Steve Park News

Andrews hired:

Andrews hired:

May 21, 1999
Andrews hired: that didn't take long - Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced Friday the hiring of veteran crew chief Paul Andrews to serve as the crew chief on the #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo driven by Steve Park. Andrews begins his new duties on Friday as the team prepares for

Andrews hired:

Andrews hired:

May 21, 1999
that didn't take long - Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced Friday the hiring of veteran crew chief Paul Andrews to serve as the crew chief on the #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo driven by Steve Park. Andrews begins his new duties on Friday as the team prepares for Saturday's Winston

Another Crew Chief Change UPDATE 2:

Another Crew Chief Change UPDATE 2:

May 19, 1999
Veteran Peter Sospenzo will head the competition side of Penske-Kranefuss Racing(#12 Mobil One Ford and driver Jeremy Mayfield) starting with The Winston this weekend at Lowes Motor Speedway. The announcement was made this morning by team co-owner Michael Kranefuss

Lopez and DW? UPDATE 2 – YEP:

Lopez and DW? UPDATE 2 – YEP:

May 14, 1999
Speedwords is hearing that Philippe Lopez, who resigned from the crew chief position at Dale Earnhardt Inc. (Steve Park) may turn up in a similar position on the Travis Carter Winston Cup team driven by Darrell Waltrip. DW and Lopez seemed to hit it off when DW drove

New DEI/#1 Crew Chief:

New DEI/#1 Crew Chief:

May 11, 1999
Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced today that Steve Hmiel will serve as interim crew chief on Steve Park's #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo for the remainder of 1999 Cup season. Hmiel replaces Philippe Lopez who resigned Monday(Pennzoil PR) No word on Lopez's plans

Better or Worse:

Better or Worse:

May 9, 1999
Who's made the greatest improvement in a year? When you discount drivers who were hurt last year and missed races or didn't have a full-time ride (Mike Skinner, Wally Dallenbach, Steve Park), the driver who's moved forward the most positions since California in '98

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

Lowes Testing Speeds UPDATE 1::

May 6, 1999
top 6 speeds so far on Thursday: Steve Park 179-223mph; Bobby Labonte 178.619; Kenny Wallace 178.619; Dale Earnhardt 178.277; Kenny Schrader 177.959; and Geoff Bodine 177.760 (RPM2Nite). Also LMS expects to announce what track changes will be made in response the the

Neat Story:

Neat Story:

May 4, 1999
(I figured since it's an off week, and this was interesting side we don't always hear about to post it) -- Eddie Jarvis is one of about 40 professional drivers who spend most of their time at NASCAR Winston Cup racetracks across America. But you can't buy an Eddie

Sears Point Testing UPDATE 3:

Sears Point Testing UPDATE 3:

May 4, 1999
Six Cup drivers tested at Sears Point on Monday. #50-Wally Dallenbach Jr., #20-Tony Stewart, #19-Tom Hubert, #21-Elliot Sadler, #14-Boris Said, and #2-Rusty Wallace. There was a misting light rain in the morning hours as the crews prepared. Rusty Wallace was the only

Fact UPDATE and CORRECTION 1:

Fact UPDATE and CORRECTION 1:

May 1, 1999
Five drivers have qualified for all nine races this season without posting a top-10 finish: Chad Little, Sterling Marlin, Elliott Sadler, Jimmy Spencer and Darrell Waltrip( icFlorida/Cox News ) -- UPDATE 1: This is incorrect - Little(9th-Daytona/Atlanta), Marlin(9th

Park:

Park:

April 26, 1999
what happened to Steve Park? We saw him pull off the track, then later saw him back on the track up to speed. It ended up that he had a broken gear in the distributor. Park and the #1 Pennzoil Chevy returned to the racetrack and finished the race in 37th position(Pennzoil

Earnhardt Paint

Earnhardt Paint

April 24, 1999
UPDATE 2: Dale Earnhardt was supposed to run a "Taz" paint scheme for the Winston Select... That Car has been canceled......Due to the postponement of the introduction of the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo..(The "Taz" Devil is a licensed trademark of Chevrolet) apparently

DEI News:

DEI News:

April 22, 1999
Dale Earnhardt Inc announced Thursday that #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo crew chief Philippe Lopez will miss this weekend's NASCAR Winston Cup race in Talladega while he travels to France due to an illness in the family. Steve Hmiel, DEI's Technical Director, will serve

Black Flag:

Black Flag:

April 13, 1999
Had a few questions on why Steve Park and Mike Skinner got black flagged towards the end of the Food City 500. From David Poole of That's Racin': Mike Skinner and Steve Park were shown the black flag by NASCAR late in the race for violating rules governing how they

Earnhardt Paint UPDATE 2:

Earnhardt Paint UPDATE 2:

April 2, 1999
Dale Earnhardt was supposed to run a "Taz" paint scheme for the Winston Select... That Car has been canceled......Due to the postponement of the introduction of the 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo..(The "Taz" Devil is a licensed trademark of Chevrolet) apparently Chevrolet