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Stewart Wins at Richmond:

Stewart Wins at Richmond: #20-Tony Stewart who ran well on long runs, won at Richmond for his and Pontiac's first win in 2001. #24-Jeff Gordon and #2-Rusty Wallace duked it out for 2nd with Gordon getting the spot, some heated words on pit road. The race was red flagged...

Nemechek and Jarrett:

Nemechek and Jarrett: The Jarrett/Favre Driving Adventure announced that Joe Nemechek has joined its ranks. Nemechek and Dale Jarrett said the company's focus is becoming the nation's premier driving adventure company this year. Nemechek is taking a significant equity...

Wallace Wins the NAPA Auto Parts 500

Wallace Wins the NAPA Auto Parts 500 at California Speedway. #2-Rusty Wallace won the race at California, his 54th career win (ties Lee Petty for 7th all time - my mistake, Gordon has 53, not 54) and his first of 2001. The win was Wallace's first in 21 races, Bristol...

Hamilton wins the Talladega 500:

Hamilton wins the Talladega 500: #55-Bobby Hamilton was able to pass #20-Tony Stewart on the last lap to win the Talladega 500. It was Hamiton's 4th career Winston Cup win and his fist in just over three years when he last won at Martinsville on April 20, 1998, 101...

True Value Man of the Year:

True Value Man of the Year: Mark Martin's countless hours of preparation, planning meetings and fundraising to fulfill his dream of building a quarter-midget track to give local kids a place to race, received the first quarter nomination for the NASCAR True Value Man...

Jarrett 1st Quarter Driver of the Year:

Jarrett 1st Quarter Driver of the Year: Dale Jarrett, driver of the #88 UPS Ford Taurus, won first-quarter Driver of the Year balloting honors this week, as he was selected by a national panel of motorsports media and viewers of ESPN for the honor. Jarrett easily outdistanced...

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, ...

Yates to Dodge? Third Team? unlikely UPDATE 2 – NO:

Yates to Dodge? Third Team? unlikely UPDATE 2 - NO: Might car owner Robert Yates be considering a switch from Ford to Dodge next season? That's the buzz in Detroit, although it's unlikely that Ford Motor Company would let Yates, its biggest NASCAR star, get away. And...

Yates to Dodge? Third Team? unlikely UPDATE no:

Yates to Dodge? Third Team? unlikely UPDATE no: Might car owner Robert Yates be considering a switch from Ford to Dodge next season? That's the buzz in Detroit, although it's unlikely that Ford Motor Company would let Yates, its biggest NASCAR star, get away. And after...

Earnhardt NOT to replaced in IROC UPDATE:

Earnhardt NOT to replaced in IROC UPDATE: Dale Earnhardt's entry will not be filled in the remaining three International Race of Champions (IROC) events this season. Earnhardt, a four-time IROC series champion - including the past two seasons - died in the Daytona ...

Dyno’s UPDATE – some numbers:

Dyno's UPDATE - some numbers: The top six cars in Sunday's race were tested on a chassis dynamometer after the race by NASCAR. The dyno measures horsepower to the rear wheels. The cars tested were the Dale Jarrett(#88) and Kurt Busch(#97) Fords, the Steve Park(#1) ...

Alabama NASCAR License Plates:

Alabama NASCAR License Plates: On Wednesday, the Alabama Legislature's License Plate Oversight Committee approved a plan to decorate vehicle tags with the names, numbers and racing colors of some of the top stock car drivers. Committee Chairman Gerald Dial, D-Lineville...

RIR Testing:

RIR Testing: #28-Ricky Rudd and #88-Dale Jarrett are testing at Richmond International Raceway on Tuesday and Wednesday.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(4-1-2001)...

The 17 Wood Bros Winners:

The 17 Wood Bros Winners: The 17 drivers to win Winston Cup races in Wood Brothers-owned cars are Glen Wood, Speedy Thompson, Marvin Panch, Tiny Lund, Dan Gurney, Curtis Turner, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Parnelli Jones, Donnie Allison, A.J. Foyt, Neil Bonnett...

NASCAR Personnel Moves in the future? UPDATE 2 new Darlington President:

NASCAR Personnel Moves in the future? UPDATE 2 new Darlington President: a NASCAR shakeup appears in the works, with Darlington's Jim Hunter expected to get a promotion to NASCAR's Daytona Beach headquarters, and with NASCAR's Tom Deery being reassigned, according ...

Best Finishes:

Best Finishes: at Darlington, six drivers (unless I missed someone) has their best finsihes of the five race 2001 season: #88-Dale Jarrett 1st (and best since win at Rockingham last Oct) #12-Jeremy Mayfield 3rd (and best since a 2nd at Phoenix last season) #26-Jimmy...

DJ wins Darlington:

DJ wins Darlington: #88-Dale Jarrett wins the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington, his 25th of his career and 9th year in a row that Jarrett has had a Cup win. Jarrett had the HANS device on. Jarrett's win is Ford's first of 2001 and the first not in a Chevy. ...

The Championship Outlook:

The Championship Outlook: Only five times in the modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. This year, that puts Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick in the heat of the race(Richmond Times Dispatch), when...

NASCAR Buys Building:

NASCAR Buys Building: NASCAR has bought a building in Conover, NC for its first research-and-development field office. NASCAR officials said that the building, formerly owned by racer Dale Jarrett's company, would be used as a safety-testing and competition center. ...

Jarrett’s Results net $12,500:

Jarrett's Results net $12,500: Dale Jarrett's success in Las Vegas this past weekend results in a $12,500 donation from Ford Credit to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to help in its mission to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease. Jarrett...