Ricky Craven News

DJ Person of the Year nominee:

DJ Person of the Year nominee:

October 15, 2003
Dale Jarrett's contributions to the community have been well documented over the course of his racing career. Those efforts were recognized in 1997 and 2000 when he won the True Value Man of the Year award for his efforts with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Tide and Craven re-up with PPI Motorsports:

Tide and Craven re-up with PPI Motorsports:

October 11, 2003
Longtime NASCAR Winston Cup Series primary sponsor Tide has extended its sponsorship of the #32 Tide Pontiac fielded by PPI Motorsports through 2006. Tide representatives made the announcement today during a team gathering at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. Downy

Nemechek has many options:

Nemechek has many options:

September 28, 2003
Joe Nemechek, who has lost his ride with [ #25 ] Hendrick Motorsports after this year, is reportedly under consideration to drive a Dodge [I think teh author meant Pontiac and made a mistake, have heard nothing about Wells switching to Dodge] for Cal Wells if Wells

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Talladega:

September 28, 2003
It was a wild one....it was a plate race....and it was Talladega! What more can be said? In a rough race (both on the track and in the pits) Michael Waltrip prevailed in a four lap sprint to the finish today at Talladega Superspeedway in the EA Sports 500, holding

more on Wells 2nd team effort:

more on Wells 2nd team effort:

September 24, 2003
Cal Wells has been working on a second team, and though the team isn't any closer to announcing its plans, Wells says, "Decision time is imminent." More from Wells: "We have to have the money to do this, but we are really, really close. Our organization is developed

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

September 23, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman and #48-Jimmie Johnson are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Teams will be on the track at approximately 9:00 a.m. and are expected to test for the remainder of the day. Other drivers on the docket include #79-Billy Bigley

Some Dover Notes from NASCAR:

Some Dover Notes from NASCAR:

September 18, 2003
#23-Scott Wimmer started 26th before winning his first career NASCAR Busch Series race last fall at Dover. In five starts at Dover, Wimmer's average finish is 7.8. No other driver with five or more NASCAR Busch Series starts at Dover has a better finishing average. #

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE 2:

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE 2:

September 15, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven, whose single-car team has struggled at times in a sport dominated by multi-car operations, may soon get some help. "I believe Cal is well on his way to having a second team, as early as next year," Craven said this week at Darlington, referring to

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

September 12, 2003
Entering the weekend, #32-Ricky Craven has completed more laps at New Hampshire International Speedway than any other NASCAR driver, making his way around the Magic Mile 6,673 times throughout his days on the Busch North, Busch and Winston Cup series. He will relinquish

Craven Tests at Milwaukee:

Craven Tests at Milwaukee:

September 4, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven and the PPI Motorsports (PPIM) team spent Wed., Sept. 3, testing at The Milwaukee Mile track in Wisconsin. The team tested with chassis No. 49, the same car it plans to use in the Sept. 14 NASCAR Winston Cup event at New Hampshire International Speedway

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE Riggs?

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE Riggs?

September 2, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven, whose single-car team has struggled at times in a sport dominated by multi-car operations, may soon get some help. "I believe Cal is well on his way to having a second team, as early as next year," Craven said this week at Darlington, referring to

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE Riggs?

2nd Team for Wells in 2004? UPDATE Riggs?

September 2, 2003
#32-Ricky Craven, whose single-car team has struggled at times in a sport dominated by multi-car operations, may soon get some help. "I believe Cal is well on his way to having a second team, as early as next year," Craven said this week at Darlington, referring to

Craven’s Store Damaged by Fire UPDATE:

Craven’s Store Damaged by Fire UPDATE:

September 1, 2003
An early morning fire has gutted Ricky Craven Motorsports North store along Searsport Avenue. The fire was reported to authorities at 6:30am. The store is owned by Ricky Craven, a Newburgh native who races on NASCAR's Winston Cup Circuit. Lowell Keene told VillageSoup

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

August 29, 2003
The incredible pole machine that is Ryan Newman continued to roll this afternoon at Darlington Raceway. Ryan captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 (the final Labor Day edition) with a time of 24.090 (169.048 mph)....besting Jimmie Johnson for

Race Fan Reenlists at PPI Motorsports’ Shops:

Race Fan Reenlists at PPI Motorsports’ Shops:

August 28, 2003
Petty Officer First Class Brian Wilkes, a 10-year veteran of the United States Navy, has been a race fan for as long as he can remember. When Wilkes, a resident of Hickory, N.C., learned he could choose the site of his reenlistment ceremony, he immediately thought