Ward Burton News

Ward to Hendrick? UPDATE nope:

Ward to Hendrick? UPDATE nope:

May 23, 2002
Ward to Hendrick? UPDATE nope: Dodge executives say they are worried that Chevy's Rick Hendrick may be ready to make another run at Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.(Winston Salem Journal)(5-19-2002) UPDATE: Ward Burton denied rumors he's leaving.the Caterpillar Dodge

Ward to Hendrick?

Ward to Hendrick?

May 19, 2002
Ward to Hendrick? Dodge executives say they are worried that Chevy's Rick Hendrick may be ready to make another run at Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.(Winston Salem Journal)(5-19-2002)

Davis/Wimmer to cut back in BGN? to Cup for a few races?

Davis/Wimmer to cut back in BGN? to Cup for a few races?

May 16, 2002
Theres a chance that Bill Davis will cut back on his #23 BGN operation with driver Scott Wimmer and run only the races for which they have backing from Siemens. The deal with Siemens is for 17 races, and several of those have already been run. Wimmer, however, said

WD-40 Vote:

WD-40 Vote:

May 11, 2002
WD-40 Vote: WD-40 Company announced its candidates for the WD-40 Fan Club Board of Directors. The 11 lucky candidates have embarked on a mission to earn a seat on the WD-40 Fan Club Board of Directors. Fans can log on to http://fanclub.wd40.com to place their votes

Driver of the Year Voting:

Driver of the Year Voting:

May 3, 2002
Driver of the Year Voting: Thanks to two wins in three IRL starts, Sam Hornish Jr. narrowly edged NASCAR Winston Cup Series leader Sterling Marlin to become the first-quarter winner in Driver of the Year voting. A nationwide panel of 15 racing journalists, and fans

Trading Cards at the CHP booth:

Trading Cards at the CHP booth:

April 26, 2002
Trading Cards at the CHP booth: Guests visiting the California Highway Patrol (CHP) booth at California Speedway' Gate 12 have the opportunity to pick up a free set of trading cards featuring Winston Cup stars Wallace; Tony Stewart (#20 Home Depot Pontiac); Bobby Labonte

Ward Honored:

Ward Honored:

April 25, 2002
Ward Honored: #22-Ward Burton was honored at South Boston Speedway Saturday, April 13 as part of the "Ward Burton Appreciation Day," an event held in conjunction with the NASCAR Winston Cup race in Martinsville 60 miles away. As part of the event, South Boston Speedway

Cars Dyno’d:

Cars Dyno’d:

April 22, 2002
Cars Dyno'd: Six cars were tested on the chassis dynamometer, used to measure horsepower delivered to the rear wheels, following the race. They were the Dodges driven by #40-Sterling Marlin and #22-Ward Burton, Fords driven by #88-Dale Jarrett and #09-Geoffrey Bodine

Tolsma and Team Rensi to race at Martinsville:

Tolsma and Team Rensi to race at Martinsville:

April 9, 2002
Randy Tolsma will return to the CTS, Saturday, April 13, at Martinsville Speedway for the Advance Auto Parts 250. It may feel like deja vu as Tolsma climbs back into the familiar drivers seat of the #61 entry, fielded by Team Rensi Motorsports, which Tolsma drove for

Burton to be honored REPOST:

Burton to be honored REPOST:

April 9, 2002
Burton to be honored REPOST: Ward Burton, the first Virginian to ever win the prestigious Daytona 500 and driver of the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, will be officially honored by Halifax County, VA, the town of South Boston, VA., and the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune:

April 9, 2002
NASCAR and Wheel of Fortune: The game show Wheel of Fortune has teamed up with NASCAR for "NASCAR Week", airing nationwide April 22-26, 2002. All week, the die-hard NASCAR fans that were chosen as contestants will compete on a NASCAR-outfitted Wheel of Fortune set

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

April 8, 2002
Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd win of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to fall to the back of the field after an engine change during the only practice held on Friday

Baldwin wins Irwin award:

Baldwin wins Irwin award:

March 27, 2002
Baldwin wins Irwin award: Battling power system problems last Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, Tommy Baldwin, crew chief for the #22 Caterpillar Dodge, rallied his team back into contention midway through the Food City 500, only to fall victim once again to the voltage

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE:

March 26, 2002
Three Days of Texas Testing UPDATE: The first of three hectic days of testing by Cup and BGN teams preparing for the Samsung/RadioShack 500 and O'Reilly 300 kicked off Monday at Texas Motor Speedway amid cool temperatures. Three Cup teams took to the 1.5-mile superspeedway

Ward and WD-40:

Ward and WD-40:

March 22, 2002
Ward and WD-40: Last week, Ward Burton announced he will serve on the Board of Directors for the WD-40 Fan Club. WD-40 recently launched its search for seven lucky WD-40 Fan Club members to join Burton and other celebrities on its Fan Club Board of Directors. Those