Ricky Craven News

PPI Tests 2003 Pontiac:

PPI Tests 2003 Pontiac:

October 28, 2002
PPI Tests 2003 Pontiac: PPI Motorsports, which will run Pontiacs next season, built a downforce and superspeedway Grand Prix and tested both at the wind tunnel. Driver Ricky Craven ran 10 laps in the downforce car last week at Homestead and was scheduled to test the

Homestead Testing:

Homestead Testing:

October 20, 2002
Homestead Testing: Some Cup drivers will be testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Wednesday, October 23, from 9 am - 5 pm each day. Admission is free to the public for the test sessions with open seating in the Speedway Club level. Drivers scheduled

Rumblings – Lowe’s:

Rumblings – Lowe’s:

October 14, 2002
Rumblings - Lowe's: #40-Jamie McMurray becomes the 17th different winner this season....last year we had 19. And, he became the 45th different driver to lead a lap this season....last year we had 48. Bobby Labonte (2nd) had his best finish since he won at Martinsville

PPI signs plate engine deal with Childress:

PPI signs plate engine deal with Childress:

September 30, 2002
PPI signs plate engine deal with Childress: #32 team owner Cal Wells III said the in-house engine program he had announced several weeks ago for his PPI Motorsports team was still coming together well, he did have one piece of the puzzle in place. "We're real pleased

#32 gets new assoc sponsor for 2003:

#32 gets new assoc sponsor for 2003:

September 24, 2002
#32 gets new assoc sponsor for 2003: - Blair Corporation, a national direct marketer and cataloger, has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor the #32 Tide entry of PPI Motorsports and driver Ricky Craven. Blair Corporation will provide the PPI Motorsports team with

Schrader named 3rd Quarter True Value Person of the Year:

Schrader named 3rd Quarter True Value Person of the Year:

September 23, 2002
Schrader named 3rd Quarter True Value Person of the Year: For his unselfish and continuing work in aiding charities, Ken Schrader has been named the third quarter recipient of NASCAR's True Value Person of the Year. True Value, the Official Hardware Store of NASCAR

No 2nd PPI team?

No 2nd PPI team?

September 13, 2002
No 2nd PPI team? It doesn't appear as though #32-Ricky Craven will have a teammate when he makes the move from Ford to Pontiac with the PPI Motorsports team. That was the word from PPI Motorsports owner Cal Wells III Tuesday. "Right now, it's way up in the air. We'

#32 Team Will wear special uniforms at NHIS:

#32 Team Will wear special uniforms at NHIS:

September 10, 2002
#32 Team Will wear special uniforms at NHIS: Wednesday will mark the one-year anniversary of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. When the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit hits New Hampshire International Speedway for this weekend's New Hampshire

PPI Racing to do their own engines? UPDATE:

PPI Racing to do their own engines? UPDATE:

September 7, 2002
PPI Racing to do their own engines? UPDATE: NASCAR.com's The Buzz has learned that Cal Wells III and his #32 PPI Motorsports team will do their own engines beginning in 2003, when the team -- with driver Ricky Craven -- plans to switch from the Ford Tauruses it currently

PPI Racing to do their own engines?

PPI Racing to do their own engines?

September 1, 2002
PPI Racing to do their own engines? NASCAR.com's The Buzz has learned that Cal Wells III and his #32 PPI Motorsports team will do their own engines beginning in 2003, when the team -- with driver Ricky Craven -- plans to switch from the Ford Tauruses it currently runs

TV Coverage Highlights:

TV Coverage Highlights:

August 25, 2002
TV Coverage Highlights: Notes from TNT's coverage of the Sharpie 500 - Driver's gone wild: #1 Elliott Sadler pointing at his head signaling for Joe Nemechek to think when he drives, then punching the ambulance on his way off the track. Nemechek knocked Sadler out of

Morgan-McClure announcement at Bristol? UPDATE 2 It’s Official to Pontiac:

Morgan-McClure announcement at Bristol? UPDATE 2 It’s Official to Pontiac:

August 23, 2002
Morgan-McClure announcement at Bristol? UPDATE 2 It's Official to Pontiac: hearing that the #4 Morgan McClure to Pontiac announcment could come at Bristol the weekend of August 23-24th.(8-15-2002) UPDATE: Word on the street has Morgan-McClure Motorsports leaving the

Five Different Winners:

Five Different Winners:

August 22, 2002
Five Different Winners: The last five short-track races have been won by a different driver: Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, Ricky Craven and Ricky Rudd. Dating back to last season, Stewart has won three of the last nine short-track races.(Roanoke Times)(8

Wells to Pontiac, Ford not Happy UPDATE:

Wells to Pontiac, Ford not Happy UPDATE:

August 18, 2002
Wells to Pontiac, Ford not Happy UPDATE: When Cal Wells III announces Saturday morning that he’ll trade in his Ford hardware for Pontiac hardware for his 2003 program it will come as no surprise that Ford Motor Company is displeased with Wells’ decision, but not for

Pontiac Updates:

Pontiac Updates:

August 17, 2002
Pontiac Updates: Pontiac officials, stung by the loss of Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, are restocking the pantry, and at least two new Pontiac teams are expected to be announced over the next week, beginning today. Car owner Larry McClure is expected to move from