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Petty
Enterprises Making All The Right Moves
by Frank Ryan
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For Petty Enterprises, the 2002
Winston Cup racing campaign presents a season of hope. More
than a year removed from the dreadful tragedy that claimed
Adam Petty, the organization is focused and committed to
resurrecting a name synonymous with winning. Adding a new
engine supplier and general manager for 2002 are steps in
the right direction. Story
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Get
Ready for the 2002 Motorsports Extravaganza
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From the time show attendees enter the Motorsports 2002 Auto Racing Extravaganza, they will have to keep moving to make sure they see all the displays and take advantage of all the opportunities to participate in a variety of show activities.
The three day show, set for Friday, January 11, 1 p.m. thru Sunday, January 13, 6 p.m., at the Fort Washington, PA Expo Center offers everything Motorsports. Story
2001
Pennzoil Motorsports Review
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Dale
Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR's Superman
by Doug Belliveau
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He didn't win the Winston Cup championship this year. He didn't finish in the top five in points, either. What Dale Earnhardt Jr. did do is suffer a tremendous loss, yet persevere through severe adversity and rebound to make this a successful season for him and Dale Earnhardt Incorporated. In my book, that earns him the title of Superman.
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A
Wild and Wooly 2001 Winston Cup Season
by Adam Sewell
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Every sport goes through times of change. The decade of the 90s saw NASCAR grow from a regional sport, with its roots in the southern and eastern states, to the national sport it is today. Even President George W. Bush watches NASCAR events on TV and has attended several at Texas Motor Speedway. Most changes in this sport, such as the construction of speedways and the rise and fall
of a team's dynasty take place over the course of several seasons. But 2001 saw more changes in a single
season than I can remember.
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Kurt
Busch Rookie Review
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A rookie season in NASCAR's Winston Cup can be summarized by a season filled with ups and downs, and challenges one could never even begin to imagine. For Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 97 Sharpie Rubbermaid Ford,
2001 was a season of learning, and what Busch quickly learned is that the competition in Winston Cup is unlike anything he had ever
experienced Story
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NASCAR
Announces Safety Related Rules Changes
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NASCAR announced a number of rule changes effective
for the 2002 racing season. In the Busch and Craftsman
truck series, the minimum age to race has been raised to
18. While in Cup, Black Boxes have been mandated for
the cars and pit crew members and officials will have to
hear protective helmets if they head over the pit wall. Story
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NASCAR
Winston Cup Preview
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The 13th annual T. Wayne Robertson NASCAR Winston Cup
Preview will be Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002 at the Lawrence Joel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Preview will be the first official NASCAR Winston Cup
Series event of the 2002 season..
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Could
Jeff Gordon be the Wolfman?
by
Dick Blom
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 Many of us have quite literally watched Jeff Gordon grow up. From a slightly geeky teenager driving on ESPN Thunder, to a baby-faced youngster just out of his teens driving in the Busch series with that funny little mustache,
.....he always seemed to deserve the label of Wonder Boy, first because of his success and obvious
youth. Now four Winston Cup Championships later, one has to
wonder......
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Silly
Season - Who, What, Where
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The 2002 NASCAR season will quickly be here. To
keep up to speed with the quick pace of changes in Winston
Cup drivers, sponsors and teams, visit our Silly Season page
for the latest information. Link
to Silly Season
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Roush
Helps UFA Widows' and Childrens Fund
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On Friday, November 30, 2001, Jack Roush along with NASCAR Winston Cup drivers Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch made the holidays a little brighter for the Uniformed Firefighters Association Widows' and Children's Fund. Jack Roush and his drivers stopped by the UFA headquarters in New York to hand deliver a check for more than $89,000 to the chairman of the Widows' and Children Fund, firefighter Jerry Huntzinger.
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Next
Up, Testing at Daytona
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The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season officially came to a close last weekend with the banquet at the historic Waldorf-Astoria in New York and the celebration of Jeff Gordon's fourth Winston Cup championship.
But now that the dinner has been devoured, the paychecks distributed and the speeches given, it's time to turn our attention to Speedweeks 2002 and the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 17. Story
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Jeff
Burton gets the last word
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While everyone else at the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup
awards ceremony was allowed to speak, television time
restrictions on TNT prohibited Jeff Burton from finishing
his acceptance speech. Much to the delight of his
fans, sponsors and media, here is Jeff Burtons speech in its
entirety. Story
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IMAX
to produce NASCAR Film
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
(NASCAR), NASCAR Digital Entertainment (NDE) and IMAX
Corporation (Nasdaq: IMAX: TSE: IMX) announced today that
they have entered into an exclusive agreement to develop and
produce an IMAX(r) film that will capture the thrilling
excitement of NASCAR in this larger-than-life film format. Story
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Scenes
From New Hampshire
by Karen
Courcy
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Harvick's
amazing 2001 season
by Pete
McCole
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Kevin Harvick's goals for the 2001 season were simple - win the Busch Grand National Championship, run a five race Winston Cup schedule in preparation for a full Winston Cup season in 2002.
That was the plan. But all those plans changed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, when Dale Earnhardt hit the turn four wall. Story
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Robby
Gordon wins 1st Winston Cup race at NH
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 The
tempers flew in New Hampshire as former CART driver Robby
Gordon took his first Winston Cup win today after bumping Jeff
Gordon out of the way late in the race in his #31 Lowe's
Chevrolet. Jeff Gordon had led almost the entire way and
retaliated by bumping the back of Robby Gordon's Richard
Childress Racing Monte Carlo under the caution, which drew him
a 1-lap penalty. Rounding up the top 5 were Sterling
Marlin, Bobby Labonte, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart. Results
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Bobby
Labonte Wins Race, Gordon Clinches Crown
by Tim
Barrett
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 Call
it luck or fate or what you will, but whatever powers that be
from on high had determined that on this day, last years
Winston Cup Champion, Bobby Labonte would be allowed to stand
in Victory Lane to pass on his crown to the new Champ and
fourth time winner Jeff Gordon. Results Story
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Interview
with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
by
Tim Barrett
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 Dale Earnhardt
Jr. sat down today with several members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and answered some questions. I was taken with how at ease he seemed to be and the honesty with which he gave his answers. Here is a guy who some might think has every reason in the world to stay away from the media, sitting down with about ten or so of us and talking like one would to an old friend on a lazy day,
sittin' and rockin' on the front porch.
Interview
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Dale
Earnhardt Jr. nabs Atlanta pole
by
Tim Barrett
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 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
went out late in the session and turned a lap around the 1.5-mile oval of 28.868 seconds that made him the only driver to get into the 28-second range, and moved Mark Martin to
outside pole.
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Target
and Spencer join Ganassi Cup team
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Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates announced
today that Target Stores will serve as primary sponsor of the No. 41 Dodge IntrepidR/T in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and NASCAR veteran Jimmy Spencer
will drive the Target car.
Story
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Slap Me Silly
(Season)
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HAMPTON,
GA - Silly Season is in full swing down at Atlanta Motor
Speedway. Just this morning three different
announcements had the paddock buzzing with excitement for
next year. Evernham
Motorsports announced a partnership with Ultra Motorsports
that would place Jeremy Mayfield behind the wheel of the #19
while moving Casey Atwood to the #7. Story.
After much
anticipation, Richard Childress Racing named Robby Gordon as
their driver for the #31 Cingular Wireless Monte Carlo for
2002. Story.
DEI announced
that Kenny Wallace has earned a one year contract to drive
the #1 Pennzoil Monte Carlo in 2002 for Steve Park, who is
still recovering from post concussion syndrome. Park
would drive a second Pennzoil sponsored machine when he
returned next year.. Story
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Cherished
Memories For Nadeau
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 HAMPTON,
GA - As Jerry Nadeau was completing his Victory Lap after
winning his first career NASCAR Winston Cup race at last
year's NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt
came up beside the young driver. "The Intimidator"
gave him a door tap and a thumbs-up, along with the
trademark grin, and drove off. For Nadeau, it was that
interchange that meant more to him than the win ever could.
"It was weird because my first year in Winston Cup, my
first race, I had Earnhardt give me the fist. Story
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Labonte Then
and Now
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DAYTONA BEACH,
Fla. (November 13, 2001) - Bobby Labonte is still the
reigning NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Perhaps it is
time to remind people of that, even though it is obvious
Labonte, the 2000 titlist, won't repeat. What a difference a
year makes. That's an old line, but one nonetheless
applicable, when reviewing Labonte's 2001 season. Last
November, coming into the season-ending NAPA 500 at Atlanta
Motor Speedway, Labonte already had clinched the NASCAR
Winston Cup championship on the strength of a consistent
season that included four victories. Story
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Bill Elliott
wins Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead
by Frank
Ryan
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Bill
Elliott has won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 with a late-race
pass of his Dodge teammate Casey Atwood with a handful of
laps to go. Atwood faded to 3rd on the last lap as
Michael Waltrip got by him for 2nd. It was Elliott's first
win since 1994, 227 races ago. The win was the 41st of
Elliott’s career. Story
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All-Evernham
Dodge front-row in Homestead
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Bill
Elliott said it best, “It was just a ‘Dodge Day
Afternoon.’” And he didn’t mean that in a bad way.
Elliott was especially pleased Friday when he put the No. 9
Dodge inside the front row earning his second Bud Pole Award
of the year. He led an effort that included six Dodges
starting in the top 10 for the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday.
Results
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One Eye on Gordon, One on Stewart
By Frank
Ryan
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 With just three races remaining on the 2001 schedule,
Gordon could clinch his fourth title as early as this Sunday. At the very least, Gordon needs to finish only 28th or better in each of the last three races to clinch the Championship and become only the third driver, behind Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, to win four NASCAR Winston Cup
championships. Last week at Rockingham, in the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at North Carolina Speedway, Gordon finished in 25th position, missing out on a chance to lock up the
Championship. Story
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