NASCAR Cup
LJ Racing Driver Announcement
Mooresville, NC (January 4, 1999)--Joe Falk announced today that Steve Grissom will drive the ...
Edited: May 8, 2001, 12:19 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Mooresville, NC (January 4, 1999)--Joe Falk announced today that Steve Grissom will drive the #91 LJ Racing Chevrolet for the 1999 season.
Steve Grissom's racing career began in Alabama, driving local short tracks and competing on the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series where he was the 1985 Champion. He then drove in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series where he scored 11 career wins and captured the championship in 1993.
Steve's first NASCAR Winston Cup Series event was in 1990 at Atlanta Motor Speedway driving for Dick Moroso. His first full Winston Cup season was in 1994, with Diamond Ridge Motorsports, where he finished second in the Rookie of the Year race. He continued driving for Diamond Ridge in 1995 and 1996; their best finish was fifth at Rockingham in 1996.
Steve drove for Larry Hedrick in 1997 and 1998 with the #41 Kodiak Racing Team as a replacement for Ricky Craven. While there, he qualified on the outside pole for the 1997 Daytona 500 and turned in strong performances at Richmond--11th, Texas--10th, New Hampshire--4th (a career high), Watkins Glen--9th, Bristol--5th and Phoenix--8th. It was the kind of season that underscored his growing maturity behind the wheel of a Winston Cup car.
"Steve is an experienced driver on the Winston Cup Series, and is eager for that first win," says owner Joe Falk. "The entire team is looking forward to working with him to accomplish our 1999 goals." The team performed strong in 1998 with five different drivers behind the wheel and finished fifth in the season finale at Atlanta.
LJ Racing and Steve Grissom are optimistic that together they can build a strong effort for 1999.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Petree Racing Presents Kenny and Kenny Show
Next article GM Testing Concludes at Daytona
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Ricky Craven
Five most memorable NASCAR Cup Series finishes at Martinsville
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Martinsville
Five most memorable NASCAR Cup Series finishes at Martinsville
Kurt Busch's Darlington throwback scheme revealed
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Darlington
Kurt Busch's Darlington throwback scheme revealed
Where are they Now? - Ricky Craven still moving forward
NASCAR Cup
NASCAR Cup
Where are they Now? - Ricky Craven still moving forward
Latest news
Toyota answers critics who doubted it could win in WEC’s competitive Hypercar era
WEC
WEC WEC
Barcelona
1 h
Toyota answers critics who doubted it could win in WEC’s competitive Hypercar era
Honda ADUO engine upgrade pegged driveability back near Spec 1 level
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
2 h
Honda ADUO engine upgrade pegged driveability back near Spec 1 level
Why Alex Marquez hasn't been able to replicate his 2025 MotoGP form
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP 2 h
Why Alex Marquez hasn't been able to replicate his 2025 MotoGP form
Williams has better cooling vests than anyone – Alex Albon
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1 3 h
Williams has better cooling vests than anyone – Alex Albon
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe