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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.04.2015 - 7:30 pm
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One more for the road...

1998 was ASA legend Bob Senneker's final year running the series
full-time. In his final race at the wheel of his iconic #84 the Bluebird
sent his famous number into retirement with one final victory for the
road. This was his series-record 85th victory. This wasn't Senneker's
last race, he did three more in 1999, but it still was a fine send off
to one of the series' best.

Adam Petty makes his final ASA start. He moved up to the Busch series
for 1999.


  2.   ASA Facts posted:
  08.11.2015 - 10:24 pm
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Gerry Gunderman owned MIke Garvey's #8 all year long.

Scott LaFavre owned the Tecumseh #1 driven by various people for the
season. He also owned the #10 driven by Johnny Sauter at Pikes Peak.


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.09.2017 - 9:49 am
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Mike Eddy claims a top-10 finish in his final race at the wheel of his
famous intimidating black-and-silver #88 GM Goodwrench Service Plus
Pontiac, ending a sponsorship that dated back to 1993. The 1998 turned
out to be Eddy's last in ASA where he ran every race in pursuit of the
title and his last in his long association with Pontiac, he switched to
Chevrolet for 1999 although sponsorship woes kept him off the track for
most of the season.

This was the ASA's series fourth and final race at North Carolina's
Southern National Raceway Park. The series visited the track from 1996
to 1998, running two races here the first year.


  4.   Rich posted:
  12.29.2020 - 7:27 am
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Ralph Sheheen and Joe Nott were the commentators. Jim Tretow and Dave
Burns were the pit road reporters.


  5.   RaceFanX posted:
  01.10.2021 - 7:53 pm
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Gary St. Amant clinched the 1998 ASA championship, his first in the
series, over Scott Hansen just by starting this race. St. Amant won the
title with consistency, he won only two races this year while Hansen had
seven victories but 15 top-5s and 18 top-10s in 20 races was enough to
give him the title by a healthy margin.

Future NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson also clinched the ASA Rookie of the
Year award just by starting this race.

Jack Landis picks up the first of his two ASA pole positions.

Joe Nott lost his ASA ride in the #1 Pontiac late in the season in favor
of Ted Smokstad. As mentioned earlier Nott was in the broadcast booth
with TNN for this one instead of out on the track.


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