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Old school: some Winston Cup veterans are getting a lesson in humility from NASCAR's young guns.
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Auto Racing Digest
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December 1, 2003
- Author:
- Wilner, Barry
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TERRY LABONTE STRODE THROUGH the garage after his victory at the Southern 500 wearing a smile as wide as the Darlington track itself. He wasn't the only Winston Cup driver with a grin on his face.
Labonte's victory was popular just about everywhere on the circuit, but most especially with NASCAR's Old Guard. Veteran drivers Rusty Wallace, Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, and Ricky Rudd were, like Labonte, having indifferent seasons. Some of them hadn't come close to Victory Lane.
But Labonte's victory, breaking a four-year losing streak, gave the elderly set of racers a 1,000-horsepower boost to their confidence. "Hey, if Terry can do it, why ...
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BOB ZELLER'S WINSTON CUP SCOUTING REPORT.(NASCAR TAB)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);
February 9, 1997 ;
787 words
......Richard Jackson. CREW CHIEF: TBA. 1997 CHANGES...Finished 19th in Winston Cup points drivingButch...and Don Miller.) CREW CHIEF: Robin Pemberton...Rick Hendrick. CREW CHIEF: Gary DeHart...HIGHLIGHTS: Won the Winston Cup championship, with...
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WINSTON CUP MAKEOVERS \ CREW CHANGES FOR TOP TEAMS.(Sports)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
January 4, 2003 ;
787 words
......more than half of Winston Cup's top 25 drivers will...eight teams in the Winston Cup standings decided...ninth -- have made crew-chief changes within the...to replace volatile crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr...more even-tempered crew chief? Maybe the ...
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Biffle gears up for a winning Winston Cup campaign in '03
Charleston Gazette;
December 13, 2002 ;
John Sturbin;
548 words
......wouldnt rule it out in Winston Cup, Roush said of his latest...tours. But next up is Winston Cup, the ultimate stop on...has taken Biffle and crew chief Randy Goss through the...be that successful in Winston Cup, said Biffle, who will...said Goss, Biffles crew ...
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SACO NATIVE STILL LEARNING IN THE WINSTON CUP PITS
Portland Press Herald (Maine);
July 11, 1998 ;
By Steve Solloway and Barry Svrluga Staff Writers;
766 words
......to Terry Labonte's Winston Cup team in 1995 as a general...finish of his brief Winston Cup career. Irwin struggled...pit stop. Driver and crew chief are learning. Labbe...Tom Cruise and the crew chief played by Robert Duvall...He's second in the Winston ...
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Buckshot eighth in second Winston Cup start
AP Online;
May 31, 1998 ;
JOHN NICHOLSON Associated Press Writer;
452 words
......advantage of his second Winston Cup start, driving the...the 38th lap in his Winston Cup debut last fall at...Stricklin, winless in 11 Winston Cup seasons, failed to...engine specialist and crew chief, is back on the Winston...a chance to help crew ...
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DODGE STRIKES BACK; GRAVES A MANAGER FOR GANASSI RACING IN WINSTON...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);
August 24, 2001 ;
556 words
......Graves is back in Winston Cup racing, and it...managers that oversee Winston Cup operations for...marking the first Winston Cup victory for Dodge...currently fourth in Winston Cup points, is the...manufacturer coming into Winston Cup, Graves said ...
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EVERNHAM HAS INTREPID SCHEDULE FOR 2000 DODGE WILL RETURN TO WINSTON CUP...
The Virginian Pilot;
October 16, 1999 ;
Long, Dustin;
548 words
......leading Dodge back to NASCAR Winston Cup racing might be what he won't do. Jeff Gordon's former crew chief, who helped the driver...won't be involved in a Winston Cup race until the 2001 season...money is out there to go Winston Cup racing, but you can...couldn't get as ...
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NOT ALL RACE TEAMS PASS CHEMISTRY TEST; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DRIVER...
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);
October 8, 1999 ;
Long, Dustin;
787 words
......Fennig became Mark Martin's crew chief in 1997, a championship-winning...reunited. Fennig had been the crew chief when Martin won the last of...comfortable with Fennig as his NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief a decade later. That's how delicate the relationship between a ...
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NASCAR'S DYNAMIC DUO DISSOLVES WINSTON CUP PARTNERSHIP.(Sports)(Column)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);
October 1, 1999 ;
Cain, Holly;
787 words
......incredible NASCAR Winston Cup career in 1993...talented, young crew chief, Evernham. The...Evernham was the only crew chief who attended the...Intrepids in the 2001 Winston Cup season. Gordon...penalty, Biffle's crew chief, Randy Goss, was...860. . . . The ...
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Knaus enjoying life as crew chief in Winston Cup Series.(Sports)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
July 12, 2002 ;
Miller, Travis;
700 words
......all of racing as crew chief for NASCAR Winston Cup driver Jimmie...crew chief on the Winston Cup circuit. Knaus...Knaus was the crew chief for Winston Cup driver Stacy Compton...on as Johnson's crew chief in December. ...
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ROUSH RACING REVVED UP IN 2003 MARTIN, KENSETH, BUSCH POISED TO CONTEND...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);
February 13, 2003 ;
787 words
......Surprenant With NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers hitting...last season with new crew chief Ben Leslie. The team...Kenseth, the 2000 Winston Cup rookie of the year...veteran tire changers, crew chief Robbie Reiser and the...of being courted by Winston ...
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Earnhardt Jr. Makes Change In His Winston Cup Schedule
The Washington Post;
April 11, 1999 ;
629 words
......make his initial Winston Cup appearance in the...father, seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt...he plans to run Winston Cup races at Charlotte...full-time driver on the Winston Cup circuit and has won...league, a number of Winston Cup regulars ...
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Biffle Moves to Fifth at Winston Cup
AP Online;
July 13, 2002 ;
MIKE HARRIS, AP Motorsports Writer;
662 words
......Racing entry in the Winston Cup series in 2003. Biffle...with both his current crew chief, Randy Goss, and sponsor...will be the same in Winston Cup, Roush said. Like Kurt...Gordon, fifth in the Winston Cup standings, 150 points...
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Winston Cup chase down to NAPA 500
Chicago Sun-Times;
November 16, 1997 ;
PETE PISTONE;
574 words
......competition, the NASCAR Winston Cup championship comes down...Gordon, Jeff Gordon, whose crew scrambled to put his qualifying...a face-lift since the Winston Cup Series last visited in...Only once in the last 22 Winston Cup season-ending races has...STOPS: The departure of ...
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