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Halfway Home (almost)
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By Thomas Chemris Motorsport.com,June 27, 2002 ![]()
NASCAR continues to grow at unprecedented level, and remains second only to the NFL in Total viewership.
The mathematical half way point for the NASCAR Winston Cup season is not until the end of July, but traditionally, it is just before the series heads to Daytona for the summer race. With half of the 2002 season behind us, this year's Winston Cup season has held many surprises and has generated many incomplete story lines. Jeff Gordon has not won a race in twenty-four events. Not being in victory lane has not demoralized this team, they currently sit third in points, less than ninety points out of first. At their current pace they should take over the point lead by the second Pocono race. The consistency the team has shown is quietly keeping them in the title hunt. They could be the first team to do the unthinkable, win a championship without winning a race. The focus on the "Young Guns" has been a center of attention in the series since Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the Daytona 500. In terms of Winston Cup, the notation "Rookie" has become a relative term. Talented young drivers in top equipment are going to generate some excitement.Jimmie Johnson has proven he can win, but as he demonstrated at Charlotte and Michigan that he can also make mistakes. Ryan Newman, Kurt Bush, and the group of young drivers have a great deal to learn, and are due to make gaffes with all the pressure and attention they receiving. Talent and the best equipment do not make up for experience, and the second half of the season will see many of the young guns shoot themselves.
The performance of the teams from the Roush racing stable has been an unexpected surprise. Last year Roush teams combined for two wins, and with the exception of Jeff Burton, all finished out of the top ten in the points. Six-months later, they are on top of the world, with all but Burton in the top ten. The four teams have combined for five wins.
A symbolic parallel of Jack Roush's recovery from a near fatal plane crash, his race teams are proving they have recovered and are a force to be reckoned with. The team's turn around is not a fluke, but the fruits of hard work and dedication. These teams did not find wins, they earned them.
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--RUDD RETIRING, SADLER ADDED AT YATES? -- PETREE LANDS PEPSI 400 SPONSORSHIP -- TRUCK SERIES MOVING TO SPEED CHANNEL? --PETREE TO FIELD 2ND ENTRY AT DAYTONA -- DARLINGTON SUES EX-SPONSOR --KEVIN HARVICK TO APPEAR ON VH1
--IN-CAR VIEWS PAYING OFF? Junior makes the cover of SI
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will appear on the cover of this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated, with a cover story on "how the explosive growth of the sport is being fueled by Earnhardt Jr.’s fame and success," according to a release.
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Jerry Nadeau Joins Rand Racing
NASCAR Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau will partner with Indy Racing League driver Anthony Lazzaro in the #7 Nissan-powered Lola of Rand Racing in the Jani-King Paul Revere 250 at Daytona International Speedway on the Fourth of July.
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Rest of NASCAR anxiously awaiting Rudd's decision SportsLine.com,June 27, 2002
With no Winston Cup race scheduled for this weekend, most of NASCAR's top race teams and drivers will take the week off, getting a little rest and relaxation before beginning a stretch of 20 consecutive races beginning with next week's Pepsi 400 at Daytona.
_____________________________________ RUDD RETIRING, SADLER ADDED AT YATES? _____________________________________ Ricky Rudd, the winner of last week's race at the newly named Infineon Raceway, is no exception. Rudd will take his wife Linda, his son Landon and a few neighborhood kids to Disney World for a few days.
Ricky Rudd has 23 career victories in his 26-year career
Rudd has a lot on his mind these days. And as he nears one of the biggest decisions of his 26-year career, the racing world is waiting to hear if he will retire at the end of this season or race for one more year. "There are some tough questions that we're facing," Rudd says. "We've got some serious things we need to think about." So serious that Rudd's decision could affect the entire Winston Cup circuit.
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Time To Get Serious ![]() Marlin holds a 62-point lead in the standings.
NASCAR's Silly Season usually starts late in the season and continues during the off-season, when rumors fly about which drivers and crew chiefs will be changing teams and where they may may wind up. That was then, but this is now. With its third and final off-weekend of the season on tap, NASCAR is on the eve of beginning its 20-week, non-stop marathon to the Winston Cup championship. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Perhaps someone should start calling the next 20 weeks Serious Season -- when there's nothing silly about who is going to end up the champ and how they're going to accomplish it.Starting with the July 6 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, each and every team will throw all its chips on the table for the final 20 weeks. With the first 16 races of the season serving as a prelude, the "real" season gets underway next week -- there will be no no holding back for the rest of the year. Twenty weeks and 140 days. Starting at Daytona, this stretch run is promising to become one of the more exciting finishes in the last several years. With the standings becoming tighter after last Sunday's race at Sears Point, the next 20-week period is going to be one of the biggest shootouts since the OK Corral. Let's take a look at the top-10 drivers in the standings and what they need to do to emerge as champion: |
Guest Columnist's From Team Racin.com -- Online Racing – taking NASCAR fans by storm! – Part I Ann Stacy -- Whiner of the Week / Yes, I am still alive! Lenny Draper -- LOOKING FOR MR. GOODWRENCH: THE SEQUEL Pammy -- - No Win For Daddy Evelyn Adams --The Rumor Mill Keeps Goin and Goin And Goin Don Smith -- Rankings for Sears Point Tim Haddox
Wallace Primed for July
Wallace hasn't had a top-five finish this year, yet he has a solid position in the top 10 in the points race. Wallace, a standout chassis man, has had a tough time deciphering the new tire compounds and their relationship to handling. After Richmond, the team tested the tire that will be used at New Hampshire, and that should give Wallace a tremendous advantage there. It also tested at Pocono and will test cars for Indy and Bristol in July. |
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Reduced-scale cars yield large-scale fun USA Today June 27, 2002
Joey Kinnett is like any race car driver. He races nearly every weekend. He has sponsors and tons of trophies. He even has his own Web site. Joey Kinnett just finished second grade. "I like winning," Kinnett said after his father, Gary, pulled him from a racing game on his PlayStation in his trailer at Mini-Indy Speedway to do an interview. "I like getting trophies. I like getting medals." _____________________________________ Race fan's fight with leukemia sparks support _____________________________________ Kinnett, who celebrated his eighth birthday in April, is one of thousands of youngsters who have taken to quarter-midget racing. As the name suggests, quarter-midget race cars are scaled-down versions of midget or sprint cars.Drivers such as Kinnett, who lives in Irvington, Ind., compete at tracks that are 1/20th of a mile. At the lower levels of the sport, drivers travel about 20 mph. The fastest cars can reach 65 mph. Many drivers come from the Midwest, although the sport is popular in other parts of the country, as well. There are tracks in New Jersey, Montana and British Columbia. FULL STORY
Wisconsin driver to get home-track advantage Perhaps Johnny Sauter needs to go home. Sauter, a NASCAR Grand National series rookie and Wisconsin native, gets his chance this weekend at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis. That's the site of Sunday's GNC Live Well 250 (2:30 p.m., FX). Qualifying is 12:15 p.m. Saturday. After a strong start, Sauter has struggled. His crashes at California and Talladega prompted owner Richard Childress to have Sauter examined last month in Charlotte. Doctors cleared him to race. In his first eight races, Sauter averaged a 9.9 starting position and 17.4 finish. In the seven races since, his average start has dropped to 23.9 and finish to 25.1. |
Winston Cup driver Kyle Petty is gearing up for a big week on the road. But instead of piloting his #45 Sprint Dodge, Petty will be on a Victory motorcycle leading a pack of 250 riders cross-country for the Sprint/Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America.
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STORIES ELSEWHERE
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Matt McLaughlin - SpeedFX.com -- Lack of sponsorship cash means Donleavy may be done CNNSI.com -- Childress hopes to reverse woeful showing LapByLap -- Wood Brothers' heritage runs deep at two-mile track Monte Dutton,Gaston Gazzette |
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