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Spencer on the Move? UPDATE 2 Spencer leaving:

Spencer on the Move? UPDATE 2 Spencer leaving: Dodge is making a run at Jimmy Spencer, who could be moving from Travis Carter's #26 team to Chip Ganassi's next season, according to sources close to the situation(Winston Salem Journal)(9-29-2001) UPDATE: Car owner [#...

#26/66 Shocks Banned? UPDATE:

#26/66 Shocks Banned? UPDATE: NASCAR has banned the special shocks Jimmy Spencer and Todd Bodine have been using over the summer(Winston Salem Journal)(9-3-2001) UPDATE: Because of Derrick Finley's ingenuity, there's a new provision in NASCAR's rule book. Finley, team...

#26/66 Shocks Banned?

#26/66 Shocks Banned? NASCAR has banned the special shocks Jimmy Spencer and Todd Bodine have been using over the summer(Winston Salem Journal)(9-3-2001)...

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

NASCAR's Statement on the the Talladega Testing: The following are comments from Gary Nelson, NASCAR Winston Cup Series director, regarding Monday's test by NASCAR at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This test was designed by NASCAR for its teams to test various changes...

Talladega Testing Done:

Talladega Testing Done: A day after running three- and four-wide in an invitation-only NASCAR test, more than a dozen Winston Cup Series teams remained at Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for Octobers EA SPORTS 500 on Oct. 21. On Monday, NASCAR officials sent 19...

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...

New Seat/Cocoon? UPDATE 3:

New Seat/Cocoon? UPDATE 3: An innovative driver's compartment that could become NASCAR's most revolutionary safety device sat behind a closed garage door Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Only the most privileged in the Winston Cup division got to see it. ...

New Seat/Cocoon? UPDATE:

New Seat/Cocoon? UPDATE: An innovative driver's compartment that could become NASCAR's most revolutionary safety device sat behind a closed garage door Tuesday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Only the most privileged in the Winston Cup division got to see it. What...

Haas-Carter Third Team? UPDATE 3:

Haas-Carter Third Team? UPDATE 3: Haas-Carter Motorsports has booked Daytona International Speedway for two test days next week, but neither of that team's regular cars is expected to participate in the session. Travis Carter, who co-owns the #26 and #66 Fords with...

Musgrave in the #00 at Kentucky UPDATE 2 No it’s Fedawa

Ted Musgrave has gotten the call to run Buckshot Racing's BGN #00 car at Kentucky on June 16th(NASCAR.com)(6-8-2001) UPDATE: Buckshot Racing announced that Ted Musgrave would drive its #00 BGN car at the race at Kentucky Speedway, June 15-16. This is a one-race deal...

Bodine. Todd not to race at the Glen

Todd Bodine will not drive in the BGN race at Watkins Glen on July 8, the track's spokeswoman said. "They're bringing the car(Buckshot Racing #00), but he won't be driving it," said Julie Giese, public relations manager at the track. "They didn't say who the driver...

Bodine Hurt Too:

Bodine Hurt Too: Todd Bodine joins Dale Jarrett as a driver in discomfort, suffering from lingering pain from a back strain suffered last week. Bodine was cleaning his pool last Saturday when he injured his back, then worsened the injury by racing in both The Winston...

Lowes Testing:

Lowes Testing: #02-Ryan Newman was the fastest in the 2nd day of testing at Lowes Motor Speedway in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 with a speed of 181.208mph. #4-Kevin Lepage was second fastest on the unofficial stopwatches at 181.147 mph, #40-Sterling Marlin was...

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

Testing At Lowes UPDATE: Lowes Motor Speedway will host many drivers in a test session on Monday May 7th and Tuesday, May 8th. Cup schedule on both days run from 4:00 to 10:00pm/et. Sceduled drivers so far are: #88-Dale Jarrett, #9-Bill Elliott, #22-Ward Burton, #19...

Kmart to Re-new? UPDATE:

Kmart to Re-new? UPDATE: #26-Jimmy Spencer and #66-Todd Bodine may have added incentive this spring, with word that K-Mart officials are now interested in renewing their sponsorship contract with car owner Travis Carter. Bodine opened the season strong, and the last...

Only 39 at California? NO 43

Only 39 cars are entered for Saturday's Auto Club 300 Busch Series race here, so everyone will make some money. There are 43 positions available, but fields have been consistently short, thanks in large part to new engine rules in the division. The Busch field shows...

The Yellow Line:

The Yellow Line: Mike Helton, president of NASCAR, during the pre-race drivers meeting, sternly made his point to the 43 competitors and crew chiefs assembled in the room. He let them know where the sanctioning body stood on reckless driving during the 500-mile event...

#66 Sponsor:

#66 Sponsor: Ralston Purina Company announced that Purina Dog Chow brand dog food will be an associate sponsor on the No. 66 Route 66/Kmart Ford Taurus, driven by Todd Bodine. Dog Chow along with the Purina flagship red and white checkerboard logo will be displayed...

Newman on the pole at Darlington:

Ryan Newman won his second consecutive pole in the BGN after winning the pole at Darlington with a speed of 170.301mph, breaking the track record as did 16 other drivers. Todd Bodine, who has two series wins this season with Buckshot Racing, qualified second, while...

The HANS at Atlanta:

The HANS at Atlanta: On Friday, #66-Todd Bodine received the results on the head and neck safety belt system he developed with Bill Simpson. After discovering his system was 40 percent less safe than the HANS device, Bodine was fitted for his own HANS device on Sunday...