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The 2001 Rookie Class - Page 3© Thomas M. Sampson
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Dec 25, 2000
Andy is another untested commodity in Cup racing. He does not have any notable championships in his resume' and he hasn't come up through the Busch Series to gain experience in handling the heavier racecars. He will have a tough row to hoe, in keeping up with Ron Hornaday and Kirk Busch.
Jeff Fuller?
It was rumored that Jeff might drive the sponsor-less No. 98 for McPherson Motorsports in 2001. But, the latest rumors at Jayski.com claim that Jeff has been released by McPherson. When a team owner is searching for a sponsor, the driver of the team is a key factor. If a sponsor is going to invest millions into a race team, he at least wants an experienced driver, and Jeff Fuller fails in that category.
Jeff was the 1995 Busch Series Rookie of the Year, and scored his only victory in the Busch Series at Bristol, in 1996. He won Most Popular Driver honors in the Featherlite Modified Series three times and scored 31 wins. He was in the rookie class last season, driving the No. 27 Viagra Pontiac owned by Eel River Racing. His seven starts had a dismal conclusion, and he was released by Eel River last April.
Hermie Sadler
Hermie Sadler is reported to have partnered up with "The Rock" of World Wrestling Federation Wrestling fame and purchased the Joe Bessey Motorsports No. 60 Winston Cup team. Hermie is a gutsy young driver with lots of stock car experience who should throw a big curve in the rookie battle for 2001, if he can manage to qualify. It is rumored that the WWF will be the team's sponsor.
The 1993 Busch Series Rookie of the Year has had three wins and two poles in Busch competition. Hermie started out with Go-Karts at age ten, and progressed successfully through the Winston Racing Series racing the late model stocks. His attempts to qualify Joe Bessey's No 60 Ford this fall in Winston Cup competition failed at both Miami-Homestead and Atlanta.
A Sad Note............
It seems kind of sad to think of people being incarcerated at Christmas time. But then again, justice sometimes prevails where it is most deserved. I came across a story on the Yahoo site under the NASCAR heading that caught my eye. It seems that a couple from Greensboro, NC had attended the Pepsi 400 at Daytona last summer, and left their two children, ages 5 and 8, at a motel while they went to the race. The unattended children were observed playing at the pool, and were asked where their parents were. The two replied that their parents were at the race, and that they were told to play at the pool, then go back to their motel room and wait there for them to return.
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