April 3, 2002
- Haas-Carter at Texas? Kimmel in the #26? hearing that ARCA Champ, Frank Kimmel may be driving the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports Ford in selected races this year, the first race could be at Texas, supposedly Advance Auto Parts would be the sponsor (Kimmel’s ARCA sponsor). AND on CNN/SI’s NASCAR Plus, Benny Parsons and Marty Snyder both mentioned that Haas Carter Motorsports still has 25 people working and that they would not be surprised to see them field a car at Texas with a different driver.(4-2-2002)
UPDATE: Three-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel will drive the #26 Haas Carter Motorsports entry at Texas. Kimmel is bringing his ARCA sponsors — Advance Auto Parts and Pork, the Other White Meat — to the team, which ceased operations last week as it attempted to search for sponsorship following Kmart’s filing for bankruptcy. “The crew will be made up of some of Travis Carter’s and some of our own,” Kimmel reported on his Web site. “There could be more races in the future.” (Daytona Beach News Journal). #26 Crew Chief, Donnie Wingo will call the shots on raceday.(4-3-2002)
- Sadler Withdraws from Texas: As of.12 noon.today Sadler Motorsports has withdrawn its #02 entry from the Samsung/RadioShack 500.. The team now plans to enter Martinsville, California, and Richmond.. “Being a small team, we did not have time to update our cars to the new rules allowed the Chevrolet’s by NASCAR.. We felt the best thing to do was to update our cars in preparation for our other upcoming races” stated Hermie Sadler.. “Our goal is not to just make races, we want to be competitive.. This move will allow us to do that in the future.” The rules Sadler refers to involve a new nose design.. Sadler completes a session at Martinsville this afternoon in preparation for next weekend’s Winston Cup event, where he will carry sponsorship from The Virginia Lottery.( Patterson Group PR)(4-3-2002)
- NASCAR Pay for View? NASCAR may announce the launch of a multichannel pay-per-view television package for this season’s races as early as this week if legal issues can be resolved, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal reports (need sub to read). Writer Andy Bernstein says NASCAR is working with In Demand to provide about eight channels of coverage, most of them fixed on in-car cameras. The story says the package would have a price comparable to NFL Sunday Ticket, which sells for $169 a season, and would include every Winston Cup race.(Winston Cup Scene Daily Newsletter)(4-3-2002)
- Trickle to run for Evernham at Talladega: Dick Trickle went with the Evernham Motorsports team last week to test a third Evernham Dodge, car #91 at the Talladega Superspeedway. They tested for two days and Trickle felt they found the information they needed for the upcoming race this month. Evernham Motorsports tested under a third number (#91), NASCAR rules state that if you test with a car number you must attempt to race at least one race with that car. Team Owner Ray Evernham spoke with Trickle this week and told him the tean has decided to take the #91 Dodge to Talladega and gave Trickle the first option to have the driving duties and Trickle plans to be going with the team as driver of the un-sponsored #91 Dodge. They have no plans for future races, but would like to test more this year with the #91 Dodge.(Dick Trickle Fanclub Newsletter)(4-3-2002)
- ARCA Driver to test Cup car: ARCA driver Chad Blount, 22 and his Braun Racing team will be testing in a Winston Cup car next week at Talladega. “This is a perfect opportunity for me to get some additional seat time”, said Blount. “With my goal of being a full time competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, this gives me the chance to get one step closer to that dream.”(Catchfence)(4-3-2002)
- Rudd Special Scheme for Coke 600? hearing #28-Ricky Rudd will have a special paint scheme for the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May.(4-3-2002)
- New Ford in 2004? UPDATE: Looks like the redesign of the Ford scheduled for 2004 might include more than just a sleek new Taurus. Ford announced plans last week to unveil a new sedan it is calling the Ford 500 for now.(Sporting News)(4-1-2002)
UPDATE: Ford Motor Co. officials say they have no plans to change its entry in NASCAR’s Winston Cup or Grand National series for the foreseeable future. They caution, however, plans can change and quickly. Ford’s debut of a new Sedan, the Ford Five Hundred, has been mentioned as a possible replacement for the Taurus in NASCAR, which replaced the Ford Thunderbird in 1998. “Ford has no plans to replace the Taurus as our race model in the NASCAR Winston Cup and the NASCAR Busch Series for the foreseeable future. Predictably, I have a disclaimer,” said Greg Specht, North American Operations Manager for Ford Racing Technology. “Product plans are fluid, and that fluidity sometimes causes us to have to react quickly, like we did when we needed to get Taurus ready for its NASCAR debut in 1998 on nine or 10 months notice. Given that, I can say with relative certainty that Ford will still be racing Taurus in 2004.”(ThatsRacin.com)(4-3-2002)
- NHRA & NASCAR Hearing that Tony Schumacher, driver of the United States Army Top Fuel dragster in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, will be participating in the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Thursday prior to the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals race weekend.(4-3-2002)
- Hendrick Slinging it? #5-Ricky Hendrick might use a sling on his right shoulder when he returns to BGN racing later this month. “I have no clue how it will work,” Hendrick said. “The doctors have just told me about it. They are meeting with NASCAR and the engineers. They have designed something that would hold my arm there so if I were to get in a wreck, it would help out.” The arthroscopic surgery on Hendrick’s shoulder following a March 2 accident at Las Vegas was much more intense than expected. Although it was termed as a dislocated shoulder, the shoulder popped forward instead of a more traditional rotational dislocation. Hendrick would like to come back for the April 20 race at Talladega, but he might have to wait until the following week at California to make his return. Ron Hornaday is driving the Hendricks Motorsports car until then. When he does return, Hendrick will find rib supports have been added to his seat.(Daytona Beach News Journal)(4-3-2002)
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