Story from Alabama Live

Mattei Motorsports stayed busy over the winter, spending more than $4 million on nine new cars, a state-of-the-art hauler, and a second racing shop. The story says that Mattei is working on having a second team and hope to have a third team in 1999. Nothing is firm, but Mattei said he has had past conversations with NASCAR SuperTruck driver Rick Crawford, another Mobile(AL) native. Check the story out at:Mobilian in the fast lane.(Alabama Live/Mobile Register-Mike Griffith)(2-12-98)