NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman looks forward to second visit to Kentucky
Jul 12, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 Kentucky Speedway has not been very kind to Joe Ruttman and the Dana Racing Team. Last year, the team was as high as second during an early rain delay, but just after the race got restarted, the unthinkable happened. Ruttman crashed and ended t ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Third generation Jon Wood looks to make history at Kentucky
Jul 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 11, 2001 Jon Wood, third-generation racer and 19-year-old son of Eddie Wood, will make his fourth Craftsman Truck Series start for Roush Racing this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. Wood, the youngest competitor in the series, first took the wheel of one o ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Slaughter cashes in on Chystal Clay
Jul 10, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 10, 2001 CRYSTAL, MICH - Defending champion Robbin Slaughter, in his own Carmen’s Vacuum-NAPA Auto Parts Ford Ranger, chalked up his second consecutive ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series victory Saturday night on the 1/3-mile Crystal Motor Speedway ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Hendrick wins first of career, Silverado wins third of the season
Jul 8, 2001
July 8, 2001 A tornado ripped through the Kansas Speedway today, and its name is Silverado. In the capable hands of rookie driver Ricky Hendrick, Chevy Silverado won its third race of the season after sweeping the first three positions during qualifying (Dennis Setzer, Hendrick, Jack Sprague). It was a Chevrolet kind o ... Continue reading
Silverados Top Optional Testing in Kansas
Jul 6, 2001
SILVERADO RACING NOTES AND QUOTES O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES -- ROUND 12 KANSAS SPEEDWAY KANSAS CITY, KAN. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2001 OPTIONAL TEST DAY RICKY HENDRICK, NO. 17 GMAC SILVERADO (top rookie, quickest of the day, 32.943/163.919 mph): "The rumor is that I came and tested a Busch car her ... Continue reading
Honda's Hughes and four-stroke CRF450R take second at Red Bud
Jul 3, 2001
2001 AMA/Chevy Trucks National Motocross Series, Round 6: Red Bud, MI, July 1, 2001 An old saying in the midwestern US goes, "If you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes." That saying held true this weekend for Round 6 of the AMA Motocross Championships in Buchanan, MI. Saturdays' practice saw sunny skies an ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford Racing GNC Live Well 200 Notes & Quotes
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 TERRY COOK-29-K-Automotive Ford F-150 (Finished 4th) - YOU BROKE WHAT YOU EARLIER CALLED A SLUMP. "It was time to break the slump. We were long overdue. We've been running up front and we just haven't been able to put the finishes with our runs. Today was finally that day. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Musgrave beats Sprague to finish line in Milwaukee
Jul 1, 2001
July 1, 2001 There is good news for Silverado Racing coming out of today¹s race, despite the fact that Jack Sprague dominated 170 of the 200 laps yet came in second. Because series¹ points leader (coming into this race) Scott Riggs finished in 24th place as a result of a broken right-front hub, the points gap among t ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford Racing GNC Live Well 200 Qualifying Notes & Quotes
Jun 30, 2001
June 30, 2001 KURT BUSCH-99-Eldon Ford F-150 (Qualified 4th) - YOUR QUALIFYING RUN WAS JUST A BIT SLOWER THAN YOUR PRACTICE TIME. "I thought we might be a little bit slower with the Busch cars having practice after us, but we got a good cloud. It helps when you're running on a fine line, clouds and weather help you. It ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Sprague, Silverado Take 3rd Pole of Year
Jun 29, 2001
June 30, 2001 JACK SPRAGUE, No. 24 NETZERO PLATINUM SILVERADO, captured his and Chevrolet Silverado¹s third pole position of the 2001 season today and the 16th of his career, breaking a three-way tie for most poles in the series¹ history. He now leads Mike Skinner and Joe Ruttman who each have 15. SPRAGUE: "I love th ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Mid Season Racing Schedule Changes at Irwindale
Jun 29, 2001
June 29, 2001 FOUR AMERICAN RACE TRUCK RACES ADDED FIVE FIGURE 8 RACES AND ONE DESTRUCTION DERBY EVENT ADDED Irwindale, Calif. - - Irwindale Speedway today announced a number of schedule changes for races in the second half of the 2001 season. SATURDAY JULY 14: ADD: Figure 8 Races Event #1 of 5 SATURDAY JULY 21: ADD: F ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Joe Ruttman to drive Busch race at Milwaukee
Jun 28, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 28, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Joe Ruttman returns to the driver’s seat of the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet in Sunday’s Sears DieHard 250 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at The Milwaukee Mile. It ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman Going to a Good Place in Milwaukee
Jun 27, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel June 27, 2001 Going to a Good Place: Joe Ruttman has been racing and winning at the Milwaukee Mile for a number of years. He first started coming to the historic mid-west facility with his father and brother in the 1950s and 1960s. Over the years, Ruttman ha ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Slaughter sweeps Toledo ARCA Trucks
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 TOLEDO OH – Defending ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series champion Robbin Slaughter had the field covered Friday night at Toledo Speedway. The Columbus, Ohio driver won the Old Milwaukee Pole Award and led every lap to win the 50 lap main event on the half-mile oval earning his sixth career ARCA Truck ... Continue reading
CORR: Kincaid dominates in his 'backyard' at Crandon off-road race
Jun 26, 2001
June 26, 2001 CRANDON, Wis.- Local racer Jeff Kincaid again shut the door on the other Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) Pro-Lite competitors in sweeping both races this weekend in his Toyota Tacoma at the legendary Crandon Off-Road Raceway. Kincaid, from nearby Argonne, Wis., has won six races in a row in his "backy ... Continue reading
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