Steve Park News

The Championship Outlook:

The Championship Outlook:

March 13, 2001
The Championship Outlook: Only five times in the modern era(1972-present) has the eventual champion not won in the first six races. This year, that puts Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick in the heat of the race(Richmond Times Dispatch), when

Sub:

Sub:

March 12, 2001
Sub: Steve Wolfe, a tire changer on Dale Earnhardt, Jr.' s #8 Bud DEI team, injured his ring finger during a pit stop. He was treated and released from the infield care center. Mike Atwell, a tire changer on teammate Steve Park's #1 Pennzoil team, filled in for Wolfe

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 7, 2001
Testing at Martinsville: A few teams will be testing at Martinsville Speedway in the new few weeks: March 20-21 – #1-Steve Park, #24-Jeff Gordon, #6-Mark Martin, #97-Kurt Busch, #21-Elliott Sadler. and on March 27-28 – #12-Jeremy Mayfield, #44-Buckshot Jones, #96-Andy

Problem with the #24? UPDATE 3 Loomis Statement:

Problem with the #24? UPDATE 3 Loomis Statement:

February 28, 2001
Problem with the #24? UPDATE 3 Loomis Statement: NASCAR inspectors found what was described as a "height problem" with Jeff Gordon's #24 Dupont Chevy during post-race inspection at Rockingham. Gordon led the most laps and finished third in the Dura-Lube 400 Monday.

Park wins at Rockingham:

Park wins at Rockingham:

February 26, 2001
Park wins at Rockingham: #1-Steve Park won a thrilling finish, just beating 18-Bobby Labonte. The second win for DEI (Dale Earnhardt Inc) in a row (#15-Waltrip won the Daytona 500). Park drove around the track clockwise (the Polish Victory lap) holding a black #3 cap

More Parts:

More Parts:

February 11, 2001
More Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected another batch of unapproved parts during pre-qualifying inspections on Saturday. Several springs were confiscated from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #88-Dale Jarrett, #11-Brett Bodine, #10-Johnny Benson, #92-Stacy Compton (two), #

The Winston Stays the Same:

The Winston Stays the Same:

February 10, 2001
The Winston Stays the Same: No changes are planned for this season's running of The Winston all-star race, May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The race will continue to be run in three segments, of 30 laps, 30 laps and 10 laps. As was done last season, the winner of both

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

February 10, 2001
Bad Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected several unapproved parts from Winston Cup teams before the day's first practice on Friday. Four teams, those of #24-Jeff Gordon, #1-Steve Park, #80-Morgan Shepherd and #66-Todd Bodine, had unapproved check valves in their fuel

Bessey Sponsor UPDATE:

Bessey Sponsor UPDATE:

January 31, 2001
hearing Whelen will be the Primary Sponsor for Bessey Motorsports Daytona BGN effort in February 2001. This is a one race Primary Sponsorship deal for the #6 team. Whelen is the Primary Sponsor for the Marsh Racing-Steve Park driven #31 BGN Chevy in 2001 for an 11

Park adds to his Daytona Schedule:

Park adds to his Daytona Schedule:

January 25, 2001
Park adds to his Daytona Schedule: MTI Racing announced that Steve Park, driver of the #1 PENNZOIL Chevy will be driving the MTI #98 C5 Chevrolet Corvette in the 2-hour Motorola Cup season opener to be held at Daytona on Friday Feb. 2 during the Rolex 24 Hour week.

Texas Aero Test UPDATE 2:

Texas Aero Test UPDATE 2:

January 24, 2001
Texas Aero Test UPDATE 2: A speed-reducing aerodynamic package similar to one introduced at Talladega last fall is scheduled to be tested at Texas Motor Speedway(TMS) in conjunction with a tire test booked by Goodyear Racing on Jan. 22-23. Cup regular Steve Park is

Sadler now part of the Family:

Sadler now part of the Family:

January 19, 2001
Sadler now part of the Family: #21-Elliott Sadler is the latest addition to the Coca Cola Family Of Drivers. Which includes: #1-Steve Park; #9-Bill Elliott; #15-Michael Waltrip; #18-Bobby Labonte; #28-Ricky Rudd; #20-Tony Stewart; #43-John Andretti; #45-Kyle Petty; #

Park back in the #31:

Park back in the #31:

January 8, 2001
Marsh Racing will once again have Steve Park behind the wheel of the #31 Whelen Chevy this year. Ted Marsh will remain the crew chief. The team is currently scheduled for 11 races this year, with possible expansion for additional races if they find a suitable driver

Earnhardt/Park News:

Earnhardt/Park News:

January 6, 2001
Earnhardt/Park News: Dale Earnhardt, scheduled to attend Chevrolet's mid-afternoon news conference Friday at Daytona International Speedway, instead stayed away with a virus that has been dogging him all week. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said his father was seeking help from

Four 1st Timers:

Four 1st Timers:

November 21, 2000
The four first-time winners is the most since 1988 when there were also four, those winners: Ken Schrader(Talladega), Alan Kulwicki(Phoenix), Phil Parsons(Talladega), and Lake Speed(Darlington). Parsons and Speed have not won in Cup since and are out of the series.