News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd going for second Brickyard win

Aug 1, 2001

August 1, 2001 Indianapolis, IN - A win Sunday in the Brickyard 400 would allow Ricky Rudd to check off three important items on his 2001 list of goals. The first is to win the Brickyard 400 for the second time. Rudd, driver of the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Ford, won the Brickyard 400 in 1997, placing him in the elite cla ... Continue reading

ASA: GM To Enter Development Car in ASA Texas Roadhouse 300

Aug 1, 2001

August 1, 2001 PONTIAC, Michigan – As part of the continued partnership between the American Speed Association and General Motors Corporation, GM has entered the GM Vortec Engines/Michigan State University Future Development Team in this weekend’s Texas R oadhouse 300 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapi ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon expects rivals to be tough again at Indy

Aug 1, 2001

August 1, 2001 SPEEDWAY, Ind. - Jeff Gordon, three-time Winston Cup champion and driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, wants to win every race - but none more than Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. However, he will have fierce competition from season-long rivals Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd for the ... Continue reading

IROC: Open Wheel Drivers Look to End IROC Title Drought at Indy

Aug 1, 2001

August 1, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The last time it happened, in 1988, Ronald Reagan was still President of the United States. The Internet was a small computer network used by the military, educators and scientists. Now-faded or defunct musical acts such as INXS, Steve Winwood, Guns 'N Roses and Rick Astley topped the Bill ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson Says Indy Tradition Alive For NASCAR

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson hopes this year’s Brickyard 400 has a bit more passing than races of previous year’s. But that’s only if he isn’t in the lead. Benson said Indy still carries the prestige it always has and is as difficult to drive as any in racing. Because ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP HISTORY: The Great Cars: The Ford Taurus

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 Ford Racing is in the midst of a year-long celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the start of its racing program with a win by Henry Ford on October 10, 1901. In the next of a series of feature releases, Ford Racing looks back at one of the greatest development stories in NASCAR ... the race to des ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett, Rudd take aim at Gordon at Brickyard

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Brickyard 400 will be a welcome sight for NASCAR Winston Cup championship contenders Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd. Jarrett won the Brickyard 400 in 1996 and 1999 and needs a strong finish in this year's edition of the Brickyard 400 on Aug. 5. He fell from a tie to first with Jeff Gordon ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: NBC, TNT to broadcast eighth Brickyard 400; IROC on ESPN

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - NBC and TNT will team up for more than seven hours of coverage for the eighth Brickyard 400. This is the first year for both networks to cover the Brickyard 400. TNT will air qualifying live at 11 a.m. (EDT) Aug. 4. NBC will broadcast a live, 30-minute pre-race show at 2 p.m. (EDT) Aug. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Interview: Jarrett and Rudd discuss their return to Indy

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 This week's stop on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series is the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett is a two-time winner of this event while his Robert Yates Racing teammate, Ricky Rudd, has one victory in one of the biggest races of the year. The two Ford drivers spoke about returning to ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr Preview: Brickyard 400

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 “Indianapolis is a historic track, which makes it one of the more special events. I’d say it’s one of the top five on the calendar that you really want to win. The place just has that rustic feel; almost like you can feel the ghosts of all the great races they’ve had there. “ ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti to display new paint scheme at Brickyard 400

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 SPEEDWAY, IN--BuzzBee, the Honey Nut Cheerios bee, will co-pilot John Andretti's No. 43 Dodge Intrepid for this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Petty Enterprises' No. 43 will feature a Honey Nut Cheerios paint scheme that resembles a bee, with BuzzBee featured on the hood. "Thi ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Cruises to Third at Pocono

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 LONG POND, Pa. - With temperatures feeling less like a sweltering summer day and more like a cool autumn afternoon at Pocono Raceway Sunday, round number 20 of the 36-race NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule presented competitors with a climate vastly different from the heat and humidity normally associate ... Continue reading

USAC/NASCAR WCUP: Stewart to drive in Silver Crown race at IRP August 2nd

Jul 31, 2001

July 31, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Stewart is a racer. While some drivers play golf, some drivers sail boats, some drivers fish or go to the mountains and so on and so on. Stewart just wants to race. It is his occupation and his hobby. The thrill of competition is a way of life for the 30 year old from nearby Columbus, ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson’s Luck Turns At Pocono

Jul 30, 2001

July 30, 2001 Johnny Benson and his crew chief James Ince said they were going to do everything different Sunday at Pocono to break the #10 Valvoline Pontiac team’s recent string of bad luck. No stone would be left unturned in their effort to do everything different. Ince cancelled the pre-race team meeting. Bens ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Race Results, Pennsylvania 500, Pocono

Jul 30, 2001

July 30, 2001 1. (11) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 200, $189,427. 2. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 200, $119,923. 3. ... Continue reading