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Plate Points:

Plate Points: #15-Michael Waltrip is the leader in Restrictor plate driver point earned in 2003, 32 is #40-Sterling Marlin who is injured and will not race at Talladega. Here's the Top-10 in plate races this season: #15-Michael Waltrip, 520 #40-Sterling Marlin, 482...

Oops, parts confiscated ay ‘Dega:

Oops, parts confiscated ay 'Dega: NASCAR inspectors confiscated several parts from Winston Cup teams prior to Friday's first practice. A rear spoiler that did not fit the template was taken from Rusty Wallace's #2 Miller Lite Ford. Unapproved straps used to secure ...

Martin to be inducted into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

Martin to be inducted into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame: Mark Martin heads the list of the inductees in this year' Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame located at Davey Allison Memorial Park in uptown Talladega. Martin led the fans vote for active driver to be inducted ...

Earnhardt Jr vs Elliott UPDATE:

Earnhardt Jr vs Elliott UPDATE: Word has it that the NASCAR Winston Cup Most Popular Driver Award voting has become a two-man race between Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Elliott trailed in the early going in the voting, which is being held online at nascarpopulardriver...

Bonus Points:

Bonus Points: So far this season, #20-Tony Stewart, who is fourth in the standings, leads the championship contenders [assuming the top 5 or 6 drivers at current standings] with 85 bonus points. Points leader #6-Mark Martin has 50, and #24-Jeff Gordon, who is fifth...

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky: #6-Mark Martin, #40-Sterling Marlin and #17-Matt Kesneth are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday, September 18th.(Kentucky Speedway PR)(9-17-2002)...

Ryan Newman wins rained shortened race at New Hampshire

Ryan Newman wins rained shortened race at New Hampshire #12-Ryan Newman wins his first career Winston Cup race (points), the 2nd rookie this year to win (#48-Johnson won earlier this year). Newman became the third driver to record his first career victory at NHIS, ...

No Bull Five:

No Bull Five: The Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes at Richmond is a No Bull Five event. UPDATE: the Eligible drivers: #15-Michael Waltrip, #2-Rusty Wallace, #40-Sterling Marlin, #41-Jimmy Spencer, #6-Mark Martin (top five from Pepsi 400). The Fans: Joe Bowser, ...

Some Bristol Stats:

Some Bristol Stats: The top-five drivers in the Winston Cup points race have a mathematical chance of leaving Bristol as the points leader. However, should Mark Martin win the Sharpie 500, Sterling Marlin can maintain his lead by finishing seventh or better regardless...

Dyno Testing at Michigan UPDATE:

Dyno Testing at Michigan UPDATE: NASCAR tested nine cars on the chassis dynamometer after the race - the cars driven by #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #29-Kevin Harvick, #88-Dale Jarrett, #6-Mark Martin, #17-Matt Kenseth, #40-Sterling Marlin, #19-Jeremy Mayfield...

DJ Wins at Michigan:

DJ Wins at Michigan: #88-Dale Jarrett wins the Pepsi 400 at Michigan after spinning thru the grass on lap 12 of the race and taking four tires when most took two on the 2nd to last caution. It was Jarrett's 4th win at MIS and this race has been run on August 18th three...

Martin to be inducted into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

Martin to be inducted into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame: Mark Martin heads the list of the inductees in this year' Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame located at Davey Allison Memorial Park in uptown Talladega. Martin led the fans vote for active driver to be inducted ...

Electronics on Dashboard?

Electronics on Dashboard? NASCAR put up a display in New Hampshire to illustrate a proposal that all ignition wiring and ignition boxes be mounted on top of the dashboard but out of the reach of the driver, to prevent traction- control tampering. The governing body...

Some NHIS facts – 10th or better for Marlin, and other stuff:

Some NHIS facts - 10th or better for Marlin, and other stuff: Seven of the 14 Cup races at New Hampshire have been won by a driver who started in the top 10. The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 38th, and the average starting position of the race...

Biffle to stay in BGN for 2002, Cup in 2003 UPDATE::

Biffle to stay in BGN for 2002, Cup in 2003 UPDATE:: FSN's Totally NASCAR it was announced that Roush BGN Driver, Greg Biffle, will drive a full BGN season in 2002 in the #60 Grianger Ford and will run up to seven Cup races in 2002 and move up full time in 2003(8-29...

Indy Testing TUES/WED UPDATEs:

Indy Testing TUES/WED UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard...

Michael Waltrip wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona:

Michael Waltrip wins the Pepsi 400 at Daytona: #15-Michael Waltrip won the Pepsi 400, leading the most laps (99) and pretty much dominating the race. It is Waltrip's 2nd career Cup win and 2nd at Daytona, 51 races ago. It was #15 crew chief Slugger Labbe's first win...

Marlin retains the points lead:

Marlin retains the points lead: #40-Sterling Marlin, 2368 #6-Mark Martin, 2291, -77 #48-Jimmie Johnson, 2254, -114 #2-Rusty Wallace, 2224, -144 #24-Jeff Gordon, 2218, -150 For standings, see ThatsRacin.com.(7-6-2002)...

Most Popular Driver Update:

Most Popular Driver Update: Shattering all previous vote totals, the 2002 Grands Biscuits National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award poll has surpassed 1 million fan votes in only four months of online voting. The highest vote total...

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs:

No Bull 5 goes to the dogs: R.J. Reynolds' marketers, ever creative, have come up with another way of pairing their five "No Bull" millionaire prospects at Daytona with the top five finishers at Charlotte last month, who are also competing for another of Reynolds' $...