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Dale Jr's Daytona day of drama.
Dale Earnhardt Jr in the no. 8 Budweiser car found himself ending the day in 29th place. He had run as high as 2nd place, but tyre problems and a crash put pay to any hopes of victory.
Q&A: Bob Kraut (Pontiac).
The current shape Pontiac Grand Prix, which first appeared on the Winston Cup scene in 1996, still has what it takes in the races despite being vastly outnumbered by its Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge rivals and with a new model on tap for 2003, Pontiac's Brand Manager Bob Kraut is looking forward to
Hank Parker Jr. scores top-10 starting spot.
Hank Parker Jr. and the No. 36 GNC Live Well Racing team will roll off from the fourth row in Saturday's EAS/GNC Live Well 300 NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) event.
Spencer heads Daytona non-starters list.
This 44th annual Daytona 500 will lack that little extra element of 'Excitement' this year with Jimmy Spencer's No.41 Target Chip Ganassi Racing team heading a list of ten non-qualifiers for the season-opening NASCAR Winston Cup event.
Daytona 500 - starting line-up.
The full starting line-up for Sunday's Daytona 500, following the past week of timed qualifying and racing, featuring the twin Gatorade 125s from Thursday night.
Team Yellow Racing looking good.
Team Yellow Racing flexed their restrictor plate muscle during Daytona's pre-season testing last month.
Q&A: Steadman Marlin.
With rain forcing an early end to the Wednesday afternoon qualifying session for the EAS/GNC Live Well 300 only five cars managed to qualify. The remainder of the 48 drivers will qualify today to get one of the 43 starting spots.
Line-up for the Daytona qualifiers.
The Gatorade 125 Qualifying races are held today. This is how the drivers line-up for the races which will determine positions 3 to 30 in this weekend's Daytona 500.
Q&A: Jason Keller and Keith Barnwell.
The 2002 NASCAR Busch season marks Jason Keller's fourth full season driving for ppc Racing, and as the highest returning points finisher from last year, expectations are high for the No. 57 Albertsons team.
Baseball legend to become co-owner of Busch team.
In a press conference held today at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, Herzog Motorsports and baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, announced a newly formed joint ownership agreement of the No. 92 NASCAR Busch Series race team.
I was doing all I could, says Dale Jr.
Tony Stewart won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona for the second straight year, beating Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon to the finish in the 70-lap all-star race.
Q&A: Ken Schrader.
Ken Schrader, driver of the No. 36 Pontiac Grand Prix talks about his fourth place finish at the Bud Shootout; drafting and a lot more: Q: Tell us about your race... How was the No. 36 Ponitac Grand Prix?
GNC Racing to get updated web presence.
With the thirst for NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National Series information showing no signs of abating, BGN series team GNC Live Well Racing will have a newly redesigned team website ready to go for the start of the 2002 season at the Daytona International Speedway.
Consistency the key to cash for Mast.
Rick Mast and Donlavey Racing (pictured in 2000) are what you would call a veteran team. At 45 years of age, Mast has been in racing for more than a quarter of a century while team boss Junie Donlavey has racked up more than twice that amount of years on the NASCAR pit-wall.
Daytona 500 Bud Pole qualifying results.
Complete results from Bud Pole Qualifying for the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida.
Q&A: Jimmie Johnson.
Jimmie Johnson, the rookie sensation selected by Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick to drive the new No. 48 Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Chevrolet Monte Carlo talks about preparing for the Daytona 500; testing and a lot more:
Budweiser Shootout - starting line-up.
Complete starting line-up for Sunday's Budweiser Shootout at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. (Starting line-up determined by qualifying draw.)
Team Bud prepares for Budweiser Shootout.
The Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is almost upon us. The 70 Lap, 175 miles race around the 2.5-mile oval is a non-points all-star event, where NASCAR competitors will be out in force to claim the win.
Hamilton Jr. has new outlook on 2002 series.
Bobby Hamilton Jr. will make his debut in the No. 25 Team Marines Racing Ford Taurus at Daytona International Speedway in the NASCAR Busch Series on February 16, 2002 with one thing on his mind - taking his new team and new sponsor to victory lane.
Kmart 'suspends' Carter sponsorship.
US retail giant Kmart has 'suspended' its sponsorship of Travis Carter's two car NASCAR Winston Cup outfit he co-owns with CART team boss Carl Haas in the wake of its recent claim for bankruptcy protection.
Hamilton Jr ties the knot Old Western style.
Bobby Hamilton Jr and girlfriend Stephanie Cantrell have married in a private and non-traditional ceremony in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The surprise? The couple took their vows wearing old-fashioned western style costumes in the setting of a fancy western-style saloon.
Michael McSwain steady as ever.
His driver is recovering from back surgery, his Ford Taurus is one of the makes that has seen recent rule changes by NASCAR and the thick fog covering Talladega Superspeedway has stalled any notion of testing Tuesday morning.
Earnhardt memorials ready for Speedweeks.
The Daytona International Speedway will have two additional structures in place before the start of the 2002 Daytona 500 to commemorate the late, great Dale Earnhardt who lost his life at the famed Speedway one year ago this February.
Phoenix King Kenny back at PIR.
Kenny Schrader has long been the epitome of the 'have car will race' school of motoring and despite being a NASCAR Winston Cup regular since 1985 the popular veteran can often be found racing any type of car at any type of racetrack whenever his rigorous NASCAR schedule allows him, usually with a