Episode 382 -- Ben Leslie on Racing with Brother Tracy and Begging Steve Hmiel, Robin Pemberton for Roush Racing Gig
The Scene Vault PodcastShow Notes
This week in the first of what will be three segments, Ben Leslie follows his older brother Tracy up the racing ladder, a path that led them from Michigan to the Busch Series.
Ben ends up begging Roush Racing’s Steve Hmiel and Robin Pemberton for a job and eventually lands a gig with the team in September 1994. Once there, he works with Roush drivers Ted Musgrave, Mark Martin and Johnny Benson.
We then dig into the September 29, 1994 issue of Winston Cup Scene.
Rusty Wallace dominates at Martinsville less than two weeks after one of the most important dates in the history of Winston Cup Scene.
Dale Earnhardt comes back from a couple of early-race spins to finish second, while Kenny Wallace captures the best showing of his Winston Cup career to that point.
Ernie Irvan surprises EVERYBODY by calling in to a legendary Charlotte radio show after surviving a near-fatal crash at Michigan the month before. There are feature stories on NASCAR memorabilia collector Wayne Keith … a news story about Travis Carter, Hut Stricklin and crew chief Pete Wright going their separate ways ... and early nominations for spots on the coveted Copenhagen/Skoal All Pro team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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