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NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. Dominates Daytona Pepsi 400

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. Dominates Daytona Pepsi 400

July 6, 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Budweiser No. 8 team grabbed an emotional victory Saturday night in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jr. dominated nearly the entire race, leading 116 of the 160 laps. ... Continue reading

NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 21, Connie Kalitta

NHRA'S 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 21, Connie Kalitta

July 8, 2001 In a career that spans all eras of drag racing, Connie Kalitta has done almost everything and done absolutely all of it his way. Dogged determination took Kalitta from a beginner in the 1950s to a factory-sponsored Top Fuel driver in the 1960s to a self-made multimillionaire in airfreight and championship- ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force, Herbert among winners at Pep Boys Nationals at Pomona

NHRA: Force, Herbert among winners at Pep Boys Nationals at Pomona

July 8, 2001 POMONA, Calif. -- John Force, NHRA's most prolific winner, led the victory parade Saturday at the Pep Boys NHRA 50th Anniversary Nationals presented by American Racing Wheels as the drag racing organization celebrated its golden anniversary under the lights at legendary Pomona Raceway. Doug Herbert, Jeg Co ... Continue reading

NHRA: Race Results, Pep Boys 50th Anniversary Nationals

NHRA: Race Results, Pep Boys 50th Anniversary Nationals

July 8, 2001 POMONA, Calif. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the Inaugural Pep Boys NHRA 50th Anniversary Nationals presented by American Racing Wheels at Pomona Raceway. The $2 million race is the 13th of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. TOP FUEL: 1. Doug Herbert ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Finger wins wild one at the Glen in first series start

ARCA RE/MAX: Finger wins wild one at the Glen in first series start

July 8, 2001 WATKINS GLEN NY – Experience is always the best teacher; and it showed when veteran road racer John Finger, in the Racer Carol Enterprises Ford, won the wild Bet On USA ARCA 150 Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International. Finger took the lead for good with less than two laps remaining and then ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr/Michael Waltrip Interview: Pepsi 400

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr/Michael Waltrip Interview: Pepsi 400

July 6, 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo: "I don't know what to say. I'm wore out. I need to thank my buddy, Tony (Eury), for hanging in there with me. I had a great car. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Starting Lineup, Kansas Speedway

Northern Light IRL: Starting Lineup, Kansas Speedway

July 8, 2001 1. 8. Scott Sharp, Dallara Oldsmobile, 216.175 m.p.h. 2. 51. Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara Infiniti, 216.085 3. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Buzz Calkins set for inaugural Kansas event

Northern Light IRL: Buzz Calkins set for inaugural Kansas event

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Buzz Calkins, of Denver, will start 18th for tomorrow's Ameristar Casino Indy 200 here at Kansas Speedway. The Bradley Food Marts/ Sav-O-Mat Dallara ran two laps with his quick time of 26.2077 seconds (209.838 mph) placing the #12 on the outside of row nine. The day began with some diff ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kansas

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kansas

July 8, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 7, 2001 – Kansas City, Kansas - Lakeside Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Levi Jones, 2J, Jones-17.723; 2. Bill Rose, 69, Dynamics-17.972; 3. Robbie Rice, 12, R & B-18.081; 4. Jonathan Vennard, 54, Vennard-18.132; 5. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte races late for fifth place at Daytona

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte races late for fifth place at Daytona

July 8, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (WERE YOU PLAYING "OPOSSUM" ALL NIGHT WITH THE FIELD?) "Not really. We couldn't go, we couldn't get anywhere, so we just hung out at the back. That was kind of our game plan from the beginning. We really only raced about seven laps tonight and ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson has another good run at Daytona

NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson has another good run at Daytona

July 8, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON YOUR RUN) "It was a good run for us. The Pontiacs are at such a disadvantage here. The '8' car went by us like we were standing still, but he went by everybody. You don't go by yourself on the outside and make that kind of time up. ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Starts on Front Row at Kansas With Strong Run By Cheever

Northern Light IRL: Infiniti Starts on Front Row at Kansas With Strong Run By Cheever

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Infiniti matched its best-ever starting position of second in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series with Eddie Cheever's front-row performance in qualifying for the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 at Kansas Speedway on July 7. Cheever -- who was fastest in all three practice sessions leading ... Continue reading

USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Kansas City

USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Kansas City

July 8, 2001 USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: July 7, 2001 – Kansas City, Kansas – Lakeside Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 9, Lewis-17.772; 2. Jerry Coons, Jr., 15, Lawson-17.982; 3. J.J. Yeley, 91, Lewis-17.984; 4. Jay Drake, 67, BWB-18.011; 5. ... Continue reading

USAR: Miller Lite 200 presented by Food World Race Results

USAR: Miller Lite 200 presented by Food World Race Results

July 8, 2001 1. Steven Christian 2. Jay Fogleman 3. Jabe Jones 4. Toby Robertson 5. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dominguez Wins Pole For Dayton Indy Lights Kansas Debut

INDY LIGHTS: Dominguez Wins Pole For Dayton Indy Lights Kansas Debut

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Mario Dominguez (del Valle/Corona/Televisa Lola) established the Dayton Indy Lights Championship track record at Kansas Speedway Saturday to win the pole in qualifying for Sunday's Kansas 100 on the new 1.520 mile superspeedway. Dominguez, one of six drivers to improve his qualifying ... Continue reading

ASA: Sauter takes ASA pole for Chicago 200

ASA: Sauter takes ASA pole for Chicago 200

July 8, 2001 Cicero, IL – ASA ACDelco Series leading rookie contender Johnny Sauter, of Necedah, Wis., captured the pole for Sunday’s ASA ACDelco Series Chicago 200. His qualifying time of 31.472 sec./ 117.705 mph resulted in a third pole of the 2001 se ason and fourth of his career. Sauter continues to kee ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Sharp produces hot lap for MBNA pole at Kansas

Northern Light IRL: Sharp produces hot lap for MBNA pole at Kansas

July 8, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Kan. - On one of the most torrid days in Indy Racing League history, Scott Sharp won the MBNA Pole for the Ameristar Casino Indy 200 on July 7 with a lap of 25.3128 seconds, 216.175 mph. It was the second pole of the season for Sharp in the No. 8 Delphi Automotive Systems Dallara/Oldsmobile/Fi ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Driver post qualifying notes, Kansas

Northern Light IRL: Driver post qualifying notes, Kansas

July 8, 2001 SARAH FISHER (#15 Walker Racing Kroger Special Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "We had the best car that we could possibly have had. I had the same exact run here in qualifying as I did this morning in practice. We didn't work very hard on qualifying this weekend. We worked all day yesterday on race setup. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Hendrick wins first of career, Silverado wins third of the season

NASCAR Trucks: Hendrick wins first of career, Silverado wins third of the season

July 8, 2001 A tornado ripped through the Kansas Speedway today, and its name is Silverado. In the capable hands of rookie driver Ricky Hendrick, Chevy Silverado won its third race of the season after sweeping the first three positions during qualifying (Dennis Setzer, Hendrick, Jack Sprague). It was a Chevrolet kind o ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Race Results, Daytona

NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Race Results, Daytona

July 8, 2001 DAYTONA, FL: Following are the race results for the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Saturday night. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 13. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Monte Carlo, 160 2. 22. ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Watkins Glen Race Results

ARCA RE/MAX: Watkins Glen Race Results

July 8, 2001 2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #12 Watkins Glen Int'l, Watkins Glen NY, 7-7-01 Official Results, BetOnUSA.com 150 FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 5 03 John Finger/Greenville SC Racer Carol Enterprises Ford 62 Running 2 1 91 Blaise Alexander/Montoursville PA Middleswarth Potato Chips Pon ... Continue reading

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