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No. 42 retired, Ted Musgrave, soft walls, and Steve Waid's keeping costs down.





SABCO/Gannassi........... Retires No. 42

It was a very noble move for team manager Andy Graves and new team owner Chip Gannassi to retire the number 42 in memory of Kenny Irwin, and use the No. 01 on the Bell South sponsored car. Gannassi had planned to keep Irwin in the No. 42 car and Sterling Marlin in the No. 40 Coors car for at least two more years.

The latest rumors have Ted Musgrave testing the No. 01 Bell South car, and it's also rumored he'll drive the car at Pocono and Indianapolis. Gannassi and Graves are reported to be searching for a 'road racer' to drive the car at Watkins Glen on August 13th.





Ted Musgrave..........

Ted Started racing at age 18 on the asphalt short tracks in Illinois and Wisconsin. He moved up to the ASA (American Speed Association) series, and in '87 he was rookie of the year and fifth in points. He's been racing in the Winston Cup series since '90 when fate took the life of USAC sprint racer Rich Vogler. Volger had qualified for a spot in a Cup race at Pocono, and car owner Ray Dewitt remembered Ted from ARTCO and ASA, so he got the call.

Ted raced for Dewitt and Dewitt/Ulrich from '90 through '93. He raced for Roush racing from '94 through '98. In '99 he drove the No. 75 Remington car for Butch Mock. This season Ted's raced five races for Bessey Motorsports, and one for Fenley Moore. In ten years, 286 races, Ted hasn't yet managed to garner a win in the Cup series. He's had 20 top fives, and 55 top tens, and won over 7.7 million dollars.

Now Ted's 'under the gun' again. He'll be testing at the Kentucky Speedway this Monday and Tuesday with the No. 01 car, getting to know the team, and getting used to the racecar before heading to Pocono. It'll be interesting to see how Ted handles the pressures of Pocono with the Bell South team. Good luck Ted!





Soft Walls......... Pro or Con?

The recent deaths at NHIS have brought out the call again for 'soft walls.' Road courses have areas of soft walls and barriers. The foam walls and tire barriers aren't much of a problem to clean up as they are usually located some distance away from the actual racing surface. When these soft walls are penetrated, they're put back together as quickly and easily as possible, and the race goes on without delay.
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