Bobby Hamilton News

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes

May 23, 2001
Joe Nemechek announced today that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has agreed to take over driving duties for him in the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Saturday. Nemechek, who was injured in a Busch Series test at Dover Downs International Speedway

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes:

Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes:

May 23, 2001
Little E to run in the BGN at Lowes: Joe Nemechek announced today that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has agreed to take over driving duties for him in the CarQuest Auto Parts 300 to be held at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Saturday. Nemechek, who was injured in a Busch Series test

Hamilton Jr to Run the #33 in the Coke 600? UPDATE yes:

Hamilton Jr to Run the #33 in the Coke 600? UPDATE yes:

May 21, 2001
Hamilton Jr to Run the #33 in the Coke 600? UPDATE yes: hearing that Bobby Hamilton Jr will run the #33 Oakwood Homes Chevy for injured Joe Nemechek in the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway UPDATE: Bobby Hamilton, Jr. passed the preliminaries - he is headed to

Nemechek Injured testing at Dover UPDATE 5 pressure was OK:

Nemechek Injured testing at Dover UPDATE 5 pressure was OK:

May 21, 2001
Nemechek Injured testing at Dover UPDATE 5 pressure was OK: Joe Nemechek was injured in a crash during testing Tuesday morning at the one-mile, high-banked Dover Downs International Speedway. Nemechek, who was testing his #87 BGN car, has a broken right scapula. He

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and…:

Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and…:

May 19, 2001
Harvick/Wallace double duty UPDATE add Hamilton Jr and...: Kevin Harvick and Kenny Wallace plan to fly back and forth between Charlotte and Nazareth, Pa., next week, allowing them to compete in both The Winston (or the Winston Open, in Wallace’s case) and the BGN race

Hamilton wins race at rain shortened Darlington:

Hamilton wins race at rain shortened Darlington:

May 12, 2001
#4-Bobby Hamilton won the CTS race at Darlington. The race was shortened by 12 laps by rain. #52-Ken Schrader was 2nd. See the results at the Darlington Raceway site(5-12-2001)

Lowes Testing:

Lowes Testing:

May 9, 2001
Lowes Testing: #02-Ryan Newman was the fastest in the 2nd day of testing at Lowes Motor Speedway in preparation for the Coca Cola 600 with a speed of 181.208mph. #4-Kevin Lepage was second fastest on the unofficial stopwatches at 181.147 mph, #40-Sterling Marlin was

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

Testing At Lowes UPDATE:

May 8, 2001
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

Dyno Testing UPDATE:

Dyno Testing UPDATE:

May 5, 2001
Dyno Testing UPDATE: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower after the NAPA Auto Parts 500 in California. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd

#46 Hires Crew Chief:

#46 Hires Crew Chief:

May 2, 2001
The Morgan/Dollar Motorsports team announced the hiring of Danny Gill as the new crew chief for the #46 Chevrolet on Monday. Gill started the 2000 season as crew chief for Truck Series driver Joe Ruttman, helping lead the team to three consecutive poles and a win in

Dyno Testing:

Dyno Testing:

April 30, 2001
Dyno Testing: NASCAR put eight cars on the chassis dyno to measure rear-wheel horsepower. The cars checked were those of #2-Rusty Wallace, #24-Jeff Gordon, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #40-Sterling Marlin, #28-Ricky Rudd, #9-Bill Elliott, #55-Bobby Hamilton and #33-Joe Nemechek

Hamilton Jr Wins Pole at Calif

Hamilton Jr Wins Pole at Calif

April 27, 2001
#26-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Auto Club 300 at the California Speedway with a speed of 179.198mph. Outside pole goes to #33-Tony Raines with a speed of 178.935(4-27-2001)

Sears Point Completes More Work – REPOST – UPDATE Testing this week:

Sears Point Completes More Work – REPOST – UPDATE Testing this week:

April 25, 2001
Sears Point Completes More Work - REPOST - UPDATE Testing this week: Construction crews have completed work on the modified Chute and NASCAR Winston Cup drivers will get their first opportunity on the re-configured segment during a two-day test session, April 24-25

Oakwood Homes Gone UPDATE:

Oakwood Homes Gone UPDATE:

April 24, 2001
Oakwood Homes Gone UPDATE: Advertising and marketing have become cost-cutting targets, and NASCAR is feeling the pinch. Team Owner Andy Petree said hard economic times for Oakwood Homes are the reason the mobile home manufacturer is not renewing its sponsorship of

Hamilton wins the Talladega 500:

Hamilton wins the Talladega 500:

April 22, 2001
Hamilton wins the Talladega 500: #55-Bobby Hamilton was able to pass #20-Tony Stewart on the last lap to win the Talladega 500. It was Hamiton's 4th career Winston Cup win and his fist in just over three years when he last won at Martinsville on April 20, 1998, 101