NASCAR WCUP: Pit Strategy Helps Hamilton to Best Finish of the Year
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 9, 2001) – Pit strategy played an important role in the Virginia 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway as driver Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team led the most laps before taking fourth place--their highest ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Monte Carlo (Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate is sidelined on lap 112 in multi-car wreck): "There are a lot of people who don't know how to drive this race -- don't know how to pa ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 10th): "The race was pretty good. The guys did a great job on pit road. It got real hot. The oil temperature was 300 (degrees), the water was 280 (degrees) all day long. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Mike Skinner Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 32nd): "The gas mileage was a lot better in the Lowe's Chevy than the water mileage today. The water temperature gauge started pegging not even one-third of the way through the race, s ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 Bobby Hamilton, No. 55 Square D Chevrolet Monte Carlo (led the most laps and finished 4th): "It was a good day. The car worked really good. We'd have good pit strategy one time, and then the next time the other guys did. And right there at the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 RON HORNADAY, NO. 14 CONSECO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS LATE RACE INCIDENT) "What a bummer, huh? We popped a tire. We had a great race car all day. [Crew chief] Fred Graves found something yesterday in 'Happy Hour' and changed that into a whol ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "We're not disappointed at all. We had a pretty good car, but it's just so hard to pass. If we could have had some track position a couple of time we might have done a little bit be ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Post Race Quotes, Virginia 500
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "Considering the circumstances we had, as far as starting 16th, working our way to seventh and then having a pit stop where the jack came down and the air hose was underneath the tire, which t ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC to run 'One Shy' in tribute to Earnhardt
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Tinton Falls, NJ - True Value IROC officials announced today they will run an 11-car field for the remaining three races of the 2001 True Value IROC schedule. In tribute to four-time True Value IROC champion Dale Earnhardt, the 12th car will re ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Virginia 500 Race Results, Martinsville
Apr 9, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 9, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA: Following are the race results for the Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car make, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (13) Dale Jarrett, Tauru ... Continue reading
The Callahan Report: Return to power: Jarrett wins at Martinsville
Apr 8, 2001
By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA: The strong shall survive. Dale Jarrett proved this with horsepower, physical stamina, and fresh tires during the Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday. Just as he had done at Texas a week ago, Jarrett made a pass for the lead ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Virginia 500 Race Results, Martinsville
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA: Following are the race results for the Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car make, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (13) Dale Jarrett, Tauru ... Continue reading
ASA: Clanton Goes Flag to Flag at South Boston
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – Georgia’s Joey Clanton continued his dominance of the .400-mile South Boston Speedway on Saturday night, leading all 300 laps of the event and collecting his second win of the season and third career race, captur ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX: Series alive with Winchester/Salem short track races
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 The ARCA RE/MAX Series will put its vigorous superspeedway schedule temporarily on hold in favor of back-to-back springtime short-track wars at Winchester and Salem Speedways. Both Indiana half-mile ovals, built by the late Frank Funk, are Midw ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chiefs comment of Martinsville racing, improvements
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 JIMMY MAKAR, CREW CHIEF, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON TIRE STRATEGY FOR SUNDAY) "It's nothing to run 150 or 200 laps on tires here, so I've got a hunch that that is what you're going to have to do. You're going to have to ... Continue reading
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