NASCAR BGN: Sawyer, Biffle get top ten finishes at Dover
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 ELTON SAWYER-98-Mike and Ike/Starter Ford Taurus (Finished 6th) - "We had a good car. Ricky (Viers) made a good call there with 60 to go to pit before the red flag came out. We got in and made some adjustments, but we were still a little too tight from the center off. We kept working on the car all day and ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Race Results, Kansas Speedway, BFU 200
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 2001 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #8 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City KS, 6-2-01 Official Results, BPU 200 FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 7 67 Jason Jarrett/Hickory NC Biomet-Damon RV Chevrolet 134 Running 2 3 46 Frank Kimmel/Jeffersonville IN Advance Auto Parts-Pork Ford 134 Running 3 2 16 T ... Continue reading
ASA: Gibson Guitar Stays in Sauter Family
Jun 3, 2001
June 3, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rookie Johnny Sauter continued his hot hand in the 2001 ASA ACDelco Series, picking up his second consecutive victory and third in the last four races by capturing the Luxaire 300 presented by Hecht’s Department Store at N ashville Speedway USA in Nashville, Tenn. The win all ... Continue reading
ASA: Butch Miller Sets Track Record With Pole in Nashville
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Three-time ASA National Champion and current ASA National points leader Butch Miller continued to show his dominance of qualifying in 2001, capturing his third pole of the season while breaking the ASA track record with hi s pole qualifying run at Nashville Speedway USA in Nashville ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Newman takes Kansas pole for inaugural BPU 200
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 KANSAS CITY, KS - Ryan Newman, in Roger Penske's ALLTEL Ford, won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award here Friday at Kansas Speedway for Saturday's inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series BPU 200. Newman, fresh from his pole award last week in the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca Cola 600, qualified with a speed of 171.162 mph. Thre ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart ready for racing, not qualifying at Dover
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER OR NOT QUALIFYING IS HELD) "It wouldn't bother me if we didn't. We never qualify very good up here anyway. We usually start mid-pack, so if we get rained out, we'll at least have a good starting spot. Hopefully, we won't have to ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green gets front row start at Dover; Qualifying rained out
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 For the second consecutive week, rain showers forced the cancellation of Busch Series qualifying, and the 43-car field for Saturday's MBNA Platinum 200 was set by the NASCAR rulebook. Jeff Green, who took over the points lead last week winning the CarQuest 300, will start on the pole and rookie Greg Biffle ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green gets front row start at Dover; Qualifying rained out
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 GREG BIFFLE-60-Grainger Ford Taurus - YOU WERE THE SECOND FASTEST IN PRACTICE THIS MORNING, BUT WILL START IN THE THIRD POSITION. "That's definitely a great place to start here. You try to target starting in the top five every week, and we have a really good car. We thought we had a chance to get the pole ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Fans Get Shot at $1 Million at 'Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge'
Jun 2, 2001
June 2, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - With a little skill and a lot of luck, one fortunate race fan could walk away from the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup event at Sears Point Raceway, June 24, $1 million richer. The "Dodge Dealers Million Dollar Challenge" will give fans a once-in-a-lifetime shot at becoming an insta ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Chassis Notes, Dover Downs, Dover Delaware
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 [The following are facts and figures regarding the cars Pontiac teams will be running during this weekend's NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Dover Downs International Speedway.] No. 10 Johnny Benson matched a career-best second-place finish the last time the Winston Cup Series visited Dover Downs in Sept ... Continue reading
IROC: Unser Jr. to sub for Scott Goodyear in True Value IROC Series
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 TINTON FALLS, NJ - Two-time True Value IROC champion and fellow Indy Racing Northern Light series driver, Al Unser, Jr., will substitute for the injured Scott Goodyear in the June 9 True Value IROC race at Michigan International Speedway. Goodyear fractured his lower back in an accident during the Indianap ... Continue reading
TACH SPECIAL: NASCAR Heads To Gritty Dover Downs
Jun 1, 2001
June 1, 2001 The “Monster Mile” will be hosting the NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck series this weekend. The Dover, Delaware facility has always been known as one the toughest tracks on the racing calendar. The “Monster Mile” moniker describes the driver’s feelings about the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: One-Team Concept Continues to Grow at Dodge
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 DOVER DOWNS, Del. - Using the one-team concept to breed extra horsepower for race tracks like Dover Downs is not a new idea for Dodge, but it is part of what has always made the brand different. One of the people involved in the first Dodge heyd ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Seeks Three-Peat at Dover Downs
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 Tony Stewart DETROIT - As the NASCAR Winston Cup Series prepares for the 13th event of the 2001 season, Pontiac's "WideTrack Attack" will be led by reigning race champion Tony Stewart, who is seeking his third consecutive victory at Dover Downs. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett to play through pain at Dover Downs
May 31, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 31, 2001 Dale Jarrett CHARLOTTE, N.C. - After gutting out the longest race on the Winston Cup schedule, Dale Jarrett has little time to rest and recuperate from last weekend's rib injury (see below for an update on his condition) before tackling the "Mon ... Continue reading
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