News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Kevin Harvick

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 9th - top Raybestos Rookie of the Year qualifier): "This has nothing do to with me. This is all the guys on the team and this is their day. You only have as good racecars as they put under you. I just hold the pedal down an ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Bobby Hamilton

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Bobby Hamilton, No. 55 Square D Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 14th): "I'm real happy with that. We ran a .52 in practice and to turn around and run a .30 is good. We're pretty happy with that. Any time you can pick up at a place like this that means their restrictor plate program is pretty good. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Joe Nemechek

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Joe Nemechek, No. 33 Oakwood Homes Chevrolet Monte Carlo (qualified 10th): "I think I'll take it. It's a pretty good lap. This entire Oakwood Homes team works real hard on their speedway stuff. That's a good lap for us right now. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Bobby Labonte

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "This is the same car that we had at Daytona. The guys did a good job putting it back together, putting a new body on it, re-doing the chassis and everything. That's a lot of work in a short period of time, so that's the good thing about it. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Johnny Benson

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "We were looking for a lot more than that, but I'm pretty confident that we'll get it to race good and that is really what counts." (WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE THE CAR FOR THE RACE?) "I can't be giving all of our secrets out, but there a lot of things t ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Ken Schrader

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 KEN SCHRADER, NO. 36 M&M'S PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON PICKING UP ON HIS SECOND LAP) "It was a good pick-up, it's just not a good time. That was better than we ran in practice. But we came to race. We knew we would struggle a little bit in qualifying. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega Qualifying Notes and Quotes, Tony Stewart

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "That was a pretty decent lap. It's better than we've been all day, for sure, and it gets us a good starting spot for Sunday." (HOW CRITICAL IS A GOOD STARTING SPOT HERE?) "It really doesn't matter. As long as you stay on the lead lap here, your startin ... Continue reading

IROC: Eddie Cheever, Scott Goodyear ready for Talladega high banks

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 Talladega, AL - 1998 Indianapolis 500 Champion Eddie Cheever Jr. and his Cheever Indy Racing teammate Scott Goodyear will battle NASCAR stars and fellow open-wheel standouts at the second round of 2001 True Value IROC Series competition at Talladega Superspeedway on April 21. Cheever, who captured his fi ... Continue reading

ASA: Second Annual ACTIONLINE 300 Will Head Montgomery Weekend

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 PENDLETON Ind. - The American Speed Association announced today that the May 6 ASA ACDelco Series event at Montgomery Motor Speedway will be known as the second-annual ACTIONLINE 300. It will be the second-straight season that the series h as visited the half-mile oval where veteran Mike Miller took the ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Chassis notes for Talladega 500

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 [The following are facts and figures regarding the cars Pontiac teams will be running this week during the NASCAR Winston Cup event at Talladega Superspeedway.] No. 10 Valvoline Grand Prix driver Johnny Benson comes to Talladega tied for third in the NASCAR Winston Cup point standings. One of Benson's tw ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX: Jerry Churchill returns to ARCA RE/MAX roster

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 TOLEDO, OHIO - At 62 years young, ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran Jerry Churchill apparently isn’t done. In fact, after a six year hiatus from RE/MAX Series competition, Churchill has announced his intention to return to the tour this year when the series heads to the Watkins Glen Int’l road cours ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Budwwiser, Major League Baseball unveil All-Star car with Earnhardt Jr.

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 TALLADEGA, Ala.– As Major League Baseball prepares to stage its annual All-Star Game on July 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, is gearing up for some all-star performances of his own. Budweiser – the “Official Beer” o ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Talladega 500 Starting Lineup

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 TALLADEGA, AL: Following are the qualifying results for the Talladega 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, car number, driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. 92. Stacy Compton, Intrepid, 184.861 2. 40. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Talladega 300 Starting Lineup

Apr 21, 2001

April 21, 2001 TALLADEGA, AL: Following are the qualifying results for the Talladega 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National race to be held Saturday. Results include starting position, car number, driver, car model, and qualifying speed: 1. (87) Joe Nemechek, Grand Prix, 189.729 2. (7) Randy LaJoie, Grand Prix, 188.123 3. (1) ... Continue reading

NASCAR All Pro: Fast Paced Weekend Set At USA International Speedway

Apr 20, 2001

April 20, 2001 LAKELAND, FL -- The roar and excitement of stock car racing will again fill the air at USA International Speedway when the NASCAR Gatorade All Pro Series returns to the high-banked 3/4-mile oval. NASCAR's only late model touring division makes it's third stop of the 2001 tour and only stop this year at U ... Continue reading