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#58 Goes Hollywood again:

#58 Goes Hollywood again:

February 20, 1999
Ricky Craven's #58 Ford has sponsorship from Hollywood Video for Rockingham this weekend, no idea if this will extend for
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TWIN 125’s:

TWIN 125’s:

February 11, 1999
Totally missed them myself but Bobby Labonte won the 1st Twin and Dale Earnhardt won the 2nd twin. Results can be found
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Craven/#58 tryout:

Craven/#58 tryout:

February 7, 1999
Scott Barbour and driver Ricky Craven are sponsored by Hollywood Video for the Speedweeks events. If everything goes well
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Craven Snowmobile Ride:

Craven Snowmobile Ride:

February 5, 1999
Ricky Craven's last weekend before the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup season kicks off was a busy one. On January 30, 1999, Craven
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Yarborough Sponsor UPDATE 3:

Yarborough Sponsor UPDATE 3:

February 3, 1999
It's not UPS as was rumored here, but I hear the #98 team has signed a sponsor for 1999 and will be announcing it very soon
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Trickle Fastest Again:

Trickle Fastest Again:

January 5, 1999
For the second consecutive day, Dick Trickle posted the fastest time as Ford concluded its first Cup test of 1999 at Daytona
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Daytona Ford Testing:

Daytona Ford Testing:

January 4, 1999
Dick Trickle, taking turns in two Bill Elliott Fords, ran a quick lap of 189.032 mph to pace the first of two days of Winston
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Craven’s New Spotter

Craven’s New Spotter

December 2, 1998
Mike Calinoff has accepted a position with Ricky Craven and SBIII Motorsports to be the Team Spotter. Over the years, Calinoff
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Craven Crew UPDATE

Craven Crew UPDATE

November 25, 1998
I hear Stan Meserve will become shop foreman for Ricky Craven's new Cup team beginning next week. Meserve has raced for
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#58 Sponsor at Japan

#58 Sponsor at Japan

November 20, 1998
Tempe-based Innovative Environmental Products (), a 20-year-old environmental technology company, has announced that its
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David Green to Drive No. 41 at Charlotte

David Green to Drive No. 41 at Charlotte

September 28, 1998
UPDATE: David Green failed to make the field for the NAPA AutoCare 500, but a regular job driving Larry Hedrick's #41 Kodiak
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Ricky Craven Announces Plans for the 2nd Annual “snowmobile Ride for Charity” at Moosehead

Ricky Craven Announces Plans for the 2nd Annual “snowmobile Ride for Charity” at Moosehead

September 26, 1998
Ricky Craven has announced plans for the 2nd annual "snowmobile ride for charity" at Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine
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He Is Playing It Close to the Vest

He Is Playing It Close to the Vest

September 25, 1998
He is playing it close to the vest. He doesn't want to jump the gun. He wants to be 100 percent sure he is making the right
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Ricky Craven Is Setting His Sights on a Full Cup Ride for 1999 and

Ricky Craven Is Setting His Sights on a Full Cup Ride for 1999 and

September 15, 1998
I hear Ricky Craven is setting his sights on a full Cup ride for 1999 and will accept one of many offers within the next
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Budweiser Expected to Stay with Hendrick Motorsports

Budweiser Expected to Stay with Hendrick Motorsports

August 30, 1998
Budweiser, sponsor of the #50 Chevy, which has a contract with Hendrick Motorsports through 2000, likely would be the last