Steve Park News

Hornaday:

Hornaday:

September 8, 1999
CTS Champ Ron Hornaday will fill the drivers seat of Team SABCOs #01 Cup TRACFONE Chevy for this weeks race at Richmond and at Martinsville(BellSouth PR). Not only will he race against his boss, Dale Earnhardt, his teammates at DEI, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Steve Park

Park to BGN? UPDATE 4:

Park to BGN? UPDATE 4:

September 7, 1999
hearing Ted Christopher, driver of the Ted Marsh #13 Whelen Chevy will leave the team for a 2000 full time BGN ride in 2000. Supposedly Steve Park will drive the the #13 in some short track events next year -- UPDATE hearing Steve Park will drive the #13 Whelen Chevy

Best Provisional Finish:

Best Provisional Finish:

September 5, 1999
Steve Park had the best finish of a provisional starter at Darlington with a 10th place finish in the #1 Pennzoil Chevy. See my Provisional Finishers Page for a race to race breakdown in 1999

No DEI CTS team:

No DEI CTS team:

August 20, 1999
Dale Earnheardt Inc(DEI) will probably not field a Truck(CTS) team in 2000. The team may keep some trucks and motors and if a sponsor is found run Steve Park, Dale Earnhardt Jr or Ron Hornaday in a few selected events. Hornaday is moving to the DEI BGN team in the #

Testing:

Testing:

August 5, 1999
On Wednesday, for the first time a NASCAR racing car was tested on Reynard Motorsport's new seven-post shaker test rig in its recently-opened Auto Research Center here in Indianapolis. Race teams can now rent the use of either the seven-post "vehicle dynamics rig"

Goodyear and NASCAR UPDATE:

Goodyear and NASCAR UPDATE:

July 28, 1999
NASCAR and Goodyear have an announcement planned for 8pm on Thursday, August 5 in Indianapolis, not sure what it's for. New Road Racing series? Extension of their exclusive contract?(runs out this year) Sponsorship?? -- UPDATE: the announcement was that Goodyear will

Did ya know:

Did ya know:

July 6, 1999
#1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo driver Steve Park is the only driver to race in NASCAR's top five touring series at New Hampshire International Speedway. Park's NHIS record includes four victories in the Featherlite Modifieds, one victory in the Busch North car, a second place

It Resurfaces and clarification:

It Resurfaces and clarification:

July 5, 1999
From Saturday's Houston Chronicle: "Sources say Labonte is tired of playing second fiddle to Jeff Gordon on the Hendrick team. Labonte won the Winston Cup championship for Hendrick in the Kellogg's Chevrolet in 1996 but thinks his standing in the organization hasn'

Park’s Best:

Park’s Best:

June 13, 1999
Steve Park had his best finish of his short career so far. At Michigan he came home in 6th

Pocono Testing:

Pocono Testing:

June 9, 1999
On Monday and Tuesday (6/7, 6/8), Tony Stewart, Steve Park, and Jeff Green practiced at Pocono Raceway in preparation for the Pocono races. No speeds reported on Monday, but Steve Park was rumored to be quickest of the three at a little over 168 mph on Tuesday. Also

DEI Open:

DEI Open:

June 4, 1999
Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced the opening of its spacious 8,700 square foot Showroom and Retail Store to the public today. Exhibits in the Showroom include trophies from Dale Jr.'s, Steve Park and Ron Hornaday's career wins and an impressive exhibit of Dale Earnhardt

#1 Crew Update:

#1 Crew Update:

May 31, 1999
Dave Charpentier, who left the #25 Bud team on Thursday, is now with the #1 Pennzoil DEI team and driver Steve Park. Charpentier working in the #1 pits during the Coca Cola 600(TBS Telecast)

Hendrick Crew News

Hendrick Crew News

May 29, 1999
Hendrick Crew News UPDATE 1: Dave Charpentier, one of the NASCAR tour's better known engineers, is leaving the Rick Hendrick-Wally Dallenbach camp and is expected to land a job quickly, either in the Dale Earnhardt camp, working with Steve Park and Dale Earnhardt Jr

Hendrick Crew News UPDATE 1:

Hendrick Crew News UPDATE 1:

May 28, 1999
Dave Charpentier, one of the NASCAR tour's better known engineers, is leaving the Rick Hendrick-Wally Dallenbach camp and is expected to land a job quickly, either in the Dale Earnhardt camp, working with Steve Park and Dale Earnhardt Jr., or with Richard Childress

The Pits:

The Pits:

May 28, 1999
The #28 Texaco/Havoline Ford pit crew earned a $10,000 paycheck and an additional unexpected $5,000 bonus from driver Kenny Irwin last night at Speed Street. During the Second Annual Coca-Cola Racing Family Pit Crew Challenge, NASCAR's unsung heroes, pit crews, received