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Pontiac to pace Daytona 500.
The 2003 edition of the Speedweeks of Daytona will be a high profile one indeed for Pontiac as not only will the 2003 Grand Prix Winston Cup car make its debut but the marque will provide the official pace car of the Daytona 500.
Starting line up - Indianapolis
Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results and starting line up for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Lewis closes out Winston Cup testing at The Glen.
Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Florida completed two-days of Winston Cup testing here at Watkins Glen International Tuesday.

IMS partners with Sirius and H.H. Gregg.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has chosen Sirius Satellite Radio, the country's premier satellite radio broadcaster, and H.H. Gregg, the Midwest's leading home appliance and consumer electronics retailer, to play host to qualifying day during the Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup weekend, Aug.
Park uninjured in savage wreck.
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated Winston Cup driver Steve Park emerged unscathed from a massive accident with his DEI teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr on the very first lap of Sunday's Pennsylvania 500.
Gordon sprains ankles in biking crash.
Robby Gordon was lucky to escape with a pair of sprained ankles when he mis-landed on a motocross bike during an afternoon off with his #31 Richard Childress Racing crew in Pocono on Saturday.

Monte Carlo to pace Brickyard 400.
Chevrolet's Monte Carlo brand will lead the field for the ninth annual Brickyard 400 on August 4th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after being confirmed as the official pace car for the 21st round of the 2002 Winston Cup Championship.
Hedlesky qualifies for Craftsman debut.
Jason Hedlesky will realize one of his boyhood dreams this weekend when he starts 22nd at the Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Michigan 200.

Stricklin looking to bounce back at Pocono
Hut Stricklin watched a top ten-finish slip away last weekend at New Hampshire when he was involved in a late race crash with Ricky Rudd but now he must pick himself up and move on to the Pocono International Raceway.
Lewis to race tribute car in Winston Cup.
Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Florida announced today that he will compete in the Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen NASCARWinston Cup race at Watkins Glen International.

Green brothers to host Celebrity Golf.
Racing brothers David, Jeff and Mark Green are returning to their hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky to host the third annual Green Brothers Celebrity Golf Tournament at Summit Country Club on July 31st.
Q&A: Chris Carrier.
Chris Carrier is one half of the driver/crew chief combo that Morgan McClure Motorsports are pinning their future fortunes on in the hope that the famous #4 Kodak Chevrolet can return to its former glories. On today's wind tunnel test
GM engineers out in force at Indy test.
Chevrolet and Pontiac Winston Cup teams testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the past two weeks (July 9-10 and July 15-16) were assisted by a number of GM Racing engineers. But that's nothing new.
Waltrip looking ahead with NAPA/DEI.
Michael Waltrip's recent hot-streak, which included his second career Winston Cup victory at Daytona, may have ended with a mechanical related accident at Chicagoland last Sunday but the NASCAR veteran can look ahead to the rest of 2002 and beyond with a new sense of security.
Bodine enjoying Busch relief.
Todd Bodine may have been handed a Winston Cup lifeline by Travis Carter and Discover Card for the rest of 2002, but while Carter attempts to piece his #26 Cup team back together, the youngest Bodine brother has been enjoying a fruitful year in Busch Series competition.
Result - Tropicana 400.
Complete results from Sunday's Tropicana 400 at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, round 18 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Gibbs switches to Chevrolet.
After months of speculation it has finally been confirmed that Joe Gibbs Racing will make the switch from Pontiac to Chevrolet for 2003 and beyond depriving one GM marque of its two best cars and casting doubts over its continued participation.
Wednesday test quotes - Indianapolis.
"Right there at the end of the day - we were kind of floundering for three-quarters of the day, and right at the end we found a few things that helped the car. We always run real good here - qualify good, test good. And we tested good." - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Another new sponsor for Team Marines.
For the second race in a row, Busch team Rensi Motorsports will give a local company their first taste of life as a NASCAR sponsor as the team looks for extra support to back Bobby Hamilton Jr's 2002 title tilt.
After DIS debacle, Stewart wants Windy City win.
Tony Stewart has three good reasons to head to Chicagoland Speedway for the upcoming Tropicana 400, not least because Chicago is hundreds of miles away from the Daytona International Speedway.
Repeat rookie win on the cards at Chicago?
Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman will both be looking to emulate Kevin Harvick's feat at the Chicagoland Speedway from last year when they go looking for a second Raybestos Rookie victory in two years at the 1.5-mile facility.
Spencer's push gives Marlin third.
Sterling Marlin drove the Chip Ganassi owned No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Intrepid R/T to a third place finish in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday to maintain his place at the head of the Winston Cup standings.
Mixed family fortunes for Bodine clan.
When the dust settled after Saturday's Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway, two of the three Bodine brothers were celebrating top ten finishes while the other was surveying a completely mangled racecar.
Jarrett: I was trying to protect my position.
Saturday's Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway unfortunately contained another multi-car wreck that is becoming increasingly typical of restrictor plate racing. At the center of it was Robert Yates Racing's Dale Jarrett.