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Ward to Hendrick? UPDATE nope:

Ward to Hendrick? UPDATE nope: Dodge executives say they are worried that Chevy's Rick Hendrick may be ready to make another run at Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.(Winston Salem Journal)(5-19-2002) UPDATE: Ward Burton denied rumors he's leaving.the Caterpillar Dodge...

Ward to Hendrick?

Ward to Hendrick? Dodge executives say they are worried that Chevy's Rick Hendrick may be ready to make another run at Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.(Winston Salem Journal)(5-19-2002)...

Davis/Wimmer to cut back in BGN? to Cup for a few races?

Theres a chance that Bill Davis will cut back on his #23 BGN operation with driver Scott Wimmer and run only the races for which they have backing from Siemens. The deal with Siemens is for 17 races, and several of those have already been run. Wimmer, however, said...

WD-40 Vote:

WD-40 Vote: WD-40 Company announced its candidates for the WD-40 Fan Club Board of Directors. The 11 lucky candidates have embarked on a mission to earn a seat on the WD-40 Fan Club Board of Directors. Fans can log on to http://fanclub.wd40.com to place their votes...

Driver of the Year Voting:

Driver of the Year Voting: Thanks to two wins in three IRL starts, Sam Hornish Jr. narrowly edged NASCAR Winston Cup Series leader Sterling Marlin to become the first-quarter winner in Driver of the Year voting. A nationwide panel of 15 racing journalists, and fans...

Trading Cards at the CHP booth:

Trading Cards at the CHP booth: Guests visiting the California Highway Patrol (CHP) booth at California Speedway' Gate 12 have the opportunity to pick up a free set of trading cards featuring Winston Cup stars Wallace; Tony Stewart (#20 Home Depot Pontiac); Bobby Labonte...

Ward Honored:

Ward Honored: #22-Ward Burton was honored at South Boston Speedway Saturday, April 13 as part of the "Ward Burton Appreciation Day," an event held in conjunction with the NASCAR Winston Cup race in Martinsville 60 miles away. As part of the event, South Boston Speedway...

Cars Dyno’d:

Cars Dyno'd: Six cars were tested on the chassis dynamometer, used to measure horsepower delivered to the rear wheels, following the race. They were the Dodges driven by #40-Sterling Marlin and #22-Ward Burton, Fords driven by #88-Dale Jarrett and #09-Geoffrey Bodine...

Tolsma and Team Rensi to race at Martinsville:

Randy Tolsma will return to the CTS, Saturday, April 13, at Martinsville Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts 250. It may feel like deja vu as Tolsma climbs back into the familiar drivers seat of the #61 entry, fielded by Team Rensi Motorsports, which Tolsma drove for...

Burton to be honored REPOST:

Burton to be honored REPOST: Ward Burton, the first Virginian to ever win the prestigious Daytona 500 and driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, will be officially honored by Halifax County, VA, the town of South Boston, VA., and the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce...

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune: The game show Wheel of Fortune has teamed up with NASCAR for "NASCAR Week", airing nationwide April 22-26, 2002. All week, the die-hard NASCAR fans that were chosen as contestants will compete on a NASCAR-outfitted Wheel of Fortune set ...

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd win of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to fall to the back of the field after an engine change during the only practice held on Friday ...

Baldwin wins Irwin award:

Baldwin wins Irwin award: Battling power system problems last Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tommy Baldwin, crew chief for the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, rallied his team back into contention midway through the Food City 500, only to fall victim once again to the voltage...

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway...

Ward and WD-40:

Ward and WD-40: Last week, Ward Burton announced he will serve on the Board of Directors for the WD-40 Fan Club. WD-40 recently launched its search for seven lucky WD-40 Fan Club members to join Burton and other celebrities on its Fan Club Board of Directors. Those...

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public...

Burton to be honored:

Burton to be honored: Ward Burton, the first Virginian to ever win the prestigious Daytona 500 and driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, will be officially honored by Halifax County, VA, the town of South Boston, VA., and the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, April...

Wind Tunnel? UPDATE 5 No Changes….yet:

Wind Tunnel? UPDATE 5 No Changes....yet: hearing that NASCAR will take at least the highest finishing car of each manufacturer in the MBNA Amercia 500 at Atlanta to the wind tunnel in Marietta GA for areo testing.(3-10-2002) UPDATE: One car from each manufacturer was...

Sadler and Burton to be honored:

Sadler and Burton to be honored: Elliott Sadler and Ward Burton are being honored by Virginia officials. Sadler will be presented with a resolution Tuesday for his second-place performance in the Daytona 500. Burton will be saluted at a later time. On Sunday, he became...

Cars tested after the 500:

Cars tested after the 500: The cars of #22-Ward Burton, #21-Elliott Sadler and #15-Michael Waltrip were tested on the chassis dyno following the Daytona 500.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(2-21-2002)...