Andy Belmont News

What does it cost to run a Cup race?

What does it cost to run a Cup race?

April 2, 2004
there is a story in the USA Today: 'Field-filler' has dreams of making big time, quotes from Andy Belmont, driver of Hermie Sadler's #02 Pontiac. Total expenses: $49,163.50 [see story for the breakdown]; Income Winnings from finishing 37th at Darlington: $51,225.00

Site down HOWEVER:

Site down HOWEVER:

March 28, 2004
noticed - the site started by driver Andy Belmont www.fieldfillers.com is now show as "The page cannot be found", so ? See the past news on the #02 Team News and Links page.(3-27-2004) UPDATE - and a nice gesture...thanks: They are making some updates and changes to

Belmont Comments on USA Today article:

Belmont Comments on USA Today article:

March 24, 2004
Andy Belmont [field-filler.com] comments to XM Satellite - NASCAR Radio's Clarie B. Lang [CBL] on Tuesday concering a USA Today article: 'Field filler' Belmont's online openness an eye-opener by Chris Jenkins. What's about the stuff in your words on your web site about

“Field Filler”…getting back at the media, new site coming UPDATE site has opened:

“Field Filler”…getting back at the media, new site coming UPDATE site has opened:

March 19, 2004
Andy Belmont's #02 Pontiac is one of a handful of cars often referred to as field-filler. That's because it's in the race in large part because there aren't enough fast cars to take up all 43 starting spots. Belmont, a lifetime racer from Langhorne, Pa., who finished

“Field Filler”…getting back at the media, new site coming:

“Field Filler”…getting back at the media, new site coming:

March 15, 2004
Andy Belmont's #02 Pontiac is one of a handful of cars often referred to as field-filler. That's because it's in the race in large part because there aren't enough fast cars to take up all 43 starting spots. Belmont, a lifetime racer from Langhorne, Pa., who finished

StockCarFans.Com – Ramblings – Atlanta:

StockCarFans.Com – Ramblings – Atlanta:

March 14, 2004
#12-Ryan Newman hasn't got any let up in him.....and I don't guess we should have expected any, huh? Newman grabbed his second Bud pole of the season for Sunday's Golden Corral 500 [Friday] at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and (as is often the case) it wasn't even close.

Field Filler? [yeah is is long, but it interetsed me]:

Field Filler? [yeah is is long, but it interetsed me]:

March 14, 2004
Kirk Shelmerdine went to the rear windshield of his #72 Ford Taurus with a wrench and took a few wedges out of the rear springs. He returned to the front of the car and began working under the hood. Later he jacked up the left side, rolled tires to the hauler and checked

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 13, 2004
* Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the Golden Corral 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.640 seconds at 193.575 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997. * This is Newman's 20th

StockCarFans.Com – Ramblings – Rockingham:

StockCarFans.Com – Ramblings – Rockingham:

February 21, 2004
It was Ryan Newman's day today....and once again it wasn't in much doubt. #12-Newman was faster than Jamie McMurray in his Alltel Dodge at North Carolina Speedway this afternoon...by a whopping .165 seconds. He sped around this 1 mile oval in 23.398 sec (156.475 mph

Belmont team adds sponsor for Cup race:

Belmont team adds sponsor for Cup race:

February 19, 2004
Continental Fire Safety Inc. of Trenton, N.J., has announced plans to sponsor owner/driver Andy Belmont's #59 Pontiac [yes, teams can still run a Pontiac, GM just doesn't support them anymore, 2003 models are still legal] in Sunday's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway

#19 / #97 may be fined:

#19 / #97 may be fined:

February 11, 2004
Jeremy Mayfield's #19 team and Kurt Busch's #97 team are likely to be penalized further for infractions found by Nextel Cup officials, series director John Darby said. The rear deck lid on Mayfield's car failed to fit the template. Busch's car had a rear bumper support

45 cars show, NASCAR trying to add to the list?

45 cars show, NASCAR trying to add to the list?

February 7, 2004
Next Thursday's Twin 125-mile qualifiers will be superfluous this SpeedWeeks since only 45 teams arrived for the 43-car Daytona 500 field. NASCAR officials are reported to be scrambling to add cars to the 125s.(Winston Salem Journal)(2-7-2004) 45 cars entered: the

Belmont Helping Out:

Belmont Helping Out:

August 28, 2003
ARCA Re/Max Series driver Andy Belmont has joined others in support of a stricken youth, Belmont will place the "Race for Shannon" on the hood of the Verizon 1-800-USE THE VZ Ford Taurus race car and donate all winnings to Shannon Mishon; a fourth grade classmate of

Verizon in Busch? UPDATE Belmont safe in ARCA:

Verizon in Busch? UPDATE Belmont safe in ARCA:

July 2, 2003
hearing that Verizon is set to do a Busch Series deal in 2004, but not with ARCA driver Andy Belmont [his sponsor there].(6-26-2003) UPDATE let's clarify this: Recently when Andy Belmont's sponsor's name [Verizon] started popping up in numerous rumors regarding their

McGraw to be Honored:

McGraw to be Honored:

March 24, 2003
Andy Belmont wanted to try something a little different for this weeks Busch Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. "From a competitive standpoint, nothing has changed. Were going down there to run as hard as we can run, and see what we can do," Belmont said. "But, having