No
question about it, Dale Earnhardt Enterprises builds the best superspeedway
cars. Once again, DEI Enterprises dominated at Talladega, taking 1st
(Earnhardt Jr.), 2nd (Michael Waltrip) and 5th (Kenny Wallace). Kurt
Bush was 3rd and Jeff Gordon was 4th in another Chevy.
Story
The story behind
the rescue of Jack Roush
Geoff Smith, president of Roush Racing, met with the media at
Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday morning prior to the NASCAR Winston
Cup Aaron's 499 to provide another update on the condition of Jack Roush,
who was injured in a plane crash Friday evening. More
Jack Roush Update
Roush
Racing owner Jack Roush is listed in critical but stable condition at the
intensive care unit at University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center after
being injured in a plane crash late Friday afternoon near Troy, Ala. Roush
suffered closed head injuries More
Jimmie Johnson
leads Chevy sweep in Dega Quals
by Adam Sewell
Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole Award for
Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Johnson was the 10th car on
the track and turned a lap in 51.337 seconds, an average speed of 186.532
mph in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet. He led a Chevrolet onslaught on the
top-10, with Monte Carlos sweeping the top-four and taking six of the top-10
spots. Robby Gordon went out 30 cars after Johnson, as the temperature
slowly cooled on a warm day, and fell just .034 seconds shy of stealing the
pole. Michael Waltrip was just .002 seconds behind Gordon in the No. 15 NAPA
Chevrolet, at 186.401 mph. Story and Results
Kevin Harvick -
NASCAR's latest example
by Dave
Yaeck
Race weekends at NASCAR’s oldest
track, Martinsville Speedway, always brings excitement for
this is the second short track of the season that the circuit
visits. The .526-mile paper clip shaped track brings out the
skills of a driver to maneuver around the tight turns as well
as the fast straight a ways. This weekend did not
disappoint....
Story
Labonte Breaks
Slump at Martinsville
Since
winning the 2000 Winston Cup championship, Bobby Labonte has
struggled. Things suddenly got better Sunday for driver of the
Interstate Batteries Pontiac. Labonte took the lead in the
Virginia 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway
on lap 446 and raced to his first victory in front of
a sellout crowd. Story
| Results
Inside The
Winston
by Pete
McCole
IThe 2002 edition of The Winston all-star race will be "Survival Of The Fastest", as a record number of drivers will be competing for a share of a $3 million dollar purse in the richest race in motorsports on May 18th at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Winning the final 20 lap segment will net the victor a
staggering $750,000.
Story
The Winston:
Survival of the Fastest
The
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and its Winston brand today
announced the revised format for the 2002 running of The
Winston, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series' all-star event.
Drivers will be eliminated from the grid following both the first and second segments, leaving just the 10 fastest drivers to compete for the winner's share of a $3 million purse
Story
| New Format
Matt Kenseth gets
2nd win in Texas
by
David Yaeck
Matt
Kenseth earned his second Winston Cup victory of the year,
winning the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas Motor
Speedway. Jeff Gordon ended his draught of sorts by
finishing second. Results | Story
| Mark Martin | Yaeck
Report
Rain postpones NASCAR
race at TMS
UPDATE
Persistent rain Sunday postponed the NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway until noon ET
Monday. The Winston Cup garage is scheduled to open at 8 a.m.
ET and the track's spectator gates at 8:30 a.m. FX will carry
the race live at noon. PRN Radio's pre-race show begins at
11:30 a.m. Earlier: Persistent rain the last 24 hours
at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday delayed the start of the NASCAR
Winston Cup Series Samsung/RadioShack 500. At right Jeff
Burton (left) and his brother Ward stand next to the #22 Bill
Davis Racing Dodge during the rain delay.
Photo Courtesy Dodge/Getty Images
| Jeff Burton Interview
Bill Elliott wins
pole for Samsung/Radio Shack 500
With
a record speed of 194.223 MPH, Bill Elliott claimed the Bud
Pole for Sunday's Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor
Speedway. Elliott Sadler will start second at 193.070 MPH.
Ricky Rudd's Ford followed Sadler with a lap of 193.016,
exactly the same as the fourth-place Chevrolet of Michael
Waltrip. Dale Jarrett earned the fifth spot with a lap of
192.967, the same as sixth-place Stacy Compton. The rest of
the record breakers were Jeremy Mayfield at 192.726, Mark
Martin at 192.658, Dale Earnhardt Jr. at 192.486, Ricky Craven
at 192.438, Steve Park at 192.342 and Ken Schrader at 192.321.
Lineup
| Ford
Quotes | Photo courtesy Dodge
In the Fast Lane
at Texas
by Pete
McCole
In auto racing, speed is everything, but this weekend's race at Texas Motor Speedway has some wondering if this is too much of a good thing.
Off season repaving has made this 1.5 mile speedway one of the
fastest tracks on the Winston Cup tour.
Story
Pit Pass: FanzRacing.com
by
John Hammer
John Hammer and AutoRacing1.com bring you this special Pit
Pass program with Fanz Enterprises, Inc. (www.fanzracing.com)
who are forming a multi-car team owned by everyday race fans,
that will compete in NASCAR-sanctioned races including Winston
Cup, Busch Grand National and the Craftsman Truck series. Fanz
plans to field as many as five race teams and establish
merchandising operations.
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Busch Wins First in
Winston Cup
by Pete
McCole
Kurt
Busch pushed his way into Victory Lane to earn the first
Winston Cup victory of his career today at Bristol Motor
Speedway. Busch used his bumper to move past Jimmy
Spencer with 55 laps to go and kept his Taurus at the front
for the rest of the race. Story |
Results
Bristol - Where
NASCAR Meets the WWF
by
David Yaeck
As the saying goes, "the more things change, the more they stay the same".
Most NASCAR enthusiasts look forward to the two weekends at Bristol because the short track racing brings out the driver and the...temper in everyone, this weekend in the mountains of Tennessee was no different. Story
Jeff Gordon on the Pole
at Bristol
It's
an all Gordon front row at Bristol. Jeff Gordon was the
last car to qualify and he made it count turning in a quick
lap of 127.216 mph, besting Robby Gordon who will start from
the outside of the front row. Jeremy Mayfield was third,
Jimmy Spencer fourth, and Mike Skinner starts fifth.Grid
To Err is Human,
To Crash is NASCAR
by Pete
McCole
As if the lady in black wasn't tough enough on her own, lapped traffic helped create havoc and heartbreak in Sunday's race at Darlington.
At least 19 cars were involved in five separate incidences during Sunday's race. Two of those crashes involved the race leaders getting tangled with lapped cars, ending the day for many of the top contenders.
Story
Scenes From
Darlington
by Pete
McCole
As
expected, the Darlington proved to be "Too Tough To
Tame" for many of the drivers on Sunday. But while
the Lady in Black bit her fair share, she was kind
to others. See the action behind the scenes and in the
garage area with our photos from the Carolina Dodge Dealers
400. Photos
Marlin Versus the
Young Guns
by Doug
Belliveau
It used to be regarded as an insult if someone were to say that a Winston Cup driver had a 99-point lead over a rookie. But as the
tour bruises into Bristol, the chase for the championship is
becoming a battle between the crafty veteran Sterling Marlin and a group of not-quite-thirty-somethings.
Story
That Rookie
Stripe
by
Frank Ryan
NASCAR
traditionally mandates a bright yellow stripe be placed on the
back of a rookie's car to warn the more experienced drivers.
But with Ryan Newman second in points, and Jimmie Johnson in
fifth, maybe NASCAR should look at putting the stripe on the
front on the car. Story
Victory Lane is
Sterling
by Pete
McCole
It
doesn't matter where he starts, Sterling Marlin finds a way to
win. An engine change before the race placed Marlin at
the back of the pack, but the day got better from there.
Marlin escaped a massive 11 car pile up and would be one of
only 10 cars to finish on the lead lap. Story
| Results
Craven the Pole
A
wild qualifying session at Darlington is over with Ricky
Craven claiming the Bud Pole of 170.088 mph, edging Jeff
Gordon by a mere two one thousands of a second. Rookies
Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson qualified in third and fifth
while Steve Park qualified in 4th place.Grid
& Quotes
An Interview with
Steve Park
by Tim
Barrett
Steve
Park returns to drive a Winston Cup stock car for the first
time since being injured in a Busch race last year at
Darlington. Last Sunday in Atlanta,
Park showed up to offer moral support to Kenny Wallace.
Then Steve appeared before the media to talk about his absence, his recovery and his return to Winston Cup racing. The following are some highlights of Steve's comments and answers to questions posed by the
media.Story
Time to take it
out of Park
by Pete
McCole
After six months on the sidelines, Steve Park's long road back from injuries he suffered last year is finally coming to an end. Reassuming the driving duties of the #1 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Pennzoil
Chevrolet Monte Carlo this week in Darlington.Story
Redemption in
Atlanta for Stewart and Pontiac
by
David Yaeck
For
the last four years, my weekend starts with Winston Cup
qualifying on Friday, because I know that means in just a day
or two there will be a race with 43 of the best drivers in the
world competing for one goal - VICTORY!Story
Tony Stewart
rolls in Atlanta
by Tim
Barrett
Tony
Stewart rolled to victory today in the MBNA America 500 at
Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart led for 143 laps and
claimed his first ever win in a Winston Cup race of 500
miles. Holding off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to garner his 13th
career victory, Rookie Jimmie Johnson finished a career high
third, Matt Kenseth was fourth and Ricky Craven fifth.Story
| Results
| Photos
Bill Elliott on
the pole at Atlanta
by Tim
Barrett
Evoking screams from a hometown crowd, Bill Elliott bumped Rookie Ryan Newman off the Bud Pole and out of his long-standing first place-qualifying run with a time of 28.944 seconds, and a blistering 191.542 mph.
Elliott, being the 42nd car on the track only had to wait while four other cars attempted to dethrone
him.
Story
|Grid
Early Surprises
on the Tour
by Adam
Sewell
Just three races into the 2002 Winston Cup season, there have already been several surprises from some unfamiliar faces.
I'm talking about the drivers making some noise that didn't get the chance to step up to the microphone that often in
2001. StoryPhoto: Ford/Wieck
Scenes from
the UAW - Daimler Chrysler 400
by David Yaeck
Catch all the action from the UAW -
Daimler Chrysler 400. Images from before, during and after the
race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photos
Marlin Becomes
Sterling in Las Vegas
by
David Yaeck
Sterling
Marlin, driver of the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge picked up his first win
this year today in Las Vegas. Marlin led the last 30 laps after passing
Jeremy Mayfield after a late-race restart. Mayfield was second with Mark
Martin third and rookie Ryan Newman fourth with Tony Stewart rounding
out the top five. Results |
Story |
Photos
Photo: Dodge/Getty Images
Saturday Winston
Cup Report from Vegas
by
David Yaeck
The day started out with a breakfast press conference with NO BULL 5 participants Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Pontiac, and Jair
Gensollen, the fan Stewart is paired up with for the NO BULL 5 portion of this Sunday's race.
Then we were off to pick the next color for M&M's candy. Story
Todd Bodine wins
pole in Vegas
by
David Yaeck
Todd
Bodine, driver of the No. 66 Ford owned by Haas Carter Motorsports,
came into Las Vegas Motor Speedway without a sponsor. He started
things off on a good roll by laying down a record-breaking run of
172.850 mph (31.241 seconds). Starting outside of Bodine will be
rookie Ryan Newman. Rounding out the first two rows will be the
hometown favorite of Kurt Busch with Jimmy Spencer in the No. 41
Target Doge starting outside of him. Results |
Story
UAW 400
Festivities Kick off with NO BULL 5 Parings
by Dave Yaeck
The NASCAR Winston Cup weekend in Las
Vegas started on Thursday afternoon with the pairings for this
weekends NO BULL 5 portion of the UAW Daimler/Chrysler 400. The
pairings took place at the luxurious Mandalay Bay Hotel, home of the
show STORM. Story
Mark Martin a
Favorite in Las Vegas
by
Frank Ryan
With the Winston Cup tour heading into Las Vegas this weekend for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, it seems to be a sure bet that Mark Martin just may end his desert like drought and wind up in Victory Lane early in this 2002 racing season.
Story
Scenes from
the Subway 400
by Pete McCole & Rhonda Hogue
Catch all the action from the Subway 400
with our photo pages. Images from before, during and after the
race at North Carolina Speedway. Page
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Will
the One Engine Rule Work?
by Pete McCole
It's
all about the engines. In Daytona it was all about the
restrictor plate engines, this week it was all about the
single engine, as NASCAR's new one-engine rule went into
effect. All teams had to practice, qualify and race using the
same engine this weekend at Rockingham. Story
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