Jack Sprague News

Hamilton Fastest in Lowes Testing:

Hamilton Fastest in Lowes Testing:

May 7, 2002
#25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. topped the unofficial speed charts Monday as testing shifted into high gear at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hamilton led the speed parade among the 22 BGN teams preparing for the May 25 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. Former Indy Car driver Roberto Guerrero

Qualifying rained out at Richmond:

Qualifying rained out at Richmond:

May 2, 2002
Qualifying for the BGN race at Richmond was cancelled due to rain. #24-Jack Sprague, as the series points leader, earned to top starting position for the race as rain forced the cancellation of qualifying. Sprague will be joined on the front row by #57-Jason Keller

Riggs wins at California:

Riggs wins at California:

April 27, 2002
Rookie #10-Scott Riggs won Saturday's Auto Club 300 at California Speedway after a late-race caution and red flag bunched the field, but Riggs still held off #21-Jeff Green by .991 seconds for the win, his second of the season and second in the past three races. The

California Qualifying Rained out – Sprague to start first:

California Qualifying Rained out – Sprague to start first:

April 26, 2002
Qualifying was rained out at California Speedway for the Auto Club 300. BGN points leader, #24-Jack Sprague will be on the pole. For the starting lineup, see the BGN Racing site, which is two years old today, congrats. Or at MotorsportsOne.(4-26-2002)

Race Fever does well:

Race Fever does well:

April 21, 2002
Race Fever does well: Phil Barkdoll, auctioneer for Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind's Race Fever event, got an unprecedented $15,000 bid on a rare autographed Dale Earnhardt helmet Friday night during festivities at the Speedvision Dome. "Preliminary estimates

A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE 3 Sprague/#60:

A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE 3 Sprague/#60:

April 20, 2002
A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE 3 Sprague/#60: been told that Hendrick Motorsports BGN driver, Jack Sprague, will drive the #60 Haas Chevy in the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May and possibly up to six more Cup events. See an image of the car on my Paint Schemes

Riggs wins in his 7th start – ties record:

Riggs wins in his 7th start – ties record:

April 13, 2002
#10-Scott Riggs led only once for the final 47 laps Saturday as he got his first BGN victory in just his seventh start on the circuit at the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, tying a record for the quickest victory by a rookie. Johnny Rumley also won in his seventh

New Site:

New Site:

April 9, 2002
NetZero enhanced its NASCAR marketing initiative today with the launch of www.teamnetzero.com, a website featuring information about Jack Sprague and the #24 NetZero Chevy BGN entry. "The Team NetZero Racing website is a great addition to our program with Jack and

A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE:

A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE:

April 9, 2002
A 5th Hendrick team? UPDATE: been told that Hendrick Motorsports BGN driver, Jack Sprague, will drive the #60 Haas Chevy in the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May and possibly up to six more Cup events. See an image of the car on my Paint Schemes Gallery.(

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

Purvis wins at Texas in a rain shortened event:

April 6, 2002
The timing was perfect for #37-Jeff Purvis. Purvis was running well in Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway but not quite up front. When all the race leaders pit on Lap 108, Purvis's team elected to take just two tires when most of the others took four.

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

Jeff Green wins wild one at Bristol:

Jeff Green wins wild one at Bristol:

March 23, 2002
Saturday's BGN race at Bristol brought out the best - and worst - short track racing has to offer. #21-Jeff Green won the Channellock 250 in a race slowed a record-tying 14 times by caution for 88 laps, but Green's brother, Mark, was involved in a serious accident

A 5th Hendrick team?

A 5th Hendrick team?

March 19, 2002
A 5th Hendrick team? been told that Hendrick Motorsports BGN driver, Jack Sprague, will drive the #60 Haas Chevy in the Coca Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May and possibly up to six more Cup events. See an image of the car on my Paint Schemes Gallery.(3-19-2002

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

BGN Testing at Daytona – Session 1 is over:

January 22, 2002
The NASCAR Busch Series teams that finished in the odd-numbered spots in the owners points standings will test at Daytona on Jan. 21-22 in preparation for the Feb. 16 EAS/GNC Live Well 300 with Jan. 23 serving as a rain date. On Jan. 24-25, the even-numbered Busch

Hendrick to Pontiac for Daytona/Talladega:

Hendrick to Pontiac for Daytona/Talladega:

January 21, 2002
Hendrick Motorsports plans to split its laps between Chevrolets and Pontiacs at BGN testing during a two-day open test session Monday and Tuesday at Daytona International Speedway. Ricky Hendrick will run the #5 and Jack Sprague will campaign the #24 this season in