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Following a return to form at Pocono last Sunday, Johnny Benson and the No.10 MBV Motorsports crew are taking the same car that brought them fifth place at Pocono to the Brickyard in the hope that the driver can find the Indy form that saw him lead the most laps of the 1996 event.

1. Todd Bodine No.66 Ford Haas Carter Motorsports 52.841secs 2. Ricky Rudd No.28 Ford Robert Yates Racing 52.856secs 3. Mark Martin No.6 Ford Roush Racing 53.059secs

Tony Stewart has done what has become known as "Double Duty" in two of the last three years, racing in the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, N.C., on the same day. It may not be remembered as much, but the first to do it was John Andretti.

If someone had told Bobby Labonte after he had qualified 35th for the New England 300 that, during the race, he was going to do a complete 360 in the middle of turns one and two without hitting anything and then go on to finish in the top ten, he would have

Dale Jarrett took full advantage of a late race restart to steal victory in the New England 300 from team-mate Ricky Rudd and title rival Jeff Gordon.

Seven years and several teams later, veteran Rick Mast is still clinging to his place on the Winston Cup grid with the tiny Midwest Transit Racing squad but he is still a big fan favourite at Indianapolis where he swept to pole in the first ever Brickyard 400 in 1994.

Andy Houston's tenure with PPI Motorsports appears to be over following a brief statement from McDonalds, title sponsors of his No.96 Ford Taurus while the current driver merry-go-round in the No.7 Ultra Motorsports camp continues but possibly for the last time.

Kevin Harvick swept to his second career Winston Cup victory in impressive fashion by leading the final 25 laps of Sunday's Tropicana 400 at the new Chicagoland Speedway and holding off a late challenge from Robert Pressley and Ricky Rudd.

Travis Carter team-mates Todd Bodine and Jimmy Spencer will share the inaugural front row at the Chicagoland Speedway following Bud Pole Qualifying at the brand new 1.5-mile facility with the middle youngest of the Bodine brothers claiming his second career Winston Cup pole and first since Watkin

Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results from the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway in Joiliet, Illinois, Round 18 of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

The statistics may only show Hut Stricklin and Junie Donlavey in 40th place in the NASCAR Winston Cup driver and owner standings but they disguise the fact that the jovial veteran and a couple of astute appointments have transformed the low-budget operation over the first half of the 2001 season.

Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results from the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, Round 17 of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

Dave Marcis will retire from active driving duty following the 2002 Daytona 500 after an official announcement from Marcis and his Marcis Auto Racing team at Daytona on Thursday.

The number of Wallace brothers currently competing in the NASCAR Winston Cup series could be cut to just one in next weekend's Pepsi 400 at Daytona with the announcement that Kenny Wallace has resigned from Eel River Racing and increasing uncertainty surrounding Mike Wallace's place with Ultra Mo

Dave Marcis, NASCAR's most enduring driver and a man who knows more about the racing ovals of America than any other, could be set to hang up his racing helmet at Daytona next weekend or at least set a firm date as to when the 60-year old will draw the curtain on his 33-year NASCAR Winston Cup ca

Complete Bud Pole Qualifying results from the 1.95-mile Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma California, Round 16 of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

Curtis Pilgreen, Las Vegas Motor Speedway's public address announcer since 1986, is making a move to national radio this week.

After a year and a half running at the very front of the NASCAR Winston Cup field, Ricky Rudd finally scored his first win for Robert Yates Racing and brought the famous Texaco Havoline No.28 Ford back to victory lane in Sunday's Pocono 500 at the Pocono Raceway.

For the third race in succession Kevin Harvick was the best placed Raybestos Rookie of the Year finisher in the No.29 Richard Childress owned Chevrolet as he continued his march towards 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honours.

Complete results from the two-mile Michigan International Speedway, round 14 of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.

The 'Boy Wonder' Jeff Gordon struck again at Michigan on Friday as he ripped off a lap of 38.247-seconds to claim his fourth Bud Pole Award of the year for the No.24 Hendrick Motorsports team but a last gasp effort from Ricky Rudd ensured Gordon was biting his nails right until the end of the ses

Dale Earnhardt Jr and the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet team have been one of the hottest combinations on the NASCAR Winston Cup tour during the last two months and they hope to carry their momentum onto the Michigan International Speedway where Earnhardt Jr has yet to score a top ten result.

Single car NASCAR Winston Cup operation, Jasper Motorsports have announced a two-race sponsorship deal with popular US-based chain SUBWAY Restaurants for the upcoming events at Pocono and Sears Point.

Jeff Gordon dominated Sunday's MBNA Platinum 400 at the Dover Downs International Speedway in a fashion not seen in Winston Cup competition for many years, leading 381 of 400 laps and turning the other 42 drivers into also-rans.