Stacy Compton News

To the Wind Tunnel:

To the Wind Tunnel:

October 22, 2001
To the Wind Tunnel: Stacy Compton's #92 Dodge, Tony Stewart's #20 Pontiac, Jeff Burton's #99 Ford and Bobby Hamilton's #55 Chevrolet were tested on the NASCAR chassis dyno [at the race track] and will be taken to a wind tunnel [Lockheed - Marietta, GA] for testing.(

#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team:

#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team:

October 17, 2001
#92 Done? UPDATE not according to the team: from FSN's Jeff Hammond column: "With all the speculation that Jeremy's [Mayfield] going to go to Ray Evernham's third deal since the 92's going to close up, it looks like Evernham Motorsports is going to absorb a lot of

Melling scheme at Lowes:

Melling scheme at Lowes:

October 3, 2001
Melling scheme at Lowes: Melling Racing's #Dodge will carry the familiar colors of Conwood Sales Company's Levi Garrett brand in the upcoming Cup races at Lowe's Motor Speedway and Talladega (Oct. 21). Driver Stacy Compton will be the first to pilot the gold, brown

Melling and Petty to work together?

Melling and Petty to work together?

September 24, 2001
Melling and Petty to work together? According to #92 Melling Racing driver Stacy Compton, his search outside the Melling camp will intensify if no sponsor is garnered within the next few weeks. He has discussed future opportunities with at least four Winston Cup teams

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3:

September 20, 2001
Testing at Lowes UPDATE 3: Lowe’s Motor Speedway will be open for NASCAR Winston Cup Series teams to test on Tuesday, Sept. 18, and Wednesday, Sept. 19, no word yet on which teams will test(LMS PR)(9-4-2001) UPDATE: actually no update nor any word on what teams will

Triple Play for Spotter at Richmond:

Triple Play for Spotter at Richmond:

September 4, 2001
Triple Play for Spotter at Richmond: Spotter Rocky Ryan will be busy this week at Richmond spotting for three drivers who all come from Virginia. Cup driver Ward Burton who is from South Boston, BGN driver Kevin Grubb who is from Mechanicsvill and Cup driver Stacy

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE 2 Buckshot Staying:

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE 2 Buckshot Staying:

August 30, 2001
Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE 2 Buckshot Staying: hearing Stacy Compton is close to signing with Petty Enterprises to drive the #44 Dodge. Compton currently drives the #92 Melling Racing Dodge nad Buckshot Jones currently drives the #44 Dodge(8-21-2001) UPDATE

Some rumors:

Some rumors:

August 28, 2001
Some rumors: This week's rumor mill, or version of Winston Cup musical chairs: Stacy Compton will replace Buckshot Jones in the Petty Enterprises' #44 next season (as mentioned here last week, see #92 Team Page, Jerry Nadeau will go back to Melling Racing(#92) to fill

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE but:

Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE but:

August 23, 2001
Compton to Petty Enterprises? UPDATE but: hearing Stacy Compton is close to signing with Petty Enterprises to drive the #44 Dodge. Compton currently drives the #92 Melling Racing Dodge nad Buckshot Jones currently drives the #44 Dodge(8-21-2001) UPDATE: but the Anniston

Compton to RCR? UPDATE denied:

Compton to RCR? UPDATE denied:

August 16, 2001
Compton to RCR? UPDATE denied: Stacy Compton could be leaving Melling Racing by the end of the year. Sources say that he is being considered by Richard Childress Racing for the #31 Lowes Chevy or the #21 or #2 BGN cars. Compton is in the option year of his contact,

DW tests UPDATE:

DW tests UPDATE:

August 15, 2001
DW tests UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip was asked by Melling Racing to test in Michigan on Tuesday of this week. DW went up to MIS and helped the team get dialed in, driving a Dodge for the first time and taking some test laps(8-10-2001) UPDATE: " I went to Michigan before

Compton Gets Help at Watkins Glen:

Compton Gets Help at Watkins Glen:

August 9, 2001
Compton Gets Help at Watkins Glen: Add Melling Racing to the list of teams bringing road race specialists to this weekend's Global Crossing @ the Glen. Road racing veteran Bill Cooper will act as a consultant and spotter for Kodiak Dodge driver Stacy Compton. Cooper

Compton to RCR?

Compton to RCR?

August 7, 2001
Compton to RCR?Stacy Compton could be leaving Melling Racing by the end of the year. Sources say that he is being considered by Richard Childress Racing for the #31 Lowes Chevy or the #21 or #2 BGN cars. Compton is in the option year of his contact, but sources say

Compton to RCR?

Compton to RCR?

August 7, 2001
Compton to RCR? Stacy Compton could be leaving Melling Racing by the end of the year. Sources say that he is being considered by Richard Childress Racing for the #31 Lowes Chevy or the #21 or #2 BGN cars. Compton is in the option year of his contact, but sources say

Magazine Stuff:

Magazine Stuff:

July 22, 2001
Magazine Stuff: Nancy and John Andretti are featured in the July 23 edition of Newsweek. The two-and-a-half page spread, which marks the first time a NASCAR-related feature story has been noted on the cover of the prestigious magazine, concerns families in NASCAR racing