Stacy Compton News

Kentucky Testing?

Kentucky Testing?

August 17, 2000
hearing that #7-Micheal Waltrip and #9-Stacy Compton are testing at Kentucky Speedway August 16th and 17th(Yesterday and today(8-17-2000)

Melling Assoc Sponsor:

Melling Assoc Sponsor:

August 4, 2000
Mark Melling, owner of the #9 Kodiak Ford driven by Stacy Compton, announced the team's newest associate sponsor, WorldCom. Beginning with this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis, the car and driver will carry the WorldCom brand through the remainder of the season

Compton’s Wrist:

Compton’s Wrist:

July 23, 2000
Stacy Compton, driver of the #9 Kodiak/Cougar Ford, will race with a half cast on his left wrist because of two broken bones suffered in a practice/test crash Monday at Indianapolis(Speed Magazine/TBS Happy Hour Coverage)(7-23-2000)

Indy Ford Testing UPDATE:

Indy Ford Testing UPDATE:

July 18, 2000
20 Ford teams/35 drivers tested at at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday as part of a two day mandatory test. #2-Rusty Wallace was the fastest at 181.217mph late in the afternoon. #28-Ricky Rudd was at 176.663mph and was fastest in the morning and #99-Jeff Burton

Green Beats Compton:

Green Beats Compton:

June 28, 2000
NASCAR Busch Series points leader Jeff Green took Winston Cup rookie Stacy Compton to school during the best two-out-of-three grudge match in Winston Cup-style convertibles on the frontstretch quarter-mile oval during round three of the 10-week Wendys Summer Shootout

Marcis 2nd Round:

Marcis 2nd Round:

June 11, 2000
#71-Dave Marcis was going to make a 2nd round attempt to qualify for the Kmart 400 at Michigan but #9-Stacy Compton's engine blew as he cross the finish line on his attempt, oiling the track with one car yet to run. That one car belonged to Marcis. Initial word was

Pocono Testing:

Pocono Testing:

June 2, 2000
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #9-Stacy Compton, #17-Matt Kenseth, #27-Mike Bliss and #60-Geoffrey Bodine tested at Pocono Raceway on Thursday preparation for the June 18 Pocono 500. Earnhardt ran in the 164.500mph range(Times Leader)(6-2-2000)

More Dodge Teams?

More Dodge Teams?

May 25, 2000
Two more teams - the Melling Racing operation, which currently fields Fords for rookie Stacy Compton, and the Team Gordon outfit, which runs Fords for Robby Gordon - are also reportedly considering switching over to the Dodge Motorsports banner next season(goracing

Melling Racing Notes

Melling Racing Notes

May 23, 2000
for the Coca Cola 600: The #9 Ford driven by rookie Stacy Compton will be adorned by the Kodiak colors. Chassis MRE 23, built in-house, will makes it's debut this weekend as well. It is the fourth new chassis the team has built in-house this season. The team plans

Cope Released UPDATE driver for Gateway:

Cope Released UPDATE driver for Gateway:

May 6, 2000
Mike Cope was released Friday as the driver of the #86 Royal Crown Cola Dodge Truck. Impact Motorsports released Cope just prior to the team's departure for the Ram Tough 200 to be held at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis. Most of Cope's Royal Crown Cola

Dodge Team Rumors:

Dodge Team Rumors:

May 4, 2000
There could also be at least two more one-car Dodge teams announced(at Charlotte/Lowes), possibly the Melling team with driver Stacy Compton, and maybe Robby Gordon's team -- both drive Fords at present. There could also be a fourth Petty car for Steve Grissom to drive

Guess Melling Racing’s new #:

Guess Melling Racing’s new #:

April 24, 2000
A fan with the right guess will win a trip to a driving school from racingschools.com, and another good guesser will be an honorary member of the Melling Racing pit crew at the August Winston Cup race at Michigan Speedway. Here's the deal... In the next few weeks,

California Testing UPDATE 2:

California Testing UPDATE 2:

April 21, 2000
#75-Wally Dallenbach is at the California Speedway testing this week(Wally Dallenbach Site)(4-19-2000) UPDATE: #32-Scott Pruett and BGN driver #97-Anthony Lazarro are also testing. Heard that Dallenbach ran a fast lap of 183.908mph(4-20-2000) UPDATE 2: #4-Bobby Hamilton

Rookies do Good:

Rookies do Good:

April 15, 2000
Six of the Rookie of The Year candidates made the field in 1st round qualifying: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(6th), #32-Scott Pruett(15th), #92-Dave Blaney(16th), #27-Mike Bliss(18th), #9-Stacy Compton(22nd) and #90-Ed Berrier(23rd). Only #17-Matt Kenseth failed to qualify

Did ya Know?

Did ya Know?

April 4, 2000
Three drivers collected their first Winston Cup starts at Martinsville: Dale Jarrett (4/29/84 - started 24th and finished 14th), Mike Skinner (4/27/86 - started 27th and finished 22nd) and Stacy Compton (4/21/86 - started ninth and finished 33rd). And....Lee Petty