News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon Looks for Fourth Straight Win at Sears Point

Jun 5, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - To say Jeff Gordon has dominated the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Sears Point Raceway the last three years would be an understatement. He has literally owned the snaking 10-turn, 2-mile road course nestled in t ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rusty Wallace Interview: Ready for Michigan

Jun 5, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 Rusty Wallace, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Taurus, heads into this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway with five career wins at the facility-including a victory last August. In addition, he won his first career pole there in 19 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dodge racing program on track with dealers and fans

Jun 5, 2001

Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 5, 2001 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Dodge Motorsports spent the 500 days prior to the 2001 Daytona 500 counting down the days in preparation for its return to NASCAR Winston Cup racing. Now, some 100 days into the 2001 season, Dodge is seeing its heralded ret ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Gordon returns to championship form with win at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Jeff Gordon DOVER, DE: Jeff Gordon returned to championship form Sunday. The three-time Winston Cup Champion dominated the field at the MBNA 400 race at Dover Downs "Monster Mile". Gordon led all but 19 laps in the 400 lap showdown. He gained valuable points on Winston Cup leader Dale Jarrett, who finished ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Jason Jarrett, the jewel of Kansas Speedway

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Kansas City, KS – Like his father and grandfather before him, Jason Jarrett made his own mark in big-time motorsports with a huge victory here Saturday at Kansas Speedway. With an estimated 45,000 in attendance for the grand opening, the third-generation Hickory, North Carolina rookie overhauled vete ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. gets third place finish at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Jeff Gordon dominated the MBNA 400 at Dover Downs Speedway Sunday afternoon, leading 371 of the 400 laps for an easy victory. Following Gordon across the finish line were Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) drivers Steve Park and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The finish is the third top-five of the season for the Budweiser tea ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau crashes early at Dover 'Monster Mile'

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Involved in 5-car wreck on lap 2 (Notice the comparisons in Nadeau's performance last year at this time vs. this year: Entering the MBNA Platinum 400 in 2000, Nadeau was 30th in the point standings and had zero top-ten finishes. His best finish at tha ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon comments on winning at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (4th win at Dover Downs - 54th career win): "We just had such a great car that wanted to be out front and stay out front. That's the best car I've ever had here because I could go out and I could lead even when the tires were down - when typically we'd be sp ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park finishes second to Gordon at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 Steve Park, No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 2nd): "What can I say about this Pennzoil Chevrolet? What a great racecar, what a great race team. I'm a little disappointed - man, Jeff (Gordon) was fast. He was just driving the wheels off that thing and I was too -- trying to catch him. We'll ta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Continues Streak of Top-10s at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 DOVER, Del. - Tony Stewart's seventh-place finish in the MBNA Platinum 400 wasn't dominance, but it was his fifth top-10 finish in as many starts at Dover Downs International Speedway. As the driver who swept both Dover races last year in dominating fashion by leading 405 of 800 possible laps, Stewart retu ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tires in pit road cost Johnny Benson good day at Dover

Jun 4, 2001

June 4, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (41st): (WHAT HAPPENED TO END YOUR DAY?) "It just wasn't our day today. Our whole problem started with somebody leaving tires out on pit road. This track is not wide enough to accommodate that type of deal. That just killed our day. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Race Results, MBNA 400, Dover Downs

Jun 3, 2001

June 4, 2001 DOVER, DE: Following are the race results for the MBNA 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 2. Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 400 2. 9. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Race Results, MBNA 400, Dover Downs

Jun 3, 2001

June 3, 2001 DOVER, DE: Following are the race results for the MBNA 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, and laps completed: 1. 2. Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 400 2. 9. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte celebrates 10th anniversary in NASCAR

Jun 3, 2001

June 3, 2001 Bobby Labonte BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: * Today marks the 10th anniversary of Bobby Labonte's first NASCAR Winston Cup start, which came at Dover Downs on June 2, 1991. The Corpus Christi, Texas native started 33rd and finished 34th in a car that he owned. * The start c ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green's day ends with a crash at Dover

Jun 3, 2001

June 3, 2001 JEFF GREEN-10-Nestle Nesquik Ford Taurus (Finished 29th) - YOU MADE CONTACT WITH THE WALL IN TURNS 1 and 2. WHAT HAPPENED? "The throttle hung. It hung one other time, and it barely hung, and I kind of forget about it the last 100 laps and for some reason it didn't come back that time. We were still too tig ... Continue reading