Hall of Fame Racing: The Fact Sheet

Here's some information that came out in the many press releases accompanying the team's introductory press conference:

--Co-owner Troy Aikman has been going to fellow Fox broadcaster (and fellow Nascar team co-owner) Terry Bradshaw to find out what not to do when running a race team.

--The team will be the first to have two Catch Can men on the pit crew--Drew Pearson and Michael Irvin.

--Terry Labonte was lured out of semi-retirement to run the car in the first five races, plus the two road courses. When asked how he felt about the increased load of races, Labonte stared at the interviewer for several minutes, then fell asleep.

--Tony Raines will take over the car for the duration of the season. And by duration, they mean till he has three straight DNF's, at which point Ward Burton will take over.

--The team's car was introduced with the number 96. It is unknown if this is a reference to the first Nascar team sponsored by Caterpiller (and driven by a Green brother, no less!), or the spacey pop-song "96 Tears" by ? and the Mysterions.

--If the team runs into problems, expect for Bill Parcells to be called in to take the team to the Chase (complete with an ill-fitting polo shirt).