Dave Marcis News

August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998
After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Pepsi 400 at Michigan based on owners points are: #3-Dale Earnhardt(9th in owner points); #23-Frank Kimmel(11); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #26-Johnny Benson(18); #16-Kevin Lepage(19); #

August 8, 1998

August 8, 1998

August 8, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over and the field is set for the Bud at the Glen. Fastest 2nd round qualifier was #42 Joe Nemechek with a speed of 119.252mph(17th fastest overall). DW used his 10th Champion Provisional of the year and 2nd in the row with the #35 Tabasco

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998
After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Bud at the Glen based on owners points are: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(5th in owner points); #18-Bobby Labonte(6); #94-Bill Elliott(13); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #97-Chad Little(19); #11-Brett

Pocono qualifying

Pocono qualifying

July 24, 1998
46 cars will attempt to make the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, 43 get in. Randy MacDonald is listed in the Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce Chevy owned by Trix Racing. After 1st round qualifying teams ran 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the race because of provisionals

Realtree sponsoring Busckshot and Marcis

Realtree sponsoring Busckshot and Marcis

July 17, 1998
UPDATE: An interesting combo: Realtree sponsor the #00 Chevrolet Monte Carlo fielded by Stavola Brothers Racing for driver Buckshot Jones in the Brickyard 400 at Indy. Realtree will also sponsor the #71 Dave Marcis Chevy for the race if both cars get in the race. Jones

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying

July 11, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over for the Jiffy Lube 300. Speeds were very fast. Ken Schrader was fastest with a lap of 127.949mph. See starting lineups, qualifying results, practice speeds and Happy Hours speeds(Mark Martin was the fastest) at GoRacing, NASCAR Online and

Qualifying notes

Qualifying notes

July 11, 1998
Drivers/Teams guaranteed to make the Jiffy Lube 300 and qualified 26th or worse on Friday: #2-Jeremy Mayfield(2nd in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(7th and former champ); #33-Ken Schrader(12); #4-Bobby Hamilton(13); #21-Michael Waltrip(14); #40-Sterling Marlin(15

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying

June 27, 1998
Second round qualifying is over and who would have though Wally Dallenbach would need a provisional to make a road course event and Tommy Kendall missed the race. The #41 team took it's 11th provisional of the year(in 16 races), but since they are not in the top 25

Dave Marcis says he’s not retiring

Dave Marcis says he’s not retiring

June 22, 1998
Veteran Dave Marcis, who failed to make a race for the 10th time in 15 1998 events, said last week at a test session for the IROC cars at Indy that he's not retiring from the Cup series as long as Marcis has a primary sponsor, RealTree Camouflage, and his fans believe

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying

June 20, 1998
Second Round qualifying is completed. Jeff Green was the fastest at 166.463mph(would have been 10th on Friday). Buckshot Jones(#00) and Dave Marcis(#71) missed the race. To see who used provisionals go to Jayski's Provisional Page for News, Provisional and Owner Points

Dave Marcis announcement coming

Dave Marcis announcement coming

June 19, 1998
Starting to hear rumors that Dave Marcis will make some sort of announcement at Daytona.(farewell tour in 1999?)(6-19-98)

Dave Marcis misses Michigan race

Dave Marcis misses Michigan race

June 14, 1998
Dave Marcis, the all-time Michigan Speedway leader in Winston Cup starts (55), laps completed (8,776), and miles completed (17,552), will watch from the sidelines this weekend. "It's very disappointing to me," said Marcis, who has now missed two races in a row at Michigan

IROC testing

IROC testing

June 12, 1998
Dick Trickle, Dave Marcis and Jim Sauter, test drivers for the International Race of Champions(IROC), will be at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week for more tests of the Pontiac Firebirds that will race there on July 31.(SpeedNet)(6-12-98)

Second round qualifying at Talladega

Second round qualifying at Talladega

April 25, 1998
Fourteen teams requalified Saturday for the DieHard 500. Dennis Setzer was the fastest in the Bill Elliott owned #89 McRib Thunderbird during second round qualifying with a lap of 192.332mph(would have been 18th fastest on 1st day) in the McRib Ford Thunderbird. All

Testing News from Talladega

Testing News from Talladega

April 13, 1998
Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Gary Bradberry, Ernie Irvan, Dick Trickle, Johnny Benson and Matt Kenseth(#60) tested at Talladega today. Also Mike Dillon and Dave Marcis tested the Dale Earnhardt #3 Chevy. Mark Gibson, Micky Gibbs and David Bonnett also help test