News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Pit strategy helps Hamilton at Michigan

Jun 12, 2001

June 11, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. – Using a chassis that was new to Andy Petree Racing, Bobby Hamilton finished 22nd in the Kmart 400 at Michigan International Raceway. It was the 11th top-25 finish for Hamilton and the Square D Chevrolet this season. Hamilton slipped one more position in the NASCAR Winston Cup Champ ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Early Exit as Engine Expires For Earnhardt Jr.

Jun 11, 2001

June 10, 2001 Jeff Gordon continued to display the form that won him three NASCAR Winston Cup titles in the late 1990s by leading the most laps and winning the KMart 400 at Michigan International Speedway, his second consecutive win. Gordon also took over the points lead from Dale Jarrett. Ricky Rudd finished second, f ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Interview: Winning at Michigan

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo - race winner Note: Gordon takes his second win in-a-row, scores the 100th win for Hendrick Motorsports, and takes over the Winston Cup Series point lead by 21 points. Jeff Gordon (When Ricky Rudd took you there near the end, were you nervous?) "Heck yeah. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Post Race Quotes, K Mart 400

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo (Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender finished 10th): Kevin Harvick "We had an awesome car today. We got caught short-pitting and got a lap down and had to make it up. There at the end of the race, we had the fastest car every lap. It was one of ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: No Blue Light Special for Stewart at Michigan

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 Tony Stewart BROOKLYN, Mich. - Tony Stewart didn't find the blue light special in Sunday's Kmart 400 at Michigan International Speedway. A 25th place finish and a loss of 47 points in the chase for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship did, however, find their way into Stewart's shopping bag. "Today ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader post race quotes, Michigan

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 KEN SCHRADER, NO. 36 M&M'S PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "I gave the team some bogus information one time and that got us a little bit off. We slowed down a little bit, but did what a lot of guys did and pitted early. We tried to dig ourselves out and got caught by the yellow. "But, we ran a ton better all day." (W ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Vibration costs Benson good finish at Michigan

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "I'm real happy. I think we had a top-three race car. But, I got a really bad vibration and I just didn't want to take a chance. I elected to come in and of course, with the way our luck has been the last couple weeks, the yellow came out. ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Point Standings after Michigan

Jun 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 CURRENT ARCA RE/MAX SERIES POINTS, after MIS, 6-9-01: 1. Frank Kimmel 2280, 2. Tim Steele 2195, 3. Andy Belmont 1890, 4. Jason Jarrett 1820, 5. ... Continue reading

FOX SPORTS NET WEST TO TELEVISE TWENTY WEEKS

Jun 11, 2001

FOX SPORTS NET WEST TO TELEVISE TWENTY WEEKS OF RACING FROM IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY STARTING JULY 5 Irwindale, Calif. - - (June 8) Irwindale Speedway and Fox Sports Net today announced a 20-week TV package that will kick off at 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 5 and continue on every Thursday night on Fox Sports Net West 2 at that ... Continue reading

IROC/IRL: Unser second, Cheever fourth in Michigan True Value IROC race

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich., - Drivers with Indy Racing League ties, past and present, dominated the True Value IROC race today at Michigan International Speedway. 1996-97 Indy Racing champion Tony Stewart won the race, followed in second by current Indy R ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Kerry Earnhardt wins ARCA race at Michigan

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 9 2 Kerry Earnhardt/Mooresville NC Kannapolis Intimidators Chevrolet 100 Running 2 8 19 Ed Berrier/Winston-Salem NC Target Saws & Blades Chevrolet 100Running 3 6 75 Stuart Kirby/Bowling Green ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton Jr. sitting in for Nemechek at Michigan

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 33 Oakwood Homes Chevrolet Monte Carlo - (substitute driver for the injured Joe Nemechek will start 19th in Sunday's Kmart 400 for Andy Petree Racing. He has competed in The Winston Open and Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, a ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson ready for better day of racing at Michigan

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 10, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON THE FRUSTRATION OF LAST WEEK'S DNF) "Dover was a situation where somebody else's problem became our problem, and it just snowballed from there. But in the same token, we had a good race ca ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Sprague on cruise control, wins his and Chevy's first of 2001

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 9, 2001 Cruise control is not an option on Jack Sprague's NetZero Platinum Chevy Silverado racing pickup truck, but you wouldn't know it from his performance tonight in the 167-lap O'Reilly 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Sprague collected Chevrolet's 81st ... Continue reading

IROC: Tony Stewart captures first True Value IROC victory at Michigan

Jun 10, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 9, 2001 Brooklyn, MI., June 9- NASCAR Winston Cup driver Tony Stewart, driving the Evan's Orange Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, won his first True Value IROC race today at Michigan International Speedway in race three of the four race series. Indy Racing No ... Continue reading