Ken Schrader News

MB2, TylerJet and Valvoline? UPDATE 5 OFFICIAL:

MB2, TylerJet and Valvoline? UPDATE 5 OFFICIAL:

July 21, 2000
hearing that Valvoline is buying into the MB2 #36 M&M's team, who is then buying into or buying Tyler Jet Motorsports #10 team. Supposedly Valvoline will be an equity partner in both teams, with Johnny Benson driving the Valvoline sponsored car. Hearing the deal

Benson News:

Benson News:

July 11, 2000
Johnny Benson isnt sitting idle during this off weekend. The driver is racing crew chief James Inces dirt car at Selaia, Mo., on Friday. Hell be competing at Ken Schraders track Saturday as well. Benson is awaiting word on the future of his team. Owner Tim Beverley

Schrader double duty at NHIS UPDATE:

Schrader double duty at NHIS UPDATE:

July 6, 2000
Ken Schrader will be making only his second appearance in the CTS this season at the New Hampshire. Schrader will drive his #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet Silverado in the CTS race on on Saturday. Schrader will, of course, run the #36 M&M's Pontiac in the Cup

MB2, TylerJet and Valvoline? UPDATE 2:

MB2, TylerJet and Valvoline? UPDATE 2:

June 29, 2000
hearing that Valvoline is buying into the MB2 #36 M&M's team, who is then buying into or buying Tyler Jet Motorsports #10 team. Supposedly Valvoline will be an equity partner in both teams, with Johnny Benson driving the Valvoline sponsored car. Hearing the deal

One owner, three winners?

One owner, three winners?

May 31, 2000
That's Racin' brings up a good question. When was the last time a team owner had three different drivers win in the same season? as Jack Roush has now done this year with Mark Martin, Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth. The last to do it was Rick Hendrick in 1989 with Darrell

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?(um me):

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?(um me):

May 26, 2000
TV talk and game show host Regis Philbin brought his "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" knockoff to downtown Charlotte's Speed Street festival as host of the Food Lion Racefan Challenge. The promotion put 10 contest winners on the stage with a chance to play a modified

Schrader to Ganassi/Sabco?

Schrader to Ganassi/Sabco?

May 21, 2000
from today's St Louis Post-Dispatch - One hot rumor flying around the Speedway(Indy) is that Chip Ganassi, who runs the highly successful Target team featuring Juan Montoya and Jimmy Vasser, will form a NASCAR Winston Cup operation and hire former St. Louisan Ken Schrader

NASCAR Inside Winston Cup

NASCAR Inside Winston Cup

May 17, 2000
on SpeedVision - host Allen Bestwick and this week's expert panel(Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader and Phil Parsons) came directly from services for Adam Petty in High Point, N.C. The memorial was delivered by Adam's little sister, Montgomery Lee Petty. Afterwards, family

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

Double/Triple Duty at RIR:

May 6, 2000
Many drivers will run in two of the three Richmond NASCAR events this weekend. Attempting double duty are: Bobby Hamilton - #4 Kodak Chevy(Cup) and #4 Dana Dodge(CTS); Ken Schrader - #36 M&M's Pontiac(Cup) and #52 Federated Auto Parts Chevy(CTS); Mark Martin - #

Schrader and ARCA:

Schrader and ARCA:

May 4, 2000
Ken Schrader will race at the quarter mile Anderson Speedway Indiana oval Sunday, May 14th for the Anderson ARCA 300. Schrader, the defending race winner, has entered a Federated Auto Parts sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo for the 300 lap short-track war(AutoChannel

Winston West UPDATE 3:

Winston West UPDATE 3:

May 2, 2000
#55-Ken Schrader took the pole and #50-Johnny Benson the outside pole for Saturday's NASCAR Winston West Series event at California Speedway(RacingWest)(4-28-2000) UPDATE: flip-flop the drivers and you have the first two finishers, Johnny Benson won the Pontiac Grand

Winston West:

Winston West:

April 24, 2000
Ken Schrader ran the Winston West race at Las Vegas this past weekend. He started 2nd and finished 23rd in the Orleans 150 won by part time BGN/CTS driver David Starr. See story and results at RacingWest, a site dedicated to the Winston West series(4-24-2000)

Schrader in Vegas:

Schrader in Vegas:

April 18, 2000
This weekend's major-league event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway got a boost by the entry of NASCAR Winston Cup regular Ken Schrader in the Winston West stock car race(Las Vegas Review Journal)(4-18-2000)

Nine Different Winners:

Nine Different Winners:

April 16, 2000
Jeff Gordon is the ninth different Winston Cup winner in the first nine races in 2000. This extends the NASCAR all time record of nine, beating last weeks eighth. The old record was seven that happened in 1991 when the first seven winners were Ernie Irvan, Dale Earnhardt

M&M’s:

M&M’s:

April 15, 2000
Ken Schrader is relaying a message to his competitors for this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway via Red, the M&M Character on the back of his No. 36 Pontiac. Red is holding a sign with a simple but clear message for the other 42 cars racing side-by-side