NASCAR BGN: Keller continues to chase Harvick in championship points
Aug 20, 2001
August 21, 2001 * Keller has captured seven straight top-10 finishes, including five top-five finishes. * With Keller's eight-place finish at Michigan, he retakes second place in the NASCAR Busch Series Standings. Keller relinquished second place after a wreck at Talladega earlier this year. He is 236 points behind lea ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Larry Foyt qualifies fifth at Michigan
Aug 18, 2001
August 18, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Rookie driver-owner Larry Foyt posted a career best qualifying run in his Harrah's No. 14 Monte Carlo at Michigan International Speedway today to start fifth in the NAPAonline.com 250 NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday. Foyt qualified at 39.220 seconds around the two-mile oval at a spe ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Spencer feels confident driving a new car at Michigan
Aug 16, 2001
August 16, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Aug 16, 2001) – Even though Jimmy Spencer and the #1 Yellow Racing Team are taking a brand new race car to the NAPAOnline.com 250 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at Michigan Speedway, they feel confident about Saturday’s 125-lap race. This week’s Yellow Racin ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Ford Driver Quotes, Indianapolis Raceway Park
Aug 5, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 5, 2001 JEFF GREEN-10-Nestle Nesquik Ford Taurus (Qualified 16th) - HOW HECTIC HAS TODAY BEEN FOR YOU? "It's just finally start to wind down. I think this car is a lot better than I just qualified, but it's hard to come back from what I just did - 40 ... Continue reading
IROC: Bobby Labonte sweeps IROC at Indy, Series title
Aug 4, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 4, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 - Bobby Labonte won the IROC at Indy race and the True Value IROC series championship the hard way Aug. 4 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Defending NASCAR Winston Cup champion Labonte won the 40-lap race af ... Continue reading
BRICKYARD 400: Fans urged to take precautions against high temperatures
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, - Fans attending the Brickyard 400 and True Value IROC at Indy this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are encouraged to take precautions to avoid heat illness, according to the Speedway's medical staff. Temperatures are ... Continue reading
IROC: Labonte puts Burton on Pole for IROC at Indy
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Points leader Bobby Labonte had a chance Aug. 2 to move himself from last to first in the starting field for the True Value International Race of Champions season finale Aug. 4 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Actually, two c ... Continue reading
FEATURE: Foyt's grandson climbing closer to major-league open-wheel racing
Aug 3, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel August 3, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, - The next A.J. Foyt - literally - is rushing into the future of open-wheel auto racing. A.J. Foyt IV, grandson of the legendary four-time Indianapolis 500 champion of the same name, already is involved in the Indy Racing Norther ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC Teams Gear Up for Indy Finale
Aug 1, 2001
August 1, 2001 Indianapolis, Indiana - The True Value IROC series began final preparations for this Saturday's 2001, 25th anniversary, championship finale to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. True Value IROC President, Jay Signore said, "Our primary goal on the first day is to shake down all 17 of the Pontiac ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kevin Harvick Interview: Hectic Schedule, Rookie Success
Jul 29, 2001
July 29, 2001 Post-Practice session Q&A's with Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo: (On his ambitious schedule this weekend of competing in the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Pocono and the Busch Series race at Pikes Peak) "This weekend is not really that busy, ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Jeff Green To Run Triple Duty At Indianapolis
Jul 29, 2001
July 29, 2001 (Mooresville, NC) Jeff Green, driver of the No. 10 Nestlé Nesquik Ford Taurus on the NASCAR Busch Series and defending Busch Series champion, will add two other driving duties to his schedule during the upcoming weekend at Indianapolis. Beside trying to acheive his first win at Indianapolis Raceway Park ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Robinson seeks another career first at the Brickyard
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - There are a lot of firsts on Shawna Robinson's racing resume. First woman in history to win a NASCAR series pole ... First woman in history to win a NASCAR Busch Series pole ... First woman in history to win a NASCAR touring series event ... First woman in 20 years to finish a NASCAR Winsto ... Continue reading
IROC: Indy Legend Unser to Replace Goodyear in IROC at Indy
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time IROC champion Al Unser Jr. again will substitute for fellow Indy Racing Northern Light Series competitor Scott Goodyear in the final round of IROC XXV at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Goodyear still is recovering from a lower-back fracture suffered in May during a crash in the I ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jason Keller Hopes To Continue Successful Ways At Indianapolis Track
Jul 26, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 26, 2001 BOISE, Idaho--- For Jason Keller, there is no place like Indianapolis Raceway Park. One of the few remaining short tracks on the NASCAR Busch Series circuit, IRP has played host to some of Keller's most successful runs. Keller has captured two ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green looks forward to return at Pikes Peak
Jul 25, 2001
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 25, 2001 Jeff Green is anxious to return to Pikes Peak International Raceway. He returns there this weekend as the reigning event champion, a race in which be beat his brother, David, by 0.746 seconds. Green talked about last year’s race, the intr ... Continue reading
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