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Friday Testing:

#1-Joe Ruttman was the fastest Friday in the cool air with a speed of 185.943 mph. 2nd fastest was #26-Lyndon Amick at 185.128 and 3rd was #33-Tony Raines at 184.188. Also hearing most of the late afternoon practice was rained out and not much drafting got done. The...

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 #...

Hendrick to Pontiac for Daytona/Talladega:

Hendrick Motorsports plans to split its laps between Chevrolets and Pontiacs at BGN testing during a two-day open test session Monday and Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Ricky Hendrick will run the #5 and Jack Sprague will campaign the #24 this season in...

#3 to Test UPDATE:

Richard Childress Racing plans to test the BGN car with the #3 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday and Tuesday. The #3 Chevy will be driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in two races this season, the Feb. 16 BGN race at Daytona and the May 25 race at Charlotte. RCR will build...

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March ...

Geoffrey Bodine 2002 plans UPDATE:

Geoffrey Bodine 2002 plans UPDATE: NBC 6 in Charlotte reported tonight that Geoffrey Bodine has secured sponsorship for at least three races in 2002, at both Daytona races and Homestead. Sponsorship reportedly to come from Miccosukee Indian Gaming [the sponsor for ...

Brewco and Bill Davis:

Brewco Motorsports announced that they have signed an agreement with Bill Davis Racing to use their engines for the 2002 BGN season. Engines from the High Point, North Carolina headquarters of Bill Davis Racing will be run by both the #27 Williams Travel Centers cars...

Crawford to run the Snowball Derby UPDATE:

CTS driver, Rick Crawford, will be returning to the Gulf Coast for the running of the 34th annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida. The Snowball Derby is one of the oldest established short track races that is still in existence today. The...

Grubb out of the #37 at end of season? Bodine or Purvis In? UPDATE 4 Purvis In:

hearing that current #37 Timber Wolf/Brewco driver, Kevin Grubb will not return to the team in 2002 and that Geoffrey Bodine and Jeff Purvis are up for that ride in 2002, no word on what Grubb will do(11-2-2001) UPDATE: In response to many questions concerning Kevin...

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) [#37 Brewco car possibly?] AND We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff Purvis...

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Compton in the #59 at Homestead: Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) AND We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff...

Purvis back in the #59:

Purvis back in the #59: Jeff Purvis will take the wheel of the #59 Chevy for the second time this season [other was Memphis] to see if he can power his way to another top finish at the NASCAR Busch Series Outback Steakhouse 200 at Phoenix(ST Motorsports PR)(10-22-2001...

#51 Team gets a 2002 sponsor:

#51 Team gets a 2002 sponsor: Lance Snacks has reportedly agreed to sponsor Phoenix Racing and driver Jeff Purvis in four to eight Winston Cup races next year. Purvis and owner James Finch are slated to run the Oct. 21 Winston Cup race at Talladega.(Winston Cup Scene...

Purvis in the #59 at Memphis:

Purvis in the #59 at Memphis: ST Motorsports owner Tad Geschickter announced that veteran driver Jeff Purvis is scheduled to drive the #59 Kingsford/Match Light Chevy for SaturdayÃs BGN Series SamÃs Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Purvis, a native of Clarksville...

RCR at 99 UPDATE make it 100:

RCR at 99 UPDATE make it 100: Kevin Harvick's victory in the BGN race at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday night was the 99th in a NASCAR points race for Richard Childress Racing. It also marked the fourth weekend in a row that an RCR car has won a NASCAR race. ...

Purvis Honored:

Purvis Honored:Jeff Purvis, along with 14 other drivers, will be honored Saturday night at Florence Speedway in Kentucky, becoming the Hall's first inductees and recognizing a group of racing pioneers who placed late model racing onto a larger stage. Saturday night...

RCR at 99:

RCR at 99: Kevin Harvick's victory in the BGN race at Indianapolis Raceway Park on Saturday night was the 99th in a NASCAR points race for Richard Childress Racing. It also marked the fourth weekend in a row that an RCR car has won a NASCAR race. In July, Harvick won...

Subway to the #51:

Subway to the #51: it was mentioned during the Fox TV coverage of the Talladega BGN race that the Subway sponsorship that was going to be on the #27 Eel River Racing Pontiac with driver Kenny Wallace will now run on the #51 Phoenix Racing Ford and driver Jeff Purvis...

Wind Tunnel:

NASCAR is sending cars to the wind tunnel in Marietta, GA, for testing following this weekend's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The cars of#87-Joe Nemechek, Chevy; #10-Jeff Green, Ford; and #18-Jeff Purvis, Pontiac will be tested Monday(That's Racin')(3-12-2001)...

Darlington Testing:

a few BGN teams tested at Darlington Raceway on February 5th and 6th. Some teams speeds: #27-Jamie McMurray, 169.983mph; #37-Kevin Grubb, 169.106; #18-Jeff Purvis, 168.123(2-8-2001)...