Jerry Nadeau News

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

Jerry Nadeau Fan Club

Jerry Nadeau Fan Club

January 21, 1998
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Troy Reed hired

Troy Reed hired

January 1, 1998
Troy Reed, has been hired by Bill Elliott and Dan Marino to be team manager of the new #13 First Plus Ford to be driven by Jerry Nadeau. Troy has been around racing for all his life, probably mostly, because his dad, Nick, made sure of it. Nick has been spectating

Ford test speeds

Ford test speeds

December 20, 1997
Found out some very preliminary speeds at Ford's private test of the Taurus at Charlotte today: Dale Jarrett(88)-176.750mph; Jeff Burton(99)-176.298; Greg Sacks(98)-176.183; Brett Bodine(11)-176.068; Ricky Rudd(10)-176.010; Jimmy Spencer(23)-174-701; Michael Waltrip

Ford testing

Ford testing

December 20, 1997
Taurus Testing Not Going as Well as Hoped. For the past few days Talladega Superspeedway is a site that that is as heavily guarded and top secret as many government operations. Specifics are not easy to come by, but things are not going as well as Ford and the teams

Dan Marino joining Bill Elliott for Cup team

Dan Marino joining Bill Elliott for Cup team

November 14, 1997
"Bill Elliott announced Friday he will join with NFL quarterback Dan Marino to run a second car for the 1998 season. FirstPlus Financial is sponsoring the No. 13 Ford, which will be driven by rookie Jerry Nadeau. Thirteen is the uniform number of the Miami Dolphins

Elliott to announce second team

Elliott to announce second team

November 13, 1997
Bill Elliott has a press conference scheduled for Friday(11-14) night in Atlanta to announce his second team with Jerry Nadeau as the driver. The car will be #13 with a green, white and orange paint scheme and First Plus as the sponsor. Dan Marino is unable to attend

Pitts to serve as Nadeau’s crew chief

Pitts to serve as Nadeau’s crew chief

November 6, 1997
Jerry Pitts is going to be the crew chief for Bill Elliott's second team with driver Jerry Nadeau. Pitts has been working for Bahari Racing(#30) as a fabricator and on raceday pit crew and is from Bakersfield, CA(11-6-97)

Elliott second team announcement

Elliott second team announcement

November 1, 1997
I hear Bill Elliott will announce the second team at Atlanta with Jerry Nadeau driving the #92(or maybe #13) Ford, First Plus and Sprint are the rumored sponsors(11-1-97)

Atlanta testing

Atlanta testing

October 16, 1997
Whoops...half right, it was the #94 Ford that crashed at an Atlanta test but Jerry Nadeau was the driver (sort of confirms the Elliott second team rumors a bit). Nadeau was unhurt and Bill Elliott was the fastest at 191mph, Rick Mast also smacked the wall(NASCAR Online

Bill Elliott and Dan Marino teaming up?

Bill Elliott and Dan Marino teaming up?

October 6, 1997
I hear from a reliable source that Bill Elliott and Dan Marino will team up for 1998 with Jerry Nadeau as the driver and First Financial as the primary sponsor. Sprint may be an associate sponsor.(10-6-97)

Second car for Bill Elliott with Jerry Nadeau?

Second car for Bill Elliott with Jerry Nadeau?

October 4, 1997
I hear this will be announced Saturday, 10-4: Bill Elliott WILL have a second car in 1998, Jerry Nadeau as the driver, Dan Marino as a part owner and Sprint as the sponsor(10-4-97), hmm... didn't hear this announcement(10-5-97)

9/17/1997

9/17/1997

September 17, 1997
I still hear Jerry Nadeau will be in the second Bill Elliott Ford, #92 sponsored by RCA in 1998 WC action(9-17-97)

9/15/1997

9/15/1997

September 15, 1997
"RCA is considering switching their sponsorship from Cale Yarborough's team to a second Bill Elliott team, with cars to be driven by rookie Jerry Nadeau out of Elliott's Dawsonville shops. Nadeau has been rumored to be in a second Elliott car in 1998, but no official

9/9/1997

9/9/1997

September 9, 1997
I hear it is a done deal with Jerry Nadeau getting the WC ride in the second Bill Elliott team car for 1998, so he'll run for rookie of the year also(9-9-97)