NASCAR WCUP: Robbie Loomis Interview: Preparing for a new track
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Comments from Robbie Loomis, crew chief, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo about the challenge of preparing a car for a brand new track: (For the Goodyear Tire test in April, you ran the high-horsepower Monte Carlo that was later demolished o ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Blue Grass Quality Meat Starting Lineup, Kentucky Speedway
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #13 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta KY, 7-13-01 Official Starting Grid, Blue Grass Quality Meats 200 STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR TIME SPEED 1 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 31.58917 ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson 'playing catch up' after practice at Chicagoland
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (HOW DID YOUR FIRST PRACTICE GO?) "We're a little bit behind right now, so we're glad we had it. We're not as good as want to be, but we feel like we're going to be OK by the time it counts. W ... Continue reading
IROC: Brack is on a mission; The 2001 True Value IROC Championship
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Tinton Falls, NJ - Just ask the current CART points leader, Kenny Brack what he thinks about self-doubt and he'll tell you it is a self-imposed obstacle to be traversed. He believes wholeheartedly that nothing is impossible if you try hard enou ... Continue reading
NASCAR WWEST: Wild, Wild Winston West returns to Irwindale Speedway
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Irwindale, Calif. - - There are 14 races in this year's NASCAR Winston West Championship Series and three of them run at Irwindale Speedway again this year. No other race track on the circuit can claim more than two "West" races and the fact th ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Statement Regarding Penalty Levied Against Him by NASCAR
Jul 13, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 13, 2001 Fined $10,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the Winston Cup season "While I still disagree with the black flag penalty our team received prior to the finish of the Pepsi 400, I accept the fine and probation that NASCAR has issued ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton already familiar with Chicagoland Speedway
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., – This weekend’s inaugural Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joilet, Ill. will be in Square D’s back yard. Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team are among the few teams that are familiar with the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott's outlook sunny for Tropicana 400
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Bill Elliott thinks Chicago might just be his kind of town. Elliott, in the No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T, is one of a handful of drivers who have had an opportunity to test at the new 1.5-mile speedway. He gives the track hig ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton ready for new challenge at Chicagoland
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 âœWe had a great run last week at Daytona. We were competitive all night long. We had good pit stops and we communicated real well. Thatâ™s what we needed to do and we did it. Now, we can move on and try and do the same thing t ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader feels at home in Chicagoland
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 "Some of these guys have never run anywhere near Chicago, but it feels almost like racing at home for me. I grew up practically next door in St. Louis, but I've raced all over the Midwest, mostly on dirt. Of all the extra races I run, almost al ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth impressed with new Chicagoland track
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 What do you think about Chicagoland Speedway? "The track is pretty impressive and it's a great facility. Its slick and fast. It will be an exciting race for the fans and drivers. I like going to new tracks." As a Wisconsin native, how important ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Stewart thankful to finally go to Chicagoland Speedway
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 ATLANTA - The inaugural Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., probably couldn't come any sooner for Tony Stewart and members of The Home Depot Racing Team. The penalty for being forced by another car below the yellow line five ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Third generation Jon Wood looks to make history at Kentucky
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 Jon Wood, third-generation racer and 19-year-old son of Eddie Wood, will make his fourth Craftsman Truck Series start for Roush Racing this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. Wood, the youngest competitor in the series, first took the wheel of one o ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Dodge Extends Motorsports Scholarship Application Deadline
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Dodge Motorsports has announced that it has moved the application deadline for its motorsports scholarship program from July 11 to July 17, 2001. Dodge continues to seek qualified candidates for its motorsports diversity ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Gordon looks for fourth 'inaugural' victory in 275th start
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Jeff Gordon, already a three-time "inaugural" winner, will look to go four-for-eight in first-time events this Sunday in the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Gordon, driver of the DuPont Chevrolet, has competed in inaugural ... Continue reading
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