Casey Atwood News

Atwood and Petree? or Pressley?

Atwood and Petree? or Pressley?

November 6, 2001
Atwood and Petree? or Pressley? One man [Andy] Petree has his eyes on is rookie Casey Atwood, who appears to be on the verge of being released by Ray Evernham [announcment TODAY? - see below]. Atwood - who, like Petree's other driver, Bobby Hamilton, comes from Nashville

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

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

November 2, 2001
hmm..a switch in the Mayfield to Evernham 'rumor' UPDATE: 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

Tires at Phoenix:

Tires at Phoenix:

October 29, 2001
Tires at Phoenix: Goodyear will have to go back to the drawing board on the tire it uses for Phoenix. Despite the teams' experience with using the same compound at New Hampshire and Richmond, temperatures in the 90s at Phoenix played havoc with the tires. Goodyear

More Dyno Testing:

More Dyno Testing:

October 29, 2001
More Dyno Testing: NASCAR officials tested nine cars on a chassis dyno after the race. The dyno measures horsepower. NASCAR did the same thing after last weekend's race at Talladega. Sunday, NASCAR officials tested the cars of #12-Mike Wallace, #2-Ricky Rudd, #24-Jeff

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team:

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team:

October 28, 2001
More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team: Jeremy Mayfield expects to make his plans known within two weeks. Contrary to rumors that have been running wild, Mayfield has spent the past few weeks at his Mooresville home, according to a spokesman

Atwood Safe?

Atwood Safe?

October 22, 2001
Atwood Safe? There have been reports that Nashville rookie Casey Atwood [#19 Dodge] might be replaced by former Nashville Speedway driver Jeremy Mayfield next season, but Atwood's father, Terry, says he has been assured by team owner Ray Evernham that that will not

AMS Testing day 2:

AMS Testing day 2:

October 17, 2001
AMS Testing day 2: Johnny Benson set the fast lap of the day in a test with four other NASCAR Winston Cup drivers preparing for the Nov. 18 NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The speeds: #10-Johnny Benson, 184.493 #19-Casey Atwood, 184.309 #20-Tony Stewart, 183.942

Atlanta Speeds:

Atlanta Speeds:

October 16, 2001
Atlanta Speeds: Tony Stewart set the fast lap of the day in a test with four other NASCAR Winston Cup drivers preparing for the Nov. 18 NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The speeds: #20-Tony Stewart, 183.942 #18-Bobby Labonte, 183.273 #19-Casey Atwood, 183.031 #10

Testing at AMS UPDATE:

Testing at AMS UPDATE:

October 16, 2001
Testing at AMS UPDATE: #29-Kevin Harvick, #18-Bobby Labonte, #20-Tony Stewart, #19-Casey Atwood and #10-Johnny Benson are expected to test at Atlanta Motor Speedway during a three-day test Oct. 15-17. Stewart and Labonte will test on Monday, Oct. 15, and Tuesday, Oct

Testing at Homestead:

Testing at Homestead:

October 16, 2001
Testing at Homestead: Winston Cup testing sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, October 16. Testing runs from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Admission to the testing sessions is free to the public. Driver participation is subject to change

Elliott in 2002? UPDATE 2:

Elliott in 2002? UPDATE 2:

October 16, 2001
Elliott in 2002? UPDATE 2: Bill Elliott remains one of the question marks in the Winston Cup garage. He's under contract for another year with car owner Ray Evernham, who insists that Elliott will be back with the Dodge team next season. However, there are strong reports

Testing at AMS:

Testing at AMS:

October 12, 2001
Testing at AMS: #29-Kevin Harvick, #18-Bobby Labonte, #20-Tony Stewart, #19-Casey Atwood and #10-Johnny Benson are expected to test at Atlanta Motor Speedway during a three-day test Oct. 15-17. Stewart and Labonte will test on Monday, Oct. 15, and Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Mayfield to Evernham? UPDATE 4 McDonalds as sponsor? to RCR?:

Mayfield to Evernham? UPDATE 4 McDonalds as sponsor? to RCR?:

October 9, 2001
Mayfield to Evernham? UPDATE 4 McDonalds as sponsor? to RCR?: hearing Jeremy Mayfield will be with Evernham Motorsports for 2002, not sure if it for one of the existing teams, #9 or #19 or a third team(10-3-2001) UPDATE: Sources are saying that Jeremy Mayfield get

#19 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE:

#19 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE:

August 2, 2001
#19 Crew Chief Change? UPDATE: hearing #19 Crew Chief Patrick Donahue and Evernham Motorsports has parted ways and that Sammy Johns will take over crew chief duties for driver Casey Atwood starting at Indy(8-1-2001) UPDATE: ESPN2's RPM 2Night reported that Donahue

Testing at Indy – Tues/Wed UPDATE 2:

Testing at Indy – Tues/Wed UPDATE 2:

July 26, 2001
Testing at Indy - Tues/Wed UPDATE 2: NASCAR Winston Cup Series testing for this year’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been set according to the car owner point positions as of June 15, 2001. Those teams in the odd-numbered point positions tested last