Stacy Compton News

New Assoc for the #59:

New Assoc for the #59:

January 2, 2002
Duck Head Footwear has reached an agreement with ST Motorsports to become a product sponsor of the #59 Kingsford/Johnsonville Chevy for the 2002 BGN Series. "We are excited to have Duck Head join our family of product sponsors," said Tad Geschickter, owner of ST Motorsports

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2

December 31, 2001
Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2: with the Galles Racing IRL team appearing to be done (reportedly, a proposed big-money deal with Budweiser fell through), Al Unser Jr. -- "Little Al" is suddenly shopping for a ride. "It seems as good a time as any for Little Al to look

#59 Assoc Sponsor:

#59 Assoc Sponsor:

December 11, 2001
Johnsonville Sausage has reached an agreement with ST Motorsports to become an associate sponsor of the #59 Kingsford Chevrolet driven by Stacy Compton for the 2002 and 2003 BGN seasons.(ST Motorsports PR)(12-11-2001)

Compton signs with #59:

Compton signs with #59:

December 6, 2001
Stacy Compton has signed to drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy in the BGN series next season(Richmond Times Dispatch) AND ST Motorsports owner Tad Geschickter announced on Wednesday that Stacy Compton will be in the #59 Kingsford/Johnsonville Chevrolet when Busch Series

Melling Layoffs UPDATE:

Melling Layoffs UPDATE:

November 29, 2001
Melling Layoffs UPDATE: #92 Cup team owner, Mark Melling, announced today that in order to reduce operating costs at his facility, while continuing to seek sponsorship for the 2002 season, it was necessary to layoff many of his employees. Though still searching heavily

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2:

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2:

November 26, 2001
Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? UPDATE 2: it was reported during NBC's coverage of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, that Melling Racing and driver Stacy Compton may have good news to report soon for the 2002 season and that the #92 team may be around for the full 2002

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002?

Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002?

November 19, 2001
Melling Racing/Compton back in 2002? it was reported during NBC's coverage of the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, that Melling Racing and driver Stacy Compton may have good news to report soon for the 2002 season and that the #92 team may be around for the full 2002 Cup season

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE:

Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE:

November 13, 2001
Dodge to sponsor weekly series? UPDATE: Dodge and NASCAR are on the verge of announcing that the automobile manufacturer is to be the new sponsor of the Weekly Racing Series, the short-track series played out on nearly 100 local venues throughout the United States.

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?:

Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?:

November 10, 2001
Melling? Compton? Atwood? UPDATE 2 Melling to BGN?: Stacy Compton's car [#92 Dodge ]owner, Mark Melling, doesn't have a sponsor for next season and may have to shut down, although there are reports that Atwood might be able to put together a deal for the Melling ride

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

November 7, 2001
Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) [#37 Brewco car possibly?] AND We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff Purvis

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

Compton in the #59 at Homestead:

November 7, 2001
Compton in the #59 at Homestead: Stacy Compton will drive the #59 ST Motorsports Chevy at Homestead. Jeff Purvis was scheduled to drive the car, but says he has an offer from a team closer to home(FSN's Totally NASCAR) AND “We thought we had settled a deal with Jeff

Dyno Info UPDATE more testing:

Dyno Info UPDATE more testing:

October 28, 2001
Dyno Info UPDATE more testing: According to sources, the engines of #20-Tony Stewart's Pontiac and polesitter #92-Stacy Compton's Dodge topped the list and were within one horsepower of each other in the Chassis Dyno testing at Talladega . However, the #55 Chevy of

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team:

More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team:

October 28, 2001
More Mayfield UPDATE 4 #7? at the Rock? Evernham NO to a 3rd team: Jeremy Mayfield expects to make his plans known within two weeks. Contrary to rumors that have been running wild, Mayfield has spent the past few weeks at his Mooresville home, according to a spokesman

Compton on pole at Phoenix:

Compton on pole at Phoenix:

October 25, 2001
#92-Stacy Compton's lap at 127.700mph earned him the pole for Friday's Silverado 125 CTS race at Phoenix International Raceway (ESPN2). Series points leader #24-Jack Sprague was second, followed by #14-Rick Crawford. #46-Dennis Setzer and #52-Ken Schrader in the top

More Mayfield UPDATE #7?:

More Mayfield UPDATE #7?:

October 22, 2001
More Mayfield UPDATE #7?: Jeremy Mayfield expects to make his plans known within two weeks. Contrary to rumors that have been running wild, Mayfield has spent the past few weeks at his Mooresville home, according to a spokesman who has been in contact with Mayfield