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  1.   Jeff posted:
  11.09.2013 - 4:17 pm
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I'm pretty sure that Stub Fadden was in a Buick for this race. They had
switched over to Chevrolets for 1996, but ran the Buick at some short
tracks. The team car (the #61 of Mike Olsen) was a Pontiac for most of
the season, though.

I remember Martin Truex had a lot of trouble making the field for this
one, spinning during the qualifying race and eventually taking a
provisional to get into the field. I wish I could remember who went home
early.

But it was a great start to the season for Dave Dion, winning the season
opener and making a statement that he would be a threat for the 1996
Busch North title.

The "Krewe Orleans" was some sort of entertainment spot - I researched
it and found it was a dance club in Portsmouth, NH that closed in 2000.
Interestingly, it was at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, owned by #55
Grizco Racing team owners Steve and Peg Griswold.


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