(That's Racin...

Mock not interested in selling

Owner Butch Mock says he is not selling his #75 Remington Ford team and has had no meetings to do so, but he realizes he must expand or merge to survive. Dave Charpentier, crew chief for the team was in Georgia doing wind tunnel tests on the car Rick Mast will pilot...