NASCAR WCUP: Brett Bodine has staying power at the Brickyard
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 Staying power: Brett Bodine, who set the NASCAR Winston Cup track record as a second-day Brickyard 400 qualifier last year at 181.072 mph, thinks it will hold up. "It's really hard to tell," Bodine said July 17. "As we know, the history here at the Speedway is about weather, about conditions. If the condi ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Hornaday happy to return to the Brickyard
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 Ron Hornaday, driving for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt, has seen things come full circle since his ride for the inaugural Brickyard 400 was the first car pushed into the garage in 1994. "It was exciting," Hornaday said. "Everybody else was unloading their tool box, and we wanted to be the f ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: First Impressions: Rookies comment on first visit to Indy
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 First impressions: For Kurt Busch, Mark Green and Hermie Sadler, the testing July 16-17 provided their first laps at the Speedway. KURT BUSCH: "It's actually my second time (here). I snuck into the grandstands here last year as a spectator and sat in Turn 1 to watch a little bit of practice. But this is m ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Green to do double duty on Brickyard weekend
Jul 20, 2001
July 20, 2001 Jeff Green will do double duty on Brickyard 400 weekend, running his Busch Series car at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday, Aug. 4, the same day as qualifying takes place at the Speedway. "The schedules are working out for us," he said July 17 at the Speedway test. "We're going to have to miss a littl ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott hopes to keep wind in his sails from Chicago to Loudon
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 LOUDON, N.H., - Blowing in from a top 10 finish in the Windy City, Bill Elliott knows that he'll need more than a strong gust to produce similar results this weekend at the New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The driver of the No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T is gaining momentum, with ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton prepared for new sealer with new attitude at Loudon
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team arrive at New Hampshire International Speedway Raceway Friday for this weekend’s New England 300, they will find a new sealer on the surface of the 1.058-mile oval. Hamilton and crew chief Jimmy Elledge are anticipating how thi ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Cotton Owens Helped Put Dodge In the Stock Car Record Books
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 LOUDON, N.H. - In the 1960s and 1970s, a lot of winning stock car drivers had one thing in common - a Cotton Owens-prepared Dodge. David Pearson, for example, first made a name for himself in the NASCAR Grand National Series by winning 27 races with Cotton Owens-prepared Dodges. Bobby Allison won at Birmi ... Continue reading
ASA: Salem Speedway To Host ASA Tecumseh 300 this Weekend
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 Pendleton, IN - The ASA ACDelco Series travels to southern Indiana on July 20-21, for the Tecumseh 300 on the high banks of Salem (IN) Speedway. The 300-lap affair is the 37th appearance of ASA at the .54-mile oval. This is the first of thr ee events in the state of Indiana with the others coming at Winch ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Atwood looks forward to short track return
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 LOUDON, N.H - For Casey Atwood, a trip to New Hampshire's one-mile oval may be a bit of a reprieve. In the past two months, this rookie, who prefers racing on shorter tracks, has faced the big speedways like Daytona and Michigan, and has made his first ever starts at tracks like Pocono, Sears Point and Ch ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Schrader performs well but Loudon is not his favorite track
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 Schrader's Thoughts On New Hampshire... "New Hampshire isn't exactly my favorite type of track, but we seem to perform there. Last year we had two really good runs there -- although one was spoiled by rain -- and we hope to build on those this year. Qualifying at Loudon has always been a strong point for ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte hoping New Hampshire launches great second half
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 DETROIT - As the NASCAR Winston Cup season hits the start of its second half this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway, Bobby Labonte is hoping for big things, and no one can argue that he is due. Labonte, who is ranked 10th in points despite a disappointing first half, is seeking his first win ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Geoffrey Bodine excited about new challenge at Gateway
Jul 19, 2001
July 19, 2001 Geoffrey Bodine On Gateway International Raceway . . . "I think I will enjoy racing at St. Louis. The track is fairly flat, but shaped a lot like Darlington in that the corners are not similar. It is egg-shaped with turns one and two being a little tighter than turns three and four. Darlington is a track ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Benson to Drive James Dean Car in Brickyard 400
Jul 18, 2001
July 18, 2001 American film icon James Dean's image will be on Johnny Benson's No. 10 Valvoline Pontiac for the Brickyard 400, Aug. 3-5, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The unique Dean graphic design on Benson's Valvoline NASCAR Winston Cup racer is the centerpiece of several Dean-related promotions, which includes ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Spencer posts fastest speed in two-day Brickyard test
Jul 18, 2001
July 18, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Jimmy Spencer reeled off a lap at 177.560 mph in the morning, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped the afternoon group with a lap at 175.425 on a hot, muggy day Tuesday to draw the most attention at the end of a two-day NASCAR Winston Cup Series test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparati ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott Sadler Interview: The first half of the 2001 season
Jul 18, 2001
July 18, 2001 Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Quality Parts Taurus, comes into this weekend's New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway sitting in 16th place in the NASCAR Winston Cup point standings. Sadler, whose best career points finish is 24th, was this week's guest on the NASCAR Wins ... Continue reading
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