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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.
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.
Wrestling Superstars do battle at Daytona.
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.) Superstars Kurt Angle and the Big Show will face off at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) this Friday night.
Valvoline team switches focus.
Anyone judging the #10 MBV Motorsports Valvoline Pontiac team's performance this season shouldn't look for driver Johnny Benson's name in the points race. Instead it's the name of Nelson Bowers that matters.
One Daytona win not enough for Stewart.
You've heard the term "Double Duty" applied to Tony Stewart before, but in those cases in pertained to Stewart competing in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Q&A: Tony Stewart.
"Joe Gibbs likes to play golf in his spare time and I like to go drive race cars, especially cars that I've never driven before. I went to Grand Haven, Wisconsin, a couple of weeks ago with Johnny Benson and I ran a super late model.
GNC moves into sponsorship fast lane.
With 4,500 retail locations throughout the United States, GNC Live Well, the largest nationwide specialty retailer of vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements, sports nutrition and personal care products, is known for doing things in a big way.
Q&A: Todd Bodine, Travis Carter.
These guys see a future. They've been more motivated than they've been in the past. When people are not knowing the next week or a month from now where they will be or what will happen, that takes a lot out of people and that's taken a lot out of out team this year." - Travis Carter
Welliver-Jesel becomes Team Jesel.
Scott Welliver, President of Welliver-McGuire, Inc. and Wayne Jesel, President of Gasoline Alley Engines LLC announced today that Gasoline Alley Engines LLC has purchased the remaining ownership interest from Scott Welliver. The organization will now operate as Team Jesel.

Cofer takes Late Model win at LVMS.
Mike Cofer collected his second win of the season in the NASCAR Late Model division at the Craftsman Tools Night at The Orleans NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday night.

Rudd hopes Sears Point test will be key to win.
Ricky Rudd did something on April 23 and 24 that he had not done in over 10 years. The driver of the No. 28 Havoline Ford tested at the 12-turn, 2.0-mile Sears Point Raceway road course at the gateway to the Sonoma Wine Country.

Q&A: Ken Howes.
Ken Howes began 2002 as the Director of Competition for Hendrick Motorsports but was drafted in as an interim crew-chief for the #25 team in mid-April when Tony Furr stepped down.
Long gone?
Mansion Motorsports has finally given up the unequal struggle to remain on the NASCAR Winston Cup grid and announced that they were folding leaving driver Carl Long looking at an uncertain future.
Donlavey done after Daytona?
Junie Donlavey is on the brink of closing his 52-year old NASCAR Winston Cup team after sponsors CF Sauer's/Duke Mayonnaise elected not to renew their half-season sponsorship deal.

Q&A: Robby Gordon.
Robby Gordon and Richard Childress discuss their outlook for this week's Save Mart 350 at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California and the current status of the team. Gordon's best Winston Cup career finish at Sears Point Raceway was 2nd place to Pontiac's Tony Stewart at last year's race.
Britney Spears to make NASCAR movie.
NASCAR has confirmed that pop diva Britney Spears' second motion picture will be based in the world of stock car racing.
Result - Sirius Satellite Radio 400.
Complete results from Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, round 15 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

Ed Berrier to step in for Sadler.
NASCAR Winston Cup Series team owner Junie Donlavey announced today that Ed Berrier would drive for Hermie Sadler this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
Boris Said to drive #67 Jasper entry.
Jasper Motorsports announced today that road racing veteran Boris Said will drive the #67 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford at both road course races on the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule, beginning with next weekend's event at Sears Point Raceway.

Newman shows his value in IROC Brickyard test.
NASCAR Winston Cup Series rookie Ryan Newman tested a True Value International Race of Champions car June 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Q&A: Rusty Wallace and Bill Wilburn.
Rusty Wallace, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Taurus, has won 54 races in his NASCAR Winston Cup career, second among all active drivers. Five of those victories have occurred at Michigan International Speedway, site of Sunday's Sirius Satellite Radio 400.

Rule changes to help Pontiac?
NASCAR announced on Wednesday a 1/2 -inch increase to the front air dam and 1/4 inch rear spoiler increase for the Pontiac Grand Prix beginning with this weekend's race at Michigan.
Former Champ finds a new niche.
Chuck Bown, the 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Champion used to spend his weekends beating and banging on race tracks across the country competing in either the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Busch Series or Craftsman Truck Series.
Dale Jr laps it up.
Dale Earnhardt Jr had to settle for a twelfth place finish in Sunday's Pocono 500 after trying to eke one lap too many out of his Budweiser Chevrolet's fuel tank in a brave bid to turn a top-ten finish into a win.