USAC: Gamester wins Silver Bullet race at Nazareth
May 5, 2001 Russ Gamester of Peru, Ind. scored his second consecutive USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series victory Saturday afternoon in the 100-mile race at the Nazareth (Pa.) Speedway. He passed Kasey Kahne on the white-flag lap and held on for the victory in his Terre Haute First National Bank Chevy/Beast. "It was ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Jack Sprague Notes, Gateway International Qualifying
May 5, 2001 JACK SPRAGUE, #24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO (third, first Silverado) -- defending event champion: "I think this track changed today. When it was sunny out it was looser to me, this afternoon it was tight. Last race we raced under cloud cover. It's a fun race track; both ends are different... We have a bran ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Jimmy Hensley Notes, Gateway International Qualifying
May 5, 2001 JIMMY HENSLEY, #72 LEFTBEHIND.COM SILVERADO (sixth): ""It's a pretty good run for us. We were ninth in practice and I thought we had a decent truck. We were shooting for a top 10 and we ended up with a pretty decent lap with the Left-Behind.com Silverado.. We certainly hope we can get dialed in a little bit ... Continue reading
NHRA: Toliver, Bernstein, Anderson, Hines and Panella top Qualifiers at Southern Nationals
May 5, 2001 COMMERCE, Ga. - Jerry Toliver earned the top qualifying position in Funny Car at the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Southern Nationals with a quarter-mile run of 4.843 seconds at 310.98 mph. Toliver's WWF Racing Pontiac Firebird will be on the pole for the first time in 2001. Kenny Bernstein, Greg Anderson, Matt H ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: McRae controls Rally Argentina from the front
May 5, 2001 Ford Martini drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist continue to lead the Rally Argentina after controlling this fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship from the front during today's second leg. They lead by 37.1sec in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car with just one day remaining. Team-mates Carlos Sa ... Continue reading
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NHRA: Bernstein, Toliver, Anderson, Hines and Panells Among Leaders at Southern Nationals
May 05, 2001 COMMERCE, Ga. - Kenny Bernstein led Top Fuel qualifying Friday at the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Southern Nationals with a quarter-mile run of 4.521 seconds at a top speed of 318.92 mph. Bernstein's pass equaled the quickest elapsed time under the NHRA's 90-percent nitro-methane rule. Jerry Toliver, Greg Ande ... Continue reading
NHRA: Team Jeg's will focus on improving on second day
May 05, 2001 In the first session Troy rolled his Jeg's Mail Order Chevrolet Cavalier into the left lane. He blasted off of the starting and headed straight down the middle of the groove. Troy ran a 6.998 at 198.32 mph. He moved into the No. 14 position and will have three additional qualifying sessions to improve. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Jeg's trucks are looking good
May 05, 2001 A total of 34 Pro Stock Trucks began their battle today. They will battle over four qualifying sessions to be among the quick sixteen that get to play on raceday and have a chance to win the NHRA Advanced Auto Parts Nationals. John Coughlin and his yellow and black Jeg Mail Order Chevy S-10 was the first o ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Rally Argentina, End of leg one report
May 05, 2001 Ford's Colin McRae has dominated the opening day of the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rally Argentina. Having set two fastest times on yesterday's evening's superspecials on the outskirts of Cordoba, the Scot topped the timesheets on today's first three stages to open up an advantage ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac Excitement 400 Starting Lineup, Richmond
May 05, 2001 1. (6) Mark Martin, Taurus, 124.613 . 2. (2) Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 124.596. 3. (28) Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 124.493. ... Continue reading
CART: PacWest Racing Friday Practice Report, Nazareth
May 05, 2001 SCOTT DIXON - # 18 POWERWARE PANASONIC PACWEST TOYOTA Position: 30th Time: 21.767s Fastest Speed: 156.457 "We had some problems out there today and that cost us quite a bit of track time," said Dixon. "The car had a lot of understeer and wasn't balanced very well, but the laps we did run we ran with a lot ... Continue reading
USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Qualifying, Nazareth
May 05, 2001 USAC COORS LIGHT SILVER BULLET SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 4-5, 2001 – Nazareth, Pennsylvania – Nazareth Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: (Held May 4) 1. Brian Tyler, 69, Dynamics-26.388; 2. Eric Gordon, 41, Bowen-26.398; 3. Kasey Kahne, 67, Zarounian-26.409; 4. Tyler Walker, 2, Vance-26.510; 5. ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Steele Stalks Gateway Gold With Old Milwaukee Pole Award
May 05, 2001 MADISON IL - Three-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Tim Steele, in the HS Die-Softech Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Friday at Gateway Int'l Raceway breaking his own one-lap track record with a speed of 133.745 mph. It was Steele's 15th career superspeedway pole award and 28th of his career ov ... Continue reading
USAC: Brian Tyler wins pole for Silver Bullet race at Nazareth
May 05, 2001 Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. captured his initial USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series pole position Friday afternoon at Nazareth (Pa.) Speedway and will lead the 30-car field to the green flag at 3:40 pm (ET) Saturday on the 1-mile paved oval. Tyler qualified his Kroger/Pringles/Folgers/Sunny Delight mach ... Continue reading
CART: Max Wilson driving his first laps at Nazareth
May 05, 2001 “This morning we had a little bit of oversteer so we made some changes between the two practice sessions. Then, to test out our changes, we went back on track and did several laps on the same set of tires. It worked as we did a decent time and our times were consistent. Then, we went back out on new ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Qualifying Notes, Richmond
May 05, 2001 KEN SCHRADER, NO. 36 M&M'S PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (21st): "We're just kind of so-so. Where we lost time was right there [coming out of four], which is the only place we've struggled in practice. We've just been a little loose. Not quite as loose as -- say Rick Mast - but, we've felt similar to that. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Qualifying Notes, Richmond
May 05, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (7th): (ON YOUR LAP) "It was a pretty good lap. I was kind of concerned with a couple cars spinning and everything. I didn't know what kind of conditions we had." (HOW DID YOU FIND MORE SPEED ON YOUR SECOND LAP?) "I just tried to find a spot on the racetra ... Continue reading
CART: Junqueira fastest on first day of practice at Nazareth
May 05, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa. - Rookie Bruno Junqueira of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, who tested extensively at Nazareth Speedway during the off-season, put the knowledge he gained to good use Friday when he topped the speed charts on the opening day of practice for Sunday's Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte Qualifying Notes, Richmond
May 05, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (9th): (ON RUNNING THE FIRST NIGHT RACE OF THE SEASON) "This is a great track to have a night race. It's a lot of fun to run on. Usually the groove moves up to where you've got two or three grooves during the race. It's cool to be able to move a ... Continue reading
CART: Toyota fastest at Nazareth
May 05, 2001 NAZARETH, Pa. - Rookie Bruno Junqueira, driving a Target Toyota, registered the overall fastest time of the day in preparation for Sunday's CART Lehigh Valley Grand Prix Presented by Toyota at Nazareth Speedway. Junqueira, the 2001 FIA Formula 3000 champion, turned in a 166.248 mph lap to lead the 25-car C ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Deep talent pool aiming for victory at Indy
May 05, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 long has been known as the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," as it's the most famous and tradition-laden auto race in the world. The race arguably is the "Greatest Story in Racing," too, and this year is no exception. All of the usual drama of the Indianapolis 500 will be ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp to pace 85th Indianapolis 500
May 05, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Fashion model Elaine Irwin-Mellencamp will drive the Oldsmobile Bravada Official Pace Vehicle at the start of the 85th Indianapolis 500 on May 27. Irwin-Mellencamp is the first woman to pace "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," while Oldsmobile's all-new 2002 Bravada becomes the first Sport U ... Continue reading
CART: Gugelmin withdrawn from Nazareth race following the loss of his son
May 05, 2001 (Indianapolis, IN) PacWest Racing Group must regretfully announce that Mauricio Gugelmin will be officially withdrawn from this weekend's race in Nazareth. Gugelmin, driver of the #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota, is at home in Florida with his wife Stella and his family mourning the death of one of their childre ... Continue reading
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