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Lowes to stay on the #31:

Lowes to stay on the #31: Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse will continue its primary sponsorship of the #31 Richard Childress Racing team for the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. RCR president Richard Childress said he is looking forward to a strong season from...

#31 Sponsor? UPDATE:

hearing that Top Choice Lumber, which is sold at Lowes, will be the sponsor on the #31 RCR Chevy driven by Mike Skinner for the first half of the 2001 Cup season. Lowes announced a few months ago that it wanted out of its contract to sponsor the #31 but team owner ...

#31 Sponsor?

hearing that Top Choice Lumber, which is sold at Lowes, will be the sponsor on the #31 RCR Chevy driven by Mike Skinner for the first half of the 2001 Cup season. Lowes announced a few months ago that it wanted out of its contract to sponsor the #31 but team owner ...

Penthouse to Outhouse:

#16 Kevin Lepage, who won the pole for this race a year ago, will not be in the NAPA 500 at Atlanta as Lepages final-round qualifying lap, 186.686 mph, was 50th, and he was unable to get a provisional spot over Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd, Mike Skinner, Dale Earnhardt ...

APR and the BGN UPDATE not so fast:

APR and the BGN UPDATE not so fast: Andy Petree Racing announced it may not field a NASCAR Busch Series team in 2001, instead focusing all efforts on its two Winston Cup teams. APR is currently running a limited Busch Series schedule with two part-time sponsors. It...

Skinner News – UPDATE:

The son of Winston Cup driver Mike Skinner was arrested in North Carolina on Thursday on multiple drug charges. A spokesman for the Randolph County Sheriff's department said they arrested Michael James Skinner, 22, of Randleman, N.C., after a search warrant turned ...

Two APR cars:

Two APR cars: Andy Petree Racing will have two entries at Phoenix. Mike Skinner will be behind the wheel of the #15 Albertsons Chevy, and Elliot Sadler will drive the #51 Hot Tamales Chevy(Hendersonville Times-News)(10-26-2000)...

Homestead Testing UPDATE 4:

Homestead-Miami Speedway will be holding a test session for several of the top NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 24-25. Some drivers that will test include: #26-Jimmy Spencer, #20-Tony Stewart, #18-Bobby Labonte, #99-Jeff Burton, #24-Jeff...

Skinner in a backup:

#31-Mike Skinner was forced to move to a backup car after hitting the inside retaining wall on the back stretch at Rockingham during Friday's practice(That's Racin')(10-20-2000)...

Failed Inspections:

Inspections for Winston Cup cars was slow going Friday, as several teams failed to make it through prequalifying inspections on the first try. The teams of Dale Earnhardt, Jeremy Mayfield, Bobby Hamilton, Sterling Marlin, Blaise Alexander and Matt Kenseth had to make...

Lowes?

The silence about what's going on with the Lowe's sponsorship of the #31 Chevys driven by Mike Skinner makes you believe that lawyers are involved. The best guess is that they're trying to work out some kind of settlement that will allow Lowe's to come off the car ...

Lowes In? Lowes Out? UPDATE 4 – the #25?:

many readers emailed me a Lowes in-house memo saying that Lowes was leaving the #31 Richard Childress Team and driver Mike Skinner after the 2000 season, ESPN2's RPM 2Night also reported the memo. I was told as was RPM 2Night, that owner Richard Childress says he spoke...

Testing at Martinsville:

Kyle Petty tested with the #45 Sprint Chevy race team on Tuesday at Martinsville Speedway in preparation for the teams first Winston Cup race with Kyle at the wheel. Petty along with #99-Jeff Burton, #19-Casey Atwood, #31-Mike Skinner, and #75-Wally Dallenbach began...

#19 to skip races:

#19 to skip races: Because of a loss of one of its primary sponsors, the #19 Emerald Performance Group team and driver PJ Jones, has scaled down its involvement the BGN for the rest of the season. When the team's original driver, Mike Skinner, left earlier this season...

Sadlers BGN plans:

Sadlers BGN plans: Andy Petree Racing has announced today that Elliott Sadler will finish the season in the #15 Hot Tamales Chevy in the Busch Series. Sadler will race at Richmond, Rockingham, and Phoenix. The team also fields the #15 Albertsons Chevrolet driven by...

Sadlers BGN plans:

Andy Petree Racing has announced today that Elliott Sadler will finish the season in the #15 Hot Tamales Chevy in the Busch Series. Sadler will race at Richmond, Rockingham, and Phoenix. The team also fields the #15 Albertsons Chevrolet driven by Mike Skinner. Driver...

Aero Testing UPDATE 3:

NASCAR has booked Daytona International Speedway on August 15th(looks like the 14th) for a special aerodynamic test session. The sanctioning body is tinkering with different aero combinations to slow the Winston Cup cars down without restricting the engines any further...

Skinner to Stay:

when #31 crew chief Larry McReynolds announced he was leaving the #31 Lowes Chevy, there were questions about the future of driver Mike Skinner(had heard none here). Saturday, team owner Richard Childress put those questions to rest, saying Skinner would be in the #...

More Restrictor Plate Tests? UPDATE:

Winston Cup teams will try yet again to nail down a solution (to replace restrictor plates or use a larger one) in another special test next month at Talladega. Jack Roush and Richard Childress have been spearheading the latest charge; they pushed NASCAR for a special...

Skinner and the Red Cross:

#31-Mike Skinner and Lowes COO Larry Stone will present $224,540 in checks to Mike Turner of the American Red Cross, prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600. Through Lowe's Racing for Relief program, led by NASCAR driver Mike Skinner, Lowe's raised $114,370 through...