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Amick Fastest Thursday:

Fastest on Thursday's testing at Daytona was #26-Lyndon Amick in a Pontiac at 185.319mph with #1-Joe Ruttman at 184.934 and 3rd fastest was #88-Jeff Fuller at 184.237. The speeds for Thursday: #26-Lyndon Amick, Pontiac, 185.319mph #1-Joe Ruttman, Pontiac, 184.934 #...

Hamilton Jr to the #25 or Cup? UPDATE to the #25:

Rumor has it that Bobby Hamilton Jr. may end up in the #25 Rensi Motorsports Chevy in the BGN next year. Hamilton already announced he was leaving the Carroll Racing-owned #26 Chevrolet in the BGN, and said he was looking at an offer from a Winston Cup team and one...

Amick to the #26? UPDATE:

After a year on the sidelines, Lyndon Amick could be returning to full-time competition in the Busch Series with Carroll Racing. Team owner Dave Carroll and current driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. are evidently going their separate ways. Carroll has at least two other options...

2nd Morgan McClure team? UPDATE 2:

2nd Morgan McClure team? UPDATE 2: Along with signing Mike Skinner taking over behind the wheel for #4 Chevy there is speculation that Hamilton Jr. will become the driver of a second M-M Winston Cup team in 2002, pending a sponsorship. Hamilton Jr. will not be able...

Hamilton Jr and 2002 UPDATE:

#26-Bobby Hamilton Jr. is taking a "wait-and-see" tact concerning his return to Carroll Racing next season, and admits that he's looking at different options for 2002. Owner Dave Carroll had landed sponsorship for Blaise Alexander to run the full Busch Series schedule...

Hamilton Jr leaving the #26?

Bobby Hamilton Jr. is probably leaving Carroll Racing at the end of the year, with both sides exploring other options. At least team owner Dave Carroll's backing from Dr. Pepper is secure(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(11-8-2001)...

2nd Morgan McClure team? UPDATE:

2nd Morgan McClure team? UPDATE: Along with signing Mike Skinner taking over behind the wheel for #4 Chevy there is speculation that Hamilton Jr. will become the driver of a second M-M Winston Cup team in 2002, pending a sponsorship. Hamilton Jr. will not be able to...

BGN and Head Restraints:

BGN and Head Restraints:Seventeen drivers used a HANS device during the South Carolina 200 Busch Series race at Darlington, while 15 used the restraint system known as the Hutchens device. Three used some other type of restraint, such as a neck collar. Eight drivers...

Nemechek Out 4 Weeks? UPDATE 3 Hamilton Jr in:

Nemechek Out 4 Weeks? UPDATE 3 Hamilton Jr in: Joe Nemechek, injured in a test session crash last week at Dover, may miss four to six weeks from the series schedule. Nemechek was at Lowe's Motor Speedway for a brief time Thursday, but returned to his motorhome late...

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes

Joe Nemechek announced today that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has agreed to take over driving duties for him in the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Saturday. Nemechek, who was injured in a Busch Series test at Dover Downs International Speedway...

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes:

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes: Joe Nemechek announced today that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has agreed to take over driving duties for him in the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Saturday. Nemechek, who was injured in a Busch Series test...

Nemechek Injured testing at Dover UPDATE 5 pressure was OK:

Nemechek Injured testing at Dover UPDATE 5 pressure was OK: Joe Nemechek was injured in a crash during testing Tuesday morning at the one-mile, high-banked Dover Downs International Speedway. Nemechek, who was testing his #87 BGN car, has a broken right scapula. He...

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and…:

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and...: Kevin Harvick and Kenny Wallace plan to fly back and forth between Charlotte and Nazareth, Pa., next week, allowing them to compete in both The Winston (or the Winston Open, in Wallaces case) and the BGN race...

Lowes Testing:

Lowes Testing: #02-Ryan Newman was the fastest in the 2nd day of testing at Lowes Motor Speedway in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 with a speed of 181.208mph. #4-Kevin Lepage was second fastest on the unofficial stopwatches at 181.147 mph, #40-Sterling Marlin was...

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

Testing At Lowes UPDATE: Lowes Motor Speedway will host many drivers in a test session on Monday May 7th and Tuesday, May 8th. Cup schedule on both days run from 4:00 to 10:00pm/et. Sceduled drivers so far are: #88-Dale Jarrett, #9-Bill Elliott, #22-Ward Burton, #19...

2nd Carroll Racing team?

#26 Dr Pepper Chevy owner, Dave Carroll plans to field a second BGN team for driver Blaise Alexander later this season. Alexander could run as many as eight races this year and then go full time in 2002 if sponsorship can be secured without detracting from Bobby Hamilton...

Newman on the pole at Darlington:

Ryan Newman won his second consecutive pole in the BGN after winning the pole at Darlington with a speed of 170.301mph, breaking the track record as did 16 other drivers. Todd Bodine, who has two series wins this season with Buckshot Racing, qualified second, while...

Las Vegas Testing Day 4(1st for BGN):

#00-Todd Bodine, who was testing for Buckshot Racing, put up the best testing time of the 10 BGN teams who were testing in preparation for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3. Bodine's lap was 169.002mph was the fastest time among all BGN cars that tested this week at LVMS...

Las Vegas Testing Day 3:

#61-Tim Sauter paced a group of 13 BGN drivers who were preparing for the March 3 Sam's Town 300. Sauter turned a lap of 166.037 mph), which was a lot faster than #11-Marty Houston' s second-best of 162.901mph. Joining Sauter and Houston for Busch Series testing were...

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated...