Kevin Lepage News

Lepage signs with Roush

Lepage signs with Roush

June 27, 1998
Kevin Lepage has signed a 30-day contract with Roush Racing which is basically a letter of intent for 1999 in which he would drive for "either a current Roush team or a Wood Brothers car." The Roush organization was preparing a statement for release Saturday.(NASCAR

Lepage replaced with Kendall at Sears Point

Lepage replaced with Kendall at Sears Point

June 27, 1998
Joe Falk, owner of the #91 LJ Racing Chevy has replaced Kevin Lepage with Tommy Kendall for the race at Sears Point. No driver was named for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, but it won't be Lepage as he has been released from that ride. The #91 will have First Union on as

Lepage to replace Musgrave?

Lepage to replace Musgrave?

June 27, 1998
Rookie Kevin Lepage and car owner Joe Falk might be splitting in the next few days, now that Lepage has signed a contract with Ford's Jack Roush. Speculation is that Roush might put Lepage in one of his current cars, possibly Ted Musgrave's, as early as next week at

Changes with Roush #16 team?

Changes with Roush #16 team?

June 26, 1998
Hearing there may be big changes at the Jack Roush owned #16 PrimeStar soon, Kevin Lepage could be part of those changes.(6-26-98)

Roush allowing drivers to buy into team?

Roush allowing drivers to buy into team?

June 26, 1998
Stock Car Racing Magazine hears (first reported on 6-12-98) that Jack Roush is offering his drivers, most anyway (see below) the opportunity to buy into Roush Racing as an equity partner. With the signing of Kevin Lepage we also hear that one of Roush's current drivers

Lepage will not return to LJ Racing next season

Lepage will not return to LJ Racing next season

June 25, 1998
LJ Racing Press Release from Joe Falk, President - Joe Falk and Kevin Lepage had a handshake agreement to run the *98 season. Without a permanent sponsor on the hood of the #91 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, it hasn't always been easy, but car owner Joe Falk was determined

Lepage signs with Roush

Lepage signs with Roush

June 24, 1998
Charlotte sources are telling GoRacing that Kevin Lepage has signed on as a driver for Roush Racing. No details were available at the time of this writing but as GoRacing reported from Pocono there may be a couple of choices as to where Lepage may end up within the

Shepherd’s qualifying in the #8

Shepherd’s qualifying in the #8

June 16, 1998
Morgan Shepherd's first qualifying run in the #8 car did not go too well due to handling problems. The motor was strong enough, but the setup on the suspension didn't cut it, they needed an improvement, so they looked at some teams that did have the right setup. They

Lepage to Roush?

Lepage to Roush?

June 13, 1998
Is this related to the above story?: Chevy's Kevin LePage is about to jump to Ford, according to sources close to the situation. Which Ford team owner? Insiders say Jack Roush. Roush is also in the news on other fronts: Sources close to Roush say he and Geoffrey Smith

What’s up with the #96 team?

What’s up with the #96 team?

June 8, 1998
May have something brewing in the #96 Caterpillar camp. Anything I have read states that David Green was totally surprised that he was taken out of the car at Richmond because of his broken shoulder with Kevin Lepage taking over for the race. I hear Ron Fellows may

No rookie points for Lepage

No rookie points for Lepage

June 6, 1998
Per Bob Jenkins on the ESPN broadcast of the Pontiac Excitement 400, Kevin Lepage does not get any rookie points for driving the #96 car because he didn't qualify the car.(ESPN)(6-6-98)

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying

June 6, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over and Mike Skinner was the second round fastest with a speed of 122.956mph. Skinner was the only one of the seven drivers that made the attempt in 2nd round to make the grid on speed. All but Skinner and Kevin Lepage were slower than their

Lepage in for David Green

Lepage in for David Green

June 6, 1998
Kevin Lepage will drive the #96 Caterpillar Chevy in place of David Green who has a broken shoulder from his Dover wreck last Sunday. This means Lepage will be able to keep pace in the Rookie of the Year race. Lepage failed to make the race in the #91 LJ Racing Chevy

Stanton Barrett and Kerry Earnhardt in the BGN #40

Stanton Barrett and Kerry Earnhardt in the BGN #40

June 5, 1998
Stanton Barrett and Kerry Earnhardt may run some races in the #40 Channellock BGN Chevy when the Cup and BGN schedules conflict not allowing Kevin Lepage to drive the car.(ESPN2 during the BGN race)(6-5-98)

Testing News

Testing News

June 1, 1998
#00-Buckshot Jones(not the #8); #97-Chad Little; #91-Kevin Lepage; #28-Kenny Irwin and Hut Stricklin and #22-Ward Burton tested at Pocono today and will test on Tuesday. Two days of tire testing is taking place at Indianapolis with #18-Bobby Labonte and #12-Jeremy