News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa likes the 'showcase' setting of California

Apr 25, 2001

April 25, 2001 "California Speedway is one of the nicest facilities where we compete. It gives us a chance to showcase our sport on the west coast. It's one of only a handful of races that is west of the Mississippi. I look forward to going to California because of the different restaurants and shopping that's availabl ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Keller hopes for better times at California

Apr 25, 2001

April 25, 2001 About Talladega . . . Jason Keller and the Albertson's team had a disappointing finish in the Subway 300 at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. With less than 20 laps to go, the Albertson's Ford cut down a tire and hit the wall. Despite dropping to third in the points after his 25th -place finish at Ta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton heads to California with best-ever season for Petree

Apr 25, 2001

April 25, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Square D Racing Team left Talladega (Ala.) in high spirits Sunday following Bobby Hamilton’s first victory of the 2001 season – the first win for car owner Andy Petree, crew chief Jimmy Elledge and sponsor Square D. But there was no time to relax. The team shifted ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Preview, Fontana

Apr 25, 2001

April 25, 2001 Dale Jr. Quotes "I know I’m looking forward to Fontana. It’s an excellent track. We ran well last year and we always kicked butt there in the Busch Series. It’s a horsepower track – you need a lot of it to do well, and I think we’ve been good on power all year. ... Continue reading

USAR: Puryear Wins In Jennerstown

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 JENNERSTOWN, PA – Stacy Puryear was able to outlast Donnie Hill for the final seven laps to win the Naturally Fresh Dressings 200 presented by Rolling Rock at Jennerstown Speedway Saturday night in front of 4,000 fans. The race was the first-ever northern division race for the United Speed Alliance ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: From Showcar Display to Victory Lane; Hamilton Wins Talladega

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 TALLADEGA, Ala. – Bobby Hamilton drove what was formerly a show car to victory lane in the Talladega 500. It was the first win for crew chief Jimmy Elledge, team owner Andy Petree and sponsor Square D. Hamilton won the race by passing Tony Stewart with one lap to go. Hamilton, whose skills as a res ... Continue reading

NASCAR Plus To Debut on CNN/Sports Illustrated

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 CNN/Sports Illustrated will introduce two weekly programs beginning today with NASCAR PLUS, it was announced by Bill Galvin, vice president and executive producer of CNN/Sports Illustrated. "NASCAR Plus" will debut at 6:30 p.m. and air again at 8:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. "Sports Illustrated - Cover to Cove ... Continue reading

NHRA: Teams chase Winston Championship glory at Bristol

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 BRISTOL, Tenn. - This time, there will be no head starts. For the first time in over three decades, NHRA Winston championship dreams will be on the line as many of drag racing's biggest stars prepare for side-by-side battles at historic 'Thunder Valley'. After two seasons as the host site for the all-sta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart ready for some 'California Cruisin'

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 ATLANTA - There's no mistaking that California Speedway's sister track is Michigan International Speedway. Both facilities were built by Roger Penske, and both have a two-mile D-shaped layout with roughly the same amount of banking. That's good news for Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Pontiac ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Raudman Thrills Irwindale Fans From Pole to Second Place Finish

Apr 24, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Dave Reed Dave Reed Racing 800/245-5299 dr@advantagememory.com Barbara Evans Evans-MMPR 818/920-0527 evansmmpr@earthlink.net RAUDMAN THRILLS IRWINDALE FANS FROM POLE TO SECOND PLACE FINISH Rancho Santa Margarita, California (April 21, 2001) -- Craig Raudman, driver of Dave Reed Racing's ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: How I Won The Talladega 500-Bobby Hamilton

Apr 24, 2001

April 24, 2001 Before the race, I thought we had a very good chance to win. We were good in practice. The motor we qualified with (in 14th position) wasn’t as good as our race motor and we knew we were going to be a couple of tenths better in the race. I think I was so in tune, that if this was Rockingham and I h ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway Car Show

Apr 24, 2001

April 23, 2001 BLOOMINGTON, IN - Mike Miles and the rest of the Bloomington Speedway crew hope that Sunday's car show at Lowe's on Whitehall Pike is indicative of what they can expect from the weatherman this season. It was a sunny day; and the temperature was near ideal. Race cars and fans showed up in force. Drivers, ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth Dreaming of California Victory Lane

Apr 23, 2001

April 24, 2001 (CONCORD, NC) -- The year 2000 highlighted one of the best rookie battles in Winston Cup Series history -- Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Both young, talented drivers showed competitors and fans what they were made of. For Matt Kenseth, it was under the sunshine at California Motor Speedway where i ... Continue reading

IROC: Bobby Labonte repeats at Talladega in IROC Series

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 Talladega, AL., April 21-Repeating his finish last year, NASCAR Winston Cup Series veteran Bobby Labonte, driving the white True Value IROC Pontiac Firebird, won his second True Value IROC Talladega race by .2097 seconds in the second round of the 25th True Value IROC series at Talladega Superspeedway. V ... Continue reading

USAR: Puryear Collects First Career Win

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 JENNERSTOWN, PA – Stacy Puryear was able to outlast Donnie Hill for the final seven laps to win the Naturally Fresh Dressings 200 at Jennerstown Speedway Saturday night in front 4,000 fans. The race was the first-ever northern division race for the United Speed Alliance Racing Hooters ProCup Series ... Continue reading