NHRA: Osborne Grabs First Number One of the Season
September 2, 2001 CLERMONT, Ind. (Sept. 2, 2001) - Mark Osborne led the Mopar brigade and the rest of the field by grabbing his first number-one qualifier of the season heading into eliminations for tomorrow's 47th annual U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Osborne's pass also sets up a round one match up with ... Continue reading
NHRA legend Garlits completes his racing resume with 303 mph pass
August 16, 2001 NHRA Top Fuel legend 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits accomplished phase one of his comeback mission during Sunday's early qualifying round, covering the Indianapolis Raceway Park quarter-mile track in 4.720 seconds at 303.37 mph in the Gary Clapshaw- owned Matco Tools dragster. The run moved Garlits into the 15 ... Continue reading
USAC: Paul White gets second Silver Bullet victory at DuQuoin
September 2, 2001 DuQuoin, Ill. - Paul White of Temple, Texas scored his second consecutive dirt-track USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet victory Sunday afternoon in the "Ted Horn 100" at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. He also won the August 18 "Tony Bettenhausen 100" at Springfield, Ill. White passed Dave Darland a ... Continue reading
INDY RACING, ABC, and ESPN extend exclusive TV deal through 2007
September 2, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indy Racing League, ABC and ESPN, Inc. have agreed to terms that would extend and expand their partnership through 2007, it was announced today. Under terms of the agreement, the three partners are committed to telecast and pro ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Mountain Dew Southern 500 Race Results, Darlington
September 2, 2001 DARLINGTON, SC: Following are the race results for the Mountain Dew Southern 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 37. Ward Burton, Intrepid, 367 2. 2. ... Continue reading
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NHRA: Bernstein, Force among qualifying leaders at Mac Tools US Nationals
September 2, 2001 CLERMONT, Ind. -- Kenny Bernstein was the quickest of 21 Top Fuel dragsters to lead opening qualifying Friday at the 47th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the world's most prestigious drag race. John Force, Mark Osborne, Angelle Savoie and Randy Daniels also were qualifying leaders in their respective ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Route 66
September 2, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 31, 2001 – Joliet, Illinois - Route 66 Raceway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-17.848; 2. Levi Jones, 69, Dynamics-17.996; 3. Tony Elliott, 66, Walker/Gratton-17.998; 4. Jay Drake, 18, Gorman-18.005; 5. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Interview: Improving in 2001
September 2, 2001 KEN SCHRADER, NO. 36 M&M'S PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON RUNNING BETTER THIS YEAR) "As far as our finishes go, we've gone downhill. We got in a slump. But we've had finishes that didn't show how good the run was - which, at the end of the day when they pay you and award you points, don't make no damn differ ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Cheever Qualifies Second With Infiniti Power at Chicago
September 2, 2001 Joliet, Ill. (Sept. 1, 2001) -- For the second time this season, Eddie Cheever Jr. qualified his Infiniti-powered machine in second place, less than a tenth of a second shy of pole winner Jaques Lazier. The last time Cheever started on the front row was at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway, where he went o ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Delphi Indy 300 Starting Lineup, Chicago
September 2, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Qualifying Saturday for Sunday's Delphi Indy 300 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Chicagoland Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine and qualifying speed in mph: 1. (2) Jaques Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 221.740 2. (51) Eddie Cheeve ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: J. Lazier puts team Menard on pole at Chicago
September 2, 2001 JOLIET, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001 - Jaques Lazier spoiled the Infiniti party, putting Team Menard on the MBNA Pole for the Delphi Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway with a lap of 24.6776 seconds, 221.740 mph on Sept. 1. It was the second career MBNA Pole for Lazier but his first since joining Team M ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Interview: Driving approach to a championship
September 2, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo: (During a race, is it any more challenging or thrilling when you think it's going to rain any minute?) "It's hard to really plan your race. At Darlington (for example) you want to be good on your long runs. You want to get better as the run goes on. An ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Lepage Interview: Racing at Darlington
September 2, 2001 Kevin Lepage, No. 4 Kodak Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Note: The team discovered a problem with the motor at the start of the first Happy Hour session and spent the 45 minute period changing engines. They had no track time. (Why do you like Darlington Raceway?) "Ever since I came here back in '94, I fell i ... Continue reading
CART: Tagliani, Carpentier form All-Canadian front row in Vancouver
September 2, 2001 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (September 1, 2001) - Native Canadians Alex Tagliani and Patrick Carpentier continued Player's Forsythe Racing's remarkable turnaround Saturday by sweeping the front row for Sunday's Molson Indy Vancouver before a grateful gathering of 51,243 at Concord Pacific Place. Tagli ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Ceremony Speeches
Courtesy of David Poole, the following remarks were made at the September 1st NMPA Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies on behalf of Dale Earnhardt: Text of letter from Teresa Earnhardt read by NASCAR president Mike Helton at Saturday night's ceremonies in which Dale Earnhardt was inducted into the National Motorsports Pr ... Continue reading
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