Casey Atwood News

Evernham and Elledge to meet again UPDATE:

Evernham and Elledge to meet again UPDATE:

April 13, 2002
Evernham and Elledge to meet again UPDATE: Ray Evernham, co-owner of Ultra/Evernham Motorsports, said he and co-owner Jim Smith have met with Jimmy Elledge about the crew chief position with driver Casey Atwood and the #7 Dodges and plan to meet again this weekend.

Elledge to stay at Yates?

Elledge to stay at Yates?

April 8, 2002
Elledge to stay at Yates? Robert Yates is interested in offering Jimmy Elledge the job as crew chief for rookie Kasey Kahne on the Busch series. Last week, Yates put Todd Parrott back in charge of Dale Jarrett's team, leaving Elledge looking for work. Elledge says

Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE 4:

Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE 4:

April 5, 2002
Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE 4: Dodge is wooing Jimmy Elledge, one of the Winston Cup tour's rising young crew chiefs, to leave Robert Yates' Ford #88 operation to join Ray Evernham's Dodge gang as crew chief for #7-Casey Atwood on the Jimmy Smith-Buddy Barnes operation

Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE No:

Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE No:

March 28, 2002
Elledge to leave Yates? UPDATE No: Dodge is wooing Jimmy Elledge, one of the Winston Cup tour's rising young crew chiefs, to leave Robert Yates' Ford #88 operation to join Ray Evernham's Dodge gang as crew chief for #7-Casey Atwood on the Jimmy Smith-Buddy Barnes operation

No Rift:

No Rift:

March 28, 2002
No Rift: Jim Smith said there is no rift between him and Ray Evernham, co-owners of the #7 car driven by Casey Atwood. ''My relationship with Ray is excellent,'' Smith said earlier this week, although he admitted he was not pleased with the team's progress when he

Elledge to leave Yates?

Elledge to leave Yates?

March 25, 2002
Elledge to leave Yates? Dodge is wooing Jimmy Elledge, one of the Winston Cup tour's rising young crew chiefs, to leave Robert Yates' Ford #88 operation to join Ray Evernham's Dodge gang as crew chief for #7-Casey Atwood on the Jimmy Smith-Buddy Barnes operation. And

Smith blames Evernham UPDATE um..no?:

Smith blames Evernham UPDATE um..no?:

March 18, 2002
Smith blames Evernham UPDATE um..no?: #7 car owner, Jim Smith, is not happy. Smith said he doesn't blame driver Casey Atwood for the stumbling start this season — finishes of 35th, 39th, 41st and 32nd — but instead suggested that Ray Evernham, with whom Smith merged

#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE:

#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE:

March 12, 2002
#7 Crew Chief Change UPDATE: #7 Co-owners Jim Smith and Ray Everham took the first step in improving Casey Atwood's training ground this morning when they released Kevin Cram as crew chief from the #7 Dodge. Veteran pitboss Buddy "Reddog" Barnes will assume the top

Testing at Darlington – a few speeds:

Testing at Darlington – a few speeds:

March 6, 2002
Testing at Darlington - a few speeds: Prepping for his return to Winston Cup racing, Steve Park tested a pair of #1 Pennzoil Chevy's at the Darlington Raceway Tuesday. Park's supersub Kenny Wallace was not at the track. Park said the doctors told him it would be at

Sad News:

Sad News:

February 1, 2002
former BGN team owner, Larry Lockamy, passed away on Jan 31st at the age of 54. Lockamy founded LAR Motor Sports, and owned and managed a professional Busch Series racing team. Drivers such as Jeff Purvis and Casey Atwood drove many races in the LAR #28 Monte Carlo

Vickers to run 24 races and go for ROTY, crew chief hired:

Vickers to run 24 races and go for ROTY, crew chief hired:

January 22, 2002
Brian Vickers and BLV Motorsports will compete in the BGN with primary sponsorship from Engineered Machined Products (EMP) and associate support from the U.S. Army through the National Automotive Center (NAC). Additional sponsors of Team EMP will be announced at a

Atwood in the #19 for the Shootout? UPDATE Leffler in #7?

Atwood in the #19 for the Shootout? UPDATE Leffler in #7?

January 18, 2002
Atwood in the #19 for the Shootout? UPDATE Leffler in #7? Rumor has it that Casey Atwood [who now drives the #7 Sirius Dodge] will be in the #19 Dodge for the Bud Shootout, NASCAR's 70-lap non-points Budweiser Shootout event for 2001's Bud Pole winners on Feb. 10 at

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

Mayfield fastest Wed:

Mayfield fastest Wed:

January 16, 2002
Mayfield fastest Wed: #19-Jeremy Mayfield was the fastest in Wednesday's test session with a lap of 183.221mph. Rounding out the top-five fastest drivers were #15-Michael Waltrip at 183.102, #7-Casey Atwood at 183.091, #33-Mike Wallace at 182.678 and #29-Kevin Harvick

Andretti wins charity race:

Andretti wins charity race:

January 16, 2002
Andretti wins charity race: John Andretti won a 15-lap race for charity at New Smyrna Speedway that featured fellow Winston Cup drivers Kyle Petty, Hut Stricklin and Casey Atwood. The "Race For Kids Sake" was ran to help support Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Volusia