NASCAR Trucks: Jimmy Hensley Notes, Gateway International Qualifying
May 5, 2001
May 5, 2001 JIMMY HENSLEY, #72 LEFTBEHIND.COM SILVERADO (sixth): ""It's a pretty good run for us. We were ninth in practice and I thought we had a decent truck. We were shooting for a top 10 and we ended up with a pretty decent lap with the Left-Behind.com Silverado.. We certainly hope we can get dialed in a little bit ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Kimmel to drive Tagsby Racing Chevrolet at St. Louis
May 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 2, 2001 Frank Kimmel, defending ARCA Re/Max Champion, will be piloting the #73 Tagsby Racing Chevrolet Silverado this Saturday, May 6th in the Ram Tough 200 presented by Pepsi at the Gateway Raceway outside of St. Louis, MO. Joey Sonntag, team manager, m ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Nathan Haseleu Interview: Racing at St. Louis
May 2, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 2, 2001 The Craftsman Truck Series is back in action this week after a four-week hiatus, and while most teams spent the down time testing for upcoming events, Truck Series rules prohibit teams from testing at any venue on the 24-race schedule. That puts ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Willie T. Ribbs ready for racing action at St. Louis
May 1, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 1, 2001 Looking to Bounce Back: Willy T. Ribbs and the No. 8 Dodge Motorsports team will be looking to bounce back from the most disappointing day of their rookie year together. Ribbs and the team failed to make the event at Martinsville Speedway last mo ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Cook, Keselowski combination proves to be formidable
Apr 26, 2001
April 26, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, IN--During the early 1980’s there were several big-name rivalries in motorsports. NASCAR had Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip slugging it out weekly for wins and season championships. In Indy cars, Rick Mears and Gordon Johncock were the major threats to win 500-mile races and series ... Continue reading
GRAND AM: Weaver Captures Third-Straight Pole, Field Earns First-Ever Front Row Start
Apr 21, 2001
April 21, 2001 PHOENIX, Ariz. - James Weaver continued to dominate the field during qualifying for the Sun Automotive 200, breaking the track record by nearly 1.5 seconds to capture his third-straight pole today. Weaver clocked a record-breaking 52.747-second lap at 103.747 mph in the Dyson Racing Team's #16 Ford Riley ... Continue reading
ALMS: McKenna, Porsche earn third straight one-two ALMS finish at Donnington Park
Apr 15, 2001
April 15, 2001 Donington, England - For the third time in three races this year, Alex Job Racing and Team McKenna swept the top two podium spots in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class. The two 911 GT3 RS Porsches of Alex Job Racing (AJR) started the race from the second and third position on the grid. The #22 P ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: BFGoodrich Tires Cup Drivers' Championship Points
Apr 11, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 11, 2001 Pts. Earnings SE LB 1 Lou Gigliotti, Chevrolet Corvette 53 $43,900 6 1 2 Johnny Miller, Jaguar XKR 53 $39,700 4 2 3 Kenny Wilden, Chevrolet Corvette 44 $24,750 3 8 4 Tommy Archer, Dodge Viper 44 $22,000 5 4 5 Brian Simo, Qvale Mangusta 42 $18, ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: AmeriSuites To Sponsor Rookie-Of-The-Year Award
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 Long Beach, Calif. - The Trans-Am Series and the Panoz\Sanchez Group (PSG) today announced that AmeriSuites will be the title sponsor of the AmeriSuites Rookie of the Year Award. In addition, AmeriSuites has been named the Preferred Hotel of th ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Kvapil, Silverado 2nd in Martisville
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 TRAVIS KVAPIL, #60 CAT RENTAL STORES CHEVY SILVERADO, scored his second second-place finish this season, ending up just .874 of a second behind Scott Riggs' Dodge. Kvapil started from 14th position and credited good pit strategy and an excellen ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ford drivers comment on Adavnce 250 Auto Parts race
Apr 8, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 8, 2001 RICHARD LANDRETH-84-Lemon's Auto Parts Ford F-150 (Finished -st) - "We came in for two tires early under yellow and that put us at the back of the field. We were a lot faster than some of those slower trucks, I got to the outside of one and I g ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Riggs Bounces Back To Win Advance Auto Parts 250
Apr 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 7, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA. – Scott Riggs was able to bounce back from trouble early in Saturday’s Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway to record his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. A pit-stop collision 86 laps ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Advance Auto Parts 250 Starting Lineup, Martinsville
Apr 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 7, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, ,VA: Following are the qualifying results for the Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car make, and qualifying speed: 1. (18) Joe Ruttman, Dodge Ram, 92. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Billy Bigley first rookie and first Chevy in Martinsville qualifying
Apr 7, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 7, 2001 * BILLY BIGLEY, #75 SPEARS MFG. CHEVY SILVERADO, qualified No. 5 today (20.635/91.766), behind four Dodges, as the top rookie and top Chevy Silverado in the field. In each of the four races so far in 2001, it's been the rookies who have led the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Advance Auto Parts 250 Starting Lineup, Martinsville
Apr 6, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel April 6, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, ,VA: Following are the qualifying results for the Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car make, and qualifying speed: 1. (18) Joe Ruttman, Dodge Ram, 92. ... Continue reading
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