Starting Line


 

News, notes and numbers from the world of NASCAR


  Disappointed NASCAR team owners change drivers—and sponsors—like square dancers at a singles mixer. Listed below are some of the major changes to the 1997 Winston Cup dance card. Grab your partner and promenade left.

DriverPrevious affiliationNew affiliation
John AndrettiKmart/Little Caesars Ford
(Kranefuss/Haas)
RCA Ford
(Cale Yarborough Motorsports)
Brett BodineLowe's Ford
(BDR Motorsports)
Frontier/Catalyst Ford
(BDR Motorsports)
Derrike CopeBadcock Ford
(Bobby Allison Motorsports)
Skittles Ford
(Nelson Bower)
Ricky CravenKodiak Chevrolet
(Larry Hedrick Motorsports)
Budweiser Chevrolet
(Hendrick Motorsports)
Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hayes Modems Ford
(Bud Moore Engineering)
First Union Chevrolet
(SABCO Racing)
Steve GrissomCartoon Network Chevrolet
(Diamond Ridge)
Kodiak Chevrolet
(Larry Hedrick Motorsports)
Rick MastHooters Pontiac
(Precision Products Racing)
Remington Arms Ford
(Wood Brothers Racing)
Jeremy Mayfield RCA Ford
(Yarborough Motorsports)
Kmart/Little Caesars Ford
(Kranefuss/Haas)
Joe NemechekBurger King Chevrolet
(NEMCO Motorsports)
Bell South Chevrolet
(SABCO/NEMCO Racing)
Kyle PettyCoors Light Pontiac
(SABCO Racing)
Mattel Hot Wheels Pontiac
(PE2)
Robert PressleySkoal Bandit Chevrolet
(Leo Jackson Motorsports)
Cartoon Network Chevrolet
(Diamond Ridge)
Ken SchraderBudweiser Chevrolet
(Hendrick Motorsports)
Skoal Bandit Chevrolet
(Andy Petree Motorsports)

Back to the Table of Contents