NASCAR WCUP: Shootout Success Builds Confidence in Stewart
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.,- It was only a year ago at Daytona International Speedway where Tony Stewart would climb from his Home Depot Pontiac and shake his head in disgust, questioning whether he would ever learn how to race on a restrictor plate track. What a difference a year makes. Stewart showed steady improvement in t ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Happy Hour Notes, Final Daytona Practice, Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek, No. 33Oakwood Homes Chevrolet Monte Carlo (ran his No. 87 Cellular One Pontiac GrandPrix in the NAPA 300 Busch Series race and finished 32nd. Teammate, Randy LaJoie, won the race in hisNo. 7 Kleenex Pontiac): “It wasjust like the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. You know we werehooked to r ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Happy Hour Notes, Final Daytona Practice, Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DupontAutomotive Finishes Chevrolet Monte Carlo: “That’s our race motor, and something definitely broke in themotor. We’ve got other goodmotors. We’re in good shape there. The car’s fast. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Driver Comments, NAPA Auto Parts 300, Daytona
ELTON SAWYER-98-Starter/Hot Tamales Ford Taurus - THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE WAY YOU WANTED TO START THE SEASON. "First of all, we had a great race car. We really practiced well yesterday afternoon and the car was handling great, and I couldn't be more pleased with the way the Starter/Hot Tamales guys have worked all we ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Six Silverados Place in Top 10 in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- With 28 lead changes among 12 drivers it was clear that the season-opening Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International Speedway was a race that every driver wanted to win and every fan wanted to watch. When the checkered flag fell after 104 eventful but otherwise safe laps, rookie Ricky ... Continue reading
IROC: Cheever finishes third at Daytona after wild ride
Eddie Cheever Jr. didn’t win the 2001 True Value International Race of Champions race Feb. 16 at Daytona, but he was the center of attention after the opening round of racing’s all-star series. Cheever and seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt collided while Earnhardt led with two laps remai ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace Pre Race Notes, Daytona 500
KENNY WALLACE, NO. 27 EEL RIVER RACING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON GETTING A NEW LEASE ON LIFE AFTER QUALIFYING FOR THE DAYTONA 500) "It feels good to be against all odds and come out fighting like we have. It puts a stamp on why I came to this team. Whatever happens from here on out remains to be seen and that's with any ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte Pre Race Notes, Daytona 500
BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS TEAM) "We had a great off-season, of course. Everybody went to work really hard after we got back from New York. We've done a little bit of testing - no different than we did last year. We tested down here and that was about all. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ford Credit, Jarretts continue 'Race Fans for a Cure'
DEARBORN, Mich.- The race to defeat breast cancer continues. NASCAR fans can once again join Dale and Kelley Jarrett, Ford Credit and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in their continuing attempts to eradicate this deadly disease. This year, Ford Credit will help make fan support go even further by matching d ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford driver notes and quotes, Daytona post race
MICHAEL DOKKEN-31-Brevak Racing Ford F-150 - WHAT HAPPENED FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT? "Everybody checked up in the front and hit the brakes, and got I into the back of somebody and somebody got into the back of me and turned me around. It was all over from there. I got piledrived by a few trucks from behind. We were earl ... Continue reading
ASA: Sauter Collects Second Career Pole for ASA Opener
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla--Wisconsin’s Johnny Sauter, a 2001 Rookie of the Year candidate, captured the pole for Saturday’s ASARacing.com 300 at St. Augustine Speedway. Sauter, a third generation racer, will start his A.P. Plasman Group Chev rolet from the pole position after turning a lap at 16.752 sec. (107.450 ... Continue reading
ASA: ASA ACDelco Series ASA Racing.com 300
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA--The starting line-up for Saturday’s $186,810 American Speed Association ACDelco Series ASA Racing.com 300 at the half-mile St. Augustine Speedway. The top 20 positions were locked into the starting field during qualifications with the remainder of the field set through a qualifying race and av ... Continue reading
NHRA: Dunn, Bazemore and Edwards Leaders at Firebird International
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Mike Dunn led all Top Fuel competitors Friday after the first day of qualifying at the 17th annual Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals at Firebird International Raceway, the second race of the NHRA's 50th Anniversary season. Whit Bazemore and Mike Edwards also were leaders in their respective categories ... Continue reading
CART: Herta Hits His Marks at Laguna Seca
Day two at Laguna Seca proved to be much more successful for Bryan Herta, driver of the #77 Zakspeed/Forsythe/Ford-Reynard and his crew. The team was sidelined with mechanical problems throughout much of the day on Wednesday, and returned Thursday with a full work schedule, looking for the ideal car set-up. Logging ove ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Florida Dodge Dealers 250 Race Results, Daytona
1. (1) Joe Ruttman, Dodge, 104, $84,310. 2. (5) Ricky Hendrick, Chevy, 104, $52,150. 3. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: NAPA Auto Parts 300 Race Results, Daytona
1. (2) Randy LaJoie, Grand Prix, 120, $96,270. 2. (12) Kevin Harvick, Monte Carlo, 120, $75,975. 3. ... Continue reading
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