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Saturday, March 24, 2001

NHRA: John Coughlin stays home with family

NHRA: John Coughlin stays home with family

March 24, 2001 Team Jeg's Pro Stock Truck driver John Coughlin will be absent from the action at the NHRA O'Reilly Nationals this weekend. "I decided to stay home and help out my wife," said John. "My wife gave birth to our little girl 10 days ago. My wife and son have the flu and as you can expect she can use all the ... Continue reading

NHRA: Troy Coughlin leads Team Jeg's into day two

NHRA: Troy Coughlin leads Team Jeg's into day two

March 24, 2001 Houston Raceway Park is a track that Team Jeg's has had plenty of success at. Jeg and Troy Coughlin come this year armed with new Chevy Cavaliers. The team knows that the new cars are better and everyone in yellow and black is looking forward to a strong weekend. During the first qualifying session Troy ... Continue reading

NHRA: Mike Dunn turns a 331.61 mph pass at Houston Raceway Park

NHRA: Mike Dunn turns a 331.61 mph pass at Houston Raceway Park

March 24, 2001 BAYTOWN, Texas. - Mike Dunn stole the show Friday at the NHRA's O'Reilly Nationals presented by Pennzoil with a first-round qualifying pass of 331.61 mph, the fastest in NHRA history. Gary Scelzi, Del Worsham, Mike Edwards, Antron Brown and Bob Panella led their respective divisions at the $1.8 million N ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Martin looks forward to Martinsville Speedway return

NASCAR WCUP: Martin looks forward to Martinsville Speedway return

March 24, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA.– When Mark Martin looks back on the 2000 Winston Cup season, Martinsville Speedway stands out as the brightest spot in a pretty solid season. Martin finished the 2000 season with 13 top-five finishes, 20 top-10 finishes and was eighth in the final Winston Cup point standings. But ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Cheez-It 250 Qualifying Notes and Quotes

NASCAR BGN: Cheez-It 250 Qualifying Notes and Quotes

March 24, 2001 CHRISTIAN ELDER-38-Great Clips Ford Taurus (Qualified 20th) - "We picked up a little bit from practice, but we are just trying to get a good, solid finish this weekend. We're just trying to improve each race. We still had a little bit left on the table, but the crew chief isn't giving it to me yet. He wa ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Bristol 250 Starting Lineup

NASCAR BGN: Bristol 250 Starting Lineup

March 24, 2001 BRISTOL, TN: Following are the qualifying results for the Bristol 250 NASCAR Busch Grand National race to be held Saturday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 125.264. 2. (17) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet, 124.906. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Food City 500 Starting Lineup, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Food City 500 Starting Lineup, Bristol

March 24, 2001 BRISTOL, TN: Following are the qualifying results for the Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. Mark Martin, Taurus, 126.303 m.p.h. 2. Sterling Marlin, Intrepid 125.387 3. Kevin Harvick, Monte ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Elliott and Atwood Qualify in Top 20 for Food City 500

NASCAR WCUP: Elliott and Atwood Qualify in Top 20 for Food City 500

March 24, 2001 BRISTOL, Tenn. -Bill Elliott and Casey Atwood put their two Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/Ts solidly into the top half of the starting line up today for Sunday's Food City 500. Elliott, who finished 36th here last year, ran a qualifying lap of 15.401 sec., 124.589 mph putting him 12th on ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Makar, Labonte, Zipadelli speak on Bristol Qualifying

NASCAR WCUP: Makar, Labonte, Zipadelli speak on Bristol Qualifying

March 24, 2001 JIMMY MAKAR, CREW CHIEF, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (HOW DISAPPOINTED ARE YOU WITH NASCAR'S ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING RULES CHANGES FOR THE FORD AND DODGE TEAMS AT TALLADEGA) "Disappointed. I don't think they needed any help. It's hard for me to believe that the Fords got worse this yea ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton Qualifying Notes, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton Qualifying Notes, Bristol

March 24, 2001 Bobby Hamilton, No. 55 Square D Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 6th): "Real good time. That's about what we run in practice. We throwed about three different set-ups at that thing, but these Square D Chevrolet guys have been doing real good. The biggest thing that we stumbled across is that me and Joe ( ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Qualifying Notes, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Qualifying Notes, Bristol

March 24, 2001 Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 3rd): "We're pretty good. It was actually a little bit loose and you've just got to hold on and try to keep it off the fence. These Goodwrench guys have given me an awesome car since we unloaded. Mark Martin still hasn't go ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Qualifying Notes, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Qualifying Notes, Bristol

March 24, 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 9th): "That's better than we ran in practice, so we're pretty happy. We've just worked hard to get that. We're satisfied with the progress we've made this morning to get the speed out of the car. We've been working on the car and hopefu ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Qualifying Notes, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Qualifying Notes, Bristol

March 24, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 15th): "The car was really, really good there toward the end of practice when we put new tires on. It was a little bit tight. We might have freed it up too much." Text provided by Nancy Wager Editors Note: To view hundreds of hot racing photos a ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Vertex/Cunningham files entry for 85th Indy 500

INDY 500: Vertex/Cunningham files entry for 85th Indy 500

March 24, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS- Vertex/Cunningham Racing filed an entry March 23 for the 85th Indianapolis 500, with rookie Shigeaki Hattori as the driver. Hattori, a native of Japan who lives in Hermosa Beach, Calif., will drive the #55 EPSON G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone, with an identical backup car entered. Jamie Nanny ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park Qualifying Notes, Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park Qualifying Notes, Bristol

March 24, 2001 Steve Park, No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 17th): "We're working on the car to try to get it where it needs to be. Bristol's a tough place. It's a place where you need to be on your toes. It's like flying a jet fighter in a gymnasium. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing debut at Homestead-Miami could spring surprises

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing debut at Homestead-Miami could spring surprises

March 24, 2001 MIAMI - There were few mysteries after the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 on March 18 at Phoenix. It was obvious that Sam Hornish Jr. immediately had emerged as a contender for the Northern Light Cup after his dominating victory in the Pennzoil Panther Racing Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone, ... Continue reading

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