Ricky Craven News

#66 Closes:

#66 Closes:

April 25, 2001
Citing what he called an untenable business proposition in continuing to field a CTS team, Dale Phelon on Tuesday morning told his employees he was closing his truck shop here. Phelon, a multi-million-dollar business operator who has competed in the truck series since

Winn Dixie on the #32:

Winn Dixie on the #32:

April 19, 2001
Winn Dixie on the #32: Winn-Dixie has joined the PPI Motorsports Tide team as an associate sponsor for the Talladega 500 this weekend. The Winn-Dixie logo will appear on the rear "TV" panel of the #32 Tide Ford driven by Ricky Craven, as well as on Craven's driver'

Craven signs another deal:

Craven signs another deal:

April 6, 2001
Craven signs another deal: Hawk Sports Management announced Wednesday that they signed Ricky Craven to a multi-year agreement. This comes following the announcement that Craven will drive the PPI Motorsports #32 Tide Ford in 2001(Speed Magazine). The offical press

Cup teams test at Kentucky UPDATE 3:

Cup teams test at Kentucky UPDATE 3:

March 23, 2001
Cup teams test at Kentucky UPDATE 3: #32-Ricky Craven and #96-Andy Houston are testing PPI Motorpsorts Fords at Kentucky Speedway, Tuesday March 20th and Wednesday March 21st. #19-Casey Atwood will test his Dodge on Wednesday(Kentucky Speedway PR)(3-19-2001) UPDATE

Sad News:

Sad News:

March 22, 2001
Sad News: Condolences to Mike and Scott Beam, whose sister, Kathey, died of cancer March 15. Mike is the crew chief for PPI Motorsports driver Ricky Craven and Scott is the shop foreman for Jason Keller's ppc Racing organization(Winston Cup Scene - need subscription

Park wins at Rockingham:

Park wins at Rockingham:

February 26, 2001
Park wins at Rockingham: #1-Steve Park won a thrilling finish, just beating 18-Bobby Labonte. The second win for DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc) in a row (#15-Waltrip won the Daytona 500). Park drove around the track clockwise (the Polish Victory lap) holding a black #3 cap

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

Chassis Dyno UPDATE:

February 17, 2001
Chassis Dyno UPDATE: Following Thursday's Twin 125's, NASCAR officials took several cars from each race and tested them on a chassis dynometer, which tests rear-wheel horsepower. The cars of #40-Sterling Marlin, #9-Bill Elliott, #25-Jerry Nadeau, #26-Jimmy Spencer, #

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 10, 2001
Bad Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected several unapproved parts from Winston Cup teams before the day's first practice on Friday. Four teams, those of #24-Jeff Gordon, #1-Steve Park, #80-Morgan Shepherd and #66-Todd Bodine, had unapproved check valves in their fuel

PPI and Safety:

PPI and Safety:

February 6, 2001
PPI and Safety: In an effort to improve safety for its NASCAR Winston Cup athletes and personnel, PPI Motorsports will implement several new and continuing initiatives for its Tide Racing(#32-Ricky Craven) and McDonald's Racing(#96-Andy Houston) teams this season.

Mast almost went to Childress:

Mast almost went to Childress:

February 3, 2001
Mast almost went to Childress: seems that Rick Mast came close to being Dale Earnhardt's teammate. "A multiple championship owner came to me and said he was thinking about starting a third team, and he was real strong about it. He asked if I would be interested.",

Snowmobile Ride Helps Out:

Snowmobile Ride Helps Out:

January 30, 2001
Snowmobile Ride Helps Out: The fourth-annual Ricky Craven Snowmobile Ride for Charity, held this past weekend at Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine, raised an all-time high of $82,310 for five selected charities: The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Children's Miracle Network

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 3:

Mast to the #50? UPDATE 3:

January 25, 2001
Mast to the #50? UPDATE 3: hearing Rick Mast is talking to the #50 MidWest Transit team about driving for them in 2001 as Ricky Craven has left the team (to go to the #32 Tide ride). Other possibilites include Hut Stricklin and Kevin Lepage UPDATE: Rick Mast looms

Education:

Education:

January 19, 2001
Education: Educators at Concord’s Cannon School will host Motorsports Engineering Day Friday in an effort to help students better understand the wide variety of job opportunities in the motorsports industry, as well as the tremendous impact auto racing has on area

Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

January 18, 2001
Testing at the Rock: #27-Kenny Wallace and #10-Johnny Benson are scheduled to test Thursday and Friday at North Carolina Speedway(the Rock, located in Rockingham, NC). #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to test Sunday and Monday. #5-Terry Labonte and #25-Jerry Nadeau are

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

January 18, 2001
Testing at Atlanta: #9-Bill Elliott, #33-Joe Nemechek, #88-Dale Jarrett, #28-Ricky Rudd and #19-Casey Atwood are scheduled to test at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb 20-21st. On Feb. 27-28, #45-Kyle Petty, #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #96-Andy Houston and #32-Ricky Craven