Ken Schrader News

Schrader misses CTS race:

Schrader misses CTS race:

May 6, 2002
Schrader misses CTS race: Ken Schrader planned to be racing yesterday. He just didn't know it would be in his Winston Cup car. Schrader originally planned to head to St. Louis for the Truck series event, but a rain delay at Richmond International Raceway forced him

Bliss wins pole at Gateway:

Bliss wins pole at Gateway:

May 4, 2002
#16-Mike Bliss edged #46-Dennis Setzer to win the pole Saturday for the Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway. Bliss qualified his Chevy at 129.549mph, and will start on the pole Sunday for the first time since May 16, 1999. It was his 15th career pole

Pontiac looking for teams:

Pontiac looking for teams:

April 28, 2002
Pontiac looking for teams: Officials with Pontiac are attempting to gauge interest among Winston Cup teams to see if any are interested in switching manufacturers when the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix debuts next season [see pictures on my NASCAR Past News page]. The PPI

M&M’s Vote:

M&M’s Vote:

April 17, 2002
M&M's Vote: Ken Schrader knows that the future of his car is in his fans' hands - at least the future color of the #36 "M&M's"® Pontiac. As candy lovers around the world cast their vote for the new color in the famous "M&M's"® candy mix - pink, purple or

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

April 17, 2002
Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled

Bobby Labonte wins the Vigiania 500 at Martinsville:

Bobby Labonte wins the Vigiania 500 at Martinsville:

April 14, 2002
Bobby Labonte wins the Vigiania 500 at Martinsville: under a white, yellow, checkered flags. It is Labonte's 19th career Cup win and first ever short track win. Ten different drivers have won the last 10 Cup races at Martinsville. The top ten finishers: #18-Labonte

Labonte Testing a Chevy? UPDATE:

Labonte Testing a Chevy? UPDATE:

March 31, 2002
Labonte Testing a Chevy? UPDATE: hearing that after wrecking his #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac during testing at Texas Motor Speedway, the #18 team broke out the backup car to test and it was a.......Chevy, not a Pontiac.(3-27-2002) UPDATE: #18-Bobby Labonte tested

IWC draws record audience:

IWC draws record audience:

March 29, 2002
IWC draws record audience: The SPEED Channel show Inside Winston Cup with drivers Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson and Ken Schrader joining host Allen Bestwick, drew its highest-ever audience on the motorsports cable channel, as 367,000 households tuned in Monday night

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

March 14, 2002
Dodge drivers swept the top three starting positions for Fridays Craftsman Anniversary 200 (TV-ESPN 6:00pm/et Saturday Mar 16th), with #2-Jason Leffler leading the way with a speed at 163.702 mph to claim his first series pole. Teammate #1-Ted Musgrave will start 2nd

Colorful Dude:

Colorful Dude:

March 4, 2002
Colorful Dude: Dressed as RED, the famous "M," Phillip Crosson Jr. of Hopatcong, N.J. was named THE MOST COLORFUL FAN(tm) OF NASCAR®. Phillip was chosen out of nine finalists at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday morning. There, a panel of celebrity judges that included

M&M’s Vote:

M&M’s Vote:

March 3, 2002
M&M's Vote: Candy lovers around the globe will be faced with that decision beginning March 6th when Masterfoods USA launches its Global Color Vote(tm) - the largest promotion in the 61-year history of the "M&M's"® Brand. As consumers debate which color should

Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock:

Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock:

February 24, 2002
Kenseth wins the Subway 400 at the Rock: under yellow after #36-Ken Schrader hit the wall and #31-Gordon spun and left a tire on the track with four races to do, NASCAR said there was not enought laps left to throw a red flag (direct ALL questions on that subject to

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock

Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock

February 24, 2002
Kenseth wins Subway 400 at the Rock under yellow after #36-Ken Schrader hit the wall and #31-Gordon spun and left a tire on the track with four races to do, NASCAR said there was not enought laps left to throw a red flag (direct ALL questions on that subject to them

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona:

Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona:

February 23, 2002
Spencer unhappy with TV coverage at Daytona: #41-Jimmy Spencer said he watched last week' Daytona 500 on television after missing the field for that event. “That was the first race I’ve watched live on TV since 19-whatever it was,” he said. “I’m not proud of it and

Craven wins the pole at Rockingham:

Craven wins the pole at Rockingham:

February 22, 2002
Craven wins the pole at Rockingham: #32-Ricky Craven won the Budweiser Pole for the Subway 400 with a speed of 156.008mph. It is Craven's fifth career pole. The top ten qualifiers are: 1) #32-Ricky Craven, Ford, 156.008mph 2) #36-Ken Schrader, Pontiac, 154.696 3) #