Robert Pressley News

NASCAR Announces Penalties:

NASCAR Announces Penalties:

November 14, 2000
NASCAR announced they have penalized #4 Cup Series crew chief David Ifft following the race at Phoenix for improperly attached weight. Ifft was fined $10,000. Ifft was penalized under Section 12-4-W in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rule book: "Any car using added

Wells cars inspected after race:

Wells cars inspected after race:

November 6, 2000
After the race, NASCAR officials impounded the two Fords owned by Cal Wells, the #32-Scott Pruett and #96-Andy Houston cars. The officials apparently suspected irregularities in the cars, perhaps due to a tip from someone at a rival team. No penalties were announced

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

October 26, 2000
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff

Pressley Re-ups with the #77:

Pressley Re-ups with the #77:

October 25, 2000
As part of its continued successful effort to reach the upper echelon of the sport, Jasper Motorsports has signed Robert Pressley to continue the driving duties of the #77 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford into the 2001 season. Pressley, who has raced full-time

Pressley and the #4?

Pressley and the #4?

October 1, 2000
TNN's Raceday reported that Robert Pressley, driver of the #77 Jasper Engines Ford, has talked with Larry McClure, owner of the #4 Kodak Chevy concerning the 2001 driver opening there(10-1-2000)

Jasper to Scale Down UPDATE 2 NO:

Jasper to Scale Down UPDATE 2 NO:

August 23, 2000
Doug Bawel, CEO of Jasper Engines and Transmissions and an owner of the #77 Ford driven by Robert Pressley, says that Jasper Engines will not be the team's major sponsor next season. Bawel said the company's board of directors made the decision Friday. Jasper plans

#77 at Daytona:

#77 at Daytona:

June 28, 2000
Fit America, the all-natural weight loss program and sponsor of the #77 Jasper Engines and Transmissions Ford driven by Robert Pressley, will have a greater logo presence at this week's Pepsi 400 at Daytona. The Fit America logo will be prominently displayed on the

Relief Drivers:

Relief Drivers:

June 25, 2000
the heat took it's toll at Sears Point. John Andretti took over for #20-Tony Stewart after Stewart spun. Stewart was feeling nauseous. #77-Robert Pressley was relieved earlier by Boris Said who fell out of the race on lap 23 with a broken control arm on the #23 Federated

Pressley will race:

Pressley will race:

June 24, 2000
Mark Simo, Brian's brother(in the #90 this weekend), ran the #77 Jasper Engines Ford in AM practice and 2nd round qualifying at Sears Point. Simo didn't qualify the car and the team will use a provisional. The idea was to try to get a better pit position and out of

Green beats Pressley:

Green beats Pressley:

June 22, 2000
#63 BGN driver Mark Green edged #77 Cup veteran Robert Pressley in a best two-out-of-three match race in Winston Cup-style convertibles Tuesday night at Lowes Motor Speedway during round two of the 10-week Wendys Summer Shootout. See full story at the LMS Site(6-22

Pressley Top five:

Pressley Top five:

June 11, 2000
#77-Robert Pressley, who ran upfront all day at Michigan, got his first top five since Texas in April 1998, 64 races ago, when he finished 3rd(6-11-2000)

Punter to Pits:

Punter to Pits:

May 28, 2000
Carolina Panthers(NFL) punter Ken Walter will have a new job during tonight's race. He will be catching tires rolled to the pit wall during pit stops for the Jasper Motorsports Ford driven by Robert Pressley. Team owner Doug Bawel came up with the idea after the team

Bessey 2nd team tests and Talladega driver UPDATE 3:

Bessey 2nd team tests and Talladega driver UPDATE 3:

April 11, 2000
#60 Power Team owner Joe Bessey, tested a #61 Power Team Chevy at Daytona on Monday in anticipation of launching a second team later this summer, possibly for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. Bessey participated in the first day of a two-day test along with #6-Mark Martin

Wear Your Helmet:

Wear Your Helmet:

March 21, 2000
At Dalrington on Sunday, Dennis "Moose" Cabe, gasman for the #77 Ford Taurus and driver Robert Pressley, had just finished putting gas in the car and was working on a wedge adjustment when Pressley began leaving the pit box. Cabe was dragged into the neighboring pit

AMS Testing:

AMS Testing:

February 25, 2000
Four CUP driver and one BGN driver tested at Atlanta on Thursday. Fastest was #27-Jeff Fuller at 191.471mph. 2nd was #77-Robert Pressley at 190.487, 3rd was #11-Brett Bodine at 189.901 and th was #13-Robby Gordon at 187.847. #15-Derrick Gilchrist tested his Andy Petree