NASCAR Trucks: Nazareth chassis notes
Aug 25, 2001
August 25, 2001 17 RICKY HENDRICK, NO. 17 GMAC SILVERADO. T-Rex1. This Hendrick chassis competed in four races this season: Indianapolis (11th), Memphis (7th), Pikes Peak (5th) and Homestead (5th). 20 COY GIBBS, NO. 20 MBNA SILVERADO. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Chevrolets sweep top seven spots in optional test day
Aug 25, 2001
August 25, 2001 SILVERADOS SWEEP TOP SEVEN SPOTS ON OPTIONAL TEST DAY Jack Sprague led a Chevy Silverado sweep of the top-seven spots during optional testing today for the Chevy Silverado 200: Jack Sprague, Lance Norick, Ricky Hendrick, Travis Kvapil, Matt Crafton, Bill Bigley, Tom Carey Jr. Jack Sprague -- #24 NetZero ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Nazareth owes one to Ruttman
Aug 22, 2001
August 16, 2001 Last Year: If one racetrack owes Joe Ruttman and Bobby Hamilton Racing it is Nazareth Speedway. Last year, the Dana Team won the pole in convincing fashion and led the most laps. Unfortunately, the victory was taken away from them in the final laps due to a rash of caution flags that kept the No. 18 tru ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Slaughter sizzles at Chicago; Speakman second again
Aug 21, 2001
August 21, 2001 CICERO IL - With just four races left in the 2001 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series season, defending champion and current points leader Robbin Slaughter seems to have sealed his fate. The Columbus, Ohio veteran driver took his third victory this season on Saturday at Chicago Motor Speedway, his eighth ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Riggs wins again, Setzer second place at Chicago
Aug 19, 2001
August 19, 2001 Dennis Setzer had a strong Silverado today in an exciting race that saw 13 lead changes among eight drivers in the 175-lap event, including fellow Silverado drivers Jack Sprague (who led eight laps) and Travis Kvapil (seven). Starting from seventh position, Setzer ran steadily in the top seven until he ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford driver post race notes and quotes, Chicago
Aug 19, 2001
August 19, 2001 KYLE BUSCH-99-Eldon Ford F-150 (Finished 17th) - DID YOU RUN THE TRUCK OUT OF FUEL? "Yeah, we miscalculated a little bit on the fuel mileage, but nonetheless, we had a great run with the Eldon Ford. I just can't thank everybody enough for sticking with me through all of this, especially after the qualif ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford drivers talk about qualifying at Chicago Motor Speedway
Aug 18, 2001
August 18, 2001 TERRY COOK-29-Power Stroke Diesel Ford F-150 (Qualified 12th) - "I got into Turn 3 a little too deep and decided to overdrive it trying to go for a pole lap, but unfortunately, we ended up almost hitting the pole. Right now we're third, and I'm sure we won't stay up there at the end of the day. Hopefull ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Chevy drivers talk about qualifying at Chicago
Aug 18, 2001
August 18, 2001 JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 24 MBNA SILVERADO (second): "It wasn't bad; the driver choked. The NetZero Platinum Chevrolet has been awesome. I was actually running faster than Joe (Ruttman, polesitter) qualified in race configuration. When we went to qualify, it was a little freer than it had been and I tried to b ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Preston Tutt to drive for Bobby Hamilton Racing at Chicago
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 Tutt to Make First Start: Georgia Late Model driver, Preston Tutt, will be making his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start on Saturday in the Craftsman 175 at Chicago Motor Speedway. Tutt will be at the wheel of the No. 4 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge Motorsports Dodge, as a teammate to Willy T. Ribb ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ribbs looking to surpass money milestone at Chicago
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 Racing With Tutt: For the second week in a row, Willy T. Ribbs will have a teammate Dodge Motorsports Diversity driver on the track with him. Last week, Dodge Motorsports gave Bill Lester a shot in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. This week, Georgia short track driver, Preston Tutt, will get behind th ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Guinn grabs Kentucky win over 'speedy' Speakman
Aug 13, 2001
August 12, 2001 SPARTA KY – For the second time this year, ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series hard charger Jeff Speakman finished a heartbreaking second behind series standout Chad Guinn. The seemingly unstoppable Guinn took the checkered flag at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night, marking his third ARCA win this s ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Biffle gets familiar with Nashville Superspeedway
Aug 9, 2001
August 9, 2001 The Craftsman Truck Series competitors spent seven hours on Wednesday getting acclimated to the 1.333-mile Nashville Superspeedway in preparation for Friday night's Federated Auto Parts 200. The open test session kicked off at 1 p.m. CDT, and with the exception of a one-hour lunch break, ran until 9 p.m. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Drivers excited about challenges of new Nashville track
Aug 9, 2001
August 9, 2001 The 1.333-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway is a new circuit this year on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Following are comments from the Chevy Silverado drivers after the first three hours of optional testing today. JACK SPRAGUE, NO. 24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO: "It's fine. I think they did a g ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Hahn heats up at New Paris Speedway
Aug 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 6, 2001 In his second year of ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series competition, Paul Hahn recorded his first career series victory Saturday at New Paris Speedway. Though he ran in second for the majority of the race, the Canton, Michigan native led the f ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Sprague wins his third race for Silverado; Moves into points lead
Aug 4, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 4, 2001 For the first time all year, a Chevrolet driver leads the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship point standings as Jack Sprague is propelled into the top spot with his third win of the year, the fifth for the Silverado. Two-time series ch ... Continue reading
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