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NASCAR's night to remember.
New York City's plush Waldorf-Astoria was a fitting backdrop for the 53rd annual NASCAR Winston Cup Series Awards banquet on Friday night, one that will surely go down as one of the most poignant, emotional and yet uplifting occasions in the long and storied history of America's favourite form of
Speed Channel set to launch 'NASCAR TV'.
Speedvision, the first and only 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to the excitement and heart-pumping action of motorsports, and NASCAR today announced the launch of 'NASCAR TV,' the first channel-within-a-channel devoted to a single sport.

Jack Roush to carry Olympic torch in Charlotte.
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush will have the honour of carrying the Olympic torch through a portion of Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, December 5. Roush was invited to carry the torch by the Coca-Cola Company.

Nadeau preparing for 2002 USAC season.
Jerry Nadeau loves racing, whether on the track, on a video game or behind the desk as a team owner. Next year, he'll be busy behind the wheel of the No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, but away from the cockpit, he hopes to field the No.
Penske regroups behind single team.
The NASCAR arm of Roger Penske's motorsport empire is to focus on one two-car team next season, following the decision to scrap the #12 Penske South entry formerly run by Jeremy Mayfield.

Now real racing for the UAW-Delphi team begins!
Once the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season comes to a close this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway, the UAW-Delphi team will be ready for some real racing.
Q&A: Richard Childress Racing.
After five winless years and in their last race with Lowe's sponsorship, Richard Childress' No.31 Chevrolet Monte Carlo outfit scored their first Winston Cup points victory at New Hampshire on Friday thanks to a typically robust performance from one Robby Gordon.
Q&A: Jeff Gordon and Robbie Loomis.
The final NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference of the 2001 season featured Jeff Gordon, four-time Winston Cup champion and driver of the No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo and his crew chief, Robbie Loomis.
Q&A: Kevin Harvick.
Kevin Harvick is a Raybestos Rookie contender in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Harvick is the leading Raybestos Rookie contender entering the final Winston Cup race of the 2001 season Friday afternoon at New Hampshire International Speedway.
Q&A: Tony Stewart.
For most families, Thanksgiving means sitting around a table, eating a lot of turkey, and taking a nap in front of the television.

Robby Gordon retained by Childress.
Despite failing to make the cut on several occasions this year, former single-seater star Robby Gordon has managed to hang on to his ride in the #31 Richard Childress Racing entry.
Nemechek in for Spencer at Carter-Haas.
It didn't take long for Carter-Haas Motorsports to line up a replacement for Ganassi-bound Jimmy Spencer, as Joe Nemechek was announced as the new man behind the wheel of the K-Mart Ford for 2002.
Q&A: Kenny Wallace.
He may not even get to drive the No.1 Pennzoil sponsored DEI Chevrolet once in 2002 if Steve Park is fit in time for the Daytona 500 in February but after a summer that saw him dumped on the Winston Cup scrap heap, simply being a part of a team of DEI's calibre is like a dream come true for the e

Evernham signs Mayfield, Atwood farmed to Ultra.
Former Penske Racing NASCAR Winston Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield will join Bill Elliott in Ray Evernham's two-car assault on the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup with current Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Casey Atwood joining Evernham's newest 'partner,' Ultra Motorsports.
Wallace gets contingency deal for 2001.
Leading NASCAR Winston Cup operation Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

NASCAR adds two new members to its PR operation.
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has announced the addition of two members to its Public Relations Department.
Labonte plans to bounce back in 2002.
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, won't retain it.
Homestead accident was 'waiting to happen'.
The pit-lane incident which left Robert Yates Racing crew member Bobby Burrell in a Miami hospital was ' waiting to happen' according to rival crew chief Jimmy Makar.

Blaney becomes a race-track owner.
After years of considering the possibility, Dave Blaney has become the owner of the historic Sharon (PA) Speedway, the hometown track for the racing family and one of the oldest continuously running weekly racetracks in the United States.

Blaney ties career-best sixth-place finish.
Despite a potentially devastating pit-stop error early in the race, Dave Blaney rallied from deep in the field at Homestead and matched career-best finishes at Texas and Michigan earlier this year to post a fast closing sixth-place finish in the Pennzoil 400 in the #93 Amoco/Siemens Dodge.

Junior takes 15th again as predecessor wins.
The last time Bill Elliott drove into a Winston Cup victory lane, it was behind the wheel of a Budweiser-sponsored car in September of 1994 - Dale Earnhardt Jr will be hoping that he does not have to go 227 races until his next win.
Injured crewman 'awake' in hospital.
Robert Yates Racing crew member Bobby Burrell is still listed in serious condition at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami but is awake and alert according to reports after a pitlane accident in Sunday's Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead which injured three of Ricky Rudd's pit crew and a NASCAR
Starting line up: Homestead.
Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results for the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Round 34 of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.
Gordon looks to clinch fourth NASCAR title.
It's time to talk about inevitability, in the form of Jeff Gordon's fourth NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship.