Martinsville weekend race preview at Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville this weekend features the 0.526 mile short track with noon Sunday race time on Fox TV and PRN radio coverage starting 11 30. Purse stands at 3078736 dollars and last year’s winner was Mark Martin. The Truck series returns with Advance Auto Parts 250 on Saturday at 2 pm while Winston Cup garage upgrades and pit road changes are noted.
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Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville
Fox
Performance Racing Network
Mark Martin
Bobby Hamilton
Gordon trails Jarrett in Winston Cup standings vote site inquiry
Jeff Gordon sits second to Dale Jarrett in the Winston Cup standings as he chases a fourth title. Readers are invited to vote on ThatsRacin.com about Gordon's final position while last week’s poll asked about driver boycotts at Talladega for safety. 22,386 votes were cast with Yes winning.
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Jeff Gordon
Dale Jarrett
Gordon
Knight Ridder
Thatsracin.com
Talladega
Struggling Winston Cup Stars Face Dim Championship Prospects
Four top drivers including Jeff Burton Bobby Labonte Tony Stewart and Mark Martin trail the leader after seven races in the 2001 Winston Cup season. Burton laments dwindling chances after a 19th at Texas and a 35th in points while Labonte Stewart and Martin also sit far back. The year has seen multiple wrecks engine failures and odd results as teams push for a late surge.
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Jeff Burton
Texas Motor Speedway
Burton
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Tony Stewart
Dale Jarrett
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Stewart
Martinsville Speedway
Jarrett
Martin
Labonte
Texas
Dale Earnhardt
Darlington
Daytona
Atlanta
Bristol
Top 10 Winston Cup drivers after seven races
The article shows a trend in top 10 spots over three seasons with Driver standings listing Jeff Gordon Mark Martin Dale Jarrett Rusty Wallace Jeff Burton Bobby Labonte Jeremy Mayfield Dale Earnhardt Terry Labonte Bobby Hamilton and repeats Jarrett Labonte Martin Tony Stewart Jeff Burton Gordon Earnhardt Wallace W Burton Mike Skinner in separate rankings.
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Jarrett
Mayfield
Gordon
M. Martin
J. Benson
M. Kenseth
Park
Craven
S. Marlin
B. Labonte
R. Wallace
M. Skinner
B. Hamilton
R. Pressley
E. Sadler
D. Blaney
Elliott
Compton
Tok. Harvick
K. Busch
J. Burton
J. Nadeau
Bodine
Stewart
M. Wallace
J. Andretti
K. Wallace
J. Spencer
Jones
D. Earnhardt Jr
J. Leffler
K. Harvick
M. McLaughlin
J. Keller
J. Purvis
G. Biffle
J.green
J. Johnson
T. Bodine
Riggs
R. Tolsma
J.ruttman
T. Cook
R. Hendrick
B.C. Gibbs
T. Musgrave
R. Crawford
J. Sprague
Jeff Gordon
Mark Martin
Dale Jarrett
Rusty Wallace
Jeff Burton
Bobby Labonte
Jeremy Mayfield
Dale Earnhardt
Terry Labonte
Bobby Hamilton
Martin
Tony Stewart
Earnhardt
Wallace
W. Burton
Mike Skinner
Final Top 10 NASCAR listing with drivers named
The final top ten ranking lists B Labonte in first place followed by Earnhardt J Burton Jarrett and others. Ricky Rudd Geoff Bodine Stewart Wallace Martin Gordon and Ward Burton appear in the remaining positions.
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B. Labonte
Earnhardt
J. Burton
Jarrett
Ricky
Rudd G. Stewart
Wallace
Martin
Gordon
W. Burton
Rumor of a rival NASCAR series stirs debate
The piece examines a persistent rumor of a rival stock-car series to NASCAR driven by networks and jilted sponsors. It outlines risks for tracks, sponsors, and teams, and notes NASCAR would oppose any challenge while considering venue and schedule tweaks to The Winston event.
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Nascar
ABC
ESPN
CBS
Bruton Smith
Speedway Motorsports Inc
Kentucky
Nashville
Gateway
St. Louis
Fox
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Homestead
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