Oct 1999 CTS Archive
- Las Vegas Out? UPDATE: Hearing Las Vegas will not have a CTS(Truck Series) race in 2000 — UPDATE: Las Vegas Motor Speedway made two significant changes in its 2000 racing schedule Thursday as track officials elected to drop its annual NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and move its Indy Racing League event from the fall to the spring. As a result of the IRL date change, LVMS may wind up hosting the top drivers in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after all, even as negotiations to bring a CART race to the Speedway apparently have stalled(Las Vegas Sun)(10-29-1999)
- Cameron to Drive Truck: Austin Cameron from the Winston West series will be making his 3rd start in the Craftsman Trucks this weekend at California Speedway in the #4 Dupont Stainmaster Chevy truck owned by Tim Buckley.(Racing West) Cameron also made a few Cup attempts in 1999 but didn’t make the races(10-29-1999)
- Roper to BGN? UPDATE 3 #50: hearing Tony Roper will drive the #50 Dr Pepper Chevy at Homestead and in 2000 — UPDATE: hear nothing has been signed and that Jeff Fuller is also talking to the team. Current driver Mark Green announced weeks ago, that he was leaving the team at the end of the season to pursue other opportunities — UPDATE 2: Roper will not drive the car at Homestead but is still under consideration for the ride(10-20-1999) — UPDATE 3: Tony Roper, 34, has signed on as the driver of the Dr Pepper-sponsored Washington Erving Motorsports Chevy for the 2000-2001 BGN seasons. Terms of the two-year contract were not disclosed. Roper replaces Mark Green, who moves to another team for the 2000 season. A native of Springfield, Mo., Roper is a second generation driver. Roper drove a partial BGN season(#61) in 1999, recording three top ten finishes(Tony Roper Site)(10-28-1999)
- Truck News: ARCA driver Rich Woodland will attempt to make the CTS race at California this weekend. He will drive a truck recently purchased from DEI. The #6 Chevy will be sponsored by Dunlop Golf as the sponsor weekend with Sport Mart, DDH, and National Cold Storage as associates, the truck is owned by Ron Hornaday, crew chief is Calvin Humphrys(10-27-1999)
- Hubert Looking: Driver Tom Hubert has spent 1999 behind the wheel in each of the top touring NASCAR divisions- he has driven in the NASCAR Winston Cup series for Joyner-Kersee Racing, in the Busch Grand National series for Bill Davis Racing, and in the Craftsm,an Truck Series for Tom Gloy. He’s out looking now for a full time ride in any of the top three divisions, especially the Busch Grand National division. Only one time in 1999 did Hubert not qualify for an event- in the August Michigan Winston Cup event Tom hit the wall during practice and wrecked his primary car(10-28-1999)
- Miller/Icehouse: Butch Miller will drive the #55 Icehouse Beer Ford at California(NOL)(10-27-1999)
- Starr Leaves: Effective today, David Starr has chosen to step down as driver of the #73 Sonntag Racing Chevy truck. Though his future is unclear, several teams that have driver vacancies for next season are said to be considering Starr. Despite missing the first event of the season Starr currently stands 22nd in the overall points standings and third in the USG SHEETROCK Brand Rookie-of-the-Year standings. He also races a limited Winston West schedule in the #35 Chevrolet Monte Carlo(Clark Racing/David Starr(10-20-1999) also see the press release at GoRacing, pretty interesting(10-21-1999)
- Schrader and Truck: Ken Schrader will take over driving duties of the #52 Ken Schrader Racing/Oakwood Homes Chevy the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series makes their final stop of the season at the California Speedway for the NAPA Auto Parts 200 on October 30, 1999(Racin’ Network)(10-20-1999)
- Harvick/BGN: Kevin Harvick will be driving the 2 Invinca-Shield/Richard Childress Chevy in the KMart/Dura-Lube 200 BGN race at North Carolina Speedway(NOL)(10-20-1999)
- Country Cool Article: Connecting the Circuits: Sauter Catches a Ride(10-20-1999)
- Francis to test Truck: Steve Francis’ success, who recently won the the Dirt Track World Championship, hasn’t slipped by unnoticed and he may be splitting his time next year between dirt and asphalt. In November, he’s scheduled to take some test laps in the #60 Craftsman Truck Series Chevrolet owned by Mike Addington(SpeedVision)(10-19-1999)
- Menard News UPDATE: hearing the Menard CTS team with driver Bryan Reffner will run Chevy Trucks(10-7-1999) — UPDATE: IRL team owner, John Menard, who plans to debut a full-season truck program in 2000 with former NCTS Rookie of the Year Bryan Reffner as the driver and general manager, will purchase Richard Childress’ truck team and buy seven Chevy trucks from #3 team on Monday. Childress is leaving the series to concentrate on his new BGN and current Cup teams. Menard said he was “99 percent complete” with deals for an engine supplier and a sponsor for 2000. He said the sponsorship was with a company he had had previous dealings with and was already a “handshake deal.” He added he expected to close within a week on a 44,000-square-foot shop that formerly housed Dick Simon Racing, a CART Fed-Ex Championship and more recently IRL team. That facility is located near the Indianapolis International Airport(NOL)(10-17-1999)
- Petty to run CTS at Texas: Adam Petty will attempt to make his 2nd career CTS race at Texas next weekend. It was also announced that Petty would compete in the BGN in 2000(NOL)(10-7-1999)
- Roush Appeal denied: I hear from a good source that #50 CTS Team owner Jack Roush lost the appeal on Greg Biffle’s ‘illegal’ manifold — Yep, it’s official, see the TNN site for the story: Biffle Points & Pay Penalty Upheld(10-6-1999)
- Roper and the #55 CTS UPDATE: Tony Roper will be running the #55 Icehouse Ford in the CTS at Louisville next week and may possibly another(Tony Roper Site)(10-1-1999) — UPDATE: Ron Barfield has been released as the driver of the #55 Icehouse Beer Ford F150 campaigned on the Craftsman Truck Series circuit by Gloy-Rahal Motorsports. Team owners Tom Gloy and Bobby Rahal made the announcement today, and revealed that Tony Roper and Boris Said will drive the next two races for the team. Roper, who drove the Gloy-Rahal in 19 races last year, will drive in the Kroger 225 at the half-mile Louisville Motor Speedway this weekend, where he finished sixth for the team last year. Said, one of the most well-rounded drivers in America today with experience in sports cars, Winston Cup and Craftsman Truck, will drive for the team in the Bluebonnet 300K at Texas Motor Speedway on Oct. 15. Said has a history with Gloy that goes back to their days together in the SCCA Trans-Am series. The team has not yet announced who will drive the Icehouse Ford in the seaon-ending NAPA Auto Parts 200 at California Speedway on Oct. 30(Racer Magazine)(10-6-1999)
- Country Cool Article: Connecting the Circuits: Biffle Still Can Baffle ‘Em All(10-6-1999)
- Butch Miller/CTS: Butch Miller, veteran NASCAR driver, has agreed to assist the #46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports team for two of the three remaining races of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Season. Miller will act as driver-coach for the current pilot of the #46 Acxiom Ford, Rob Morgan, in Louisville (10/8) and California (10/30). Rob has struggled at several of the tracks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season, and his best finish on a non-road course is 16th. Rob’s best finish to date came at Heartland Park Topeka (5th), but he has had a tough going at many of the shorter tracks on the circuit. On top of his coaching duties, Butch will act as spotter and will be asked to offer opinions on the overall setup of the truck. The team is going to participate in the test day at the California Speedway at the end of the month and has said that Butch may even get in for a few laps to shake it down(SpeedZone Marketing)(10-5-1999)
- For Sale: A Truck Team: from this weeks Winston Cup Scene Classified – Ford Truck Team for sale: 6 Lauglin standard trucks and a show truck, rear gears, Jericos, parts too numerous to list. 1999 Featherlite 53′ Hauler fully equipped and stocked with parts, shop equipment, office equipment. Call for a complete list. Must see to appreciate. Bill Fingerlow, Gloy-Rahal Racing, 704-664-7879. Looks like the #55 Truck team will not be around in 2000(10-5-1999)
- Harvick to be busy on Oct 15-17th: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Kevin Harvick has added his name to the list of entries for the “Re-Refined Oil RACE of CHAMPIONS Invitational”. Harvick, who recently signed with Richard Childress Racing to drive the AC Delco Chevrolet in the 2000 BGN series, will have a busy weekend in October. On Friday, October 15th, Harvick will compete at Texas Motor Speedway in the CTS event, then fly to Talladega, AL for the ARCA race there on Saturday, then arrive in Bakersfield, CA at noon Sunday for the “Re-Refined Oil RACE of CHAMPIONS Invitational”. Harvick claimed the Mesa Marin Raceway Late Model Championship in 1993(Racing West)(10-5-1999)
- Petty to Trucks? from a source – According to Nashville Sports Weekly (a local freebie newspaper), Adam Petty may run the CTS next year. “The Petty camp was so impressed with Adam’s performance in the race (Richmond), that early this week, Richard and Kyle Petty met with executives of Sprint to discuss the possibility of moving Adam to the truck series for 2000. And it seems Sprint execs are more than interested.” The article says that Jimmy Hensley was told his contract wasn’t being renewed because of “a family commitment”. “Adam would be guaranteed a provisional for every race because of the #43 and the fields in the truck series are much easier to make…And with Greg Biffle and Jack Sprague being the only notable names in the truck series, Adam’s visibility should be much greater. NASCAR is reportedly very interested in this as well as they feel that this would give the truck series the marketable name it needs.”(story not online at the site)(10-5-1999)
Born On Date is January 23, 2000
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