Dennis Setzer News

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
It's official: The Wood Brothers have signed Elliott Sadler to a multi-year contract to drive the #21 CITGO Ford next year. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me," said Sadler. "I think that I am ready to compete in Winston Cup, particularly with the experience

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
The plans for a second Wood Brothers team have been scrapped as no sponsor was secured for the car. This means that Matt Kenseth will stay in the Busch series for 1999.(GoRacing)(9-4-98)Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his own survey: "What are the Best looking cars and the WORST looking cars on the WC

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based onownerspoints: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #11

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based on owners points: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
Roush General Manager and Crew Chief of the #26 Cheerios Ford, Steve Hmiel, has been released from Roush Racing. Hmiel says he has nothing in the works and that Jack Roush has taken care of him for the rest of 1998.(RPM2Nite) Harry McMullen will replace Hmiel as

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
UPDATE: Tim Beverley and McIlhenny Co. officials have had several meetings so far regarding the status of the TABASCO sponsorship and the #35/17 Tyler Jet Motorsports Team. Each meeting has been very positive and there has been every indication that this new relationship

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
Ted Musgrave will be in the #15 Bud Moore-David Robinson Rescue Engines Formula Ford at Darlington. Musgrave ran well at Michigan a few weeks ago.(9-1-98)Hut Stricklin will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy at Darlington this weekend in the Pepsi Southern 500.(The Williams

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
Hut Stricklin will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy at Darlington this weekend in the Pepsi Southern 500.(The Williams Company)(9-1-98)UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis Setzer.(TNN's Raceday)(8-30-98) - Setzer WILL be in the #13 Ford for Darlington and Richmond it was announced today.(WC Today/NASCAR Today

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998

September 1, 1998
UPDATE: The #13 Elliott-Marino FirstPlus team is expected to name a different driver for Darlington this week. It won't be Dennis Setzer.(TNN's Raceday) (09-01-1998)

August 30, 1998

August 30, 1998

August 30, 1998
Bill Elliott/Dan Marino's #13 FirstPlus Ford, which released driver Jerry Nadeau at mid-season, has auditioned drivers, with short-tracker Dennis Setzer in the car the past couple of weeks. Elliott, who has made some major moves with the #13, including moving the

Setzer in the #13

Setzer in the #13

August 26, 1998
Dennis Setzer will be in the #13 FirstPlus Ford at NHIS this weekend.(WC Today Radio) (08-26-1998)

August 18, 1998

August 18, 1998

August 18, 1998
Dennis Setzer will drive the #13 FirstPlus Ford at Bristol and possible at New Hampshire and Darlington.(RPM2Nite) (08-18-1998)

August 15, 1998

August 15, 1998

August 15, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over and the field is set for the Pepsi 400 at Michigan. Fastest 2nd round qualifier was #13 Dennis Setzer with a speed of 180.510mph(28th fastest overall). 7 teams stayed on the qst round times and 15 teams made 2nd round attempts. DW used