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NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Interview; Qualifying for the pole at Michigan

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Interview; Qualifying for the pole at Michigan

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 9, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (pole-sitter - this is Gordon's third pole -- 6/95 & 6/99 -- at MIS) "Our guys did a great job. We were a little tight during practice and we freed it up. I don't know what we could have done to m ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: K Mart 400 Starting Lineup, Michigan International Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: K Mart 400 Starting Lineup, Michigan International Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 9, 2001 BROOKLYN, MI: Following are the qualifying results for the KMart 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, car number, driver, car make, and qualifying speed: 1. 24. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.250 2. 28. ... Continue reading

IROC: Open Wheel Drivers Turning Laps at Michigan

IROC: Open Wheel Drivers Turning Laps at Michigan

June 2, 2001 BROOKLYN, MI - Indy Racing Northern Light Series competitors Eddie Cheever, Jr., Mark Dismore, and 2000 champion Buddy Lazier were joined by CART FedEx Championship Series points leader Kenny Brack at Michigan International Speedway in preparation for this Saturday's True Value IROC race-three. The rains s ... Continue reading

NASCAR: DEWALT Tools and AT&T Join Alliance with Roush Racing

NASCAR: DEWALT Tools and AT&T Join Alliance with Roush Racing

June 2, 2001 TOWSON, Md. – NASCAR Winston Cup Series sponsor DEWALT Industrial Tools and AT&T Broadband have formed a marketing alliance that will feature AT&T in a special paint scheme on the No. 17 Ford Taurus for two races this season, the companies announced today. The relationship will spotlight special AT&T ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stacy Compton Interview: Chicagoland Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: Stacy Compton Interview: Chicagoland Speedway

June 8, 2001 Stacy Compton, Driver of the No. 92 Kodiak Dodge Intrepid R/T On the New Chicagoland Speedway Stacy Compton and the No. 92 Kodiak Dodge Intrepid R/T team, spent the last two days at the new Chicagoland Speedway in preparation for the inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup race on July 15. Although the rain limited p ... Continue reading

NASCAR WWEST: Points Leader Mark Reed Will Race in SWT

NASCAR WWEST: Points Leader Mark Reed Will Race in SWT

June 8, 2001 The NASCAR Winston West Series is idle until the race June 30th at Evergreen Speedway, therefore Mark Reed and the Food 4 Less Motorsports team are switching their focus to the Featherlite Southwest Series. The team will compete in the Food 4 Less 150 at Irwindale Speedway on June 9th and the Snap-On Tools ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Jason Jarrett gets new track record at MIS

ARCA RE/MAX: Jason Jarrett gets new track record at MIS

June 8, 2001 JARRETT; NEW TRACK RECORD AT MIS BROOKLYN, MI, 6-7-01 - Just like butter, Jason Jarrett's on a roll. Jarrett, fresh from victory lane at Kansas Speedway, broke the one lap ARCA RE/MAX Series track record here Thursday at Michigan Int'l Speedway with a speed of 185.000 mph in the Biomet-Damon RV Pontiac. No ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Elliott returns No. 9 to Michigan International Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: Elliott returns No. 9 to Michigan International Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. -- For Bill Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T, this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway will be a sentimental journey. He is bringing the car that made him famous -- the No. 9 -- back to the tr ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Atwood revving up red Intrepid for the Blue Light Special

NASCAR WCUP: Atwood revving up red Intrepid for the Blue Light Special

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. - Casey Atwood likes to shop when he's on the road, and he hopes his trip to this weekend's Kmart 400 includes the ultimate blue light special - a trip to victory lane for his red No. 19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T. "It would be g ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett makes move to Michigan Speedway, Site of first win

NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett makes move to Michigan Speedway, Site of first win

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. - #88 UPS driver Dale Jarrett has fond memories of Michigan Speedway and for good reason. Items to consider heading into Sunday's Kmart 400 (FX; 1 p.m. EDT): In 1991, Jarrett captured the first victory of his Winston Cup career a ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Sears Point Hits Airwaves with NASCAR Preview Show on FOX Sports Net

NASCAR WCUP: Sears Point Hits Airwaves with NASCAR Preview Show on FOX Sports Net

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - For the third consecutive year, Northern California motorsports fans will be treated to a television show previewing the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup event at Sears Point Raceway. The "Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Previe ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Keller prepares for the unkown at Kentucky Speedway

NASCAR BGN: Keller prepares for the unkown at Kentucky Speedway

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 BOISE, Idaho --- The NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division is competing at four new tracks in three new cities during the 2001 season. For the first time since 1989 (Louisville Speedway), the Busch Series will be heading to Kentucky. Jaso ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton ready for long summer swing starting at Michigan

NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton ready for long summer swing starting at Michigan

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 7, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As the NASCAR Winston Cup Series gets rolling on its long summer swing through the country, Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team are keeping their focus on the championship points battle. After 13 races, the team i ... Continue reading

ASA: ACDelco Series Returns to I-70 Speedway with ASARacing.com 300

ASA: ACDelco Series Returns to I-70 Speedway with ASARacing.com 300

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 6, 2001 Pendleton, Ind. - The ASA ACDelco Series made its inaugural visit to I-70 Speedway in Odessa (MO) on March 20, 1977, when Joe Ruttman captured the 100-lap feature. ASA has been a regular visitor to the steeply banked oval since 1991 and make s i ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: The Goal is Improvement, But It's All Relative for Labonte and Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: The Goal is Improvement, But It's All Relative for Labonte and Wallace

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 6, 2001 DETROIT - Pontiac drivers Bobby Labonte and Kenny Wallace are at very different points in their respective racing careers, but both share the same goal of improvement. Labonte has been fighting to defend his 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champi ... Continue reading

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