Tony Raines News

A Green Front Row:

A Green Front Row:

November 1, 2002
#21-Jeff Green captured his fourth BGN pole of the season with a lap at 153.355mph for Saturday's Sam's Club 200 at North Carolina Speedway. #5-David Green, qualified second fastest, with #27-Jamie McMurray third, #99-Michael Waltrip and #33-Tony Raines complete the

Rumblings – Atlanta:

Rumblings – Atlanta:

October 27, 2002
Rumblings - Atlanta: Kurt Busch's win is the 8th for Roush Racing this season. Joe Nemechek (2nd....and ride shopping) had his best finish since he won at Rockingham last November. Kyle Petty (14th) had his best finish since he was 13th at Darlington in September.

Double Duty at AMS:

Double Duty at AMS:

October 25, 2002
Double Duty at AMS: Twelve drivers are scheduled to run both Saturday's Aaron's 312 BGN race and Sunday's NAPA 500 Winston Cup race. The list includes Scott Wimmer (#27 Cup/#23 BGN), Jimmy Spencer (#41/#1), Mike Wallace (#14/#4), Kenny Wallace (#23/#48), Kerry Earnhardt

RCR BGN Changes, could include Hornaday or Raines UPDATE Hornaday in the #2:

RCR BGN Changes, could include Hornaday or Raines UPDATE Hornaday in the #2:

October 10, 2002
Richard Childress Racing is evaluating its BGN program and will likely make some driver changes for next season. Jeff Green, who drives RCRs #30 Chevy in the Cup series, said Friday he if he does compete in the BGN for RCR next season, it would be on a more-limited

Lowe’s Testing Tuesday:

Lowe’s Testing Tuesday:

October 1, 2002
#87-Joe Nemechek set the pace Tuesday as 20 BGN drivers and teams opened a two-day testing session for the Oct. 12 "Little Trees" 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Nemechek ran a lap of 174.249mph, with #37-Kevin Lepage was unofficially second fastest at 173.555mph while

Testing at Lowe’s:

Testing at Lowe’s:

October 1, 2002
More than 20 BGN drivers and teams will participate in a testing session Tuesday and Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the Oct. 12 "Little Trees" 300. #12-Kerry Earnhardt, #33-Tony Raines, #38-Mark Green, #59-Stacy Compton, #87-Joe Nemechek, #37

Burton wins at Kansas:

Burton wins at Kansas:

September 28, 2002
#9-Jeff Buron won the Mr Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. #12-Kerry Earnhardt was 2nd, his career best BGN finish, by 3.272 seconds. 3rd was #87-Joe Nemechek, 4th was #60-Greg Biffle and #33-Tony Raines was fifth. #60-Greg Biffle, also expanded his series

Lepage takes pole at Dover:

Lepage takes pole at Dover:

September 20, 2002
#37-Kevin Lepage won the pole at Dover for the MBNA All-American Heroes 200 with a speed of 155.757mph. #33-Tony Raines is on the outside pole, followed by #21-Jeff Green, #40-Brian Vickers, and #57-Jason Keller. See ThatsRacin.com, BGNRacing.com and MotorsportsOne

Earnhardt Jr/Gossamer win at Richmond:

Earnhardt Jr/Gossamer win at Richmond:

September 7, 2002
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. was in a race all to himself Friday night as he dominated the Funai 250 at Richmond, leading 190 of 250 laps to earn his second BGN victory of the season. He also won the season opener at Daytona. Earnhardt Jr.'s #8 Chevy - built by a new team

Open Testing at Lowe’s Scheduled TUES/WED:

Open Testing at Lowe’s Scheduled TUES/WED:

September 4, 2002
Open Testing at Lowe's Scheduled TUES/WED: Lowe's Motor Speedway has confirmed open testing dates for the Oct. 13 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race, the Oct. 12 "Little Trees" 300 NASCAR Busch Series event and the Oct. 10 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts

Biffle wins at Gateway:

Biffle wins at Gateway:

July 20, 2002
#60-Greg Biffle raced to his third BGN victory of the year in the Charter Pipeline 250 at Gateway International Raceway. Biffle, the series leader, edged #26-Ron Hornaday by 1.945 seconds after putting his Ford ahead of Hornaday's Chevrolet during the final series

Hmiel wins pole at Gateway but it is Disallowed, so LaJoie gets it:

Hmiel wins pole at Gateway but it is Disallowed, so LaJoie gets it:

July 19, 2002
#47-Shane Hmiel matched the BGN record for poles by a rookie, taking his third pole of the season at Gateway International Raceway but then the speed was disallowed when NASCAR inspectors found Hmiel's car to be 17-19lbs lighter than the allowed weight of 3,300 pounds

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

July 17, 2002
Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard.

Raines in the #74 at Chicago? UPDATE:

Raines in the #74 at Chicago? UPDATE:

July 9, 2002
Raines in the #74 at Chicago? UPDATE: hearing Tony Raines will driver the #74 Chevy at ChicagoLand Speedway instead of regular driver Chad Littlle (in a limited schedule), why? Raine's sponsor from the Daytona BGN race, Closetmaid will sponsor the car.(7-9-2002) UPDATE

Biffle wins at Milwaukee:

Biffle wins at Milwaukee:

June 30, 2002
#60-Greg Biffle won the GNC Live Well 250 BGN race at Milwaukee. 2nd was #57-Jason Keller, followed by #23-Scott Wimmer, #26-Ron Hornaday and #33-Tony Raines. #47-Shane Hmiel was taking to the infield care center after the race with heat exhaustion. #24-Jack Sprague