NASCAR BGN: Joe Ruttman to drive Busch race at Milwaukee
Jun 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Joe Ruttman returns to the driver’s seat of the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet in Sunday’s Sears DieHard 250 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at The Milwaukee Mile. It ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: There's 'No Bull' on His Restrictor Plate
Jun 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 ATLANTA - The July 7 Pepsi 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway marks the beginning of a 20-race marathon for drivers and teams in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. But before one looks too far into the future, the racer's adage of one rac ... Continue reading
LATE MODELS: More Stars Joining Ken Schrader at DuQuoin July 1
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Excitement and anticipation is building for the first ever UMP Summernational late model event at the beautiful DuQuoin State Fairgrounds as late model stars from around the area and the nation announce their intention to compete in the $10,000 ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman Going to a Good Place in Milwaukee
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Going to a Good Place: Joe Ruttman has been racing and winning at the Milwaukee Mile for a number of years. He first started coming to the historic mid-west facility with his father and brother in the 1950s and 1960s. Over the years, Ruttman ha ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jason Keller looking for better times at Milwaukee
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 A Disappointing Finish at Kentucky... Jason Keller and the Albertson's team had one of the fastest cars on the track at the new Kentucky Speedway. However, the No. 57 Albertson's Ford ran out of fuel and Keller fell two laps down. "We had a gre ... Continue reading
USAR: United Speed Alliance Racing Drivers to Visit Children’s Hospital
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Fayetteville, GA – The USAR Hooters ProCup Series will visit western New York for the first time this weekend when Holland International Speedway hosts the Naturally Fresh Foods 250. Several USAR Hooters ProCup Series drivers are schedule ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green plans to continue dominance at Milwaukee
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Jeff Green On Milwaukee: Jeff Green, 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Champion and driver of the No. 10 Nestlé Nesquik Ford Taurus, is the defending race winner at The Milwaukee Mile. "Milwaukee is a flat track, a lot like Loudon, but it does not have ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Once Again Pit Strategy Helps Hamilton
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. – Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team worked overtime at Sears Point Raceway, grabbing several positions in the final laps to finish 15th in the Dodge/Save Mart 350. The first road course race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season proved to be an immediate challenge for the No ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Makes His Point at Sears Point
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 SONOMA, Calif - There was no doubt in Tony Stewart's mind that he could beat Jeff Gordon at Sears Point Raceway, despite the fact that Gordon had won the past three NASCAR Winston Cup Series races held at the 2-mile road course. "I had him beat last year before I got sick during the race," said Stewart in ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Geoffrey Bodine prepared for racing at Milwaukee Mile
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 Geoffrey Bodine To Make First Run At Milwaukee . . . Although Bodine is a seasoned veteran in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, he is about to embark on some new racing venues as he tours the NASCAR Busch Series behind the wheel of the No. 66 Phillips 66 Chevrolet. "I'm looking forward to the summer and gett ... Continue reading
USAR Hooters Pro Cup: Huffman Rebounds at Lonesome Pine Raceway
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 Coeburn, VA – Shane Huffman rebounded from an early spin and came back to win the Food City 250 presented by Johnsonville Sausage USAR Hooters ProCup Series Southern Division race Saturday night at Lonesome Pine Raceway. Huffman held off a hard-charging Hal Goodson on the restart and beat Jeff Agnew ... Continue reading
USAR Hooters Pro Cup: Huffman Pulls Off 'Spin and Win' at Lonesome Pine
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 COEBURN, Va. - Driver Shane Huffman took a page out of the Indianapolis 500 history books here Saturday night, by recreating Danny Sullivan's infamous 1985 "spin and win" in the Food City 250, presented by Johnsonville Sausage, held at Lonesome Pine Raceway. The victory is the third of the 2001 season for ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Benson Frustrated But Road Course Effort Shows Dramatic Improvement
Jun 25, 2001
June 25, 2001 Nobody at Sears Point Raceway was more frustrated after Sunday’s NASCAR Winston Cup race than #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson or any of his teammates. But few at the 2-mile road course put on a better performance than the Valvoline team whose road course program took a dramatic step forwa ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson has misfortune after running in top ten all day
Jun 25, 2001
June 25, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 EAGLE ONE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS MISFORTUNE AFTER RUNNING IN THE TOP 10 ALL DAY) "Today's how our luck's been going the last couple of weeks. We had a great race car and the guys did a tremendous job. I'm real proud of the guys. We had a top-five race car, but you've got to fini ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview: Winning at Sears Point
Jun 25, 2001
June 25, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THE CHANGES ON THAT SECOND PIT STOP THAT MADE YOU BETTER?) "Nope. We still have Watkins Glen this year." (AT WHAT POINT DID YOU SAY, 'WAIT A MINUTE, WEVE GOT THIS ONE?') "I'm not sure I ever felt like we really had it. More to pum ... Continue reading
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