Kenny Wallace News

Race of Champions at Louisville

Race of Champions at Louisville

July 18, 1998
The "Race of Champions" was held at Louisville Motor Speedway Saturday night. Cup drivers there Jeremy Mayfield, Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Geoff Bodine. They raced late models against four present and past LMS track champions (including Bill Kimmell Jr. who

Brickyard testing correction

Brickyard testing correction

July 18, 1998
Correction on Speeds from the Brickyard Friday: Bill Elliott was quickest at 174.290mph. Kenny Wallace was second at 173.742 with Wally Dallenbach third at 173.481 in the #13 FirstPlus Ford.

Testing at Indianapolis

Testing at Indianapolis

July 17, 1998
Four teams tested at Indy today: #81 Kenny Wallace; #7 Geoff Bodine; #94 Bill Elliott and the #13 Team with Dennis Setzer and Frank Kimmel. Wallace was the fastest at a little over 173mph.(WC Today Radio)

Photo finish

Photo finish

July 12, 1998
Immediately after the race Bobby Labonte in the #18 was credited with a 10th place finish and Kenny Wallace an 11th in the #81. The #81 team requested a check of the photo finish camera which resulted in Wallace being re-instated to 10th and Labonte to 11th.(NASCAR

Ford Fan Appreciation Day

Ford Fan Appreciation Day

July 11, 1998
NASCAR racing fans in Indianapolis are gearing up for a unique opportunity. They will meet some of their favorite Winston Cup drivers at the third annual Indiana Ford Stores "Ford Fan Appreciation Day" on July 29. Last year’s event drew approximately 15,000 fans, and

Sears Point notes

Sears Point notes

June 26, 1998
Lake Speed crashed hard in practice and Butch Gilliland will attempt to qualify the backup #9 Cartoon Network Ford. Gilliland had no practice laps befire his qualifying attempt. No idea if Speed will run the race if Gilliland makes the race. Tom Hubert is attempting

Pepsi 400 night time testing

Pepsi 400 night time testing

May 26, 1998
Past Note: The Pepsi 400 night time testing will be held on June 8-10. The tests will be held from 5:30pm-10:30pm/et on the 8th, and 3:30pm-10:30pm/et on the 9th and 10th. The test will be free of charge to the public. Drivers scheduled to test: Mark Martin, Jeff Burton

Winston Notes

Winston Notes

May 16, 1998
No special gold paint scheme as rumored for Jimmy Spencer; Kenny Scrader will run a back-up car as his primary was damaged during a pitstop last night in one of the No Bull 25's; Kenny Wallace had a reverse color scheme, lot's of yellow instead of blue; Andy Hillinberg

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

Petree close to BGN sponsor

Petree close to BGN sponsor

May 6, 1998
It appears as though Andy Petree Racing and driver Ken Schrader are ready to sign a sponsor for the NASCAR Busch Series. The 15-race deal would be for the remainder of 1998 and Schrader would drive the car. This sponsor may turn into a full-time NASCAR Winston Cup

Oklahoma State Fair Speedway

Oklahoma State Fair Speedway

May 5, 1998
Sterling Marlin, Kenny Wallace, Jeremy Mayfield and Michael Waltrip will be in Oklahoma City, OK this Friday night(5/8) at the Oklahoma State Fair Speedway in the 2nd Annual 'Race of Champions', it's a 50 lap trophy dash in local racers rides. Ken Schrader, Harry Gant

Kenny Wallace’s spotter released

Kenny Wallace’s spotter released

April 23, 1998
Carl Miller spotter for the #81 team of Kenny Wallace - was released yesterday from the team. Team Owner Filbert Martocci will sub until a replacement can be found.(4-23-98)

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

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 Talladega today. Also Mike Dillon and Dave Marcis tested the Dale Earnhardt #3 Chevy. Mark Gibson, Micky Gibbs and David Bonnett also help test

Morning practice

Morning practice

April 3, 1998
Morning practice on Friday had Joe Nemechek fastest at 185.039mph. Results up at NASCAR online. Jerry Nadeau was practicing Friday and will attempt to qualify the #13 Ford. Afternoon practice had Ward Burton fastest. TMS ate two more Cup cars Friday when Kenny Wallace