Casey Atwood News

#7 Sponsor Announcement in Vegas? UPDATE 3 and an IMAGE:

#7 Sponsor Announcement in Vegas? UPDATE 3 and an IMAGE:

January 7, 2002
#7 Sponsor Announcement in Vegas? UPDATE 3 and an IMAGE: hearing that the #7 Ultra / Evernham Motorsports team will announce their 2002 sposnor in Las Vegas on Monday, January 7th. Casey Atwood will drive the car in 2002(1-5-2002) UPDATE: Casey Atwood can breathe a

#7 Car Chief?

#7 Car Chief?

December 28, 2001
#7 Car Chief? hearing that Bobby Foley, former car chief on Kyle Petty's #45 Sprint Dodge's is the new car chief for the #7 Ultra Motorsports Dodge driven by Casey Atwood. Foley has been working in racing for 23 years(12-28-2001) (12-27-2001)

Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7:

Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7:

December 22, 2001
Sospenzo to the #5? #7? UPDATE 3 Not the #5 and not the #7: hearing former #12 Penske Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo could end up with the #7 Ultra Motorsports/Evernham Motorsorts team and driver Casey Atwood(11-28-2001) UPDATE: The word on the street -- it's not official

Sospenzo to the #5? #7?

Sospenzo to the #5? #7?

December 18, 2001
Sospenzo to the #5? #7? hearing former #12 Penske Crew Chief Peter Sospenzo could end up with the #7 Ultra Motorsports/Evernham Motorsorts team and driver Casey Atwood(11-28-2001) UPDATE: The word on the street -- it's not official and could just be part of the rumor

Knaus to the #48? UPDATE 2

Knaus to the #48? UPDATE 2

December 7, 2001
Knaus to the #48? UPDATE 2 hearing #92 Melling Racing crew chief Chad Knaus is considering offers to crew chief the #48 Jimmie Johnson driven/Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevy and the #7 Casey Atwood driven/Ultra Motorsports-Evernham Motorsports Dodge for next season

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2:

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2:

November 26, 2001
Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2: it was reported during NBC's coverage of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, that Melling Racing and driver Stacy Compton may have good news to report soon for the 2002 season and that the #92 team may be around for the full 2002

Evernham Announcement at Atlanta – UPDATE it’s Official:

Evernham Announcement at Atlanta – UPDATE it’s Official:

November 16, 2001
Evernham Announcement at Atlanta - UPDATE it's Official: scheduled for Friday, November 16th at 8:30am/et (11-14-2001) New Website: the Evernham Motorsports website: www.evernhammotorsports.com will launch at 8:40am/et on Friday, Nov 16th. Currently there is an image

hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham ‘rumor’ UPDATE 2:

hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham ‘rumor’ UPDATE 2:

November 15, 2001
hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham 'rumor' UPDATE 2: If things unfold according to plan, Jeremy Mayfield will drive an Evernham Motorsports Dodge as Bill Elliott's teammate in 2002. Rookie Casey Atwood will also remain in an Intrepid, though it will be fielded

Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better:

Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better:

November 13, 2001
Pitroad Accident UPDATE 3 Crewman Better: Three members of the #28 pit crew and one NASCAR official were injured during a pit-road accident on Lap 111 of Sunday's Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. During a round of pit stops under caution, #22-Ward

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE:

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE:

November 13, 2001
Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE: Dodge and NASCAR are on the verge of announcing that the automobile manufacturer is to be the new sponsor of the Weekly Racing Series, the short-track series played out on nearly 100 local venues throughout the United States.

Atwoods Comments on the rumors:

Atwoods Comments on the rumors:

November 12, 2001
Atwoods Comments on the rumors: "I'm all right with everything that's going on," was all Atwood would say. "There really isn't a whole lot to talk about right now. I think everybody's been doing a great job and, uh ... Ray [Evernham is] just trying to make his team

Bill Elliott wins at Homestead:

Bill Elliott wins at Homestead:

November 11, 2001
Bill Elliott wins at Homestead: #9-Bill Elliott won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead, his first win in 226 races (Darlington in the 1994 Southern 500 in the #11 Budweiser Ford) and the first for Ray Evernham as a Team Owner. It was Elliott's 41st career Winston

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?:

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?:

November 10, 2001
Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?: Stacy Compton's car [#92 Dodge ]owner, Mark Melling, doesn't have a sponsor for next season and may have to shut down, although there are reports that Atwood might be able to put together a deal for the Melling ride

Elliott after 2002?

Elliott after 2002?

November 8, 2001
Elliott after 2002? Speculation continues as to whether 2002 will be Bill Elliott's final year. Elliott says he has "no plans" to retire, but with a line of die-cast cars tracing his career set to be released next year, talk of a "farewell tour" isn't likely to subside

hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham ‘rumor’ UPDATE 3 an announcement? NOPE:

hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham ‘rumor’ UPDATE 3 an announcement? NOPE:

November 6, 2001
hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham 'rumor' UPDATE 3 an announcement? NOPE: If things unfold according to plan, Jeremy Mayfield will drive an Evernham Motorsports Dodge as Bill Elliott's teammate in 2002. Rookie Casey Atwood will also remain in an Intrepid, though