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Park News UPDATE:

Park News UPDATE: Steve Park [driver of the #1 Pennzoil Chevy, Kenny Wallace is subbing for him] has a timetable for his return to racing, but officials at Dale Earnhardt Inc. won't reveal it in case there's any lingering effects from his severe head injury. Park, ...

Parts Seized:

Parts Seized: NASCAR inspectors confiscated several parts from various Winston Cup cars prior to Friday' first practice of the season. Series director John Darby said nothing looked "too serious," however. Several cars had parts taken for use as "underpans," which ...

Welcome Back RPM 2 Night:

Welcome Back RPM 2 Night: ESPN2's RPM 2 Night with John Kernan return's tonight (Feb 4th) at 6:30pm/et [same time all this week]. Also FSN/Speed Channel Totally NASCAR returns on Feb 11th [check local listings for times, 6:30pm/et on Speed Channel and usually 6:00pm...

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE:

NASCAR and CASCAR? UPDATE: the Cayuga 2000 Speedway site is reporting that five 5 NASCAR Stars Officially Signed to race at the track during the final 2002 off weekend (June 28-30th) and Canada Day Weekend. An official press conference will be held sometime in Jan ...

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 #...

TV Show Returns:

TV Show Returns: Allen Bestwick, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader, and Michael Waltrip are headed back to the SpeedChannel (formally Speedvision) on Feb. 18 with the return of Inside Winston Cup Racing.(Caledonian-Record)(1-18-2002)...

Thursday AM Speeds – Mikey fastest again:

Thursday AM Speeds - Mikey fastest again: #15-Michael Waltrip was the fastest Thursday morning with a speed of 183.255mph, #25-Jerry Nadeau was 2nd fastest at 183.139 with #7-Casey Atwood 3rd in a Dodge at 183.113. Fastest Pontiac was #10-Johnny Benson who was 6th ...

Mayfield fastest Wed:

Mayfield fastest Wed: #19-Jeremy Mayfield was the fastest in Wednesday's test session with a lap of 183.221mph. Rounding out the top-five fastest drivers were #15-Michael Waltrip at 183.102, #7-Casey Atwood at 183.091, #33-Mike Wallace at 182.678 and #29-Kevin Harvick...

Kerry to test at Daytona UPDATE 4 and run some Cup races:

Kerry to test at Daytona UPDATE 4 and run some Cup races: Kerry Earnhardt will test the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 8 Chevy during next week's Winston Cup session.(Daytona Beach News Journal) UPDATE: actually being told the car will be #81 and is just a test, not to be...

Aaron’s Re-ups:

Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership, based in Atlanta, will continue its primary sponsorship of Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN car thru 2003. Waltrip debuted the #99 Aaron's Dream Machine at Bristol in the fall of 2000 and ran a limited BGN schedule (18 races) in 2001. The...

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 ...

NASCAR and CASCAR?

NASCAR and CASCAR? the Cayuga 2000 Speedway site is reporting that five 5 NASCAR Stars Officially Signed to race at the track during the final 2002 off weekend and Canada Day Weekend. An official press conference will be held sometime in Jan 2002. Supposedly the January...

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

It appears Robert Pressley will wind up either in the CTS or the BGN, one option may be as the full-time driver for Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN cars.(Savannah Morning News), but am hearing Pressley will end up in the #18 Dodge truck(12-8-2001) UPDATE: Robert Pressley...

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS: It appears Robert Pressley will wind up either in the CTS or the BGN, one option may be as the full-time driver for Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN cars.(Savannah Morning News), but am hearing Pressley will end up in the #18...

Irvan to Carry Olympic Torch UPDATE 5 add Roush, Petty and Andretti; and Jarrett; and Waltrip:

Irvan to Carry Olympic Torch UPDATE 5 add Roush, Petty and Andretti; and Jarrett; and Waltrip: The Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), Coca-Cola and Chevrolet announced that former Winston Cup driver Ernie Irvan has been selected to carry the Olympic Flame on its...

Harvick, Waltrip and the NBA and the NHL:

Harvick, Waltrip and the NBA and the NHL: Kevin Harvick and Michael Waltrip will make a guest appearance on TNT's Inside The NBA on Thurs., Nov. 15, at approximately 11:30pm/et, with TNT host Ernie Johnson, and analysts Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Harvick is bringing...

Pit Crews and Helmets? UPDATE:

Pit Crews and Helmets? UPDATE: NASCAR president Mike Helton says all pit crew members who go over the wall might be asked to wear helmets in the future.(Sporting News)(11-12-2001) UPDATE: NASCAR is considering mandating helmets for pit crew members during races. Helmets...

Bill Elliott wins at Homestead:

Bill Elliott wins at Homestead: #9-Bill Elliott won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead, his first win in 226 races (Darlington in the 1994 Southern 500 in the #11 Budweiser Ford) and the first for Ray Evernham as a Team Owner. It was Elliott's 41st career Winston...

Atlanta Tuesday Testing:

Atlanta Tuesday Testing: #30-Jeff Green set the fast lap Tuesday in a test of 12 Cup drivers preparing for the Nov. 18 NAPA 500 at Atlanta. Greens quickest lap around the 1.54-mile quad-oval was 188.124mph. #45-Kyle Petty and #13-Hermie Sadler, attempting to make ...