Rick Mast News

#14 Info:

#14 Info:

June 17, 2000
the car that Rick Mast qualified 13th with at Pocono on Friday was not the car the AJ Foyt team took to the wind tunnel Tursday but the car that was wrecked at Dover two weeks ago. The team realized at the wind tunnel the car was not what they needed/wanted at Pocono

#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

Dillon to relieve Mast:

Dillon to relieve Mast:

May 28, 2000
TachZone is reporting that #21 BGN driver, Mike Dillon, will be standing by to replace Rick Mast in the #14 Conseco Pontiac for the Coca-Cola 600. Mast is apparently feeling a little under the weather this weekend, after a bout of food poisoning. Mast will start the

AJ Crew Chief UPDATE 4 Engines:

AJ Crew Chief UPDATE 4 Engines:

April 26, 2000
Crew chief Terry Wooten was released from the #14 A.J. Foyt/Conseco team after the team failed to qualify at Martinsville. Foyt and general manager Waddell Wilson will serve in the crew chief's role this weekend at Talladega. The team is looking to hire a crew chief

No #41 at California UPDATE:

No #41 at California UPDATE:

April 25, 2000
Larry Hedricks #41 Chevy team is not planning to make the trip to California Speedway this weekend. Gary Bradberry has been driving for the team since Rick Mast left after the race at Bristol on March 26. Crew chief Phillipe Lopez and engine builder David Evans followed

Greg Ray almost….

Greg Ray almost….

April 16, 2000
Greg Ray, the 1999 IRL champ, was offered a one-race deal with A.J. Foyt's #14 Winston Cup Pontiac at Texas last month but declined the invitation. Instead, Rick Mast replaced rookie Mike Bliss on a permanent basis and drove the car to a 20th-place finish. Ray almost

Texas Penalties:

Texas Penalties:

April 3, 2000
#17-Matt Kenseth was penalized a lap for pitting outside his pit stall Sunday. #20-Tony Stewart was penalized after his team let a tire get away during a stop. #3-Dale Earnhardt, #93-Dave Blaney, #97-Chad Little and #14 Rick Mast each were penalized for pit-road speed

#41 Sponsor? UPDATE 2 Big Daddy’s Responds:

#41 Sponsor? UPDATE 2 Big Daddy’s Responds:

March 31, 2000
have seen in a few published reports that the #41 Hedrick Motorsports team is looking for a sponsor. Been asked: 'What About Big Daddy's?' Rumor has it that financial backing has not be received by the team from Big Daddy's. That is why Rick Mast was allowed to leave

Mast to the #14? UPDATE confirmed:

Mast to the #14? UPDATE confirmed:

March 28, 2000
the Dick Trickle Fanclub Site is reporting that the #14 team has signed Rick Mast to compete for the remainder of the 2000 season(3-27-2000) UPDATE: As rumored for a week or two, Rick Mast will go from Larry Hedrick's #41 Chevy to A.J. Foyt's #14. Mast will take the

Foyt Driver:

Foyt Driver:

March 27, 2000
SpeedVision reports that Dick Trickle apparently will drive AJ Foyt's #14 Conseco Pontiac at Texas. The team is looking at candidates for the ride. Looks like Mike Bliss, who started the year in the Foyt cars, will not return. Meanwhile, talk bubbled that Bliss could

#14 Rumors UPDATE 2 #41 close?:

#14 Rumors UPDATE 2 #41 close?:

March 25, 2000
hearing Rick Mast, driver of the #41 Chevy could be AJ Foyt's next driver if he can get out of his contract with #41 owner Larry Hedrick(3-24-2000) UPDATE: Rick Mast is the leading candidate to take over the driving duties for the #14 Pontiac's owned by A.J. Foyt,

Cope? Foyt? UPDATE Mast?:

Cope? Foyt? UPDATE Mast?:

March 18, 2000
hearing Derrike Cope, presently in the unsponsored #15 Fenley-Moore Ford may move on to the #14 Conseco Pontiac owned by AJ Foyt, if he can get out of his deal with the #15(3-17-2000) UPDATE: Ted Musgrave is likely to move into the #14 Pontiac owned by A.J. Foyt within

Virginia Lottery:

Virginia Lottery:

March 12, 2000
Rick Mast said he's one of seven Virginia drivers who will be featured on a new lottery game expected to debut this spring. The other Cup and BGN drivers are Jeff and Ward Burton, Elliott and Hermie Sadler and Kevin and Wayne Grubb(Roanoke Times)(3-12-2000)

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 16, 2000
Several Cup teams had unapproved parts confiscated by NASCAR in recent days. The most common parts taken were springs, which were taken from the cars of #55-Kenny Wallace, #31-Mike Skinner, #41-Rick Mast (two), #4-Bobby Hamilton (two), #27-Jeff Fuller, #42-Kenny Irwin

#41 Sponsor? UPDATE 2:

#41 Sponsor? UPDATE 2:

February 14, 2000
hearing from very good sources that a new sponsor of the #41 Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevy will be.......Big Daddy's BBQ(2-9-2000) -- UPDATE: on NOL's Daytona 500 entry list, the #41 is listed as the Big Daddy's Chevy(2-10-2000) -- UPDATE 2: #41 Larry Hedrick Motorsports