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Other Drivers/teams Testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Today: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers Jack Sprague

Other Drivers/teams Testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway Today: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers Jack Sprague

September 22, 1998
Other drivers/teams testing at Greenville-Pickens Speedway today: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Jack Sprague, Ron
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Mast Feels the Need for Speed

Mast Feels the Need for Speed

September 17, 1998
UPDATE 2: Testing at Daytona International Speedway opened today(tuesday) for a two day Winston Cup test session in preparation
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Crew Member Dies After Pit Accident in Miller Lite 300

Crew Member Dies After Pit Accident in Miller Lite 300

September 8, 1998
UPDATE: Sad News from the ASA: The ASA Miller Lite 300 Monday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds race track was marred by
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Jerry Nadeau Leads Second-Round Qualifying at New Hampshire

Jerry Nadeau Leads Second-Round Qualifying at New Hampshire

August 29, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over: All the teams 26th or slower made a 2nd round attempt. Johnny Benson and Ron Fellows had
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CMT 300 Provisionals Leave Four Teams Outside Field After First Round

CMT 300 Provisionals Leave Four Teams Outside Field After First Round

August 28, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the CMT300
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Kmart Rumored to Consider Winston Cup Return

Kmart Rumored to Consider Winston Cup Return

August 23, 1998
More rumors from Mike Mulhern of the JournalNow, some a tad on the wild side: Kmart officials are studying a possible return
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Four Teams Made the Top 25 and the Race but Failed to Get a

Four Teams Made the Top 25 and the Race but Failed to Get a

August 22, 1998
Four teams made the top 25 and the race but failed to get a front pit stall and have to pit on the dreaded back pit stretch
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First Round Qualifying

First Round Qualifying

August 14, 1998
After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Pepsi 400 at Michigan based on owners points
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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
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Michigan appearance

Michigan appearance

June 8, 1998
Winston Cup driver Johnny Benson, along with Jeff Burton and Ted Musgrave, will meet Friday at Michigan Speedway with the
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Skinner and Dallenbach test

Skinner and Dallenbach test

May 5, 1998
Mike Skinner and Wally Dallenbach tested the #31 Lowes Chevy at Sears Point in CA thru Thursday.(NASCAR Online), Jerry Nadeau
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Testing at Talladega

Testing at Talladega

April 14, 1998
Testing also continued at Talladega after a bit of a rain delay. Sterling Marlin, Joe Nemechek(BGN & WC) and Elton Sawyer
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Testing News from Talladega

Testing News from Talladega

April 13, 1998
Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Gary Bradberry, Ernie Irvan, Dick Trickle, Johnny Benson and Matt Kenseth(#60) tested at
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Kenseth to race #60 at Talladega

Kenseth to race #60 at Talladega

April 8, 1998
BGN driver, Matt Kenseth will race a Roush Racing-prepared Ford Taurus in the DieHard 500 April 26 at Talladega, team owner
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Cheerios for Roush

Cheerios for Roush

February 16, 1998
Also, all the Roush Fords carried Cheerios decals in support of Johnny Benson, who was crashed out of Thursday's race.(2