Stacy Compton News

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville UPDATE 4:

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville UPDATE 4:

March 25, 2002
although ESPN2's Dr Jerry Punch wouldn't say his name, he said D.W. [Darrell Waltrip] is coming out of retirement for one race only to drive a truck at Martinsville in Mark Melling's truck that Stacy Compton ran last year [#92 Dodge won the pole at Phoenix last year

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville UPDATE 4:

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville UPDATE 4:

March 25, 2002
DW to drive a truck at Martinsville UPDATE 4: although ESPN2's Dr Jerry Punch wouldn't say his name, he said D.W. [Darrell Waltrip] is coming out of retirement for one race only to drive a truck at Martinsville in Mark Melling's truck that Stacy Compton ran last year

Riggs wins pole at Bristol:

Riggs wins pole at Bristol:

March 22, 2002
#10-Scott Riggs won his first BGN pole Friday, turning a track-record lap at 126.270mph for the Channellock 250 at Bristol. #21-Jeff Green was second fastest, while Riggs ppc Racing teammate and current series points leader, #57-Jason Keller, was third. #1-Jimmy Spencer

Kingsford re-ups with the #59:

Kingsford re-ups with the #59:

March 22, 2002
Kingsford Products Co. and ST Motorsports signed a three-year sponsorship agreement that will extend Kingsfords involvement in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series through 2005.. Kingsford Charcoal has sponsored ST Motorsports #59 Chevrolets, now driven by Stacy

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville:

DW to drive a truck at Martinsville:

March 20, 2002
although ESPN2's Dr Jerry Punch wouldn't say his name, he said D.W. [Darrell Waltrip] is coming out of retirement for one race only to drive a truck at Martinsville in Mark Melling's truck that Stacy Compton ran last year [#92 Dodge won the pole at Phoenix last year

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out:

March 20, 2002
Testing at Texas UPDATE 2 rained out: testing at Texas Motor Speedway continues today for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race and O'Reilly 300 NASCAR Busch Series races (April 6-7th). Three remaining scheduled test sessions, which are closed to the public

$89,131 raised at Auction:

$89,131 raised at Auction:

March 2, 2002
$89,131 raised at Auction: The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities kicked off its 2002 fundraising drive with a home run: the fourth annual NASCAR Driver Auction raised $89,131 for the needy children of Las Vegas and southern Nevada. The auction, held

Brett Bodine’s Crew Chief Quits before the race, goes to the #14 UPDATE 3:

Brett Bodine’s Crew Chief Quits before the race, goes to the #14 UPDATE 3:

February 22, 2002
Brett Bodine's Crew Chief Quits before the race, goes to the #14 UPDATE 3: The crew chief for Bodine's #11 Ford, Mike Hillman, quit the team 90 minutes prior to the race. Bodine is making decisions and negotiate his way through race strategy as his own crew chief through

Brett Bodine’s Crew Chief Quits before the race UPDATE:

Brett Bodine’s Crew Chief Quits before the race UPDATE:

February 17, 2002
Brett Bodine's Crew Chief Quits before the race UPDATE: The crew chief for Bodine's #11 Ford, Mike Hillman, quit the team 90 minutes prior to the race. Bodine is making decisions and negotiate his way through race strategy as his own crew chief through the 200 laps

Fuller fastest Tuesday:

Fuller fastest Tuesday:

February 12, 2002
Top five in Tuesday afternoon practice were #88-Jeff Fuller, #59-Stacy Compton, #33-Tony Raines, #37-Jeff Purvis, and #1-Jimmy Spencer. See the BGN Racing site for EAS / GNC Live Well 300 Tuesday Afternoon Practice(2-12-2002)

Parts Seized:

Parts Seized:

February 8, 2002
Parts Seized: NASCAR inspectors confiscated several parts from various Winston Cup cars prior to Friday' first practice of the season. Series director John Darby said nothing looked "too serious," however. Several cars had parts taken for use as "underpans," which

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

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

Compton or Lepage or Green(s) in the #14? UPDATE 7 Compton is it:

Compton or Lepage or Green(s) in the #14? UPDATE 7 Compton is it:

January 4, 2002
Compton or Lepage or Green(s) in the #14? UPDATE 7 Compton is it: hearing rumors that Stacy Compton and Kevin Lepage are the front runners for the #14 Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing ride in Cup(12-5-2001) UPDATE: Stacy Compton has signed to drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy