Ken Schrader News

Dale Earnhardt Jr considered

Dale Earnhardt Jr considered

May 2, 1998
One driver definitely in play is 24-year-old Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has been approached about Winston Cup jobs by Andy Petree (owner of Ken Schrader's No. 33 and seeking to start a second team) and even Richard Childress, owner of dad Dale Earnhardt's famous No. 3

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 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 tested SABCO cars, Dennis Setzer tested the #89 Elliott Ford(no sponsor seen), Kenny Schrader(#33), Ernie Irvan(#36), Kenny Irwin(#28), Dick

Daytona chassis dyno

Daytona chassis dyno

February 20, 1998
Results of Daytona's chassis dyno tests: Bobby Labonte's car-engine combination pulled the strongest number (377 horsepower at the rear wheels), followed by Rusty Wallace's Ford (374 horsepower) and Kenny Schrader's Chevy pulled only 352 horsepower, leading some to

Chassis dyno

Chassis dyno

February 16, 1998
The cars of Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Labonte, and Kenny Schrader got tested on NASCAR's mobile chassis dyno.(www.country.com)(2-16-98)

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

Backup cars

Backup cars

February 15, 1998
Darrell Waltrip, Ken Schrader and Steve Park each say their backup cars are BETTER than the cars they crashed.(2-15-98) (02-15-1998)

Shepherd in No. 33 for practice

Shepherd in No. 33 for practice

February 13, 1998
Andy Petree had Morgan Shepherd run the No. 33 Chevrolet in Friday's morning practice, but Kenny Schrader is planning to climb back in for the final practice session on Saturday.(ESPNSportsZone)(2-13-98)

Fractured sternum for Schrader

Fractured sternum for Schrader

February 12, 1998
Ken Schrader, who was involved in a crash with Johnny Benson on the last lap of the first Gatorade Twin 125 qualifying race, is planning to race the No. 33 Chevrolet in Sunday's Daytona 500 despite a fractured sternum. Schrader was taken to Halifax Medical Center following

Old engines for Labonte and Schrader

Old engines for Labonte and Schrader

February 7, 1998
Bobby Labonte and Kenny Schrader both ran the old Chevy 18-degree engines in qualifying. Labonte ran the new SB2 at the Bud Shootout(2-7-98) (02-07-1998)

Which engine for Schrader

Which engine for Schrader

February 6, 1998
Kenny Schrader will qualify the #33 Skoal Chevy with the old 18-degree Chevy engine and owner Andy Petree will decide whether to use the old engine or the new SB2 for the 500(RPM2Nite)(2-6-98)

Special Paint schemes for the Bud Shootout

Special Paint schemes for the Bud Shootout

February 5, 1998
#40 Chevy will feature a special Coors Light car; #42 BellSouth Chevy Joe Nemechek will drive will be black and neon; Ken Schrader will run Budweiser decals on his #33 Skoal Chevy which is black on the hood and roof and the "Bud Shootout" decal on the deck lid; #35

Schrader at the top

Schrader at the top

February 2, 1998
Ken Schrader moved to the top of the list in all-time victories at Phoenix International Raceway's Copper World Classic, winning Sunday's Featherlite Southwest Tour stock car feature for his sixth triumph and 9th overall at PIR. The victory moved him in front of Chuck

Schrader won’t run SB2.2 at Daytona

Schrader won’t run SB2.2 at Daytona

January 27, 1998
I hear the #33 Skoal Andy Petree team and Kenny Schrader will not run the new SB2.2 engine at Daytona. Supposedly a number of others may not and that the engine has not been tested enough for reliability and that power advantage is slight.(1-27-98) (01-27-1998)

Schrader running BGN

Schrader running BGN

January 25, 1998
Kenny Schrader will run as many as 10 BGN races in the Andy Petree prepared #15 Chevy(Raceday)(1-25-98)