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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2000
Page
12
Monte Dutton lists NASCAR This Week rankings with Labonte and Stewart hovering near the top. Several names show in and out of the top ten as drivers like Burton Gordon Jarrett Rudd and Martin mix results amid tight margins and fluctuating momentum.
Tony Stewart, starting from the pole at Martinsville Speedway, wins the race the first time he has led all 500 laps on the short track. He conquers Martinsville once viewed as a mystery and posts the season’s major win. The Busch and Truck series schedule follow with races in Concord and Texas.
John Andretti criticizes Martinsville Speedway for narrow curved pit road which hinders entering and exiting. He started 28th and finished 13th after crashes and cautions, calling for pit road to be widened like a standard Winston Cup pit area. Monte Dutton notes the change came after back stretch pits were removed.
Details for three NASCAR races at Concord and Fort Worth including dates, track specs, defending champions, and qualifying records. Notable are Jeff Gordon’s post title drought, Mark Martin’s Busch series dominance at Charlotte, and Jay Sauter’s O'Reilly 400 speeds.
NASCAR driver Ken Schrader reflects on a tough start to the season with MB2 Motorsports. He notes growing pains after the team added Johnny Benson and the No. 10 Pontiac, while discussing schedule changes and upcoming races near his hometown.
Tony Stewart has captured back to back victories for the third time in his developing NASCAR career. He sits fifth in the standings as the season progresses.
NASCAR rookie records trace to 1958 with the first Rookie of the Year award. The best early rookie campaign may have come a year earlier when Californian Marvin Panch won six races, inspiring the rookie honor.
The National Stock Car Racing Commission upholds NASCAR penalties against Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon over an unapproved magnesium intake manifold used in Gordon's Sept. 9 Richmond victory. Commission members ruled the change from aluminum violated the spirit of the rule, despite no alloy ban. The piece notes broader regional economic impact from motorsports and Parkmark Martin's Martinsville win remarks.
Readers ask who tracks positions and laps in Winston Cup racing. The column explains a mix of computerized systems and NASCAR supervised manual scoring, plus comments on recent Loudonrace competition and Dale Earnhardt’s response to rule changes.
Brad Paisley, Arista Records star, will perform the National Anthem before the October 22 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at North Carolina Speedway near Rockingham. The 27-year-old West Virginia native hit No. 1 on country charts with He Didn’t Have to Be and was named Best Future Star of the Grand Ole Opry by an industry magazine.
Tony Stewart's crew led by Greg Zipadelli earns Crew of the Week after a strong final pit stop. Despite an earlier strategic error that dropped Stewart, the team regained pace on track. Bobby Labonte leads the points while Stewart has the most race wins for Joe Gibbs Racing this year.
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