Andy Hillenburg News

43 cars or No Pay?

43 cars or No Pay?

March 20, 2002
43 cars or No Pay? this is interesting, didn't know this: NASCAR almost had a short field (fewer than 43 cars) last weekend at Darlington. If so, it would have been the first time since 42 cars ran at Talladega in October 1997. #49-Shawna Robinson and #71-Andy Hillenburg

Hillenburg in the #71 at Darlington:

Hillenburg in the #71 at Darlington:

March 14, 2002
Hillenburg in the #71 at Darlington: Stock car veteran and driving school proprietor Andy Hillenburg has been named to drive the #71 Chevy entered by Marcis Auto Racing in this weekend' race at Darlington. Hillenburg runs the Fast Track Driving School that is based

IROC restrained:

IROC restrained:

February 6, 2002
IROC restrained: All International Race of Champions Series [IROC] drivers will be required to wear head-and-neck restraint devices during practice and races this season, said IROC's George Signore. The IROC rule will be the same as the NASCAR rule, with drivers choosing

Shelmerdine and Hooters? UPDATE 3:

Shelmerdine and Hooters? UPDATE 3:

January 30, 2002
Shelmerdine and Hooters? UPDATE 3: hearing Kirk Shelmerdine will make a one race deal with Hooters to run the Daytona 500 with the #80 Stan Hover team with Danny Glad building the engine(1-25-2002) UPDATE: The Hooters restaurant chain, which sponsored the car that

Hillenburg tests the #28 at Talladega:

Hillenburg tests the #28 at Talladega:

January 30, 2002
Hillenburg tests the #28 at Talladega: The #28 team was at Talladega on Tuesday for the first day of a two-day test session at Alabama' famed 2.66-mile tri-oval and was able to get on the track at 12:10. Ricky Rudd, the driver of the No. 28 Ford, is recovering from

Rusty and Andy test Spolier:

Rusty and Andy test Spolier:

January 18, 2002
Rusty and Andy test Spolier: With permission from NASCAR, #2-Rusty Wallace and #28-Andy Hillenburg (subbing for Ricky Rudd) made three more runs once testing concluded at 5:00pm. The teams wanted to find out what it would take to speed up their Tauruses. After one

Thursday AM Speeds – Mikey fastest again:

Thursday AM Speeds – Mikey fastest again:

January 17, 2002
Thursday AM Speeds - Mikey fastest again: #15-Michael Waltrip was the fastest Thursday morning with a speed of 183.255mph, #25-Jerry Nadeau was 2nd fastest at 183.139 with #7-Casey Atwood 3rd in a Dodge at 183.113. Fastest Pontiac was #10-Johnny Benson who was 6th

Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 3:

Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 3:

January 15, 2002
Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 3: PRN's Garage Pass radio show reports that Ricky Rudd will not test the #28 Havoline Ford next week at Daytona. Andy Hillenburg will test the car for Robert Yates Racing(1-7-2002) UPDATE: Ricky Rudd, who had a back operation several

Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 2:

Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 2:

January 9, 2002
Rudd will NOT test at Daytona UPDATE 2: PRN's Garage Pass radio show reports that Ricky Rudd will not test the #28 Havoline Ford next week at Daytona. Andy Hillenburg will test the car for Robert Yates Racing(1-7-2002) UPDATE: Ricky Rudd, who had a back operation several

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 – 24 races in 2002:

Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 – 24 races in 2002:

January 3, 2002
Shawna back in 2002? UPDATE 5 - 24 races in 2002: Shawna Robinson is the verge of putting together a deal to run as many as two dozen Winston Cup races in 2002 [#49 BAM Racing?]. Robinson made her Winston Cup debut in 2001 with Michael Kranefuss, but failed in each

More Testing at DIS UPDATE:

More Testing at DIS UPDATE:

June 27, 2001
More Testing at DIS UPDATE: besides the #46 Hass-Carter Motorsports Ford and a Goody's Dash team, I hear that Morgan Shepherd will test the #80 Hover Motorsports Ford Tuesday and Wednesday at Daytona. If the test goes well, the team will try to qualify for the Pepsi

Trickle News UPDATE:

Trickle News UPDATE:

May 13, 2001
Trickle News UPDATE: Dick Trickle, out of work in the Cup and BGN series but tests IROC, will be going to Concord Speedway in Concord, NC to help Mike Miller test his ASA car. Also, Trickle was contacted by Andy Hillenburg to test his #49 Winston Cup car next Monday

IROC Testing:

IROC Testing:

April 17, 2001
IROC Testing: The True Value IROC team concluded their first day of testing Monday at Talladega Superspeedway in preparation for round two of the 2001, 25th anniversary season. Veteran test drivers Dave Marcis, Dick Trickle, Jim Sauter and Andy Hillenburg were on hand

Hillenburg BGN and Cup plans:

Hillenburg BGN and Cup plans:

March 22, 2001
Andy Hillenburg will attempt to qualify for the March 31 BGN race at Texas in a car owned by Wisconsin businessman Tom Mohrhauser. The car will be fielded out of Hillenburg's Fast Track High Performance Driving School shop in Harrisburg, NC. Its sponsor, Quail Unlimited

Hillenburg BGN and Cup plans:

Hillenburg BGN and Cup plans:

March 22, 2001
Hillenburg BGN and Cup plans: Andy Hillenburg will attempt to qualify for the March 31 BGN race at Texas in a car owned by Wisconsin businessman Tom Mohrhauser. The car will be fielded out of Hillenburg's Fast Track High Performance Driving School shop in Harrisburg