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#29 Stays, New Colors, #3 Retired? UPDATE 2:

#29 Stays, New Colors, #3 Retired? UPDATE 2: Richard Childress Racing will unveil the 2002 paint scheme for the #29 Chevrolets driven by rookie Kevin Harvick, but there will be no change in the team's number. The news conference is scheduled for 10:00am/et on Sunday...

No Word on #31 Driver until Atlanta? UPDATE Next Week?

No Word on #31 Driver until Atlanta? UPDATE Next Week? Car owner Richard Childress said he hoped to have a decision on the future of the # 31 car by the Atlanta race in November. There was some media speculation that Sunday's announcement would involve Robby Gordon...

Nemechek on the move?

Nemechek on the move? Joe Nemechek says "There are going to be a lot more people changing teams than you think. I didn't think there would be a lot of changing this season, but over the last two weeks I've learned a lot of changes are coming." Nemechek could be one...

Skinner to have Surgery UPDATE 4 Gordon in NOW:

Skinner to have Surgery UPDATE 4 Gordon in NOW: Mike Skinner: "I'm going to have surgery on my left knee sometime later in the season. The doctors are going to replace my ACL and repair my MCL but I don't know just yet when we're going to do it. I've got to sit down...

#31 Driver…soon?

#31 Driver...soon? Expect team owner Richard Childress to announce plans for the #31 car soon, possibly during the final weekend of the month when the Winston Cup circuit is at Kansas Speedway. Sources say Robby Gordon will drive the car in 2002, but the legal terminology...

2nd Morgan-McClure team? UPDATE 6 Lepage will not return in 2002:

2nd Morgan-McClure team? UPDATE 6 Lepage will not return in 2002: .......Another small outfit, Morgan-McClure Racing, is trying to land another primary sponsor in an effort to add a second team. How much might either organization benefit from the addition of a second...

Mayfield Unhappy UPDATE:

Mayfield Unhappy UPDATE: #12-Jeremy Mayfield, 21st in points, said there are a lot of opportunities to drive for good teams in the series next season and he feels like he's wasting the most important time in his career. "I'm going through the same old up and down season...

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE 2 Buckshot Staying:

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE 2 Buckshot Staying: hearing Stacy Compton is close to signing with Petty Enterprises to drive the #44 Dodge. Compton currently drives the #92 Melling Racing Dodge nad Buckshot Jones currently drives the #44 Dodge(8-21-2001) UPDATE...

#3 to return in 2002? UPDATE:

#3 to return in 2002? UPDATE: NASCAR.com's The Buzz is reporting that Richard Childress Racing could be bringing back the #3 Chevrolet. Formerly driven by and made famous by the late Dale Earnhardt, it has not been driven in competition since the seven-time champion...

Gordon and the #31? UPDATE 2:

Gordon and the #31? UPDATE 2: hearing Robby Gordon has signed a 3-year deal with RCR to drive the #31 Cingular Chevy(8-17-2001) UPDATE: It appears that Robby Gordon will be replacing Mike Skinner on Richard Childress's second team next season, with what is reported...

No TV Boxes at Bristol:

No TV Boxes at Bristol: No cars will telemetry boxes for TV because of the difficulty of getting a signal since mountains surround the track. Batteries in a telemetry box triggered a fire in Robby Gordon's #31 car at Watkins Glen, forcing him out of the race. The boxes...

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE but:

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE but: hearing Stacy Compton is close to signing with Petty Enterprises to drive the #44 Dodge. Compton currently drives the #92 Melling Racing Dodge nad Buckshot Jones currently drives the #44 Dodge(8-21-2001) UPDATE: but the Anniston...

Cingular Sponsorship moving? UPDATE 6 to RCR #31? Gordon in – 3yr deal?:

Cingular Sponsorship moving? UPDATE 6 to RCR #31? Gordon in - 3yr deal?: 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...

Telemetry Boxes:

Telemetry Boxes: A total of 31 teams ran Sunday's race with telemetry boxes that were made optional after a battery pack powering one caught on fire in Robby Gordon's car caught on fire last week at Watkins Glen. All 43 cars ran the boxes in all of the previous Cup...

Why the telemetry box blew:

Why the telemetry box blew: A Roush Industries investigation revealed that, as expected, an interior short in a lithium battery ignited the fire in the cockpit of Robby Gordons Chevrolet last week that cost Gordon a shot at victory in the Global Crossing at the Glen...

Boxes Optional? UPDATE:

Boxes Optional? UPDATE: Cars will likely not be required to carry the electronic boxes supplying telemetry about their performance and other data for the television broadcast in this weekend's races at Michigan(That's Racin')(8-17-2001) UPDATE: Telemetry boxes, including...

No Backup for Skinner?

No Backup for Skinner? Despite a noticeable limp, Mike Skinner says he'll be running the BGN #21 Rockwell Automation Chevy on Saturday and the Cup #31 Lowe's Chevy on Sunday without a backup driver. When asked if he would play it by ear on Saturday and try to find ...

Robby Gordon fired up UPDATE:

Robby Gordon fired up UPDATE: Robby Gordon had a fire in the #31 Lowes Chevy, the telemetry box used by NBC to monitor rpms, speed and braking reportedly caught on fire when the batteries used to power it came out. (see a Gaston Gazette Column on this: Robby Gordon...

Gordon gets 4th win at Watkins Glen:

Gordon gets 4th win at Watkins Glen: #24-Jeff Gordon wins his 4th career race at Watkins Glen and 7th road course win. It was Gordon's 5th win of 2001 and 57th career Winston Cup win. The rest of the top five were: 2) #99-Jeff Burton; 3) #12-Jeremy Mayfield; 4) #28...

Childress Speaks UPDATE:

Childress Speaks UPDATE: "We'll make some type of announcement of what we're going to do with the 31 and Mike Skinner some time in August. We're looking at about the 15th before we'll have exact... we're hoping to do some stuff by Michigan. We'll probably have some...