If you are planning on attending a Winston Cup race, and would like to
share refreshment and conversation, sign the banner, and put names to
faces, please feel free to reply to me with your intentions, via
e-mail, and I’ll include you on the list. If you’d like to host the
reunion, or help get the banner to the races, let me know that too.

#########     IMPORTANT      ########

**Please send me your reunion times and locations *at least* a week
before the race. Don’t be shy to e-mail other rasner’s, pick a time
and location, and forward it to me. I’ll post the details as they come
available.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

 Date     Race                    Location     Time            Network
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 Apr. 25  DieHard 500        Talladega              1pm        ABC

 OV Hill South (T1 side of the trioval) Grandstand friday and
saturday.  I think we usually try to sit around
section M or N.
On Sunday meet us behind the suites in the tri-oval starting at
9:30 on Sunday morning.

Roger & Marcy Smith<ro…@ERC.MsState.Edu>, Trey
Breckinridge,  John May, Bob & Lisa Paxton
<paxto…@popmail.firn.edu> Jerry Holmes<jlhr…@wrq.com>
Barry O’Bryan <bar…@gmi.net>Bob C. <bod…@mfi.net>

 May 2    NAPA 500           Fontana          2pm            ESPN

Mert sez "I will hold the reunion at the same place as last year.
Sunday only 10:00 to 11:00 am. It will be next to the pedestrian entry
gate that is behind the administration building. If I can find the
gate number I will write you again."

 Henry B Kelley <hkel…@hawaii.edu>,Mark Cuevas <mcue…@ucla.edu>
 Roy Forgy<blues…@blueslvr.com>, Mert<Hay…@aol.com>VC, VH,
Jerry and Bea <jer…@inreach.com>

May 15  Pontiac  400        Richmond        7:30 pm        ESPN

Glenn Allen<gall…@home.com>, Will Dossel <wdos…@infi.net>
Glenn Stafford<lovel…@erols.com>,Neil Leipziger
<neill…@pop.erols.com>,Ron Kalmbacher <r…@magpage.com>
John and Mary McManus <429t…@exis.net>

 May 22  The Winston        Charlotte         7:30 pm           TNN

Glenn Allen<gall…@home.com>,

 May 30   Coca-Cola 600    Charlotte              6:05 pm       TBS

David Gray<dave2…@aol.com>, Glenn Allen
<gall…@home.com>, Julie Jahn <omaj…@aol.com>
Neil Leipziger <neill…@pop.erols.com>

 June 6   MBNA 500            Dover            12:30 pm          TNN

Kathi Kivi & Craig Witkowski, Liz Burke & Dave
Haverly<eabu…@prodigy.net>, Tim Wesolek<tw…@nbc25.com>
Neil Leipziger <neill…@pop.erols.com>Keith & Melissa Ladd
(KL…@aol.com),Chuck and Lorraine Hill, cfh…@freewwweb.com .
Ron Kalmbacher <r…@magpage.com>

 June 13  Miller 400            Michigan            1 pm        CBS

John Chadwick<JCha…@aol.com>,Sandra L Dolinshek (and 2
friends)<sdoli…@bw.edu>Alan M Grossmeier <agr…@sgi.com>

 June 20  Pocono 500        Pocono             1 pm          TNN

 June 27  Save Mart 300    Sears Point       4:30 pm       ESPN

Nick Karels <n…@santarosa.com>

 July 3     Firecracker 400   Daytona          8:00 pm            CBS

Across International Speedway Blvd. from Weatherly Tower, in the
parking lot just East of the Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 5:30 pm.

 John May, Barry O’Bryan <bar…@gmi.net>, Bonnie Cowart
<bonc…@smathersnt2.uflib.ufl.edu> Bob & Lisa Paxton
<paxto…@popmail.firn.edu>

July 11   Jiffy Lube 300      Loudon NH       12:30 pm         TNN

Bleacher stands, outside the track, at turn 2, 10 am. Sunday

 Diane Genthner VH/VC <genth…@maine.edu>, Karen Wallace
(VC)<kare…@mediaone.net>, Joe Lachance<jlacha…@mediaone.net>,
Alan J. Claffie <aclaf…@bcn.net>, Rich Bemben<Rbemb…@aol.com>,
Anne & Tim Bulin<anada…@my-dejanews.com>,  Liz Burke & Dave
Haverly<eabu…@prodigy.net>, flamingo & family <flami…@ids.net>,
Bill Mulrooney(tent.)<bill.mulroo…@the-spa.com>,  Kenneth
<kenneth…@aol.com>,Neil Leipziger <neill…@pop.erols.com>

 July 25  Pennsylvania 500  Pocono       1:05 pm               TBS

Gwendolyn hollenbach <ho…@penn.com>

 Aug. 7  Brickyard 400  Indianapolis       1 pm                 ABC

Dwayne White<TPS2…@aol.com>,
Dana McDaniel <msd…@ecom.ecnet.net>
Nick and Josh Lucas<n…@stratford-ct.com>

 Aug. 15  Frontier at the Glen  Watkins Glen  12:30 pm       ESPN

David Gray<dave2…@aol.com>, Robin Smith <rwsm…@onlineimage.com>,
Alan J. Claffie<aclaf…@bcn.net>, Anne & Tim Bulin (tent)
<anada…@my-dejanews.com>, Glenn & Debbie Van Galder
<d…@cornell.edu>

 Aug. 22  Pepsi 400  Michigan        12:30 pm                   ESPN

John & Karen Martin  <jtmartin_AT_martincomputers.com>
Gary & Joy Christopher <christopher.gary_AT_acd.net>

 Aug. 28  Goody’s 500  Bristol             7:30 pm            ESPN

David Gray<dave2…@aol.com>,
Jerry Holmes(tent)<jlhr…@wrq.com>,
John & Karen Martin  <jtmartin_AT_martincomputers.com>
Neil Leipziger <neill…@pop.erols.com>,Ron Kalmbacher
<r…@magpage.com>

 Sept. 5   Southern 500 Darlington             1 pm          ESPN

David Gray<dave2…@aol.com>

 Sept. 11   Exide 400       Richmond      7:30 pm                ESPN

 Will Dossel <wdos…@infi.net>,Neil Leipziger
<neill…@pop.erols.com>,Ron Kalmbacher <r…@magpage.com>
John and Mary McManus <429t…@exis.net>

 Sept. 19  CMT 300       Loudon NH        12:30 pm              TNN

Karen Wallace (VC)<kare…@mediaone.net>, Joe
Lachance<jlacha…@mediaone.net>, Alan J. Claffie<aclaf…@bcn.net>,
Rich Bemben<Rbemb…@aol.com>, Anne & Tim
Bulin<anada…@my-dejanews.com>, Julie Jahn <omaj…@aol.com>,
Liz Burke & Dave Haverly<eabu…@prodigy.net>,
Kenneth <kenneth…@aol.com>,

 Sept. 26  MBNA 400    Dover          12:30 pm                    TNN

Kathi Kivi & Craig Witkowski, Tim Wesolek<tw…@nbc25.com>
Anne <RavenDr…@aol.com>,Neil Leipziger <neill…@pop.erols.com>
Chuck and Lorraine Hill, cfh…@freewwweb.com .,Ron Kalmbacher
<r…@magpage.com>

 Oct. 3      NAPA 500    Martinsville     1 pm               ESPN

Anne & Tim Bulin<anada…@my-dejanews.com>,John & Karen Martin
<jtmartin_AT_martincomputers.com>, Bob Paxton
<paxto…@popmail.firn.edu>, Lisa Carbrey  <lcarb…@worldnet.att.net>
Chris Watkins   <umytb…@mindspring.com>, Marty Moleski
<mole…@canisius.edu>, Tom & Lyn Duwe,

 Oct. 10   UAW-GM 500 Charlotte          1:05 pm                  TBS

Glenn Allen<gall…@home.com>,  Julie Jahn <omaj…@aol.com>

 Oct. 17   Winston 500   Talladega        1 pm                ESPN

Roger & Marcy Smith<ro…@ERC.MsState.Edu>, Trey Breckinridge,  
Jerry Holmes<jlhr…@wrq.com>, Barry O’Bryan <bar…@gmi.net>
Tom Brinkman <to…@troi.csw.net>

 Oct. 24   AC Delco 400  Rockingham            12:30pm    TNN

Glenn Allen<gall…@home.com>,

 Nov. 7 Dura Lube 500K     Phoenix    2 pm                    TNN

 Nov. 14  Jiffy Lube  400  Homestead Fla.   12:30        NBC

Julie Jahn <omaj…@aol.com>

 Nov. 21  NAPA 500         Atlanta        1 pm                   ESPN

Jerry Holmes<jlhr…@wrq.com>, Bonnie Cowart
<bonc…@smathersnt2.uflib.ufl.edu>

(tent) means attendence is tentative. VC or VH means volunteer banner
carrier or volunteer host. Times are Eastern.

 _ __/|    John D. May
 \`O.o’    Info Speedway Roadkill
 =(_ _)=   Manotick, Ontario, Canada    
    U      * 94! *  33! *  ABTSN! *

I have noticed on the other nascar newsgroup talk of a domed track in WV
being planned. Does anybody know if there is any truth to this? If this is
real I think it is a bad idea. Variable temps,clouds,and other outdoor
things make racing more fun to watch then if they were inside a dome.

Talladega has been the scene of several to many spectacular wrecks.  Either
that or the race is for the most part incident free (a Mark Martin win comes
to mind – with record speed).

Anyone want to venture a guess as to whether the "big one" happens, and
who gets caught in it ?

I say by halfway, at least 10 cars involved.  Look for 2 or 3 from the top
10 in points to be involved.  Maybe not eliminated, but involved.

I say this because, Roush cars do not usually qualify well at plate races –
Was Daytona an aberration or the end of some very bad qualifying at plate
races ?

I look for a strong showing from BLabonte / TStewart, Earnhardt and Gordon
as well, but Gibbs’ teams seems to have the plate qualifying down pat.

Dennis

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Why does it seem anytime a driver owns his own team instead of driving for
someone else he does worse then in the past?
Is it they are "has beens" when they get the money together to try it or is
it something else? Are they afraid of wrecking the equip. or have too much
on their minds?  comments?

I’ve noticed in several of the more recent races that some teams appear
to be sharing pit stalls with other teams.  Has anyone else noticed
this?  I first noticed this at Texas.  While we were meandering around
in the pits, I saw at least two pit stalls that had more than one tool
truck in them (sorry, can’t remember which teams).  If tracks don’t have
enough pit stalls for each team to have their own, then why do they
field so many cars or else why not create more pit stalls?  And if they
are having to share, then how exactly does that work, because they
certainly can’t both pit at the same time!
—
Cindy Murray
Dallas, Texas
http://cindym3.home.mindspring.com

Did you catch Benny on RPM 2-Nite talking about Martinsville’s single
pit road?  Made an interesting observation I hadn’t thought about.

With the overall length of the pit road being comparable to Daytona’s
combined with the significantly lower speed limit and significantly
shorter lap times, a green flag pit stop could very easily put you three
to four laps down.

That would be an awfully tough break if the cautions fell against you.

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Sunday’s race at Bristol marked the 20th anniversery of DE first Winston Cup
victory.  It is curious that little was mentioned about that. Yet much was
said about Mark Martin’s 25th year in racing.  DE first victory was in his
rookie season.  This has not happened very often.  A couple that come to
mind are Earl Ross in 1974 and Davey Allison in 1987.

Available thru the National Weather Service’s official Interactive Weather
Information Network at:  http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/va/zone.html

.EXTENDED FORECAST…
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER. LOW 40 TO 45.
HIGH AROUND 60.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW AROUND 40…
HIGH 50 TO 55.
.SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE 30S. HIGH 55 TO 60.

I need the scanner freq for both the races at Fontana on May 1 & 2
thanks