Mike McLaughlin News

Jeff Green wins at Charlotte, Biffle 2nd:

Jeff Green wins at Charlotte, Biffle 2nd:

May 25, 2002
#21-Jeff Green won theCarquest 300 at Lowes Motor Speedway on Saturday. #60-Greg Biffle lined up seventh on a restart on Lap 197 (of 200) after a caution, and moved into second with two laps to go. He closed to the rear bumper of Greens #21 Chevy on the final lap,

Qualifying rained out at Nazareth:

Qualifying rained out at Nazareth:

May 18, 2002
Rain washed out qualifying Saturday for the BGN Sacker2 200 race, giving points leader #24-Jack Sprague the pole for Sunday's race at Nazareth Speedway. The rainout was the third in the last four BGN events, with Sprague starting his NetZero Chevy from the pole in

McLaughlin closes out Lowes testing as fastest:

McLaughlin closes out Lowes testing as fastest:

May 8, 2002
#18-Mike McLaughlin's fastest lap came aboard the #18 MBNA Pontiac as 20 teams made final preparations for the May 25 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. With mid-day track temperatures topping 135 degrees, the unofficial stopwatches caught McLaughlin at 174.193 mph in the Pontiac

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

Keller wins wreck fest at Talladega:

April 20, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the Aaron's 312 at Talladega on Saturday, his second BGN wins of the season and 7th of his career, holding off #59-Stacy Compton by .163 seconds in a race that saw just three of 43 cars on the lead lap at the finish. On Lap 14 of 117, rookies #

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE:

April 16, 2002
Wallace, Innovative and Stacker2 to Cup UPDATE: Jeff Hammond reported on FSN's Totally NASCAR that Kenny Wallace and the BGN team he drivers for, Innovative Motorsports, will run four Winston Cup races this year. The tentative schedule is: Daytona in July, Chicagoland

Testing at Talladega UPDATE:

Testing at Talladega UPDATE:

April 11, 2002
Testing at Talladega UPDATE: Seven Cup teams tested Tuesday at Talladega: #49-BAM Racing with Shawna Robinson, #20-Joe Gibbs Racing with Mike McLaughlin (Tony Stewart will be there Wed), #10-MBV Motorsports with Johnny Benson, #22-Bill Davis Racing with Tom Hubert, #

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

Gibbs to make BGN debut:

Gibbs to make BGN debut:

February 25, 2002
Coy Gibbs who drives the #20 MBNA Chevy in the CTS plans to make his BGN debut at Talladega in April and hopes to run five BGN races in 2002, others include New Hampshire, Kentucky, Bristol (Aug) and Kansas. Gibbs will pilot the # 20 Pontiac and is looking for a primary

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

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March

Kenny Wallace wins at Rockingham – Harvick wins the BGN title:

Kenny Wallace wins at Rockingham – Harvick wins the BGN title:

November 3, 2001
#48-Kenny Wallace came away a winner and #2-Kevin Harvick a Grand National series champion at Rockigham. On a restart with one lap remaining in Saturday's Sam's Club 200 at North Carolina Speedway, leader #10-Jeff Green suddenly fell off the pace, which allowed Wallace

Purvis in the #59 at Memphis:

Purvis in the #59 at Memphis:

October 9, 2001
Purvis in the #59 at Memphis: ST Motorsports owner Tad Geschickter announced that veteran driver Jeff Purvis is scheduled to drive the #59 Kingsford/Match Light Chevy for Saturday’s BGN Series Sam’s Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Purvis, a native of Clarksville

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4:

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4:

September 8, 2001
Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4: hearing #18-Bobby Labonte's car will have a special Cal Ripken Jr farewell paint job at Dover in September. Ripken Jr plays for the Baltimore Orioles and is retiring at the end of the 2001 baseball season(8-17-2001) UPDATE: hearing that since

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4:

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4:

August 30, 2001
Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 4: hearing #18-Bobby Labonte's car will have a special Cal Ripken Jr farewell paint job at Dover in September. Ripken Jr plays for the Baltimore Orioles and is retiring at the end of the 2001 baseball season(8-17-2001) UPDATE: hearing that since

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 3:

Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 3:

August 24, 2001
Ripken Scheme? UPDATE 3: hearing #18-Bobby Labonte's car will have a special Cal Ripken Jr farewell paint job at Dover in September. Ripken Jr plays for the Baltimore Orioles and is retiring at the end of the 2001 baseball season(8-17-2001) UPDATE: hearing that since