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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1998
Page
7
All Times Eastern list from Busch GN Myrtle Beach 250 at 9 p.m. Saturday on TNN Winston Cup Jiffy Lube 200 at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on TNN Craftsman NAPA AutoCare 200 at 3:30 p.m. Sunday on CBS.
Jeff Gordon leads with 2 357 points followed by Jeremy Mayfield 2 317 Mark Martin 2 305 Dale Jarrett 2 283 Rusty Wallace 2 147 Bobby Labonte 2 070 Terry Labonte 2 045 Jeff Burton 1 949 Jimmy Spencer 1 875 Dale Earnhardt 1 852 Matt Kenseth leads Busch standings with 2 354 as D Earnhardt Jr 2 832 and others trail with LaJon 2 024 Sawyer 1 985 and Parsons 1 947 among top-10 in the list.
From last week Winston Cup NASCAR events the Pepsi 400 postponement due to North Florida wildfires moved to Sat Oct 17. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his third Busch Grand National race at Milwaukee Mile driving a Chevrolet owned by his father with Elton Sawyer second after a late start. Kenseth leads standings by 20 over McLaughlin and 22 over Earnhardt. Mike Bliss captured the Craftsman Truck Sears DieHard 200 at Milwaukee Mile while Jack Sprague was penalized a lap.
NASCAR This Week writer Monte Dutton lists the top ten, with last week’s positions in parentheses. Jeff Gordon leads followed by Mark Martin Jeremy Mayfield Dale Jarrett Bobby Labonte Rusty Wallace Terry Labonte Jeff Burton Bobby Hamilton and Dale Earnhardt with notes on momentum and form.
Everett Owens was nicknamed The Georgia Flash. The first Craftsman Truck Series champion was Mike Skinner. The 1963 Southern 500 winner was Fred Lorenzen.
NASCAR This Week notes a costly crash when Geoff Bodine hit Ricky Rudd at the turn apex costing a possible win. Bodine admits fault. both drivers have struggled this season. Monte Dutton comments on Rudd’s humor and the near miss at the track.
The Winston Cup Series schedule features the Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway with defending champion Jeff Burton and notable past winners including Jeff Gordon Rusty Wallace Ricky Rudd and Ernie Irvan The Myrtle Beach 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway runs Saturday with Elliott Sadler the defending champion and past winners Jimmy Spencer and others noted The NAPA AutoCare 200 at Nazareth Speedway lists Jack Sprague as the defending champion and Jimmy Hensley as the qualifying record holder with details from 1996
Joe Gibbs, famed NFL Hall of Fame coach, built a parallel NASCAR and motorsports career. His teams won four Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks. Gibbs owns race teams across NASCAR NHRA and Busch, mentoring stars like Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, while stressing faith and family as priorities.
Dear NASCAR This Week readers discuss why Winston Cup drivers race in Busch Grand National events. Opinions vary on development and attendance benefits, with readers recalling past incidents and paybacks between Jeff Gordon and Rusty Wallace.
Readers are invited to send questions or comments to The Gaston Gazette at 2500 E Franklin Blvd Gastonia NC 28054 under the NASCAR This Week column. Include a question or remark and return address for possible publication.
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