NASCAR News

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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NASCAR has confirmed that pop diva Britney Spears' second motion picture will be based in the world of stock car racing.

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.

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.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series team owner Junie Donlavey announced today that Ed Berrier would drive for Hermie Sadler this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.

NASCAR Winston Cup Series rookie Ryan Newman tested a True Value International Race of Champions car June 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Complete results from Sunday's Pocono 500 at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway in Pocono, Pennsylvania, round 14 of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

You would expect that David Starr, the point leader in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, would have led plenty of laps during the six races run this season, perhaps even paying a visit a time or two to victory lane.

Quotes from the Dodge drivers. Quotes from Dodge drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty and car owner Ray Evernham.

Dover International Speedway is known as "The Monster Mile," and in today's MBNA Platinum NASCAR Winston Cup race the monster had plenty of fight in it for the Pontiac Racing teams.

Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), comments on the Crew Chief and Crew swap between the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) and the No. 31 (Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet).