INDY 500: Stewart Hits 225 at Indy - Second Fastest in Practice
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 SPEEDWAY, Ind., (May 9, 2001) - Tony Stewart drove his Target/Home Depot G-Force Aurora to a top speed of 225.004 mph to post the second-quickest speed of the day in practice for the 85th Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his biggest gain yet in three days of practice at the legendary ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon provides Mother's Day surpise to grateful fan
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 HARRISBURG, N.C. - Jeff Gordon helped give Shirley Schoenberger a surprise Mother's Day present she won't soon forget. As part of their "Mom's Dream Comes True" program, "Live with Regis and Kelly" asked viewers to send in letters describing why their mother is so special. One of the letters chosen was fro ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Just in Time to Celebrate Mother's Day
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 The Square D Racing Team has a rare weekend off, but Bobby Hamilton has asked that the team to attend the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this weekend in Darlington, S.C. Hamilton is planning on fielding a third team for the Darlington 200 and will drive in the event. After team members agreed to join H ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Powers Motorsports Dodge: Heartbreak in the Heartland
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 CLAYTON GA (May 9,2001) - Powers Motorsports was excited about unveiling their new paint scheme on the #55 Dodge truck this past weekend at Saint Louis, Gateway International Raceway. “We have painted both trucks the same ”said Tom Powers driver of the #55 TRUCKSERIES.COM truck “We are go ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Champion Green still searching for first win at Loudon
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 Jeff Green On Loudon: Jeff Green, 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Champion and driver of the No. 10 Nestlé Nesquik Ford Taurus, is still searching for his first win at New Hampshire International Raceway. "The most important factor to success at Loudon is track position," said Green. "The best way to get track p ... Continue reading
NASCAR WWEST: Brendan Gaughan and Orleans Racing head to Irwindale
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 Las Vegas…With a win at Fontana safely tucked in their pocket, Brendan Gaughan and Orleans Racing are looking to once again put their No.16 NAPA/Martin-Senour Chevy Monte Carlo in first place at the NASCAR Food 4 Less 250, Saturday, May 12 at Irwindale Speedway. "We generally tend to do pretty well a ... Continue reading
Youngsters Can Expect Fun-Filled Celebration 2001
May 10, 2001
May 10, 2001 When the gates open at Martinsville Speedway on July 3 for Celebration 2001, the youngsters will have plenty to do before the music begins at 6:30 p.m. The Independence Day Celebration will begin at 4 p.m. on July 3 when the rides will open for youngsters. There will be no charge for the rides, which inclu ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Burton, Stoddard look forward to Mother's Day break
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 The NASCAR Winston Cup Series takes its second of three breaks this weekend, but the season still has six months remaining and teams will have to race on 26 of 27 weekends beginning with The Winston May 19. Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 99 Citgo SUPERGARD Taurus, and the rest of his team finished fourth in ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green moves within striking distance of points lead
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 Jeff Green, after a sixth-place finish in Richmond last week, has once again moved within striking distance of points leader Kevin Harvick heading into this weekend's race at New Hampshire International Speedway. Green was one of several drivers to take part in a two-day open test session at Lowe's Motor Sp ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Crawford excited about running at Darlington for first time
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 The Craftsman Truck Series will visit historic Darlington Raceway this weekend for the inaugural Darlington 200, the first time the Series has raced in the Carolinas since the 1996 event at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Veteran Ford driver Rick Crawford, coming off of his best performance of the season last we ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Lepage will fill in for Spencer at New Hampshire
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., (May 9, 2001) – Phoenix Racing announced today that driver Kevin Lepage will fill in for #1 Yellow Racing driver Jimmy Spencer in Saturday’s CVS Pharmacy 200 Busch Grand National Series event at New Hampshire International Speedway. Spencer is taking the weekend off to attend hi ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Historic Formula One Cars Grace Sears Point
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. (May 9, 2001) - Thirty of the world's premier race cars that once competed for motor racing's holy grail - the FIA Formula One World Championship - will provide the spark at the 15th annual Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races at Sears Point Raceway, May 18-20. The Wine ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Fedewa looks to be a repeat winner at New Hampshire
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 "Anytime drivers win a race at a track, that track instantly becomes one the their favorites. We won last year at New Hampshire and that track is now one of my favorites. I like going back as the defending race winner and hope to be the track's first two-time winner."- Tim Fedewa Tim Fedewa's Thoughts On Ne ... Continue reading
NASCAR HISTORY: The Great Cars; Ford Thunderbird
May 9, 2001
May 9, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich. -Thunderbird was a fast classic. And a fast classic. Car enthusiasts took to its styling as quickly as Thunderbird took to racing on the beaches of Daytona, the salt flats of Utah and the race tracks of NASCAR. Ford introduced the two-seat "personal car" in 1955 and by the next year was the ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Stewart, Ganassi Press Conference Transcriipt
May 8, 2001
May 8, 2001 HOST: Mike King GUESTS: Chip Ganassi, Tony Stewart, Jimmy Vasser, Mike Hull MIKE KING: Good morning. I want to say good morning and welcome to the Trackside Media Center here at the WorldComplex at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. My name is Mike King. I'm the chief announcer for the Indianapolis Motor Spee ... Continue reading
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