Ken Schrader News

Dodge Splits with Bill Davis Racing UPDATE:

Dodge Splits with Bill Davis Racing UPDATE:

May 30, 2003
A top Dodge Motorsports official confirmed Thursday that the automaker has terminated its contract with Bill Davis Racing [BDR] . Davis fields the Winston Cup Dodges of 2002 Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton and Kenny Wallace. Davis also fields Chevrolets in the Busch

Freightliner to sponsor #49 BAM Racing at the Coke 600:

Freightliner to sponsor #49 BAM Racing at the Coke 600:

May 21, 2003
Freightliner Trucks, the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America, will sponsor the #49 BAM Racing Dodge of driver Ken Schrader for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Winston Cup race this weekend at the 1.5-mile Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Freightliner Trucks is a

Tuesday Testing at Charlotte:

Tuesday Testing at Charlotte:

May 7, 2003
Bobby Hamilton topped the speed charts Tuesday as the Truck Series teams tested at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the inaugural Hardee's 200 on May 16. Heavy afternoon rain cut the Truck Series test session to just three hours. It was shortly after 7:00pm

BAM Racing Friendly:

BAM Racing Friendly:

May 3, 2003
BAM Racing will carry the colors of Friendly's Ice Cream at Richmond. BAM is doing it for free. Friendly's normally sponsors #37-Derrike Cope, but Cope failed to qualify Friday. So BAM owner Beth Ann Morgenthau decided to put Friendly's on Ken Schrader's #49 Dodge

Milestone for Rusty:

Milestone for Rusty:

May 1, 2003
Rusty Wallace will start 600th consecutive Winston Cup race at Richmond and run a special paint scheme (see my Paint Scheme Gallery ), Ricky Rudd currently hold the all time racord at 690, Ken Schrader is 3rd at 569.( Stats Menu and Links page )(5-1-2003)

Drivers visit wounded soldiers:

Drivers visit wounded soldiers:

May 1, 2003
Eight NASCAR drivers visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center today.. Jerry Nadeau, driver of the #01 U.S. Army Pontiac, was joined by teammate Johnny Benson as well as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Matt Kenseth

Portenga beats Schrader; Herta debuts:

Portenga beats Schrader; Herta debuts:

April 27, 2003
Steve Portenga passed Winston Cup veteran Ken Schrader with eight of 100 laps remaining at California Speedway and held on for his first Winston West series victory. Portenga won by 2.429 seconds over Schrader to win Saturday's Pontiac Grand Prix 200. Kevin Richards

Schrader wins:

Schrader wins:

April 21, 2003
NASCAR Winston Cup regular Ken Schrader raced Saturday night at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., and won the late-model feature. He finished half of the straightaway ahead of Mark Oller of Highland, Ill.( Kansas City Star )(4-21-2003)

Only Two races to go to get in The Winston:

Only Two races to go to get in The Winston:

April 14, 2003
there are only two points races left for some drivers to get into the 2003 The Winston , a few drivers not in the race yet who have won in the past few years: #99-Jeff Burton; #43-John Andretti; #19-Jeremy Mayfield; #01-Jerry Nadeau; #25-Joe Nemechek; #1-Steve Park

Lap Leaders:

Lap Leaders:

April 14, 2003
no new lap leaders for the year at Martinsville. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr [who finished 3rd] led the most laps with 195, just edging out #24-Jeff Gordon. Gordon led at halfway and garnered the MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award and the bonus since he won, a cool $35,000 bonus

Setzer repeats at Martinsville:

Setzer repeats at Martinsville:

April 12, 2003
#46-Dennis Setzer won't likely doubt the advice of his crew chief again. Wanting new tires and adjustments to his No. 46 Chevrolet, Setzer instead stayed on the track and out front late in Saturday's Advance Auto Parts 250 with the prompting from crew chief Danny Gill

Musgrave on the pole at Martinsville:

Musgrave on the pole at Martinsville:

April 11, 2003
#1-Ted Musgrave won the pole at Martinsville Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts 250 with a speed of 91.297mph, outside pole goes to #4-Bobby Hamilton. NASCAR team owner #33-Andy Petree will start 4th, Cup drivers #52-Ken Schrader will start 9th and #6-Kevin Harvick

Petree and Menard to do ABC and T schedule UPDATE:

Petree and Menard to do ABC and T schedule UPDATE:

April 10, 2003
it was announced on XM Satellite- NASCAR Radio (Subscription Required) that Paul Menard will drive a ABCT schedule for 18 races for Andy Petree Racing [APR] in 2003. A=ARCA, B=Busch Series, C=Cup and T=Trucks. The team will be sponsored by Turtle Wax and Manard. First

Some Martinsville Notes:

Some Martinsville Notes:

April 9, 2003
Martinsville is just one of two facilities on the schedule since 1995 without a repeat winner. The other venue with eight winners in eight races is The Milwaukee Mile. Farthest run to victory occurred in Advance Auto Parts 250: Forced to start 33rd in last year's Martinsville

Parts Confiscated:

Parts Confiscated:

April 5, 2003
NASCAR inspectors confiscated several parts in pre-qualifying inspections Friday and placed them on display in the hauler. Among the items taken: unapproved springs from the cars of Jerry Nadeau and Ken Schrader; a false in-car camera mount from the car of Todd Bodine