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Petty Blue:

Petty Blue:

February 14, 1999
The #43 STP Pontiac and John Andretti will sport an all blue car with STP only on the hood as he will be in a backup car
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TWIN 125’s:

TWIN 125’s:

February 11, 1999
Totally missed them myself but Bobby Labonte won the 1st Twin and Dale Earnhardt won the 2nd twin. Results can be found
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Lobster:

Lobster:

February 6, 1999
I hear the two Richard Petty teams, the #43 STP Pontiac with John Andretti and tyhe #44 Hot Wheels Pontiac with Kyle Petty
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Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

February 1, 1999
Tony Stewart(#20), John Andretti(#43) and Buckshot Jones(#00) tested at the North Caroloina Speedway early last week. No
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Loomis promoted UPDATE:

Loomis promoted UPDATE:

January 25, 1999
Robbie Loomis has been selected to replace retiring General Manager Dale Inman at Petty Enterprises. Loomis, crew chief
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The 1999 Monte Carlo:

The 1999 Monte Carlo:

January 12, 1999
Some notes from MRN's page, see link at end of story - Chevrolet teams have been waiting and waiting for their 1999 Monte
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STREAKIN’…Jeff Gordon Has 20 Top-10 Starts in a Row

STREAKIN’…Jeff Gordon Has 20 Top-10 Starts in a Row

September 26, 1998
STREAKIN'...Jeff Gordon has 20 Top-10 starts in a row. Dale Jarrett has 9 Top-10 starts in a row, and 16 Top-10 starts in
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Two Petty Racing Notes: at Charlotte, They Will Be Unveiling a Special Car for

Two Petty Racing Notes: at Charlotte, They Will Be Unveiling a Special Car for

September 23, 1998
Two Petty Racing Notes: At Charlotte, they will be unveiling a special car for John Andretti to drive in the Pepsi 400 that
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As Reported Before in Case It Was Missed: Robbie Loomis Will Be John’s Crew

As Reported Before in Case It Was Missed: Robbie Loomis Will Be John’s Crew

September 23, 1998
As reported before in case it was missed: Robbie Loomis will be John's Crew Chief For the 1999 WC Season. This was confirmed
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Robbie Loomis Says He’ll Back at Petty Enterprises Again Next Season as Crew Chief

Robbie Loomis Says He’ll Back at Petty Enterprises Again Next Season as Crew Chief

September 6, 1998
Robbie Loomis says he'll back at Petty Enterprises again next season as crew chief for John Andretti.(JournalNow)(9-6-98
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Sponsorship for Kenny Wallace

Sponsorship for Kenny Wallace

August 31, 1998
Andy Petree(owner of the #33 Skoal Chevy) says he has signed the sponsorship for his second Cup team next season, with the
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Budweiser Leaving Hendrick?

Budweiser Leaving Hendrick?

August 31, 1998
"Officials at Budweiser are mulling over what to do next season, and there is still speculation that the company might leave
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Teams That Failed to Make the Field in First Round Qualifying and Are 26th

Teams That Failed to Make the Field in First Round Qualifying and Are 26th

August 21, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Goody
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Brickyard testing speeds

Brickyard testing speeds

July 17, 1998
Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin
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Indy testing speeds

Indy testing speeds

July 16, 1998
Got some speeds from Indy from the Indianapolis Star newspaper(but not website): 1) Rusty Wallace 177.504mph; 2) Jeremy