Dave Marcis News

Testing at Texas canceled due to weepers

Testing at Texas canceled due to weepers

March 24, 1998
Randy LaJoie(#50), Wally Dallenbach(#46) and Andy Hillenburg(#95) were at Texas Motor Speedway today, but didn't get track time as even though the weather was perfect, the 'weepers' were still present, water seeping thru the track.(WC Today Radio/PRN), Dallenbach scraped

31 Daytona 500s for Marcis

31 Daytona 500s for Marcis

February 12, 1998
How about Dave Marcis qualifying for his 31st consecutive Daytona 500! Congrats and good going(2-12-98)

Terry Shirley joins Brewco

Terry Shirley joins Brewco

January 17, 1998
Former SABCO and Dave Marcis crew chief Terry Shirley joined the Brewco Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team with driver Scot Walters of the #37 Red Man Chevrolet.(NASCAR Online)(1-17-98)

Dave Marcis is NMPA Spirit Award recipient

Dave Marcis is NMPA Spirit Award recipient

January 12, 1998
Long-time Winston Cup driver Dave Marcis was named the 1997 NMPA Spirit Award recipient on Sunday. Marcis, who has struggled and battled for years as an independent owner-driver, beat out fellow quarterly winners Rick Hendrick, Joe Nemechek and Rich Bickle.(SpeedNet

Leslie named crew chief for Marcis

Leslie named crew chief for Marcis

January 10, 1998
Lee Leslie, who was the crew chief of the #95 Sadler Bros Chevy in 1997 has been named the crew chief of the #71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevy in 1998(WC Scene and NSSN)(1-10-98)

Childress testing

Childress testing

January 7, 1998
UPDATE: Richard Childress Racing and Mike Skinner are scratching their heads after this test sessions that's for sure. Childress brought 5 Chevrolets with Mike Skinner as the sole driver to test. NASCAR objected to this and charged the Dale Earnhardt car with a test

Marcis nominated for NMPA Spirit Award

Marcis nominated for NMPA Spirit Award

December 13, 1997
Dave Marcis has been selected as the fourth-quarter nominee for the National Motorsports Press Association Spirit Award. The NMPA Spirit Award is designed to recognize sportsmanship, determination, extraordinary performance in the face of adversity, consideration of

Talladega testing

Talladega testing

November 11, 1997
I hear from a reader: The #3 and #31 cars were testing at the track, and Jay Sauter, Mike Dillon (Childress's son-in-law) and Dave Marcis were testing the #3 and #31 Chevy's at Talladega on Monday(11-10). Marcis put one of the cars in the wall during the test in the

RealTree returning to sponsor Marcis

RealTree returning to sponsor Marcis

November 1, 1997
"Dave Marcis said RealTree, the camouflage clothing company that is sponsoring his No. 71 Chevrolet, will be back next year."(Charlotte Observer)(11-1-97)

Terry Shirley is Dallenbach’s new crew chief

Terry Shirley is Dallenbach’s new crew chief

October 12, 1997
Terry Shirley assumed the crew chief role of the #46 First Union SABCO Chevy driven by Wally Dallenbach last week, he is Dave Marcis' former crew chief(CBS)(10-12-97)

9/18/1997

9/18/1997

September 18, 1997
Per the Winston Cup Scene Dave Marcis still plans to drive in the WC series in 1998 but is considering retiring after the 1998 season(9-18-97)

9/6/1997

9/6/1997

September 6, 1997
Eight of the nine drivers who did not make the fastest 38 cars in first round qualifying attempted second round qualifying, Mike Bliss was the fastest 2nd round qualifier at 121.387mph(slower than the 1st round) which make him eligible for the pre-Bud Shootout race

8/30/1997

8/30/1997

August 30, 1997
Dave Marcis was the fastest second round qualifier at 165.537 mph at Darlington, but it was not fast enough to get into the Southern 500. But Marcis will get to run in the pre-Bud Shootout race at Daytona next February. Provisionals used and left can be found on

8/23/1997

8/23/1997

August 23, 1997
I hear Dave Marcis is considering retiring after the 1997 season(8-23-97)

8/16/1997

8/16/1997

August 16, 1997
Second round qualifying was rained out, field is set based on yesterday's qualifying which means the #'s 23(Spencer), 22(W Burton), 81(K Wallace), 9(Speed) and #2(Rusty Wallace-champions) had to use provisional's to make the DeVilbiss 400 at Michigan. 43 of the 44