News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton Wins, Another Top 10 for No. 8 Budweiser Team

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 Bobby Hamilton won Sunday’s Talladega 500 on a day that saw 188-laps of green-flag action. With no yellow flags to slow the pace, the 500 miles were completed in slightly more than 2 hours and 43 minutes at an average speed of 184.003 mph. More than half of the drivers in the field (26 total) led a ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Steele wins Winchester war

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 WINCHESTER, IN - Tim Steele, in the HS Die-Softech Ford, capitalized on the late-race misfortunes of Frank Kimmel to win Sunday afternoon's ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Winchester Speedway. Steele was trailing Kimmel by 2 lengths with less than 50 laps remaining when Kimmel cut down a right-front in turn one. Stee ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Quotes, Steve Park

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 Steve Park, No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo: "We cut a tire (left-front) on lap 90 and we could never come back. We caught some debris, I guess. Our plan was to pit on lap 99, so that was 9 laps early and it put us a lap down. All we could do was just ride around and wait for the caution that never ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Quotes, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo: (How much deal-making was going on between guys to draft?) "None, really. You know, you just knew that if you screwed somebody, they was going to end up screwing you back. So you tried to hang with guys as long as you could. Normally, I mean, I d ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Quotes, Mike Skinner

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo: "The Lowe's Chevy was bad to the bone at the beginning. It was just awesome. We tried different grooves on the track but had problems finding one that was better than another. But you just had to go where you could get at the time. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Interview, Bobby Hamilton

Apr 23, 2001

April 23, 2001 (Tell us about your car): "We knew we was good in practice. The motor we qualified with wasn't as good as our race motor and we knew we was going to be a couple tenths better in the race. And then me and Jimmy (Elledge) talked about some shock changes, and that was it. We made the changes and the car run ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson’s Strategy Lands Him Seventh At Talladega

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 There were anxious faces in the Winston Cup garage Sunday morning as drivers and teams prepared for 500 miles on the 2.66-mile high banks of Talladega Superspeedway. The restrictor plate coupled with Talladega’s 185 mph speeds and close-quarter racing always make fans and competitors nervous, but S ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Race Results

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 Talladega AL: Following are the race results for the Talladega 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, starting position, driver, car model, laps completed: 1. 14. Bobby Hamilton, Monte Carlo, 188 2. 7. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Strong but Hamilton Proves Stronger at Talladega

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 TALLADEGA, Ala - With less than 25 laps remaining in the Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart had his Home Depot Pontiac out front. But behind him were 28 other lead lap drivers who wanted what Stewart had. Wanting it the most was Bobby Hamilton, who steered his Chevrolet to the outside ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Notes, Ron Hornaday

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 RON HORNADAY, NO. 14 CONSECO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (22nd): "That was awesome. We didn't qualify that well with the Conseco Pontiac, but it was strong today. I worked with Tony [Stewart] a little bit and I'll tell you, I wish I could have gotten hooked up with him towards the end. It seemed like my car wante ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Notes, Johnny Benson

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (7th): (ON RUNNING IN THE BACK MOST OF THE DAY TO HOPEFULLY HAVE A CHANCE AT THE WIN) "That's what our goal was and it worked out pretty good. I thought we were going to have a shot at it right there at the end, but it was just too difficult to do anythi ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Notes, Tony Stewart

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2nd): "I really didn't think we had that good a car to lead that way at the end, but we did a great job. Kurt Busch was really helping out a bunch giving us some pushes down the straightaways. I kept looking in the mirror to try to see who was trying to ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Post Race Notes, Bobby Labonte

Apr 22, 2001

April 22, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (5th): (ON RUNNING THE RACE WITH NO CAUTIONS) "It was either going to go one way or the other - either caution-free or one big wreck. We started 30th today and just stayed out of trouble all day long, I guess, and ended up with a top five, I r ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Jeff Gordon

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 13th): "I'm pretty happy with that lap. I knew that we had run a .21 or something like that in practice and that was drafting. So, I knew these guys had it in 'em. They did a great job preparing this car. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Michael Waltrip

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 8th): "I ran up high and that keeps the momentum good coming to the white flag, and that's what it's all about. I knew this car would be right when we got down here to Talladega. I'm real confident about the race. I'm happy to be in Talladega. ... Continue reading