11.   DiFava will replace Joseph Lawless, a former driver for Governor William F. Weld, who is being reassigned to run security at the Port of Boston.

12.   Force also has been one of the most vocal supporters of the all-concrete Motorplex as built by Meyer, himself a former Funny Car driver.

13.   Former driver Ned Jarrett, whose son, Dale, has six wins this season, believes Gordon already deserves superstar status.

14.   Former drivers Buddy Baker, Jack Ingram and the late Neil Bonnett were scheduled for induction into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in Darlington last night.

15.   Former drivers Emerson Fitipaldi and Al Unser Jr. were with Penske in the pits as de Ferran made his record run.

16.   Ganassi, a former driver and now an owner for one of the most successful teams in the series, re-signed Jimmy Vasser for three more years.

17.   He had the best off-track career going, the highest profile of any former driver in the sport.

18.   It provided the first victory as a Winston Cup series car owner for Cale Yarborough, a former star driver.

19.   Mauricio Gugelmin, a former Formula One driver who now drives Indy cars, did some test runs at Homestead last month and pronounced the facilities first-class.

20.   Rockmore is a former Greyhound bus driver.