Randy LaJoie News

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Joe Fink, resident trivia guru of theStockCarFans Newsletteris also running his own survey: "What are the Best looking cars and the WORST looking cars on the WC

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the Pepsi Southern 500 based onownerspoints: #12-Jeremy Mayfield(6 in owners points); #5-Terry Labonte(9); #23-Jimmy Spencer(12); #36-Ernie Irvan(15); #11

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Brett Bodine hit the wall in practice and had to qualify a backup car. Kenny Irwin hit the wall and spun out during his qualifying lap. Kenny Wallace got out of shape but kept it off the wall. Terry Labonte had engine problems that resulted in a slow lap.(ESPN2

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
No Bull Qualifiers: #24 Jeff Gordon(starts 5th); #6-Mark Martin(10th); #31-Mike Skinner(13th); #3-Dale Earnhadrt(18th) and #18-Bobby Labonte(24th). All five teams have red numbers on the roof, red spoliers and red air dams.(ESPN2 Qualifying)(9-4-98)Steve Grissom is

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Steve Grissom is in the #41 Kodiak Ice Chevy, it's a blue color with white numbers, looks nice.(ESPN2 Qualifying)(9-4-98)Another reason to get theStockCarFans Newsletter, Check this out - Here's some unconfirmed "rumblings" of a sort from an anonymous source:..."lots

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Another reason to get theStockCarFans Newsletter, Check this out - Here's some unconfirmed "rumblings" of a sort from an anonymous source:..."lots of turmoil going on at Diamond Ridge Racing right now. Elliott is real upset about the quality of cars provided to both

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Sources tell me that Budweiser will be back with #25/50 Hendrick Motorsports team in 1999 and expect to announce their fulltime 1999 driver at Charlotte in October.(9-4-98)Joe Gibbs Racing is also expanding their race shop facilities with a new building in Huntersville

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
Joe Gibbs Racing is also expanding their race shop facilities with a new building in Huntersville, North Caroilina. Designed to house both Winston Cup efforts and two NHRA teams the 124,000 sq. ft. facility is scheduled for completion in November of this year.(Stock

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
BGN Champ Randy LaJoie and BACE Motorsports owner Bill Baumgardner announced Friday that they are ending their partnership following the conclusion of the 1998 season. LaJoie leave the #74 FINA team. He has turned down any WInston Cup offers and plans to return to

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998

September 4, 1998
BGN Champ Randy LaJoie and BACE Motorsports owner Bill Baumgardner announced Friday that they are ending their partnership following the conclusion of the 1998 season. LaJoie leave the #74 FINA team. He has turned down any WInston Cup offers and plans to return to

#50 team interested in Musgrave?

#50 team interested in Musgrave?

August 31, 1998
Ted Musgrave may also be a player in the #50 situation, Randy LaJoie and Wally Dallenbach, who substituted in the car this spring and summer, also are considered candidates, with LaJoie possibly the front-runner.( SpeedNet/Ben Blake ) (08-31-1998)

August 30, 1998

August 30, 1998

August 30, 1998
Budweiser, sponsor of the #50 Chevy, which has a contract with Hendrick Motorsports through 2000, likely would be the last to bolt. Hendrick, one of NASCAR's top four multi-car operations, has a way of keeping sponsors happy, although Bud has not won with Hendrick

LaJoie interested in Cup?

LaJoie interested in Cup?

July 6, 1998
BGN Champ Randy LaJoie who for the past two seasons has maintained that he has no interest in returning fulltime to the Cup series has seemed to have a change of heart after running well as a sub for Ricky Craven in the #50 Bud Chevy. LaJoie mentioned on RPM2Nite that

Testing at Watkins Glen

Testing at Watkins Glen

June 17, 1998
UPDATE: I hear Mark Martin, #6 Valvoline Ford and Jeff Burton, #99 Exide Ford are testing at Watkins Glen this week.(6-15-98) - Martin and Burton will test there today(Wednesday) and Thursday along with BGN drivers Mike McLaughlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Hutter and

LaJoie’s last race in the #50

LaJoie’s last race in the #50

June 6, 1998
Randy LaJoie is making his last start in the #50 Bud Chevy as Ricky Craven's sub. Wally Dallenbach takes over at Michigan, Pocono and Sears Point(watch out there). Craven plans to be back in the car for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona.(That's Racin')(6-6-98)