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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1997
Page
10
Tonight and Saturday races on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. The GN AutoLite Platinum 250 and the Winston Cup Exide Select Batteries 400 air at 7:30 p.m. ESPN provides the times. check local listings as schedules may change.
The list shows the leading drivers in the Winston Cup with Jeff Gordon at 3437 and Randy LaJoie at 3516 in the Truck Series standings. Mark Martin 3412 Dale Jarrett 3269 Terry Labonte 3180 Jeff Burton 3154 Dale Earnhardt 2938 Bobby Labonte 2911 Bill Elliott 2764 Ricky Rudd 2689 Ted Musgrave 2678. Jack Sprague leads the Truck Series with 2891 ahead of Rich Bickle 2806 and Ron Hornaday 2787.
Gordon dominates the Winston Cup by winning his third consecutive Southern 500 and claiming the Winston Million Bonus after a dramatic final lap tug of war with Jeff Burton. He moves back to first in the points race ahead of Mark Martin as Rainbow Warriors adjust the car.
NASCAR This Week ranking list by Monte Dutton shows Jeff Gordon first, Mark Martin second, Dale Jarrett third, Jeff Burton fourth, Terry Labonte fifth, Ricky Rudd rising to sixth, Ernie Irvan seventh, Bill Elliott unranked, Ken Schrader ninth, Dave Earnhardt tenth with noted shifts and comments on performance.
The list records pole winners and race dates for major NASCAR events across the 1995 season. It includes venues such as Dover Pocono Brickyard Indianapolis Darlington Charlotte Martinsville and Loudon with drivers like Labonte Gordon Jarrett Nemechek Irvan Bodine Wallace Hamilton Mayfield and Rudd noted alongside event names and locations. Denotes poles and last year's winners in parentheses.
Owensboro native David Green, oldest of three racing brothers, saw success in ARCA ASA and NASCAR series. The 1994 Busch Grand National champion recalls the Bristol Goody's 500 crash, his hospital stay, and his plan to return for Richmond with Panthers trainers guiding his rehab.
The Winston Cup Series heads to Richmond International Raceway in Virginia for Saturdays Exide Select Batteries 400. Defending champ Ernie Irvan and former winners like Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt are highlighted, with notes on track history and setup differences for the night race. Also covered is the Busch Grand National Autolite Platinum 250 and potential local favorites Hermie and Elliott Sadler and Elton Sawyer.
Ralph Moody, a Hall of Fame stock car figure and Holman Moody co owner, met Bill Baumgardner, once a Holman Moody youth worker, now owner of BACE Motorsports. His two car Busch Grand National team fields Chevrolets for Randy LaJoie and Tim Fedewa.
Bill Elliott has finished in the top ten in six of the last seven races. Dave Marcis has failed to qualify for five straight races marking a slide in form and consistency.
The first three NASCAR most popular driver awards were won by Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, and Jeff Gordon. Cale Yarborough remains the only driver to win Winston Cup championships in three consecutive seasons. The last driver to win four races in a row was Jeff Gordon in 1996.
The reader asks five NASCAR trivia questions about Harry Gant and related drivers. Answers confirm Gant won four races in 1991 not the last four, drove a Chevrolet Lumina in 1992, retired in 1994, and was replaced by Robert Pressley in 1995. Pressley drove three 1994 races in a companion car to Gant’s No. 33.
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