FORMULA ONE: Jarno Trulli Tops Free Practice in Malaysia
March 18, 2001 Friday free practice in Formula One is an interesting day. First, no one puts much stock in the practice times. The real deal is tomorrow. Every team is working on a particular race scenario that they anticipate. The cars might have full fuel loads or they may be practicing on a marginal fuel load. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dodge Dealers Race Lineup, Darlington
March 17, 2001 DARLINGTON, SC: Following is the starting lineup for the Dodge Dealers NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model. Qualifying was cancelled due to fog. 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Qualifying Notes, Darlington
March 17, 2001 Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo (will start 8th in Sunday's race): "Not qualifying is not going to affect us much. This is a brand new Monte Carlo. We've never even turned the wheel on it yet. But we get to start 8th in the race, which is good. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Mike Skinner Qualifying Notes, Darlington
March 17, 2001 Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (will start 15th in Sunday's race): "If you look at Rockingham and Vegas, not qualifying is good for me. This has been a place where we've qualified fairly well. I think last year we qualified 6th here - we was right up there. But this is probably the fai ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip Qualifying Notes, Darlington
March 17, 2001 Mike Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo (will start 6th in Sunday's race): "I don't care that we're not qualifying, but I feel bad for the guys that didn't get a chance to qualify. But then, when we went to this two-day format, we knew that everything had to work perfectly in order to get everyth ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon on the pole after qualifying for Darlington cancelled
March 17, 2001 Jeff Gordon (How do you feel about starting on the pole and not having to qualify?) "Well, it's a good day to be leading in the points, I guess. I think we have a good car for the pole based on our record here in the past, and I would have liked to have given it a shot. But hey, I'm pretty happy with the ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ray makes his point with third straight pole at Phoenix
March 17, 2001 Greg Ray PHOENIX, Saturday, March 17, 2001 - Points or no points, Greg Ray proved once again Saturday that he is the pole master of the Indy Racing Northern Light Series. Ray captured his third straight MBNA Pole at Phoenix International Raceway, this time with a lap of 20.263 seconds, 177.663 mph. This ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Solid performance for Cheever and new Infiniti at Phoenix
March 17, 2001 Phoenix, AZ - #51 Excite@Home driver Eddie Cheever Jr. qualified 12th for the opening round of the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series championship, the Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Cheever's effort marked the first ever qualifying run for the new Infiniti Indy 35A. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Silverados 'even' in Bakersfield
CHEVROLET NOTES AND QUOTES NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES -- ROUND 3 ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE 250 MESA MARIN RACEWAY -- BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2001 POST QUALIFYING NOTES: CHEVY SILVERADOS QUALIFY IN "EVEN" SPOTS: KVAPIL SECOND, SETZER FOURTH, REFFNER SIXTH TRAVIS KVAPIL, #60 CAT RENTAL STORES CHEVY SILVERA ... Continue reading
Porsche Racing Star Bob Wollek Dies in Traffic Accident
Note: Andy Schupack at Sebring has high resolution images of Wollek, including two head shots, a photo with Porsche Motorsports North America President Alwin Springer, and a victory circle shot from Portland last year with Sascha Maassen. Please e-mail Andy at andrew_schupack@compuservee.com, or call him at the track a ... Continue reading
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - Qualifying Report
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX Qualifying All four Honda-powered cars and drivers secured top 10 starting positions and within just 0.5 seconds of each other for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang circuit, Kuala Lumpur. Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda's Jarno Trulli led the quartet home with the fifth fastest time and Jacque ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Tribute Scheduled At National Corvette Museum
Dale Earnhardt Tribute Scheduled At National Corvette Museum The National Corvette Museum has announced plans to host a tribute event, "Celebrating the Life of Dale Earnhardt", at the Museum's outdoor amphitheater at 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday April 18th, 2001. The outdoor event offered free to the public, will include ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Indy 200 Starting Lineup, Phoenix
PHOENIX, AZ: Following are the qualifying results for the Indy 200 Northern Light Indy Racing race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, chassis-engine, and qualifying speed: 1. (2) Greg Ray, Dallara-Olds., 177.663 2. (4) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallara-Olds., 176.801 3. (35) Jeff Ward, G ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Heat, humidity, Ferrari present tough challenges in Malaysia
SEPANG, Malaysia - Reigning World Champion Michael Schumacher says that the Malaysian Grand Prix on March 18, round two of 17 on this year’s Formula One schedule, will be the toughest race of the season. “It will be the toughest race of the season,” he said, “both on the human side and the techn ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Ford anticipates Spanish calm after the storm
March 17, 2001 Just 12 days after the finish, the Ford Martini World Rally Team switches from the mudbath that was the Rally of Portugal to the Catalunya Rally, hoping the bad weather which blitzed the Atlantic coast does not cross the Iberian peninsula to the Spanish Mediterranean for the first all-asphalt event of th ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jimmy Spencer to Pilot Yellow Racing Chevy in Darlington
March 17, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., --Phoenix Racing announced today that Winston Cup driver Jimmy Spencer will drive the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet in Saturday’s SunCom 200 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. The Cheez-It 250 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on March 24 will mark the second event of the two-race deal bet ... Continue reading
SCCA: Kleinubing nips Turner for Speedvision Touring Car Sebring win
March 17, 2001 SEBRING, Fla. - Brazil's Pierre Kleinubing held off a challenging Will Turner in the closing moments of Friday's SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge Touring Car Round Two race, part of the Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring Weekend, to take his 11th career win. Point leader Steve Pfeffer, of Scottsdale ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Chuck Hale Named Honorary Starter For Advance Auto Parts 250
March 17, 2001 Chuck Hale is accustomed to directing and coordinating hundreds of employees in his job for Advance Auto Parts. He’ll need all of those skills on Saturday, April 7th when he waves the green flag to start the Advance Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Hall, a ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon to appear on 'Larry King Live' Monday
March 17, 2001 HARRISBURG, N.C. - Jeff Gordon, three-time Winston Cup champion, will appear on "Larry King Live" on Monday, March 19. Gordon leads the NASCAR Winston Cup points standings with one win, one second and one third-place finish in four events this season. His victory in Las Vegas earned him a $1 million bonu ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Trans-Am Series Announces 2001 Contingency Program
March 17, 2001 Miami - The Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup and the Panoz\Sanchez Group today announced that it has secured contingency sponsorship agreements with 17 companies for the 2001 season. The total postings will be nearly $1 million and will represent the largest contingency program in the Series& ... Continue reading
NHRA's 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 38, James Warren
March 17, 2001 James Warren was the driving third of the famous Warren-Coburn-Miller Top Fuel team that for many years proved to be one of the best on the West Coast and equally formidable when they towed east. Warren and his two partners, Roger Coburn and Marvin Miller, were known as the Ridge Route Terrors because th ... Continue reading
NHRA: Jeg's Trucks are looking to improve
March 17, 2001 During the first of four scheduled qualifying sessions the Jeg's Trucks came out swinging. John ran a 7.602 at 177.23 mph and landed in the No. 6 spot. Mike laid down a 7.596 at 176.77 mph and moved into the No. 5 position. ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Kroger, Procter & Gamble to sponsor Walker Racing
March 17, 2001 PHOENIX- Walker Racing owner Derrick Walker announced March 16 that The Kroger Co., the largest retail food company in the U.S., in association with Procter & Gamble, will be sponsors on the car driven by Sarah Fisher during the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season. Procter & Gamble, a longtime ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Boris Said Wins Trans-Am Series 100 At Sebring
March 17, 2001 Sebring, Fla. -- Boris Said (#11 Applied Computer Solutions Ford Mustang Cobra) led 26 of 27 laps and won the Trans-Am Series 100 in round one of the BFGoodrich Tires Cup this afternoon at Sebring International Raceway. Said, who won the pole in record time yesterday, picked up his third Series’ wi ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom National/Western Midget Car Series Qualifying, Copper World
March 17, 2001 USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 15-17, 2001 – Phoenix, Arizona – Phoenix International Raceway - Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 QUALIFICATIONS: (Held March 16) 1. Dane Carter, 77, Carter-26.679; 2. Kasey Kahne, 91, Lewis-26.694; 3. J.J. Yeley, 9x, Lewis-26 ... Continue reading
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NASCAR BGN: SunCom 200 Starting Lineup, Darlington
DARLINGTON, SC: Following are the qualifying results for the SunCom 200 NASCAR Busch Grand National race to be held Saturday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. (02) Ryan Newman, Taurus, 170.301 mph. 2. (00) Todd Bodine, Monte Carlo, 170.195 mph. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Craftsman Truck Starting Lineup, Mesa Marin
BAKERSFIELD, CA: Following are the qualifying results for the NASCAR Craftsman truck race to be held Saturday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. (1) Ted Musgrave, Dodge Ram, 94.078 mph 2. (60) Travis Kvapil, Silverado, 93.858 3. (18) Joe Ruttman, Dodge Ram, 93. ... Continue reading
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