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Ken Schrader's yellow and blue debut.
"M&M's"=AE Racing Team will debut their driver, Ken Schrader, in a new yellow and blue paint scheme this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Harvick pulls double-duty at Sears Point.
NASCAR contender Kevin Harvick has confirmed that he will pull double-duty at Sears Point Raceway in June, competing in both the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Winston Cup and Snap-on Tools/Jelly Belly 200 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series events.

Burton wins Busch race at LVMS.
Vivas Las Vegas! It was a great day for the No. 9 GAIN Laundry Detergent Ford Taurus at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Driver Jeff Burton and crew chief Brad Parrott, along with the entire team, put together a package that no one could beat.
Mark Tutor hired as pit boss for Mast.
Mark Tutor will call the shots in the pits for Winston Cup driver Rick Mast, effective immediately, announced Junie Donlavey, owner of the No. 90 Ford.
Hendrick to undergo minor surgery.
Hendrick Motorsports driver Ricky Hendrick, who dislocated his right shoulder in Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will need arthroscopic surgery to repair ligament damage in his injured shoulder.
Your chance to paint Ken Schrader's wagon.
Pink, purple or aqua - how will you decide? Candy lovers around the globe will be faced with that decision beginning March 6th when Masterfoods USA launches its Global Colour Vote - the largest promotion in the 61-year history of the M&M's brand.
Earnhardt Jr wrestles a kiss from Pamela Anderson.
The normally spotless Budweiser No. 8 car carried a lipstick stain into Sunday's UAW DaimlerChrysler race, as Dale Earnhardt Jr received some special pre-race visits.

Bud car leads for first time in 2002
Whilst a finish down in sixteenth place is hardly something to shout about, Dale Earnhardt Jr's no 8 Chevrolet did manage to make a brief appearance at the head of the field.
Bodine gets extra Check for pole.
Todd Bodine's spectacular record setting Pole Position at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway has handed the driver of the No.66 Haas Carter Motorsports Ford a one race sponsorship lifeline with Checker Auto Parts.
Chevrolet aiming to repeat Vegas win.
When the Chevrolet Monte Carlo teams arrive at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for the third race of the 36-event 2002 Winston Cup Series season, and only the fifth-ever Cup race on this track, they'll be aiming for a repeat performance of the brand's win here last year.
Name change for Dover Speedway.
For years now, when NASCAR racers have been asked about racing at Dover Downs, they usually just referred to the track as 'Dover'.

Houston salvages top 20 finish at "the rock".
Andy Houston's second race of the 2002 NASCAR Busch Series season began much like his first after a qualifying run on Friday left him lined up on the starting grid in 36th place. Despite a spin on the backstretch that could have resulted in disaster, Houston and the crew brought the No.

Spencer and Yellow Racing head to Vegas.
Jimmy Spencer will make the cross-country trek to Las Vegas this weekend, and he'll have the #1 Yellow Racing team by his side.
A million reasons for Stewart to win in Vegas.
It's only fitting that five drivers, with Tony Stewart being one of them, have the opportunity to cash in on a $1 million bonus if they win Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup Series race in the town that invented big cash bonuses.
A good run of bad luck for Hank Parker Jr.
Hank Parker Jr. was a man on a mission during the opening laps of Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) event at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham.

Kenseth slips by for Rockingham win.
Kenseth slips by for Rockingham win. Matt Kenseth had the strongest car for most of Sunday's Subway 400 but he still needed a little luck and a contentious ruling in order to secure his second career NASCAR Winston Cup victory.
Tide engineer McCauley a key component.
Roy McCauley, team engineer for Ricky Craven and the No. 32 Tide Taurus, has been with Cal Wells since he started his NASCAR Winston Cup operation in 2000.
Woodward hopes test leads to race with Roush.
Former NASCAR Late Model Champion Nick Woodward is confident enough about his skill level to know that if given a chance in one of NASCAR's premiere series, he will produce positive results on the track. That chance may finally be just around the corner.
Another Long road home for Carl.
Winston Cup Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Carl Long (pictured in 2000) failed to qualify for the second weekend in a row after scraping the outside wall on his Bud Pole Qualifying run yesterday leaving his Mansion Motorsports team with another early ride back to base.
Tide turns for Craven at Rockingham.
One week ago, Ricky Craven started 43rd and last for the NASCAR Winston Cup season opener at Daytona in his No.32 Tide sponsored PPI Motorsports Ford Taurus.

Vegas NASCAR a military operation.
Military appreciation is set to be the overriding theme during the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400/Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Subway 400 Bud Pole qualifying results.
Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results for Sunday's Subway 400 at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.

Sammy's pot is nicked.
Sammy Potashnick, a driver from the mid-west who competes in NASCAR's Winston West Series, was arrested in Daytona during Speedweeks. The 27 year old was driving a car in possession of crack cocaine and prescription drugs without being prescribed them.
Donlavey Racing gets new paint job.
At North Carolina Speedway this weekend, NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Rick Mast will strap into what is undoubtedly the sharpest looking car ever to exit the Donlavey Racing shop. Seemingly overnight, the No. 90 Duke's Ford underwent a facelift since Speed Weeks.