1985–1989 Lake Speed



speed , dale earnhardt race @ bristol in busch 500, august 1988


at dover, speed finished fourth, following finishes of ninth @ daytona , fifth @ michigan. in volunteer 500, speed led sixty-six laps , looked strong contender race win before blowing right front tire , hitting wall, ending day. speed s last top ten came @ 1988 delaware 500 ninth-place effort. season ended speed seventeenth place in final points rundown.


speed had strong finishes in 1989 bull s eye barbecue sauce sponsorship speed said worth peanuts. @ rockingham lake took eighth , few weeks later finished tenth darlington. speed finished fifth in inaugural event @ sears point (now infineon) raceway , seventh few races later @ michigan. however, in july race @ pocono, speed injured in two-car wreck injured driver greg sacks. although sacks car overturned, speed injured more severely, , missed several races. crash featured in 1990 video titled champions of checkered flag . while lake recovered injuries, had several drivers drive in place including joe ruttman @ talladega, michigan , bristol; eddie bierschwale @ watkins glen; , rodney combs @ darlington. lake returned action in miller high life 400 @ richmond finish 14th. @ final race of 89 season @ atlanta, lake able conclude disappointing year 10th-place run.







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