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Penske Engine in the #19? UPDATE:

Hearing that the #19 Dodge that Jeremy Mayfield won the pole with at Talladega had a Penske engine in it, not one from Evernham Motorsports.(4-4-2003) UPDATE: Give some credit to Penske-Jasper horsepower for Jeremy Mayfield's pole-winning run Friday. Dodge car owners...

All 61:

Seven drivers have competed in all 61 restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega: Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Rusty Wallace and Michael Waltrip.(4-3-2003)...

Wallace Paying Tribute To Fallen American Hero:

When Rusty Wallace sports his United Association hat during Sundays Aarons 499 pre-race activities at Talladega Superspeedway, he will be paying a special personal tribute to a fallen hero. He will be wearing the hat to honor Marine Reserve Sgt. Bradley Korthaus, ...

Rusty Testing by his ‘Lonesome’? UPDATE:

hearing #2-Rusty Wallace tested at Lonesome Pine Speedway in VA on Tuesday. UPDATE: Rusty Wallace and the #2 Miller Lite Dodge team took to Lonesome Pine Raceway Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Wallace used the 3/8 mile...

Real TV:

NASCAR programming is everywhere on cable, with Inside Winston Cup and the nightly Totally NASCAR. But the Fox braintrust will go a step further this summer, launching a seven-week behind-the-scenes series on FX. Three drivers -- Jamie McMurray (the rookie), Kevin ...

Goo Goo for Rusty UPDATE:

hearing that #2-Rusty Wallace will feature a Goo Goo Dolls (rock band) scheme at Chicago in July.(3-20-2003) UPDATE: see an image of the scheme on my Paint Scheme Gallery .(3-22-2003)...

Trio of drivers a focus in reality TV effort:

Cable network FX has trimmed its list of likely participants in a NASCAR reality-based TV show to three drivers and their teams - rookie Jamie McMurray, third-year driver Kevin Harvick and veteran Rusty Wallace, ThatsRacin.com has learned. Although contracts have yet...

Texas Testing this week and an announcement:

on Wednesday, March 19th, there will be a special announcement regarding the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Teams have also scheduled final test sessions in preparation for Texas race week. Teams are scheduled for testing ...

NASCAR’s Go-to Guys:

NASCAR regularly called the late Dale Earnhardt over the radio during races and asked him to relay track information to the tower. So who are the go-to guys now? Rusty Wallace leads the pack, but Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett also are tuned into NASCAR'...

NASCAR Reality Series?

Officials with NASCAR and the cable network FX are gauging the interest of several Winston Cup drivers in participating in a reality-based TV show, ThatsRacin.com has learned. Sources confirmed that FX representatives spoke with up to eight drivers last weekend at ...

Rusty’s Helmet:

On lap 176 of Sunday's race, there was a seven-car wreck that started when Mike Skinner initiated contact with Rusty Wallace. Fox reported that Wallace hit the wall extremely hard. So hard, in fact, that it cracked his helmet. They didn't have a chance to tell the ...

More on Rusty’s ‘cheating’ comments:

Rusty Wallace said this week he really didn't mean to directly accuse Chevrolet teams of cheating at Daytona in a widely reported comment he made before last weekend's race at Rockingham, but he didn't back too far away from saying there were some shenanigans. "I'm...

Rusty softens ‘cheating’ comments:

At Rockingham last Friday, #2-Rusty Wallace was quoted in a Dodge news release as saying, "I don't know why they (Chevrolets) were so good at Daytona. Four or five of them were cheating really, really hard and didn't get caught. The NASCAR guys know it, and they're...

Chevy Cheating? UPDATE:

Rusty Wallace fanned the flames of suspicion yesterday when he insisted that Chevy teams were fudging: "Four or five of them were cheating really, really hard and didn't get caught. The NASCAR guys know it, and they're out for them when they get to Talladega."( Winston...

#600 for Rusty:

#2-Rusty Wallace will be looking to make his 600th career NASCAR Winston Cup start this weekend at Rockingham. He is 14th on the NASCAR all-time starts list, two behind 13th-ranked James Hylton.(2-19-2003) UPDATE: hearing there may be a special paint scheme or decal...

Busch to make VISA adds:

Roush Racing driver Kurt Busch is set to join Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace in a 2003 VISA Card national advertising campaign. Both are schedueld to take part in a photo shoot today and a commercial shoot on Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway. Roush...

Rusty’s Carb:

NASCAR put Rusty Wallace's controversial carburetor on display yesterday for teams to examine. The specific alteration that Wallace's crew had made to the carburetor was to the walls of the four venturi, to alter the air flow to make it more effective.( Winston Salem...

More on the Twin 125’s Dyno Tests:

The total number of cars NASCAR tested on the chassis dyno came to an even dozen according to the NASCAR dyno sheet. The numbers, which are highly suspect due to the wide variance, cover a range that spans 384 - 360 horsepower. Topping the charts was Jack Spragues...

Dodge Ads:

Dodge NASCAR drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin and Rusty Wallace, as well as racing legend Richard Petty, take a break from their day jobs to star in a new TV ad for Dodge and its line of SRT performance vehicles. The spot, titled Race Inspired, features Elliott...

Cars to be Dyno’d UPDATE 2:

NASCAR is expected to put today's top finishers of the 125's on its chassis dyno to compare effective horsepower at the rear wheels of cars fresh off the track. NASCAR is also expected to chassis dyno Sunday's top finishers. Drivers will be using their qualifying motors...