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Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Bristol:

Jeff Gordon took the pole for Saturday Night's Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway by the wide margin of .001 seconds over Mark Martin this afternoon. It was the 3rd Bud Pole of the season for Gordon (2 shorties and a roadie), and the 45th of his career. Tho the ...

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

In what was yet another fuelish event, #12-Ryan Newman made his gas last the final 52 laps today at Michigan International Speedway and won the GFS Marketplace 400. For Newman, it was his 5th victory of the season and 6th of his career. He's now the lone driver in ...

Larry Mac to own a truck team…for Skinner? UPDATE:

Larry McReynolds says in a Foxsports.com Column: "In response to a report that I might become an owner in the Truck series with driver Mike Skinner, I have been approached and have had some conversations with some people about the future of the series. I'm a competitor...

Hemphill in the #15 for the rest of 2003:

Ryan Hemphill has been tabbed to drive the #15 VOKAL Clothing Dodge for the remainder of the 2003 Truck Series season. The 21 year-old Apollo, PA native takes over the reigns from NASCAR veteran Mike Skinner who has rejoined the NASCAR Winston Cup ranks. Hemphill has...

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – The Brickyard:

#29-Kevin Harvick led the first 17 laps....then the final 16 laps. He didn't bother messing with Mr. Inbetween! Harvick won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon for his 4th career win and first of the season. He becomes the 15th different...

Fuller to stand by:

Jeff Fuller is scheduled to standby to practice, qualify or race this weekend for #7-Mike Skinner for the Busch race at IRP.(Jeff Fuller site)(8-1-2003)...

Hughes Looking to Increase Minority Participation in Motorsports:

Tinsley Hughes, a longtime African-American NASCAR team owner is utilizing Lowes Motor Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway as a foundation for his efforts to increase minority participation in motorsports. Hughes, founder and owner of BH Motorsports, has fielded cars...

Skinner in the #01 car, Wallace out? UPDATE done deal:

hearing that Mike Wallace has been released from the #01 US Army Pontiac and replacing him will be Mike Skinner (I hear for the next three races, except for Watkins Glen where Boris Said will run)(7-28-2003) UPDATE: Mike Skinner has been named to drive the #01 U.S. ...

Skinner in the #7 at IRP:

MikeSkinner.com reports that Mike Skinner will drive the #7 Kleenex Chevy at Inidanapolis Raceway Park [IRP](7-22-2003)...

Skinner? Unser Jr.?

Speculation on FSN's NASCAR This Morning mentioned Mike Skinner or Al Unser Jr. as possible drivers in the #0 NetZero Pontiac at Indy for the Brickyard 400 [Andretti has a commitment with DEI to run at Indy], also could be David Green.(FSN's NASCAR This Morning)(7-...

Skinner back to the trucks?

Mike Skinner will likely be driving for Michael Waltrip's new Truck team, according to team sources.(Winston Salem Journal)(6-23-2003) UPDATE: The future, Skinner said, is still up in the air: 'If I get in cars that aren't part of big-name teams, without big-name sponsors...

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

A second round of NASCAR Winston Cup Series private testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets underway Monday, July 14 [and 15th]. Drivers scheduled to test are: #0-Jack Sprague, #01-Mike Wallace, #02-Hermie Sadler. #07-Ted Musgrave, #2-Rusty Wallace, #4-David...

Edwards wins at Kentucky:

#99-Carl Edwards raced to his first NASCAR Truck series victory Saturday night, beating #1-Ted Musgrave by 3.568 seconds in the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Edwards, a 23-year-old rookie from Columbia, Mo., finished second last week at Kansas Speedway...

Skinner to test at Indy…but for who?

it was reported in an XM Radio interview with Mike Skinner, that he will test for an independent team at Indianapolis on July 14-15th. Said he would give feedback and could even end up running the race.( XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio - Subscription Required) - hearing...

Wood is on the pole at Kentucky:

#50-Jon Wood, coming off his first NASCAR Truck series win last week, earned his second career pole Friday night for the Built Ford Tough 225 with a qualifying record for the series of 169.641mph at Kentucky Speedway. Bryan Reffner had held the record after a 168.46...

Skinner back in a Truck:

Former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Mike Skinner makes his return to the truck series this weekend as the driver of the #15 VOKAL Clothing Racing team. Team owner Billy Ballew named Skinner as the replacement for Rich Bickle starting with Saturday's Built...

A Sauter in the #4? UPDATE 3 Sauter to run Chicago:

hearing that Busch Series driver [#'s 21 and #43] Johnny Sauter will test the #4 Pontiac for Morgan-McClure next week in Chicago.(6-19-2003) UPDATE: Morgan-McClure Motorsports owner Larry McClure said he is in no hurry to find a permanent replacement for driver Mike...

ARCA Driver up for #4 Ride/test:

Keith Segars, who races on the ARCA Series, is among the candidates to replace Mike Skinner in the Morgan-McClure Motorsports #4 Kodak Pontiac. Segars was en route to Talladega Superspeedway Tuesday for two days of testing the race set-up Morgan-McClure plans to use...

Andretti still looking:

John Andretti said he has spoken to his cousin, Michael, but not about the opening Michael had on his Indy Racing League team. "He's got a path he's set on, and I'm not looking to change from one (series) to another at this point," Andretti said. "I guess it might ...

More on possible #4 Drivers UPDATE Testing at Chicago with Sauter and Talladega with Compton:

Morgan-McClure Motorsports team general manager Larry McClure spent part of Monday pondering one of the hottest questions in NASCAR. Who will replace Mike Skinner in the No. 4 Kodak Pontiac? "We're looking at a couple of drivers,'' McClure said. "We're not going to...