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DEI to Honor Singer:

DEI to Honor Singer: Dale Earnhardt Inc. will honor the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, of the popular R&B group TLC, this weekend at Richmond by carrying special stripes on all three of the company's Winston Cup Chevy's (#'s 1,8,15). Lopes, 30, was killed instantly...

Bigger Car…sooner?

Bigger Car...sooner? Johnny Benson's fiery exit from Sunday's Talladega 500 once again raises the issue of how difficult it seems for drivers to get out of their cars after wrecks, and it could prompt NASCAR to move even faster on its proposed "big greenhouse" car. ...

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

#57-Jason Keller won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega on Saturday, his second BGN wins of the season and 7th of his career, holding off #59-Stacy Compton by .163 seconds in a race that saw just three of 43 cars on the lead lap at the finish. On Lap 14 of 117, rookies #...

Waltrip to field a car for Kenny Wallace at Talladega? UPDATE yep #98:

Waltrip to field a car for Kenny Wallace at Talladega? UPDATE yep #98: Mike Waltrip mentioned during the Fox BGN rain delay coverage that Michael Waltrip racing will field a Cup car at Talladega for Kenny Wallace that will carry Aaron's Rent sponsorship and that Aaron...

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...

Waltrip to field a car for Kenny Wallace at Talladega?

Waltrip to field a car for Kenny Wallace at Talladega? Mike Waltrip mentioned during the Fox BGN rain delay coverage that Michael Waltrip racing will field a Cup car at Talladega for Kenny Wallace that will carry Aaron's Rent sponsorship and that Aaron's will also ...

Martinsville Testing:

Martinsville Testing: #32-Ricky Craven and Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year contenders #12-Ryan Newman and #48-Jimmy Johnson closed out two days of testing at Martinsville Speedway on Thursday afternoon. Testing resumes Monday when #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #9-Bill Elliott...

IWC draws record audience:

IWC draws record audience: The SPEED Channel show Inside Winston Cup with drivers Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson and Ken Schrader joining host Allen Bestwick, drew its highest-ever audience on the motorsports cable channel, as 367,000 households tuned in Monday night...

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...

Park to test at Darlington/Wallace has another Cup ride lined up? UPDATE 4 park to return at Darlington:

Park to test at Darlington/Wallace has another Cup ride lined up? UPDATE 4 park to return at Darlington: Steve Park will test twice this week at Darlington with hopes of being cleared to return to the #1 Pennzoil Chevy on March 17 at the same track in the Carolina ...

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...

#500 for Mikey:

#500 for Mikey: Michael Waltrip will make his 500th career Winston Cup start Sunday at North Carolina Speedway, the 23rd series driver to reach this milestone.(2-24-2002)...

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona:

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona: #41-Jimmy Spencer said he watched last week' Daytona 500 on television after missing the field for that event. That was the first race Ive watched live on TV since 19-whatever it was, he said. Im not proud of it and...

Park Tests…to return soon UPDATE:

Park Tests...to return soon UPDATE: Steve Park tested Thursday at Lowe's Motor Speedway, running with DEI teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip and Kenny Wallace. Thursday's test, in which the drivers tried to simulate race conditions, was observed by doctors...

Cars tested after the 500:

Cars tested after the 500: The cars of #22-Ward Burton, #21-Elliott Sadler and #15-Michael Waltrip were tested on the chassis dyno following the Daytona 500.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(2-21-2002)...

Earnhardt Jr wins at Daytona:

#3-Dale Earnhardt Jr. cruised to victory with #99-Michael Waltrip stuck to his rear bumper, just .162 seconds behind. It is Earnhardt's first series victory at the historic speedway that claimed the life of his father in a last lap wreck in last season's Daytona 500...

Chassis Dyno Testing:

Chassis Dyno Testing: NASCAR tested more engines on the chassis dyno yesterday af the Twin 125 Qualifying races. The cars of #24-Jeff Gordon, #15-Michael Waltrip, #36-Ken Schrader, #20-Tony Stewart, #28-Ricky Rudd, #66-Todd Bodine, #40-Sterling Marlin and #43-John ...

Friday’s Daytona 500 Practice:

Friday's Daytona 500 Practice: #29-Kevin Harvick was the fastest in Friday's only Cup practice with a speed of 189.243mph with #21-Elliott Sadler next at 189.084 and #5-Terry Labonte 3rd fastest at 188.949 (all in the draft). Slowest were #45-Kyle Petty at 185.155 ...