Robert Pressley News

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. Trickle, 57, was clocked at 47.391 seconds, for an average speed of 189.909 mph in the #13 Bill Elliott owned Ford. Rest of the speeds: 1)

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 Cup testing for Ford teams at Daytona International Speedway Sunday. Speeds: #13-Trickle 189.032; #77-Robert Pressley 187.367; #90-Mike Harmon

Pressley to the CTS UPDATE:

Pressley to the CTS UPDATE:

January 4, 1999
Robert Pressley, who drives the #77 Jasper Engines Ford in Cup, will also race 4-6 Truck races in 1999, no team or sponsor mentioned(WC Today Radio) -- Robert Pressley said he has nothing solid going in terms of a part-time ride in the Truck Series or the Busch Series

Pressley to the CTS:

Pressley to the CTS:

January 4, 1999
Robert Pressley, who drives the #77 Jasper Engines Ford in Cup, will also race 4-6 Truck races in 1999, no team or sponsor mentioned(WC Today Radio)

Snowball Derby Update

Snowball Derby Update

December 5, 1998
From a correspondent: There were twelve drivers there. There were only four trucks. So the drivers decided to run three heat races with the winner of each advancing to the main race. They would draw a name from the second place finishers for the other truck in the

Snow Ball Derby

Snow Ball Derby

December 2, 1998
Snow Ball Derby UPDATE 4: The Snowball Derby is set for December 3-6, and Grassmann says that Kyle Petty is very supportive and will run in the race along with his son Adam, the first time they will race against each other. Don Grassmann, of Kannapolis, NC, and his

August 22, 1998

August 22, 1998

August 22, 1998
Four teams made the top 25 and the race but failed to get a front pit stall and have to pit on the dreaded back pit stretch: #42-Joe Nemechek(22nd); #26-Johnny Benson(23); #16-Kevin Lepage(24) and #77-Robert Pressley(25). (08-22-1998)

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998

August 7, 1998
- Charley Pressley, one of the more experienced crew chiefs in NASCAR Winston Cup racing, has been named crew chief for Morgan-McClure Motorsports and the Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet team of driver Bobby Hamilton. Team manager Larry McClure made the announcement Friday

RaceComm joins Federal Mogul as associate

RaceComm joins Federal Mogul as associate

July 28, 1998
RaceComm Named as Associate Sponsor of Jasper Engines Ford for Brickyard 400. One of the fastest growing NASCAR-related web sites www.racecomm.com , has joined Federal Mogul as an associate sponsor of Robert Pressley's Jasper Engines Ford Taurus for this weekends Brickyard

Brickyard testing speeds

Brickyard testing speeds

July 17, 1998
Thursday Speeds from the Brickyard testing via SpeedNet: 1) Ernie Irvan 176.074mph; 2) Joe Nemechek 175.967; 3)Mark Martin 175.247; 4) Elton Sawyer 174.852; 5) Ricky Rudd 174.530; 6) Dale Jarrett 174.290; 7) Robert Pressley 174.169; 8) Brett Bodine 173.990; 9) Dale

Indy testing speeds

Indy testing speeds

July 16, 1998
Got some speeds from Indy from the Indianapolis Star newspaper(but not website): 1) Rusty Wallace 177.504mph; 2) Jeremy Mayfield 176.724; 3) Jeff Gordon 176.370; 4) Ernie Irvan 176.308; 5) Dale Jarrett 176.118; 6) Mark Martin 175.884; 7) Ricky Rudd 175.541; 8) Robert

Testing at Greenville-Pickens

Testing at Greenville-Pickens

July 7, 1998
Ricky Craven, Bill Elliott and Robert Pressley tested at Greenville-Pickens Speedway today. Craven was fast and satisfied with the results.

Gilliland subbing for Speed at Sears Point

Gilliland subbing for Speed at Sears Point

June 27, 1998
Lake Speed will not drive the #9 Cartoon Network Ford in the SaveMart/Kragen 350k. Butch Gilliland will drive the car in the race. Speed wants to be 100% for the Pepsi 400 next week. Robert Pressley spun and whacked the tire barrier, the car will be repaired in time

Update on the Tony Stewart story

Update on the Tony Stewart story

June 23, 1998
Update on the Tony Stewart story from Tom Hintz at the Stock Car Racing Magazine website: Tony Stewart's parents have to be wondering just what their hyper talented son has gotten into. first he has a string of IRL engines litter the countryside with broken parts (

Winn-Dixie Summer Shootout Series

Winn-Dixie Summer Shootout Series

June 23, 1998
This week's NASCAR match race at the Winn-Dixie Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway Tuesday will pit Steve Grissom against Robert Pressley in convertible Winston Cup cars.(SpeedNet)(6-23-98)