News By Topic: Stock Car Racing

NASCAR BGN: Yellow Racing Team and P.J. Jones prepare for Sam's Town 300

Feb 28, 2001

LAS VEGAS: Driver safety has become a serious concern in both the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series garages this week. Many of the discussions have focused on the HANS (Head and Neck Support) device as a potential solution. PJ Jones, driver of the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet, has used ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. tries to make it three for three for DEI

Feb 28, 2001

The three teams from Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) will attempt to make it three-for-three for the 2001 season at Las Vegas this Sunday. In the Daytona 500, Michael Waltrip scored his first career Winston Cup win in a DEI car, followed across the line by the red DEI Budweiser car driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. The second pla ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: The 'Outlaw' Tony Stewart

Feb 28, 2001

ATLANTA- You'll have to excuse Tony Stewart if he's not available after a day of practicing and qualifying his Home Depot Pontiac at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The third-year NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver won't be heading back to his motorcoach to relax, nor will he be taking in the sights of the Las Vegas strip. Ins ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth Seeking Victory in Vegas

Feb 28, 2001

Quoting Matt Kenseth: Kenseth on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: “I really like to race on tracks like Vegas and Atlanta. We've run pretty good at those places and would hope to keep that momentum going. This year has been off to a shaky start both on and off the track for myself and the entire NASCAR family, ... Continue reading

ASA: Action Thrift Stores To Sponsor Stewart

Feb 28, 2001

FOUR OAKS, N.C.--Screaming Eagle Motorsports and driver Greg Stewart have announced a one-race sponsorship deal with Action Thrift Stores for the tires.com 300 Presented by BFGoodrich Tires at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., o n March 9-10. It is the second of 20 races on the 2001 ASA Racing Series schedule. A ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham finish and Las Vegas test produce high energy for Sadler

Feb 28, 2001

Following his 11th place finish at North Carolina Speedway this past weekend Elliott Sadler, driver of the 21 Motorcraft Taurus and Wood Brothers Racing are now 11th in Winston Cup points. Sadler's jump from 18th to 11th coupled with a great test at Las Vegas has Elliott and the team on a natural high going into the ra ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull 5 Fact Sheet

Feb 28, 2001

WINSTON NO BULL 5 FACT SHEET The UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Date: Sunday, March 4, 2001 Start time: 11:30 a.m., Pacific Standard Time 2001 Winston No Bull 5 -- Event No. 1 of 5 Qualified drivers: * Kenny Wallace (No. 27 Hills Brothers Coffee Pontiac Grand Prix) * Joe Nemechek (No. 33 Oa ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park, Winner of Dura Lube 400, Interview

Feb 27, 2001

Steve Park, No. 1 PennzoilChevrolet Monte Carlo (winner): “I’m glad it’s over, actually. It’s justbeen an emotional roller coaster this past week. I just tried to do everything that Dale Earnhardt taught me todo. I didn’t want to run out of gas onthe last lap. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Chevy Driver Notes and Quotes, Post Race, Rockingham

Feb 27, 2001

Michael Waltrip, No. 15NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo (notes only, no quotes): A bad pit stop droppedWaltrip from 7th to 16th. He is going to Atlanta to test on Tuesday and plans to compete inthe Winston West race on Wednesday night at the Bullring at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway. Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GMGoodwrench Chevrolet Mo ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon runs to third place finish at Rockingham

Feb 27, 2001

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DupontAutomotive Finishes Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 3rd): “All day long we were real strong on newtires and those guys seemed to be better than us in the long runs. I thought we had it figured out abouttwo-thirds of the way through the race. We were out front, the car felt great. Steve P ... Continue reading

ASA Readies For First Trip to California

Feb 27, 2001

PEDNLETON, Ind. --The American Speed Association heads into its second event of the 2001 season, the first trip for the series to the nation’s West Coast, when the state-of-the-art Irwindale Speedway hosts ASA for the first time on Marc h 9-10 for the tires.com 300 Presented by BFGoodrich Tires. Over 40 cars are ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte has 'great race' at Rockingham

Feb 27, 2001

BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON THE RACE) "It was a great race for us. There at the end we just got a good run on him and got the momentum going and everything. I got up on the outside of him a little bit. Both of us were slipping and sliding with that many laps on our tires, and I go ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Besnon gets top ten finish at Rockingham

Feb 27, 2001

* Johnny Benson's sixth place finish is his best ever at North Carolina Speedway. Benson has improved that mark in three straight races here, posting a career best 14th in February 2000, an 11th in October 2000 and now a sixth. The Valvoline Grand Prix driver clinched his Busch Series championship here in October 1995, ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart 'sore' afte running of Dura Lube 400

Feb 27, 2001

TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON THE RACE) "I'm glad we didn't have any more cautions than we had. I'm sore right now. "It was a good day. The guys on the pit crew did a great job all day and kept us up front. ... Continue reading

USAR: Results USAR Hooters Pro Cup Naturally Fresh Foods 200

Feb 27, 2001

1 24 5 Bobby Gill Dalton Ga Gill Racing Ford 202 $10,000 Running 2 6 73A Jeff Agnew Floyd Va Twin City Motor Exchange Chev 202 $5,000 Running 3 5 16 Steve Christian Buford Ga Lucas Oil Products/Irmo Grading Chev 202 $5,000 Running 4 8 84 Shane Huffman Hickory NC Johnsonville Bratwurst Ford 202 $3,200 Running 5 27 21 De ... Continue reading