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Skinner Sore but OK UPDATE 6 Gordon in at NHIS, No torn ACL:

Skinner Sore but OK UPDATE 6 Gordon in at NHIS, No torn ACL: #31-Mike Skinner took a hard hit when a front tire blew on his car on Lap 23, pitching him hard into the wall. He was taken to a hospital, was found to have a concussion and a fractured left ankle, and was...

Cingular Sponsorship moving?

Cingular Sponsorship moving? At least four teams are vying for a major sponsorship with Bell Atlantic/Cingular Wireless (Actually it is BellSouth not Bell Atlantic which is Verizon), according to NASCAR sources. The company currently sponsors Jason Leffler and car ...

and Mike Skinner? UPDATE:

and Mike Skinner? UPDATE: It was what Richard Childress didn't say about Mike Skinner on Saturday that will only fuel speculation about the driver's future in the #31 Chevy. During the announcement that Jeff Green will drive the #30 car sponsored by America Online ...

Jeff Green to RCR #30 Cup team? UPDATE 6 Green is it:

Jeff Green to RCR #30 Cup team? UPDATE 6 Green is it: RPM 2Nights Ray Dunlap reported on Monday's show, that 2001 BGN Champ and current BGN #10 driver Jeff Green will soon be named as the full time driver of the #30 Richard Childress Racing team for the 2002 season...

Crew Members Family in Flood:

Crew Members Family in Flood: John Dillon, who normally hauls the fuel cans from pit road to the fuel pumps and back for Mike Skinner's team during Winston Cup races, isn't at the track this weekend. Dillon is in his hometown of Anawalt, W.Va., helping his family and...

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts: Several teams were caught Thursday during inspections using altered bolts to hold their fuel cells in place. NASCAR inspectors took bolts from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #31-Mike Skinner, #9-Bill Elliott, #44-Buckshot Jones and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parts...

#31 Car Chief to Return:

#31 Car Chief to Return: Kevin Gabard, front-tire carrier and car chief of the #31 Loves Chevy of Mike Skinner, will resume his pit road duties at next Sunday's Pepsi 400 Daytona after recuperating from knee surgery. Gabard underwent anterior cruciate ligament replacement...

Lowes and the #31 UPDATE 2 Gordon/Lowes Connection:

Lowes and the #31 UPDATE 2 Gordon/Lowes Connection: Lowe's officials admitted last week that they want to find a driver who can compete with the popularity and success of Tony Stewart, who drives the #20 Pontiac for their competition, Home Depot. Lowe's officials have...

Some Notes:

Some Notes: Ricky Rudd's win came in his 710th Winston Cup race, became the 11th different winner in 15 races this year and his 21st victory ties him with Benny Parsons, Jack Smith and Terry Labonte for 24th on the all-time win list. This was Rudd's first victory starting...

UPDATE – Images – Confirmed Looney Toons Schemes for the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond in Sept:

UPDATE - Images - Confirmed Looney Toons Schemes for the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond in Sept: #1-Steve Park, Sylvester and Tweety #5-Terry Labonte, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner #24-Jeff Gordon, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd #29-Kevin Harvick, Tasmanian Devil...

Skinner Safe..for 2001:

Skinner Safe..for 2001: Something is happening on Richard Childress' second team(#31), where Mike Skinner works, and Skinner's future has been the subject of conversation in the Winston Cup garage for two weeks. Childress confirmed that he is talking with potential...

Larry Mac Looking?

Larry Mac Looking? Fox commentator Larry McReynolds is looking for a job. After the network televises its last race of the season at Sonoma, Calif., on June 24, McReynolds wants to get involved with a NASCAR team for the remaining five months of the 2001 season. "Fox...

Confirmed Looney Toons Schemes for the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond in Sept – UPDATE:

Confirmed Looney Toons Schemes for the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond in Sept - UPDATE: #1-Steve Park, Sylvester and Tweety #5-Terry Labonte, Wylie Coyote and the Roadrunner #24-Jeff Gordon, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd #29-Kevin Harvick, Tazmanian Devil (Taz) #30-...

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?:

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?: PRN's Garage Pass interviewed Cup, BGN, IRL team owner Richard Childress who says he may give Robbie Gordon a shot in one of his cars in the future, possibly a BGN car(The #21 at Watkins Glen?). Plus the #...

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and…:

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and...: Kevin Harvick and Kenny Wallace plan to fly back and forth between Charlotte and Nazareth, Pa., next week, allowing them to compete in both The Winston (or the Winston Open, in Wallaces case) and the BGN race...

Buschwackers

how did some of the Cup regulars do in qualifying at NHIS for the BGN race. (DW calls them Buschwackers). #2-Kevin Harvick is on the pole, #21-Mike Skinner starts 6th, #31-Steve Park starts 3rd, #1-Kevin Lepage starts 6th and #48-Kenny Wallace starts 9th(5-11-2001)...

More Cup drivers at NHIS BGN race UPDATE

Mike Skinner has joined fellow Cup drivers Kevin Harvick(#29 in Cup, #2 in BGN), Steve Park(#1 and #31), Kenny Wallace(#27 and #48), Jimmy Spencer(#26 and #1), Mike Skinner(#31 and #21), (The #00 will not run at NHIS as reported) in the field for the May 12 CVS/pharmacy...

More Cup drivers at NHIS BGN race UPDATE:

More Cup drivers at NHIS BGN race UPDATE: Mike Skinner has joined fellow Cup drivers Kevin Harvick(#29 in Cup, #2 in BGN), Steve Park(#1 and #31), Kenny Wallace(#27 and #48), Jimmy Spencer(#26 and #1), Mike Skinner(#31 and #21), (The #00 will not run at NHIS as reported...

Childress changes belts:

Childress changes belts: Richard Childress Racing has removed Simpson seat belts from its Cup and Busch cars except Mike Skinner's #31. The team says the move was made because of driver preference(Sporting News)(5-7-2001)...

Spencer wins

at Richmond, his first BGN race win since Las Vegas in 1998(sure didn't seem like that long ago). #33-Tony Raines was 2nd with #21-Mike Skinner running third. See That's Racin' for Hardee's 250 Results(5-5-2001)...