Chad Little News

Thunderbirds at Talladega

Thunderbirds at Talladega

April 24, 1998
Chad Little, Robert Pressley, Billy Standridge and Dennis Setzer all drove Thunderbirds this weekend at Talladega.(www.go200mph.com)(4-24-98)

Win a pic of Little

Win a pic of Little

April 19, 1998
UPDATE:North East Racing Newsin conjunction with Chad Little Outdoor Power Equipment is offering race fans a chance to win an autographed picture of Chad Little. North East Racing News will also be taking your questions for Chad. We will be meeting with Chad on Monday

Chad and Donna Little expecting

Chad and Donna Little expecting

April 17, 1998
Chad and Donna Little are expecting their second child, due October 1998. Congrats. Chad of course drives the #97 John Deere Ford.(Matt)(4-17-98)

Kenseth to race #60 at Talladega

Kenseth to race #60 at Talladega

April 8, 1998
BGN driver, Matt Kenseth will race a Roush Racing-prepared Ford Taurus in the DieHard 500 April 26 at Talladega, team owner Jack Roush announced Wednesday. Kenseth joins Cup regulars Mark Martin(#6), Ted Musgrave(#16), Johnny Benson(#26), Chad Little(#97) and Jeff

Martinsville testing

Martinsville testing

April 8, 1998
Testing also continued at Martinsville with Bobby Labonte, Ernie Irvan, Chad Little, Dale Jarrett, Todd Bodine, Brett Bodine and Jerry Nadeau testing at the track. Bodine also had a teacher pick out an honor student which he gave a two-lap ride his in Paychex Ford.

Testing at Martinsville

Testing at Martinsville

April 7, 1998
Testing at Martinsville continued with the following drivers testing: Jerry Nadeau(#13); Ernie Irvan(#36); Todd Bodine(#35); Dale Jarrett(#88); Jeff Green(#30); Bobby Labonte(#18) and Chad Little(#97). No speeds given.(RPM2Nite)(4-7-98)

Shock rule change coming?

Shock rule change coming?

April 6, 1998
I hear NASCAR is considering a major rules change with the shock absorbers that will be a big factor at Daytona and Talladega. Because of the restrictor plates, and the spoiler angle rules, a lot of teams have been using shocks with zero rebound. (What this means is

Little, Waltrip wreck in practice

Little, Waltrip wreck in practice

February 28, 1998
Chad Little wrecked his #97 John Deere Ford Taurus during the morning practice on Saturday and Michael Waltrip wrecked his #21 Citgo Ford during Happy Hour practice. Both will have to start the Las Vegas 400 in a back-up cars from the back of the field, Little 42nd

Hammond is Litte’s new crew chief

Hammond is Litte’s new crew chief

February 24, 1998
Jeff Hammond is the new crew chief for the #97 John Deere Roush Ford Taurus and driver Chad Little. It is effective immediately. He will be in Las Vegas with the team. Skip Eyler will become Team Manager and Chassis Specialist for the team(2-24-98)

Chad Little to run Thunderbird

Chad Little to run Thunderbird

February 6, 1998
Chad Little will run a Thunderbird in the Daytona 500 that Jeff Burton ran last year. He stated during practice that their team did not have time to get the Taurus ready. He will run a Taurus in the Bud Shootout Qualifying Race(ESPN Practice)(2-6-98)

Little tests at Talladega

Little tests at Talladega

January 29, 1998
Chad Little driver of the Roush Racing #97 Taurus, who did not test at Daytona, has joined seven other Ford teams Thursday at Talladega in preparation for Daytona. Other teams include Robert Yates Racing, the Wood Brothers, Cale Yarborough Motorsports, Sadler Racing

Elliott tested at Talladega

Elliott tested at Talladega

January 23, 1998
Bill Elliott opted to privately test at Talladega twice in January and did not test at Daytona. Talladega doesn't release test speeds per teams requests, so no speeds are available. No idea why Chad Little did not test at Daytona. As for Elliott. his second team with

9/13/1997

9/13/1997

September 13, 1997
From Chaz Hinkle: "Spent the morning yesterday at the #97 shop producing some video with Chad Little for an NBC affiliate... While poking around the shop floor, two things caught my eye: A #97 John Deere T-BIRD, and, under a cover in the back part of the shop, a #

9/12/1997

9/12/1997

September 12, 1997
Ads noticed by a few readers in the Winston Cup Scene this week: 9 - 1997 Winston Cup Grand Prix's - for sale, offered by Dave Jenson Enterprises(Chad Little's cars) and a Ford Winston Cup team selling ALL 1997 cars also two new chassis ready for bodies. Offered by

9/11/1997

9/11/1997

September 11, 1997
Johnny Benson will be in the #26 Jack Roush Ford Taurus in 1998 as announced earlier. The entire 5 car Roush team will be Ford's including the #97 John Deere car driven by Chad Little(NASCAR Online). I hear General Mill will be the sponsor on the new Roush/Benson