Castrol Super Series - Kawartha Bud 150 Results
Jul 2, 2001
Castrol Super Series For immediate release / July 1, 2001 Thomson takes inaugural Kawartha win Castrol Super Series // Round #5 // July 1, 2001 // Kawartha Speedway 'Budweiser 150' FRASERVILLE, ON - Two time Castrol Super Series champion Don Thomson Jr. got back on the winning track on Sunday afternoon at Kawartha Spee ... Continue reading
Jul 2, 2001
Jul 2, 2001
TREMONT, MILLER AND DUZLAK ALL VICTORIOUS AT LEBANON VALLEY JUNE 30, 2001 WEST LEBANON, NY-The rain held off long enough Saturday night to get in almost every event. Kenny Tremont Jr. was the winner of the 30-lap modified feature Saturday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Don Miller won the rain-shortened sportsman fea ... Continue reading
ASA: Butch Miller Collects Toledo ASA Pole
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 TOLEDO, Ohio – American Speed Association National Championship points leader Butch Miller, while still looking for his first win in the 2001 season, continued to show his dominance in qualifying, picking up his fourth pole of the 2001 seas on for Sunday’s Glass City 300 at Toledo Speedway. Mil ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott returns his Dodge to Daytona to defend his pole position
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 DAYTONA, FL - Bill Elliott returns to Daytona International Speedway with a gleam in his eye and a strong desire to put his red Dodge Intrepid R/T right back where it started -- on the pole. Elliott is gaining momentum as he returns to Daytona, where he claimed the Bud Pole for the 2001 Daytona 500 in the ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Ford Racing GNC Live Well 250 Qualifying Notes & Quotes
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 GREG BIFFLE-60-Grainger Ford Taurus (Qualified 2nd) - "The car was a little looser than it was in this morning's practice. What's happening is the sun is heating the asphalt up. The track has more grip when it's hotter and the track has cooled way down. The sun went away and the temperature dropped real f ... Continue reading
CASCAR Super Series Teams Head to Kawartha for First Time
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 LONDON, ON - This Sunday, the Castrol Super Series makes its first ever visit to Kawartha Speedway. The 3/8-mile oval is located south of Peterborough, ON and although several of the teams have tested at the high-banked oval in preparation for the Budweiser 150, none will have a definitive idea of what to ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart has 13,020 reasons to love New York
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 WEST LEBANON, NY - Winston Cup star Tony Stewart was the winner of the 100-lap DIRT 358 modified race at Lebanon Valley Speedway Thursday night. I Love NY and CARQUEST Auto Parts presented the evenings event. It was two in a row for Stewart fresh off his victory last Sunday in the Winston Cup race in Sono ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton recounts life story in 'Up to Speed'
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. Bobby Hamilton has gone from taking a turn behind the wheel to behind the keyboard, and his life story "Up to Speed" is scheduled to be pitting in bookstores July 27, 2001. His book, "Up to Speed," written with co-author Bob Schaller (ISBN 1-929478-28-3, $12.95, 224 pages, 16-page photo ... Continue reading
NASCAR WWEST: Raudman Happy with Sears Point Performance
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 Rancho Santa Margarita, California - Craig Raudman, driver of Dave Reed Racing's #2 Yerf-dog Fun Karts/ITPS/Kingston Chevrolet in the Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring and NASCAR Winston West Series, was happy to add another podium finish to his 2001 collection last weekend in the Snap-On Tools ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bill Elliott tests Dodge at Chicagoland Speedway
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. -- Bill Elliott, in the No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T, was the second Dodge to test at the new 1.5 mile Chicagoland Speedway. Elliott and his crew chief, Mike Ford, gave the track high marks for the smooth surface and fast speeds The team spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the track, preparing ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: McSwain prepared for 20-race championship run
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Luck has been described as, "where preparation meets opportunity". Michael McSwain, crew chief for the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Taurus, after experiencing both sides of the luck spectrum, is anxious for some good luck and has decided to take no chances with his team's preparation. This p ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Mid Season Racing Schedule Changes at Irwindale
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 FOUR AMERICAN RACE TRUCK RACES ADDED FIVE FIGURE 8 RACES AND ONE DESTRUCTION DERBY EVENT ADDED Irwindale, Calif. - - Irwindale Speedway today announced a number of schedule changes for races in the second half of the 2001 season. SATURDAY JULY 14: ADD: Figure 8 Races Event #1 of 5 SATURDAY JULY 21: ADD: F ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull Five Facts, The Pepsi 400
Jun 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 Location: Daytona International Speedway Date: Saturday, July 7, 2001 Start time: 8 p.m., Eastern Time 2001 Winston No Bull 5 -- Event No. 3 of 5 Qualified drivers: * Jeff Burton (No. 99 Citgo Superguard Ford Taurus) * Kevin Harvick (No. 29 GM ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: 'Race Fans for a Cure' can now receive donations via the web
Jun 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich. - Race fans can now make online donations to Race Fans for a Cure(tm) -- a joint initiative involving the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Dale and Kelley Jarrett, and Ford Credit -- to help in the continued fight agains ... Continue reading
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