NASCAR WCUP: This week in Ford Racing
Mar 7, 2001
The Wood Brothers have won 12 NASCAR Winston Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, more than any other team, but it has been eight years since the No. 21 has visited victory lane. Ironically, the last time Eddie and Len Wood made that trip was in the 1993 Motorcraft 500 when Morgan Shepherd took the checkered flag ahead ... Continue reading
ARCA: Late Model Drivers Race for ARCA Car at Concord
Mar 7, 2001
NASCAR Late Model Stock Car drivers will be competing for a special Grand Prize for the 2001 season, an ARCA / Hooter’s Pro Cup legal race car! The 2001 Late Model Stock Car Champion at Concord Motorsport Park will be presented with the car, valued at more than $20,000 at the 2001 Awards Banquet at the Charlotte ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: This week in Ford Racing
Mar 7, 2001
NASCAR Busch Grand National Kevin Lepage enters the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season as one of the few owner-driver combinations left in the sport. After finishing last season with Roush Racing, Lepage decided to focus his attention on his Busch Series team, which is scheduled to run 15 races this year. Lepage, who is c ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jason Keller prepared to attack Atlanta
Mar 7, 2001
Leaving Las Vegas . . . Jason Keller captured his third straight top-ten finish in the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Keller drove the No. 57 Albertson's Ford to a third-place finish in the Sam's Town 300 last weekend and maintained fourth place in the NASCAR Busch Series poin ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Hamilton Will Have Pressure From Employees in Truck Race
Mar 7, 2001
MARTINSVILLE, VA. (March 7, 2001) – When Bobby Hamilton to returns to Martinsville Speedway to defend his Advance Auto Parts 250 championship, he won’t have to look very far for competition. In fact, he’ll find plenty of action from a couple of guys on his own payroll when the green flag falls on the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon hopes to ride momentum to top of point standings
Mar 7, 2001
HAMPTON, Ga. - In early March of 1995, a 23-year-old Jeff Gordon rolled into Atlanta Motor Speedway looking, not only for his second win of the season, but for the momentum to push him to the top of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series point standings. Gordon, driver of the DuPont Chevrolet, won the race that weekend, leading ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Newt Moore Named Crew Chief For Kenny Schrader
Mar 7, 2001
Concord, N.C. (March 7, 2001) - MB2 Motorsports announced today it has named Newt Moore as crew chief for the No. 36 "M&M's"® Pontiac driven by Kenny Schrader on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. Most recently Moore served as crew chief for Galaxy Motorsports. "My main objective as crew chief of the "M&M's"® Racing Tea ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Barrels Into Atlanta
Mar 7, 2001
ATLANTA (March 7, 2001) - Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, heads into Sunday's Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway fresh of a respectable 12th place finish in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After a tough outing in the seas ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Busch Won’t Be A Rookie At Martinsville Speedway
Mar 6, 2001
MARTINSVILLE, VA. (March 6, 2001) – Kurt Busch is accustomed to taking quantum leaps in his racing career, but he’ll never take a bigger jump than the one he’s involved in right now. He hadn’t driven a race car until seven years ago. Three years ago the 22-year-old Busch was a rookie on the Feat ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott Leads 11 Laps, Atwood Finishes in Top 25 in Las Vegas
Mar 6, 2001
LAS VEGAS -- Evernham Motorsports's factory-backed Dodge drivers Bill Elliott and Casey Atwood competed their associate sponsor's NASCAR Winston Cup title race, the UAW DaimlerChrysler 400, placing 14th and 24th respectively. Elliott charged through the pack and led 11 laps of the event, the third of 36 NASCAR Winston ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ford Credit donates $12,500 to Komen Foundation after Jarrett's performance
Mar 6, 2001
DEARBORN, Mich., - Dale Jarrett's success in Las Vegas this weekend results in a $12,500 donation from Ford Credit to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help in its mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Jarrett finished in second place in Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las V ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Las Vegas 400 Race Results, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 5, 2001
LAS VEGAS, NV: Following are the race results for the Las Vegas 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 267, $369,602. 2. (1) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 267, $257, ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Teresa Earnhardt's statement from Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 5, 2001
Thank you for joining us here today on such short notice. I want to acknowledge several people in the audience including NASCAR President Mike Helton, and Dale Earnhardt Incorporated drivers Steve Park and Michael Waltrip. Seated next to me, of course, is Dale Earnhardt Jr. On behalf of him, and my other children Kerry ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte loses fuel pressure at Las Vegas
Mar 5, 2001
BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS TODAY) "We lost fuel pressure. We're not sure why, whether it's trash or something in the fuel line. We just ran out of fuel pressure and then we burnt a piston when that happened because we probably ran about three laps with no ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson a little 'too tight' at the Las Vegas finish line
Mar 5, 2001
JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: "The Valvoline Pontiac was pretty awesome. It was just a little too tight the last two runs, but we can't be any happier. James Ince and the guys did a tremendous job. We're happy with fourth. ... Continue reading
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