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As has become traditional at major motor racing events, the crowd at Indianapolis will be privileged to see a number of spectacular aircraft participate in a pre-race flyover prior to the start of the eighth annual Brickyard 400.

A win Sunday in the Brickyard 400 would allow Ricky Rudd to check off three important items on his 2001 list of goals.

At a track where he has traditionally shown incredible prowess, Jeremy Mayfield heads to the famed 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway this week for Sunday's Brickyard 400.

Miller Lite Team Penske Ford driver Rusty Wallace already has his dream scenario for Sunday's Eighth Annual Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway firmly planted in his mind.

NASCAR Winston Cup veteran and former Midwest Transit Racing driver Rick Mast has become the latest driver to try his hand behind the wheel of the No.27 Duke's sponsored Eel River Racing Pontiac following the mid-season departure of Kenny Wallace and the short tenure of Mike Bliss with the team.

Jerry Nadeau, driver of the #25 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, has high hopes for this weekend's Brickyard 400 after gathering a wealth of vital information during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ken Schrader bizarrely credits a 1983 wreck at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for sending him from Indy car to stock car racing. Schrader had what he calls "the best wreck of his career" while attempting to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500.

Mark Martin and the Viagra racing team are looking for their first win of the season at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, in the eighth Brickyard 400, even though Martin admits to struggling at the oval during testing.

It may not be the famed Indianapolis 500 but try telling the NASCAR Winston Cup drivers that the importance for winning at the Brickyard is any less.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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