Randy LaJoie News

LaJoie to leave Finch UPDATE 4 to NEMCO:

LaJoie to leave Finch UPDATE 4 to NEMCO:

November 3, 2000
LaJoie to leave Finch UPDATE 4 to NEMCO: it was reported in this weeks Winston Cup Scene that Randy LaJoie, driver of the Bob Evans #1 James Finch owned Chevy, will leave that team at the end of the 2000 season. Rumors I have heard was that he would be going back to

New NEMCO chief:

New NEMCO chief:

October 26, 2000
New NEMCO chief: #33 Oakwood Homes car chief Wally Rogers is moving to the brand-new Busch Series team owned by Joe Nemechek, NEMCO Motorsports, at the end of the season with driver Randy LaJoie(Hendersonville Times-News)(10-26-2000)

Interesting:

Interesting:

October 20, 2000
The recent bombing of the USS Cole hit close to home for Langley Speedway executives Wayne Wyatt and Chuck Hall. They were part of the NASCAR/NHRA group that spent four days with the Navy in December 1996. The group included drag racer Jim Yates and NASCAR drivers

Roush Auditions UPDATE 4 two signed:

Roush Auditions UPDATE 4 two signed:

October 10, 2000
On Wednesday and Thursday, Roush Racing will be hoping to find the next Kurt Busch during an audition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Max Jones, who heads up Roush's Truck Series program and current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader Greg Biffle will be on hand

#7 Driver? UPDATE 3:

#7 Driver? UPDATE 3:

September 28, 2000
looks like the Bobby Hamilton rumor was incorrect(choke) and ESPN2's NASCAR 2Day is reporting that Ron Hornaday and Randy LaJoie(didn't he just sign with Joe Nemechek for a BGN ride?) are the two rumored drivers(9-17-2000) UPDATE: One of the men #7 owner Jim Smith

#7 Driver?

#7 Driver?

September 18, 2000
looks like the Bobby Hamilton rumor was incorrect(choke) and ESPN2's NASCAR 2Day is reporting that Ron Hornaday and Randy LaJoie(didn't he just sign with Joe Nemechek for a BGN ride?) are the two rumored drivers(9-17-2000) UPDATE: One of the men #7 owner Jim Smith

Green 200th, David:

Green 200th, David:

August 21, 2000
Green 200th, David: Friday's Food City 250 at Bristol marks David Green's 200th career Busch Series start. The 1994 Busch Series champion becomes the 24th driver to reach the elite benchmark. Ten drivers with more than 200 starts are still active in the Busch Series

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

Paint Scheme Stuff UPDATE:

August 1, 2000
hearing some special paint schemes coming up in the next few months: #5-Terry Labonte Frosted Flakes(Michigan?); #36-Ken Schrader Halloween M&M's; #20-Tony Stewart Special (at Homestead); and a Monsters promotion with #18-Bobby Labonte, #13-Robby Gordon and a few

#68 Crew Chief:

#68 Crew Chief:

May 28, 2000
#68 Crew Chief: Premiere Motorsports hired Jimmy Fitzgerald as Crew Chief for their #68 BGN team. Ten candidates were interviewed for the position before Fitzgerald was chosen. A team spokesman was quoted as saying,It wasn't a hard decision to hire Jimmy. He and our

Sabco Auction:

Sabco Auction:

May 28, 2000
Team Sabco employees hosted a memorabilia auction this week that raised nearly $30,000 to benefit the children of T.L. Stiles. An automobile accident claimed the life of Stiles, a Sabco fabricator, in November 1999. Drivers Blaise Alexander, Glenn Allen, Jeff Green

600th Start UPDATE:

600th Start UPDATE:

May 17, 2000
600th Start UPDATE: the second Cicci-Welliver Team to qualify at Charlotte will represent their 600th career NASCAR start(5-16-2000) UPDATE: this is 600 total NASCAR starts: 53 starts in the Modified Series, 1985-87, with Jimmy Spencer. 1 Cup start in 1997 with Todd

CBS Sportsline:

CBS Sportsline:

May 11, 2000
CBS Sportsline: Looking back by Randy LaJoie(5-11-2000)

Trickle and LaJoie OK:

Trickle and LaJoie OK:

April 17, 2000
Dick Trickle will drive the #60 Power Team Chevy in the Cup race at Talladega after a hard wreck in Saturday's BGN race there. Trickle suffered a bruised foot when he was hit on the driver's side by Randy LaJoie. LaJoie was temporarily knocked unconscious, regained

#200:

#200:

April 14, 2000
#200: Mike McLaughlin and Randy LaJoie will make their 200th career NASCAR Busch Series starts at Talladega(4-14-2000)

#36 Crew Chief:

#36 Crew Chief:

April 10, 2000
#36 Crew Chief: Cicci-Welliver Racing announced they have named Billy Nacewicz crew chief for driver Tim Fedewa and the #36 Stanley Racing team. Nacewicz, 50, will make his debut with the team at Talladega. Nacewicz, a New York native, has had an extensive and successful