Joe Bessey News

#60 – Sadler announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 7 Fell Thru:

#60 – Sadler announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 7 Fell Thru:

January 2, 2001
#60 - Sadler announcement and 'The Rock' - UPDATE 7 Fell Thru: Crew chief Jim Long has left Bessey Motorsports, leaving the NASCAR Winston Cup team without a crew chief as well as a sponsor. The group, owned by Joe Bessey, fielded the #60 Power Team Chevy in 2000.

#60 – sponsor and a crew chief needed/announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 6 Fell Thru?

#60 – sponsor and a crew chief needed/announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 6 Fell Thru?

December 23, 2000
Crew chief Jim Long has left Bessey Motorsports, leaving the NASCAR Winston Cup team without a crew chief as well as a sponsor. The group, owned by Joe Bessey, fielded the #60 Power Team Chevy in 2000. Power Team, however, has announced that it would not return as

#60 – sponsor and a crew chief needed/announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 4 postponed:

#60 – sponsor and a crew chief needed/announcement and ‘The Rock’ – UPDATE 4 postponed:

December 14, 2000
Crew chief Jim Long has left Bessey Motorsports, leaving the NASCAR Winston Cup team without a crew chief as well as a sponsor. The group, owned by Joe Bessey, fielded the #60 Power Team Chevy in 2000. Power Team, however, has announced that it would not return as

#60 Closed?

#60 Closed?

November 30, 2000
hearing that the #60 Joe Bessey Motorsports operation has ceased operations. Had been reported that the team was going to at least attempt the Daytona 500 with or without a sponsor(11-30-2000)

Bessey Still Looking:

Bessey Still Looking:

November 18, 2000
#60 Car owner Joe Bessey grimaces as he thinks about his team's season and its future. The team's sponsor is leaving after this season and no replacement has been found. Bessey said he's hopeful a sponsor meeting early next week will be fruitful. Even if he doesn't

Sadler to test at Atlanta:

Sadler to test at Atlanta:

November 6, 2000
hearing that after a successful test at Homestead last week, Hermie Sadler will be testing Joe Bessey Motorsport's #60 Power Team Chevy on Wednesday and Thursday at Atlanta in preparation for the NAPA 500. Hearing that Sadler will run both the Cup events at Homestead

More Homestead Testing:

More Homestead Testing:

November 1, 2000
Hermie Sadler and Ricky Hendrick ran the fastest unofficial practice laps for their respective Cup and BGN teams on Tuesday, the final day of testing at Homestead. Sadler ran a lap of 154.950mph in the #60 Power Team Winston Cup Chevy owned by Joe Bessey, beating the

More Homestead Testing:

More Homestead Testing:

October 30, 2000
Kevin Harvick tested the #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Monday, his first official NASCAR Winston Cup test session. Harvick turned the fastest lap of the NASCAR Winston Cup testing for the Nov. 12th Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts

#60 Done?

#60 Done?

October 15, 2000
Joe Bessey, owner of the #60 Power Team Chevy, said Saturday that his team may be finished. Two weeks ago, he had told me that a sponsorship was about to be signed, but the deal had fallen through. Bessey has told members of his team that the deal went from red-hot

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

September 20, 2000
In preparation for the Oct. 8 UAW-GM Quality 500 Cup race, Lowes Motor Speedway has invited all NASCAR Winston Cup teams to participate in a two-day open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 19th from 4:00 - 10:00pm/et and on Wednesday, Sept

Bodine Released from the #60 UPDATE:

Bodine Released from the #60 UPDATE:

September 13, 2000
after a week to week rumor for months, Geoffrey Bodine has been released of his driving duties at Bessey Motorsports today, the story from ESPN(in part): Geoffrey Bodine, who missed the first 10 Cup races this season as he recovered from injuries suffered in a horrific

Testing UPDATE 2:

Testing UPDATE 2:

August 23, 2000
Bobby Labonte is scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway on Tuesday and Wednesday(Aug 22-23)(Roanoke Times)(8-19-2000) UPDATE: #18-Bobby Labonte was the fastest during testing at Richmond on Tuesday: Unofficial speeds were - #18-Labonte 123.119mph, #93-

#60 Changes? UPDATE 2:

#60 Changes? UPDATE 2:

August 13, 2000
but am hearing that crew chief, Jim Long is not at Watkins Glen this weekend and owner Joe Bessey is calling the shots for driver Geoffrey Bodine and the #60 Power Team Chevy. TNN's Raceday reported that Bodine and Bessey have agreed to part ways at the end of the

Bodine on the Hot Seat?

Bodine on the Hot Seat?

June 24, 2000
thought this was answered a few weeks ago but looks like things may have changed. Anyhow SpeedVision is reporting: Bodine again is rumored to be in a very hot seat as chauffeur of Joe Bessey's #60. Also of note: there are rumors that the Bessey team, with the loss

Power Team Gone? UPDATE yes:

Power Team Gone? UPDATE yes:

June 8, 2000
it was reported on the The LTN Hour on Sunday(6-4) that Power Team will probably leave the Joe Bessey owned #60 Cup car and Bessey may go back to the BGN series(6-6-2000) UPDATE: the Winston Cup Scene Magazine is reporting that #60 owner Joe Bessey has been informed