Robert Pressley News

Gills leaves the #18:

Gills leaves the #18:

June 5, 2002
Bobby Hamilton Racing says crew chief Danny Gill has left its No. 18 team of Robert Pressley in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Team owner Hamilton says Todd Myers, who has been with TKO Motorsports, will fill in as crew chief, starting this weekend with the O'Reilly

Musgrave wins at Dover:

Musgrave wins at Dover:

May 31, 2002
#1-Ted Musgrave won the MBNA America 200 at Dover after teammate #2-Jason Leffler fell out of contention when he pitted outside his pit stall during an early caution and was penalized a lap. It is Musgrave's second win of the season he also won at Darlington and the

Setzer comes from the back to win at Martinsville:

Setzer comes from the back to win at Martinsville:

April 14, 2002
#46-Dennis Setzer beat #16-Mike Bliss by .422 seconds to win the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway and now holds the record for coming from the farthest back in the field to win a series race (he started 33rd). It was Setzers seventh series win and first

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, #

Petree tests at Martinsville UPDATE:

Petree tests at Martinsville UPDATE:

March 28, 2002
It was a strange gathering in the garage area at Martinsville Speedway Tuesday: a Winston Cup team owner driving a BGN car, hoping to gain enough seat time to help him make the CTS race at the track on April 13. Andy Petree, owner of the #55 Schneider Electric Chevy

Petree tests at Martinsville UPDATE:

Petree tests at Martinsville UPDATE:

March 28, 2002
Petree tests at Martinsville UPDATE: It was a strange gathering in the garage area at Martinsville Speedway Tuesday: a Winston Cup team owner driving a BGN car, hoping to gain enough seat time to help him make the CTS race at the track on April 13. Andy Petree, owner

Musgrave wins at Darlington:

Musgrave wins at Darlington:

March 15, 2002
#1-Ted Musgrave won the 2nd was #18-Robert Pressley and #16-Mike Bliss was 3rd. Pressley and Musgrave are now tied with the points lead at 360. 3rd is rookie #4-Brian Rose with 317. See ThatsRacin.com for Friday's Truck series race results and a column: Musgrave, Dodge

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

Leffler on the pole at Darlington:

March 14, 2002
Dodge drivers swept the top three starting positions for Fridays Craftsman Anniversary 200 (TV-ESPN 6:00pm/et Saturday Mar 16th), with #2-Jason Leffler leading the way with a speed at 163.702 mph to claim his first series pole. Teammate #1-Ted Musgrave will start 2nd

Petree tests at Martinsville:

Petree tests at Martinsville:

March 6, 2002
Petree tests at Martinsville: It was a strange gathering in the garage area at Martinsville Speedway Tuesday: a Winston Cup team owner driving a BGN car, hoping to gain enough seat time to help him make the CTS race at the track on April 13. Andy Petree, owner of the

Pressley win at Daytona:

Pressley win at Daytona:

February 15, 2002
#18-Robert Pressley won in his first career CTS start, winning the race at Daytona. #1-Ted Musgrave, #4-Brian Rose and #79-Joe Ruttman completed the Dodge sweep of the first four positions. See ThatsRacin.com for a column: Pressley scores a Truck race win, and see

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

February 9, 2002
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over. #48-Jimmie Johnson wins the pole with a speed of 185.831, just ahead of of #29-Kevin Harvick at 185.770mph who are the only two drivers who have their starting positions set for the 2002 Daytona 500. Johnson is only yhe thrid

Testing over at Daytona:

Testing over at Daytona:

January 21, 2002
The third and final day of CTS testing at Daytona had drivers turning laps in the pack and posting fast speeds in the 187mph range. Turning the top five fastest laps in today's drafting session were Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 187.566, Rick Crawford, Ford, 187.512; Bryan

Melling testing but needs sponsor for the 500 UPDATE sponsor for the Daytona 500:

Melling testing but needs sponsor for the 500 UPDATE sponsor for the Daytona 500:

January 16, 2002
Melling testing but needs sponsor for the 500 UPDATE sponsor for the Daytona 500: Mark Melling, owner of the #92 Melling Racing team since the death of his father, Harry, in 1999, said Monday that the team is in Daytona with driver Robert Pressley for what could be

Pressley in the #92 at Daytona:

Pressley in the #92 at Daytona:

December 29, 2001
Pressley in the #92 at Daytona: Robert Pressley will drive the 92 Dodge Intrepid for Mark Melling in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17th. Pressley will drive for Melling in a one-race deal and still plans to run in five to seven Winston

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

Pressley to the BGN/CTS? UPDATE to the #18 CTS:

December 10, 2001
It appears Robert Pressley will wind up either in the CTS or the BGN, one option may be as the full-time driver for Michael Waltrip's #99 BGN cars.(Savannah Morning News), but am hearing Pressley will end up in the #18 Dodge truck(12-8-2001) UPDATE: Robert Pressley