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check out this story of one of the top NASCAR photogaphers - The silhouette of a Marine Corps sniper on the front of his sweatshirt said it all. But for those who may miss the point, read the tagline: "If you run, you'll only die tired." The toughest journalist in ...

Max Papis Tests with Evernham:

Sports car and open-wheel racer Max Papis tested the #91 Dodge Intrepid research and development NASCAR Winston Cup car for Evernham Motorsports today at Kentucky Speedway. It was a very good experience being in a Winston Cup car. It is different than anything I have...

Elliott does some dirt trackin’:

On Saturday night the fans and drivers at Seven Flags Speedway , a dirt track in Douglasville, GA got quite a surprise. Bill Elliott dropped in unexpectedly to run the Late Model feature. Joe Armistead Jr., who qualified before Elliott, started on the pole with Elliott...

Bill Elliott’s Pit Crew Wins Again:

The pit crew for #9-Bill Elliott captured the $20,000 prize in McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by Powerade for the fastest pit work among participating teams in last Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. The #9 spent a total of 310 seconds ...

Four Straight nice, Seven is the record:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s win was his fourth straight at Talladega, breaking a tie with Buddy Baker for consecutive wins at the track, but it is not the first time a driver has gone four-fer at one track. Bill Elliott was the last driver to do it, winning four straight ...

Penske Engine in the #19? UPDATE:

Hearing that the #19 Dodge that Jeremy Mayfield won the pole with at Talladega had a Penske engine in it, not one from Evernham Motorsports.(4-4-2003) UPDATE: Give some credit to Penske-Jasper horsepower for Jeremy Mayfield's pole-winning run Friday. Dodge car owners...

Little E leads the Vote:

More than 230,000 votes have been cast in the 2003 National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver award and Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds an early lead. Earnhardt Jr., who was edged out by Bill Elliott [who removed his name from this years voting] in last ...

All 61:

Seven drivers have competed in all 61 restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega: Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Rusty Wallace and Michael Waltrip.(4-3-2003)...

More things found reading PR’s:

#41-Casey Mears is the only Raybestos Rookie to complete all 6 races this season without a DNF (did not finish) . This weekend's race at Texas will mark Bill Elliott's 702nd career Winston Cup Series start. If he continues to start every race of the 2003 season, Elliott...

#9 Team Fast in the Pits at Bristol:

NASCAR says the crew for Evernham Motorsports' #9 Dodge driven by Bill Elliott captured Round 6 of the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by Powerade in last Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Elliott spent 223 seconds on pit road to best ...

Evernham Changes? UPDATE 3:

hearing some crew changes have occurred on the #9 and #19 Evernham Motorsports teams with the rear tire changers/carriers switching. Hearing there could be other changes coming, including Crew Chief (even though they do not use a 'crew chief' but a CART crew formula...

#30 Fastest at Darlington:

The pit crew of the #30 AOL Jeff Green Chevy, owned by Richard Childress Racing, took first-place honors for eligible teams in the McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at Sunday's (March 16) NASCAR Winston Cup Race - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 ...

Closest Finishes UPDATE:

Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven Kurt Busch Darlington March 16, 2003 .005 Dale Earnhardt Ernie Irvan Talladega July 25, 1993 .006 Kevin Harvick Jeff Gordon Atlanta March 11, 2001 .010 Dale Earnhardt Bobby Labonte Atlanta March 12, 2000 .025 Jimmy...

WOW! now that was a great race:

#32-Ricky Craven won the The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 is on at Darlington Raceway by a few inches [2/1000th's of a second] with him and #97-Kurt Busch beating and banging the last lap, both slapping the wall a few times. Busch had no power steering the last 10 laps...

Crew Chief’s fined:

NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chiefs James Ince and Mike Ford were fined $1,000 each for rules violations that occurred during Sunday's Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR officials announced today. Ince, crew chief for the #10 Valvoline Pontiac...

#750 for Labonte; #700 for Elliott; #650 for Kyle; #500 for Jarrett; #300 for Burton:

a few milestones for the 100th Cup race at Darlington this weekend, the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400: Start #750 for #5-Terry Labonte (first start was at Darlington in Sept 1978), 5th on the all time starts list Start #700 for #9-Bill Elliott (first start was at Rockingham...

Kentucky Testing this week:

#6-Mark Martin, Evernham drivers #9-Bill Elliott and #19-Jeremy Mayfield are expected to join MB2's #01-Jerry Nadeaufor tests at Kentucky Speedway this week. Martin is scheduled to drive Tuesday, March 11, while Elliot, Mayfield and Nadeau are scheduled to take to ...

Evernham to build a Chevy:

Car owner Ray Evernham plans to build a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in an effort to help his Dodge operation become more competitive. "I feel like we have good equipment, but we're getting ready to build a Chevy so we can see what the difference is," Evernham said Friday...

Benson testing at Texas this week UPDATE:

#10-Johnny Benson, along with many Busch Series teams, will test Tuesday at Texas Motor Speedway.( TMS PR )(3-4-2003) UPDATE: Johnny Benson tested a pair of Valvoline Pontiac Winston Cup cars during the session on Tuesday. Benson and crew chief James Ince debuted a...

Special Elliott/Mayfield schemes? UPDATE 2:

hear there will be some sort of special #9-Bill Elliott and #19-Jermey Mayfield schemes, some sort of special Dodge program, but not sure what or where yet.(2-20-2003) UPDATE: hearing it could be a Simpson's (TV Show and Jayski Fave) scheme, not sure what for or when...