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Stricklin grew up in Calera, Alabama. He married Pam Allison, the daughter of NASCAR legend Donnie Allison after they were introduced by her cousin and fellow racer Davey Allison. Stricklin was the last member of the Alabama Gang. In 1987, Stricklin won NASCAR's Dash Series championship and made his debut in what was then the Winston Cup Series.
Stricklin finished second at the Mountain Dew Southern 500 in September. In 1998 the team switched to a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Stricklin was released in May, after failing to qualify for 5 of the season's first 11 races, and Circuit City left to become an associate sponsor for Joe Gibbs Racing and driver Bobby Labonte.
Hut Stricklin was signed to drive the #27. For the first time in the modern era of NASCAR, Johnson failed to record a win as team owner. Elliott did manage to finish eighth in the standings, but Stricklin struggled after posting a fourth place finish in the Daytona 500 and was released after finishing 24th.
On lap 29, Hut Stricklin hit the turn four wall, and was later treated for abrasions. Later in the race, Greg Sacks hit the turn two wall. Much of the race was dominated by Jeff Gordon, who led the most laps with 113 laps, though heading into the final 16 laps Mark Martin was able to pass Gordon, but had to pit to refuel three laps later.
The race marked the first career Top 5 finish for Ryan Newman, as well as being the last career Top 10 finish for Hut Stricklin. This was the 100th career Winston Cup win for car owner Rick Hendrick and the team of Hendrick Motorsports after being in the sport for 18 seasons since its inception in 1984.
The 1999 Winston 500 was the 30th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, ... Hut Stricklin Turbine Solutions Ford SBIII Motorsports: References
The 1995 AC Delco 400 was the 29th stock car race of the 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 31st iteration of the event.The race was held on Sunday, October 22, 1995, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Motor Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack.
Hut Stricklin was brought in to finish the season and recorded two top five finishes and five total top tens. After a 34th-place finish in points, Bernstein sold his team to Rudd Performance Motorsports at the end of 1995 and returned to focusing strictly on drag racing.