Andy Houston News

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It’s Official:

Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It’s Official:

January 3, 2001
Craven to the #32? UPDATE 7 It's Official: hearing from very good sources that Ricky Craven will leave the #50 Midwest Transit team and take over the wheel of the #32 Tide Ford at PPI Motorsports. No word on who will drive the #50 Chevy in 2001 AND see story at the

Changes at PPI and the #32? UPDATE 4:

Changes at PPI and the #32? UPDATE 4:

December 15, 2000
hearing that Scott Pruett and PPI Motorsports may part ways and that Kevin Lepage is a possible candidate for the driver of the #32 Tide Ford. ALSO hearing that Mike Beam, who recently left the #21 Wood Brothers team as a crew chief to take the #75 Galaxy Motorsports

Wells cars inspected after race:

Wells cars inspected after race:

November 6, 2000
After the race, NASCAR officials impounded the two Fords owned by Cal Wells, the #32-Scott Pruett and #96-Andy Houston cars. The officials apparently suspected irregularities in the cars, perhaps due to a tip from someone at a rival team. No penalties were announced

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

PPI Assoc Sponsor:

PPI Assoc Sponsor:

October 21, 2000
DP Technology, software developer of the ESPRIT CAM system, today recently their official sponsorship of PPI Motorsports. This new partnership through the 2002 NASCAR season enables PPIM to use ESPRIT's powerful CAM software in their race shop to machine parts for

#27 Candidates UPDATE 4 official new driver AND sponsor:

#27 Candidates UPDATE 4 official new driver AND sponsor:

October 19, 2000
#27 Candidates UPDATE 4 official new driver AND sponsor: hearing two drivers being considered for the #27 Brewco ride that Casey Atwood will leave at the end of the 2000 season are David Green and CTS driver Andy Houston. Houston is also considering Cup rides(7-25-

PPI Crew Chief:

PPI Crew Chief:

October 12, 2000
After thorough evaluation and discussion, PPI Motorsports and Brad Parrott, crew chief for the #32 Tide Ford in Cup, have mutually agreed to part ways. Parrott has elected to pursue other opportunities outside of PPI Motorsports. PPI Motorsports has named Scott Houston

Bliss Back to the Trucks?

Bliss Back to the Trucks?

October 6, 2000
Rookie Mike Bliss knows that his Winston Cup career could end after this season, and he's not too upset. Bliss does not have a Cup ride for next season. Bliss is hunting for a job because his team, Eel River Racing, announced last month it had hired Kenny Wallace for

Super 8 to PPI:

Super 8 to PPI:

October 3, 2000
PPI Motorsports (PPIM) announced it has entered into a multi-year associate sponsorship agreement with Parsippany, N.J.-based Super 8 Motels, Inc., in support of PPIM's McDonald's Racing program. The sponsorship begins this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway, where Super

Houston to attempt Lowes and others:

Houston to attempt Lowes and others:

October 2, 2000
Andy Houston will drive the #96 Ronald McDonald Ford for PPI Motorsports in four of the six remaining Cup races, beginning with this weekend's at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Houston, who was named driver the #96 PPI Motorsports Ford in August for the 2001 season,, will

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

September 20, 2000
In preparation for the Oct. 8 UAW-GM Quality 500 Cup race, Lowes Motor Speedway has invited all NASCAR Winston Cup teams to participate in a two-day open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 19th from 4:00 - 10:00pm/et and on Wednesday, Sept

PPI Motorpsorts/McDonalds Announcement UPDATE 2:

PPI Motorpsorts/McDonalds Announcement UPDATE 2:

August 29, 2000
McDonald's Racing and PPI Motorsports will announce the team's NASCAR Winston Cup driver for the 2001 season, Tuesday, August 29th at Noon/et(McDonalds PR) UPDATE: hearing that Andy Houston will be named as the PPI driver and ESPN2's RPM 2Night is reporting the same

#66 Driver? UPDATE:

#66 Driver? UPDATE:

August 19, 2000
hearing that Robby Gordon is pretty much a lock for the #66 BigKmart/Route 66 Travis Carter ride in 2001, replacing Darrell Waltrip, who is retiring at the end of the 2000 season(8-18-2000) UPDATE: Travis Carter, owner of the #23 and #66 Fords, has talked to Andy Houston

#96 or #98? UPDATE, it is #96:

#96 or #98? UPDATE, it is #96:

August 17, 2000
Have seen conflicting reports on what number Andy Houston will drive this weekend in the Cup race at Michigan for PPI Motorsports. If you look at their site, www.ppiracing.com, the Press Release lists #98, but they show a drawing of the car and it's #96. NOL lists

Little to PPI? UPDATE 2:

Little to PPI? UPDATE 2:

August 15, 2000
Chad Little appears to be a finalist for the Cal Wells-owned Winston Cup car sponsored by McDonald's(2nd team to #32 Scott Pruett/Tide). Wells plans to run two Winston Cup cars next season and may put the McDonald's car in a few races this year(Like Houston at Michigan