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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2002
Page
18
At Watkins Glen International Ricky Rudd sits on pole and can tie Jeff Gordon with seven NASCAR road race wins. He credits the team for his success and stresses the car's quality matters more than any one driver in the pursuit of another road course triumph.
The Watkins Glen race features Jeff Gordon starting 28th in a 43 car field as he seeks a fifth win in six years. He carries a 29 race winless streak and questions about his future with Robert Yates Racing. Michael Waltrip sits outside front row with Ron Fellows coaching on a momentum driven course. Tony Stewart runs third amid a season long probation and $60,000 in fines after punching a photographer at the Brickyard 400.
Swindell wires the field for a clean C main victory at Knoxville Raceway during the Nationals final session. It marks his second win of the week after claiming Friday's C main pole scramble. Sammy Swindell, in his 26th Nationals start, later competes in the main event alongside Kinser and Schatz, with PJ Chesson taking second in the C main after overtaking Brent Antill. Randy Martin tops the D main, fending off Chris Walraven who threatened late in the race.
Tim Monson’s car smoked triggering a yellow flag and a restart. Walraven’s car broke on the restart as Martin from California, Missouri, pulled away to victory amid a rough night. Ty Bartz crashed, losing the main wing. he walked away as rescue crews treated a spectator in the stands.
SPARTA Ky AP Sarah Fisher the 21 year old IndyCar driver won an IRL pole becoming the first woman to achieve the feat. She climbed from her car and celebrated with a mile wide smile and hands to her face after securing the pole in her fourth season.
DESPITE SCHEDULED RACE AT 12 30 PM FISHER BECOMES IRL PIONEER BY TAKING TOP SPOT AT BELTERRA CASINO INDY 300. SHE DOMINATED QUALIFYING WITH A TRACK RECORD 221 390 MPH FOLLOWED BY BOAT 221 364 ANDRE AND CASTRONEVES AMONG LEAD PACK.
Jeff King in Cedar Rapids piloted a silver No. 11 Grand Prix late model with a fuel injected GM 400R V-8 engine asASA tests a new spec engine aimed at all late models. King reported about 40 horsepower down, chassis tweaks ongoing, and noted the engine will be tested in race conditions amid his mid race incident. Hawkeye Downs will feature a unique points rule for finished positions, while the 400R engine’s price and performance will be closely watched.
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