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New Assoc for the #59:

Duck Head Footwear has reached an agreement with ST Motorsports to become a product sponsor of the #59 Kingsford/Johnsonville Chevy for the 2002 BGN Series. "We are excited to have Duck Head join our family of product sponsors," said Tad Geschickter, owner of ST Motorsports...

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2: with the Galles Racing IRL team appearing to be done (reportedly, a proposed big-money deal with Budweiser fell through), Al Unser Jr. -- "Little Al" is suddenly shopping for a ride. "It seems as good a time as any for Little Al to look...

#59 Assoc Sponsor:

Johnsonville Sausage has reached an agreement with ST Motorsports to become an associate sponsor of the #59 Kingsford Chevrolet driven by Stacy Compton for the 2002 and 2003 BGN seasons.(ST Motorsports PR)(12-11-2001)...

Compton signs with #59:

Stacy Compton has signed to drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy in the BGN series next season(Richmond Times Dispatch) AND ST Motorsports owner Tad Geschickter announced on Wednesday that Stacy Compton will be in the #59 Kingsford/Johnsonville Chevrolet when Busch Series...

Melling Layoffs UPDATE:

Melling Layoffs UPDATE: #92 Cup team owner, Mark Melling, announced today that in order to reduce operating costs at his facility, while continuing to seek sponsorship for the 2002 season, it was necessary to layoff many of his employees. Though still searching heavily...

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2:

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2: it was reported during NBC's coverage of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, that Melling Racing and driver Stacy Compton may have good news to report soon for the 2002 season and that the #92 team may be around for the full 2002...

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002?

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? it was reported during NBC's coverage of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, that Melling Racing and driver Stacy Compton may have good news to report soon for the 2002 season and that the #92 team may be around for the full 2002 Cup season...

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE:

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE: Dodge and NASCAR are on the verge of announcing that the automobile manufacturer is to be the new sponsor of the Weekly Racing Series, the short-track series played out on nearly 100 local venues throughout the United States. ...

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?:

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?: Stacy Compton's car [#92 Dodge ]owner, Mark Melling, doesn't have a sponsor for next season and may have to shut down, although there are reports that Atwood might be able to put together a deal for the Melling ride...

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) [#37 Brewco car possibly?] AND We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff Purvis...

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Compton in the #59 at Homestead: Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) AND We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff...

Dyno Info UPDATE more testing:

Dyno Info UPDATE more testing: According to sources, the engines of #20-Tony Stewart's Pontiac and polesitter #92-Stacy Compton's Dodge topped the list and were within one horsepower of each other in the Chassis Dyno testing at Talladega . However, the #55 Chevy of...

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team:

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team: Jeremy Mayfield expects to make his plans known within two weeks. Contrary to rumors that have been running wild, Mayfield has spent the past few weeks at his Mooresville home, according to a spokesman...

Compton on pole at Phoenix:

#92-Stacy Compton's lap at 127.700mph earned him the pole for Friday's Silverado 125 CTS race at Phoenix International Raceway (ESPN2). Series points leader #24-Jack Sprague was second, followed by #14-Rick Crawford. #46-Dennis Setzer and #52-Ken Schrader in the top...

More Mayfield UPDATE #7?:

More Mayfield UPDATE #7?: Jeremy Mayfield expects to make his plans known within two weeks. Contrary to rumors that have been running wild, Mayfield has spent the past few weeks at his Mooresville home, according to a spokesman who has been in contact with Mayfield...

To the Wind Tunnel:

To the Wind Tunnel: Stacy Compton's #92 Dodge, Tony Stewart's #20 Pontiac, Jeff Burton's #99 Ford and Bobby Hamilton's #55 Chevrolet were tested on the NASCAR chassis dyno [at the race track] and will be taken to a wind tunnel [Lockheed - Marietta, GA] for testing.(...

#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team:

#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team: from FSN's Jeff Hammond column: "With all the speculation that Jeremy's [Mayfield] going to go to Ray Evernham's third deal since the 92's going to close up, it looks like Evernham Motorsports is going to absorb a lot of ...

Melling scheme at Lowes:

Melling scheme at Lowes: Melling Racing's #Dodge will carry the familiar colors of Conwood Sales Company's Levi Garrett brand in the upcoming Cup races at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Talladega (Oct. 21). Driver Stacy Compton will be the first to pilot the gold, brown...

Melling and Petty to work together?

Melling and Petty to work together? According to #92 Melling Racing driver Stacy Compton, his search outside the Melling camp will intensify if no sponsor is garnered within the next few weeks. He has discussed future opportunities with at least four Winston Cup teams...

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3: Lowes Motor Speedway will be open for NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams to test on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and Wednesday, Sept. 19, no word yet on which teams will test(LMS PR)(9-4-2001) UPDATE: actually no update nor any word on what teams will...