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Steve Park, DEI, Pennzoil #1 in 1998New York -- Dale Earnhardt Inc. announced Thursday rookie driver Steve Park's bright yellow Pennzoil Monte Carlo will carry the #1 when it takes to the track at Daytona in February. Richard Jackson, owner of Precision Products Racing, and representatives of DEI reached an agreement in New York Thursday to swap car numbers for the 1998 season. Jackson's 1998 entries will wear the #14. "Our goal is to be number one and this is the first step," said Ty Norris, director of motorsports of the newly-formed Winston Cup team based in Mooresville, N.C. "There is a great deal of prestige that accompanies the #1. Pennzoil is America's #1 selling motor oil and DEI is striving to become the #1 racing team in the sport." Norris said the agreement includes the car number swap only. Jackson will retain all accumulated car owner points, plan benefits and any provisional starting positions based on the #1's points from the 1997 Winston Cup season. "From where I sit it doesn't make a lot of difference what number is on my car, but this is a neat deal for the race fans, DEI and the people at Pennzoil," said Park, the 1997 Busch Grand National Rookie of the Year. "This #1 along with our new paint scheme is going to make the Pennzoil Monte Carlo the best looking car in racing next year."
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