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#18 Yankees Car?

#18 Yankees Car?

May 17, 2000
The Beckett Racing Guide has a #18 NY Yankees/Interstate Batteries scheme listed, supposedly to be run in the Pepsi 400
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Labonte and Lowes History:

Labonte and Lowes History:

May 17, 2000
In 1999, #18-Bobby Labonte made Lowes Motor Speedway history by completing a pole "triple crown" at the 1.5-mile superspeedway
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Labonte helps out:

Labonte helps out:

May 17, 2000
Last Wednesday night's ARCA test at Lowe's Motor Speedway Bobby Labonte helped out his nephew Justin, Terry's son, test
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Earnhardt Jr the fastest Correction:

Earnhardt Jr the fastest Correction:

May 7, 2000
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr has won his first two Winston Cup races faster then anyone in Winston Cup modern era. Earnhardt Jr
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Mo Money:

Mo Money:

May 1, 2000
2nd place Bobby Labonte takes home over $9,000 more than winner Jeremy Mayfield. Think those Winners Circle and other contingency
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Sears Point Testing:

Sears Point Testing:

April 26, 2000
Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his first trip to Sears Point Raceway this week for a NASCAR Winston Cup Test Session, and he won
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Sears Point Testing:

Sears Point Testing:

April 20, 2000
Budweiser and Sears Point Raceway will host a Media Luncheon on Wednesday, April 26, to introduce NASCAR Winston Cup rookie
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Nine Different Winners:

Nine Different Winners:

April 16, 2000
Jeff Gordon is the ninth different Winston Cup winner in the first nine races in 2000. This extends the NASCAR all time
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Wow, what a race:

Wow, what a race:

April 16, 2000
#24-Jeff Gordon wins at Talladega and his 50th career Winston Cup win, the 11th driver in history to do so. It was #24 crew
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Top 25:

Top 25:

April 15, 2000
#24-Jeff Gordon qualified outside of the top 25 for the first time since Oct 1998 in Charlotte, a streak of 47 races. Also
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Eight Different Winners:

Eight Different Winners:

April 9, 2000
Mark Martin is the eighth different Winston Cup winner in the first eight races in 2000. This breaks the NASCAR all time
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Talladega Testing

Talladega Testing

April 7, 2000
on Thursday. #27-Mike Bliss, #3-Dale Earnhardt, #18-Bobby Labonte, #1-Steve Park and #31-Mike Skinner spent Thursday preparing
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Dyno Testing:

Dyno Testing:

April 3, 2000
NASCAR officials tested the cars of #18-Bobby Labonte, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. and #99-Jeff Burton on the chassis dyno following
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Stats:

Stats:

April 2, 2000
Only five times in NASCAR's modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won by the sixth race of the season.
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Cowboy’s Schemes?

Cowboy’s Schemes?

March 30, 2000
a month or so ago it was reported here that one or two cars may be painted in a Dallas Cowboy's(NFL) paint scheme. Have