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NASCAR-WCUP: Lepage -- Martinsville Notes

17 April 1998

KEVIN LEPAGE
L J RACING TEAM
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

EVENT:			Goody's Headache Powders 500
DATE:			April 19, 1998
TRACK LENGTH:		.526 miles
QUALIFYING RECORD:	Ted Musgrave, 94.129mph, 20.117 secs., September
23, 1994

KEVIN LEPAGE'S 1998 WINSTON CUP RESULTS

RACE		START	FINISH	LAPS		REASON	$WON
Daytona	    20		    43		  78/200	Engine
71,230
Las Vegas	    35		    28		264/267	Running	44,000
Atlanta		    34		    14		323/325	Running	24,685
Darlington	    10		    34		287/293	Running	16,215
Bristol		    23		    27		491/500	Running	19,495
Texas		    16		    37		148/334	Running
39,675

Quotes from Kevin Lepage, 1998 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year candidate: "We feel like we are ready for the challenge of Martinsville this weekend. Doug Richert and the entire team have spent a lot of time evaluating the results of our Martinsville test and applying their conclusions to the race car. Maybe more so than anywhere, it will be important to get a starting spot up front and a pit space on the front. If we are just a little bit faster than in our test we will be fine. After that it is just preparing the car and brakes to go all 500 laps without failure."

"I am eager to get back in the car after the big accident in Texas. We had such a good race car there and didn't get the opportunity to show everyone. I feel like this LJ Racing Team is ready to score their first top-ten finish. If we could do that at such a tough place as Martinsville it would be an awesome feeling."

PIT NOTES

Kevin Lepage was featured on RACEDAY last Sunday. The story focused on his journey as a rookie and the performance of his still-unsponsored race team.

BB&T will be an associate sponsor on The #91 LJ Racing Chevrolet this weekend.

Race Style Sportswear has joined The LJ Racing Team as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the year.