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Roush Drivers Locked In thru 2003 UPDATE 3 But:

Roush Drivers Locked In thru 2003 UPDATE 3 But: Roush Racing President Geoff Smith says all his drivers are under contract through next season. The only negotiations he's involved in now are with Matt Kenseth's sponsor, DeWalt. And those talks are proceeding without...

Hamilton Fastest in Lowes Testing:

#25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. topped the unofficial speed charts Monday as testing shifted into high gear at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hamilton led the speed parade among the 22 BGN teams preparing for the May 25 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. Former Indy Car driver Roberto Guerrero...

Harvick wins IROC at California:

Harvick wins IROC at California: Kevin Harvick held off a last-lap charge from defending series champion Bobby Labonte to win the second leg of the 2002 IROC series at California Speedway. Tony Stewart, who won the first IROC race at Daytona this year, maintained the...

Burton to have special scheme at Calif:

GAIN Laundry Detergent will debut a new paint scheme this weekend in California at the Auto Club 300. Not to worry though, driver Jeff Burton will still be driving the famed orange and green car that Darrell Waltrip so fondly refers to as "pork chop". GAIN has added...

Parts seized during inspection Friday Morning:

Parts seized during inspection Friday Morning: NASCAR confiscated some parts Friday morning during inspection, including an unapproved fuel cell container, rear spoiler and braces from Kyle Petty' #45 car; unapproved window braces from Jeff Burton' #99 car; unapproved...

New Heart:

New Heart: Sherman Forrester didnt have to wait long for a new heart. The motorcoach driver for Jeff Burton received a heart transplant April 12 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. On April 14, he was moved into a private room.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to...

#99 Special Schemes:

#99 Special Schemes: hearing that #99 Jeff Burton will be running three special paint schemes this year. CITGO Peel In Reel out and Win at the Winston and Sears Point (image in Paint Scheme Gallery), CITGO BASS Fishing (Daytona, July 6th) and MDA Charity Citgo (Darlington...

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled...

Last Time Time a Driver was suspended:

Last Time Time a Driver was suspended: Until Sunday, no NASCAR Cup driver had been banished from a race since D.K. Ulrich in 1987. In 1991, Junior Johnson' team was banned for three races after an engine violation uncovered at The Winston.(Gaston Gazette), also in ...

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune: The game show Wheel of Fortune has teamed up with NASCAR for "NASCAR Week", airing nationwide April 22-26, 2002. All week, the die-hard NASCAR fans that were chosen as contestants will compete on a NASCAR-outfitted Wheel of Fortune set ...

Waltrip Hard Time Getting Out of car:

Michael Waltrip complained that his car's interior was too small this weekend. The 6-4 driver struggled to get out of the [#99] car after he flipped during the BGN race Saturday at Texas. "My car was a little smaller than it should have been," he said. "I couldn't ...

Waltrip Hard Time Getting Out of car:

Waltrip Hard Time Getting Out of car: Michael Waltrip complained that his car's interior was too small this weekend. The 6-4 driver struggled to get out of the [#99] car after he flipped during the BGN race Saturday at Texas. "My car was a little smaller than it should...

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway...

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public...

Burton wins at Darlington:

#9- Jeff Burton led every lap in winning Saturday's darlingtonraceway.com 200 at Darlington Raceway. Burton is the first driver since Chuck Bown in 1990 to lead every lap in a series race. He is the first to do so on a superspeedway. See ThatsRacin.com for a column...

Burton wins pole at Darlington:

#9-Jeff Burton won the pole for the BGN race at Darlington Raceway, with a lap at 168.250mph. The rest of the top five: #21-Jeff Green, #57-Jason Keller, #10-Scott Riggs and #60-Greg Biffle. 45 cars were to attempt hte race, two failed to make the race: #90-Phil Bonifield...

Testing at Darlington – a few speeds:

Testing at Darlington - a few speeds: Prepping for his return to Winston Cup racing, Steve Park tested a pair of #1 Pennzoil Chevy's at the Darlington Raceway Tuesday. Park's supersub Kenny Wallace was not at the track. Park said the doctors told him it would be at...

Burton wins at Las Vegas, Hendrick injured:

#9-Jeff Burton won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 149 of 200 laps and beating runner-up #99-Michael Waltrip to the finish line by 8.428 seconds. #2-Johnny Sauter finished third - his career-best. Unsponsored #71-Kevin Lepage was fourth and #...

$89,131 raised at Auction:

$89,131 raised at Auction: The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities kicked off its 2002 fundraising drive with a home run: the fourth annual NASCAR Driver Auction raised $89,131 for the needy children of Las Vegas and southern Nevada. The auction, held...

Burton on the pole:

#9-Jeff Burton won the pole at Las Vegas for his first BGN race of 2002 with a speed of 169.168mph, 2nd is #1-Jimmy Spencer at 169.051, and 3rd was #66-Casey Mears with a speed of 168.945. Missing the race were five drivers: #88-Jeff Fukker, #34-Mike Laughlin, #72-...