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Hershey’s Milk, Reading and Ward:

Hershey's Milk, Reading and Ward: Today, Indianapolis Motor Speedway served as the backdrop for the national launch of Drive to Read @ your library, a new program developed by Hershey(R)'s Milk and the American Library Association (ALA) to ignite interest in reading...

Baldwin to form BGN team:

Baldwin to form BGN team: NASCAR Winston Cup Series crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr.(#22 Bill Davis team) and long-time friend Eddie D'Hondt announced Monday that they are forming a new BGN race team. The team is expected to begin racing in the 2002 Busch series season...

Greg Sacks News:

Greg Sacks News: Greg Sacks has been unable to set a lasting hook in the upper levels of NASCAR and he says he has got to race. So the former dominant driver in NASCAR Modifieds has made a deal to return to his roots in the Featherlite Modified Series race that will...

Marlin Wins Pole at Daytona

Marlin Wins Pole at Daytona for Pepsi 400. After a 2 hour rain delay and qualifying being delayed from Thursday night, #40-Sterling Marlin won the pole with a speed of 183.778mph. The outside pole goes to #22-Ward Burton at 183.072. Missing the race are: #14-Hornaday...

#22 Tests with a Pontiac Engine:

#22 Tests with a Pontiac Engine: During a recent test session at Richmond, Ward Burton and his Bill Davis Racing team decided to stick a Pontiac (Chevy engine, different heads) engine in their Dodge to help figure out why the team has been struggling. The team ran ...

Some Notes:

Some Notes: Ricky Rudd's win came in his 710th Winston Cup race, became the 11th different winner in 15 races this year and his 21st victory ties him with Benny Parsons, Jack Smith and Terry Labonte for 24th on the all-time win list. This was Rudd's first victory starting...

#22 tests at RIR:

#22 tests at RIR: Ward Burton was supposedly testing at Richmond International Raceway on Wednesday(Richmond Times Dispatch)(6-14-2001) (6-13-2001)...

Get Well UPDATE 2:

Get Well UPDATE 2: It was mentioned during Fox's broadcast of the Coca-Cola 600 by Dr. Dick Berggren, that Shawn Parker's wife, Tara, is in a Winston-Salem hospital. Mrs. Parker is listed in critical condition and has A-1 status on heart transplant, which means she...

Get Well UPDATE:

Get Well UPDATE: It was mentioned during Fox's broadcast of the Coca-Cola 600 by Dr. Dick Berggren, that Shawn Parker's wife, Tara, is in a Winston-Salem hospital. Mrs. Parker is listed in critical condition and has A-1 status on heart transplant, which means she is...

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?:

Robbie Gordon in a RCR car? UPDATE 4 Skinner/Lowes to Stay?: PRN's Garage Pass interviewed Cup, BGN, IRL team owner Richard Childress who says he may give Robbie Gordon a shot in one of his cars in the future, possibly a BGN car(The #21 at Watkins Glen?). Plus the #...

Driver to Attempt the Coca Cola 600 UPDATE:

Driver to Attempt the Coca Cola 600 UPDATE: Jeff Fultz will attempt to qualify for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte next month. Fultz, 30, said Thursday he has landed a one-race deal with car owners Gene DeHart and Mike Clark for the Coca-Cola 600, May 27 at Lowe's Motor...

Richmond Testing UPDATE:

Richmond Testing UPDATE: Bill Davis Racing will be testing with #22-Ward Burton at Richmond International Raceway on Monday and Tuesday(May 21-22). After lackluster runs in the Pontiac 400 and a recent series of struggles on flat tracks, Davis wants to go back to a...

Cat Paint at the Winston:

Cat Paint at the Winston: hearing Ward Burton will run a special paint scheme at The Winston called "Clear Hood" or something like that. The hood will be pained up tp look like there is a Cat C16 truck engine under the hood(3-29-2001) UPDATE: The Winston has long been...

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...

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race – Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by:

Ward Hospitalized UPDATE 6 Will Race - Wimmer(not Sacks) to stand by: Winston Cup driver Ward Burton was admitted to Loma Linda Medical Center in Riverside(actually in Loma Linda), CA Sunday after he was involved in a wreck during Sunday's NAPA 500 at California Speedway...

Burton’s Safety Equipment Seized:

Burton's Safety Equipment Seized: NASCAR officials confiscated the helmet and head restraint worn by driver Ward Burton, who was hospitalized Sunday after a crash at the California Speedway. Burton suffered a concussion and strained tendons in his neck when he hit ...

Simpson Restraint UPDATE:

Simpson Restraint UPDATE: Simpson Performance Products has developed a head restraint system that is quickly catching on in NASCAR's Winston Cup and Busch Series divisions. The Simpson Decelerator, a concept originally developed by NASA and common among mountain climbers...

Weekend Off:

Weekend Off: After eight straight races, Winston Cup teams get their first weekend off for Easter. Vacation plans for some of the drivers: Bill Elliott is hiding eggs with his 5-year old son; Ward Burton is camping with his children; John Andretti is celebrating the...

Harvick to test ‘Dega UPDATE:

Harvick to test 'Dega UPDATE: #29-Kevin Harvick will test at Talladega next Tuesday and Wednesday. The April 22nd 500 will be his first (Cup) restrictor plate race for car owner Richard Childress and crew chief Kevin Hamlin(Winston Salem Journal)(4-7/10-2001) UPDATE...

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...