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#48 Driver(s) UPDATE 4:

Local driver Philip Morris finally landed the kind of ride hes been looking for over the past three years. Friday, he was asked by BGB car owner George deBidart to drive his #48 Goulds Pumps Chevy for the upcoming season. "This came out of the blue. Im real optimistic...

Dodge Engines:

Dodge Engines: Bill Davis, owner of the #22 Dodges driven by Ward Burton and the #93 Dodges driven by Dave Blaney, said Dodge teams are still experiencing some problems with their engines. "The motor does seem to build up a lot of water temperature. That's something...

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

Chassis Dyno UPDATE: Following Thursday's Twin 125's, NASCAR officials took several cars from each race and tested them on a chassis dynometer, which tests rear-wheel horsepower. The cars of #40-Sterling Marlin, #9-Bill Elliott, #25-Jerry Nadeau, #26-Jimmy Spencer, #...

The Winston Stays the Same:

The Winston Stays the Same: No changes are planned for this season's running of The Winston all-star race, May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race will continue to be run in three segments, of 30 laps, 30 laps and 10 laps. As was done last season, the winner of both...

McLaughlin to Gibbs? UPDATE:

rumors are circulating that Mike McLaughlin, driver of Innovative Motorsports #48 Goulds Pumps Chevy has spoken to Joe Gibbs about the driver opening for the #20(was #4) Pontiac and could bring Gould's Pumps with him as a sponsor. Other sources say McLaughlin will ...

Dodge and General Mills:

Dodge and General Mills: In celebration of Dodge's upcoming return to NASCAR Winston Cup racing after a 15-year absence, General Mills is teaming up with Dodge for the "Dodge Countdown to Daytona" promotion. This promotion will give NASCAR fans the first opportunity...

Dodge Test at Vegas UPDATE 2:

Dodge Test at Vegas UPDATE 2: Hearing there is a private Dodge test scheduled for this Sunday and Monday(Jan 7th-8th) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers scheduled to test are #22-Ward Burton and #93-Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing, #40-Sterling Marlin for Chip Ganassi...

Points Money:

Points Money: here is the list of Points Money earned by the Top 10 Winston Cup drivers announced at the banquet: 1) Bobby Labonte - $3,386,640 2) Dale Earnhardt - $1,103,995 + $1,000,000 No Bull Five win 3) Jeff Burton - $770,685 + $1,000,000 No Bull Five win 4) Dale...

Dodge Testing UPDATE 6:

hearing that Bill Davis Racing cancelled their Dodge test at Kentucky Speedway for Monday through Wednesday and that Evernham Motorsports will test the week after Thanksgiving(11-18-2000) UPDATE: hearing Bill Davis Racing will now test at Kentucky on November 29th ...

Man of the Year:

Dale Jarrett was the fourth-quarter winner in NASCARs True Value Man of the Year balloting. Jarretts race team raised money all year for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and Jarrett served as a national spokesperson for the group. Jarrett generated $97,...

Pontiac Win Record:

Pontiac Grand Prix, which just clinched its third NASCAR Winston Cup Driver championship and first since 1989, thanks to driver Bobby Labonte, can set a NASCAR modern-era standard for itself this weekend with a victory in Atlanta. Pontiac has 11 wins so far this season...

Ward, three in a row:

after going the first 25 Cup races in 2000 without an DNF (Did Not Finish), #22-Ward Burton has had three straight DNF's(see my DNF page)(10-2-2000)...

Dodge Testing UPDATE:

Dodge Winston Cup teams test at Daytona for a critical, two-day manufacturer's test scheduled to start on Halloween day. Ray Evernham will lead the Dodge charge on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The Speedway expects the entire Dodge roster to gather for this preliminary shakedown...

Lowes Testing UPDATE 2:

In preparation for the Oct. 8 UAW-GM Quality 500 Cup race, Lowes Motor Speedway has invited all NASCAR Winston Cup teams to participate in a two-day open testing session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Tuesday, Sept. 19th from 4:00 - 10:00pm/et and on Wednesday, Sept...

Only Two Left:

#22-Ward Burton is listed in NASCAR's unofficial results as having an DNF(Did Not Finish) due to an Accident. This would be Burton's first DNF of the 2000 season, leaving only #3-Dale Earnhardt and #18-Bobby Labonte as the only drivers who have made all 26 races so...

Man of the Year:

Jeff Gordon is the third-quarter nominee for NASCAR's Man of the Year award, which recognizes a driver for his contributions to the community off the race track. Ward Burton was the first-quarter nominee and Jeff Burton was the second-quarter selection. The winner ...

Ward to help out McLaughlin UPDATE 2 Sad News:

Ward to help out McLaughlin UPDATE 2 Sad News: Ward Burton, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Racing Pontiac, will fill in for Mike McLaughlin in the #48 Goulds Pumps Chevrolet in this weekend's Busch Series event at Darlington.Mike's father has been very ill for some ...

Ward to help out McLaughlin UPDATE Sad News:

Ward Burton, driver of the #22 Caterpillar Racing Pontiac, will fill in for Mike McLaughlin in the #48 Goulds Pumps Chevrolet in this weekend's Busch Series event at Darlington. "Mike's father has been very ill for some time and Mike needed to be with him in New York...

Watkins Glen Testing UPDATE:

Many Cup drivers/teams will test at Watkins Glen International on Monday July 24, 2000, to prepare for the Global Crossing @ the Glen on August 13, 2000. Scheduled to test: #6-Mark Martin; #3-Dale Earnhardt; #94-Bill Elliott; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #87-Ron...

Rudd’s 1st DNF:

#28-Ricky Rudd had his first DNF of the 2000 season after his accident at Pocono. That leaves just four drivers who have made all 19 Cup races and not had a DNF(Did not finish): #3-Dale Earnhardt, #18-Bobby Labonte, #22-Ward Burton and #24-Jeff Gordon(was listed as...