John Andretti News

On-line racecams

On-line racecams

May 23, 1998
Just found out about this page:The Coca-Cola 600 on TBS Superstation, it has on-line racecams of the in car cameras that will be carried by Bobby Labonte, Randy LaJoie, Jeff Burton, Mark Martin, Todd Bodine and John Andretti. Also some articles, online games, chat,

Wednesday Testing

Wednesday Testing

May 13, 1998
Ward Burton and Dave Blaney tested at Dover; Wally Dallenbach(in the #5), Terry Labonte, Kevin LePage, Mark Martin and John Andretti tested at Richmond. No speeds given.(WC Today Radio)(5-13-98)

Testing

Testing

May 12, 1998
Monday and Tuesday WC Testing - No Speeds: Lake Speed(#9) and Kenny Wallace(#81) tested at Michigan; Terry Labonte(#5), Mark Martin(#6), John Andretti(#43), Wally Dallenbach(#50) and Kevin LePage(#91) tested at Richmond; Ward Burton was to test at Dover but got rained

John Andretti won’t do the double

John Andretti won’t do the double

May 2, 1998
John Andretti indicated he had had some offers to try the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 double he pulled off in 1994, but he says he is dedicated to his Richard Petty-owned stock car ride, and that he can't do justice either to stock cars or Indy by scattering his

Double duty for “Chocolate” Myers

Double duty for “Chocolate” Myers

April 25, 1998
Danny "Chocolate" Myers, the long-time gasman for seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt's Richard Childress Racing team, plans to pull double duty on "Race Day." His first stop is Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he'll fuel one of A.J. Foyt's three entries

Testing at Charlotte

Testing at Charlotte

April 22, 1998
Testing at Charlotte continued Wednesday with the top 10 in speeds being: #29-Jeff Green 179.700mph; 92-Elliott Sadler 179.700(yes the same); #12-Jeremy Mayfield 178.748; #2-Rusty Wallace 178.512; #7-Geoff Bodine 178.217; #43-John Andretti 178.217; #??-Jack Sprague

Charlotte practice

Charlotte practice

April 22, 1998
Speeds from the Charlotte practice on Tuesday: 1. Elliott Sadler,#92 181.025mph; 2. Rusty Wallace,#2 180.240; 3. Jeremy Mayfield,#37 178.985; 4. John Andretti,#43 178.394; 5. Ward Burton,#22 178.335; 6. Ken Schrader,#33 177.339; 7. Jeff Green,#29 177.165; 8. Kenny

Testing News from Richmond

Testing News from Richmond

April 13, 1998
Rick Mast is testing at RIR April 13-15; Bobby Labonte, Ward Burton, Derrike Cope, Todd Bodine, Ernie Irvan and John Andretti -April 27-29; Hendrick Motorsports and Richard Childress Racing - May 11-13; Roush Racing - May 26-28.(NASCAR Online)(4-13-98)

Petty driving for Andretti

Petty driving for Andretti

March 31, 1998
Kyle Petty will be driving John Andretti's #96 Big A Auto Parts BGN car at Texas as Mike Stefanik has a conflict of schedules.(John Andretti Fan Page)(3-31-98)

No Bull 5

No Bull 5

February 15, 1998
"Today's the first stage of Winston's "No Bull 5," which replaced the "Winston Million," and a win would mean an extra $1 million for Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Schrader, John Andretti or Ernie Irvan. They were the top five finishers at Talladega last October. And

John Andretti to make his BGN debut

John Andretti to make his BGN debut

February 3, 1998
John Andretti will make his BGN debut at the NAPA Auto Parts 300 driving the #96 Big A Auto Parts Pontiac that he owns. BGN rookie and 1997 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour and the NASCAR Busch North Series Champion, Mike Stefanik will drive the #96 for the remainder

Andretti in the Shootout

Andretti in the Shootout

January 9, 1998
UPDATE: John Andretti will be driving the #50 Budweiser Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports in the Bud Shootout at Daytona. Andretti's present car owner, Richard Petty gave him permission since Andretti is qualified for the race, via winning a pole with Cale Yarborough

Andretti driving for Hendrick in Shootout

Andretti driving for Hendrick in Shootout

January 6, 1998
John Andretti will be driving the #25 Bud Shootout Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports in the Bud Shootout at Daytona. Andretti's present car owner, Richard Petty gave him permission since Andretti is qualified for the race, via winning a pole with Cale Yarborough in the

Andretti tests at Talladega

Andretti tests at Talladega

January 6, 1998
Petty Enterprises got a jump start on the competition last weekend, as John Andretti tested the team's Pontiac at Talladega. Andretti tested last Friday, Saturday and Sunday, preparing for the upcoming Daytona 500 as well as April's DieHard 500 at Talladega. The #43

#96 BGN team splits

#96 BGN team splits

December 30, 1997
The #96 BGN team that had the owners split has become two teams: One with the #96 Ford with Stevie Reeves driving and the other an unknown # with John Andretti driving the Big A Auto Parts Pontiac in 7 BGN races. Whether the Andretti BGN team will put another driver