Bodine seeks comeback after Indy letdown at Watkins Glen
Geoff Bodine, 48, aims to rebound after failing to qualify at Indianapolis, facing financial strain but buoyed by new team ownership support. He qualified seventh at Watkins Glen as two investors prepare to back his effort and his son Barry’s racing career, with brothers Todd and Brett also showing strong forms.
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Chemung, N.Y
Bodine
Barry
Jim Mattei
John Porter
Danny Sullivan
Glen
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
Rusty Wallace
Terry Labonte
Ricky Rudd
Todd
Brett
Herta takes Miller 200 pole at Mid-Ohio road course
Herta earned the pole for the Miller 200 at Mid-Ohio with a Friday fastest lap of 122.649 mph, beating Zanardi and Moore. Zanardi qualified second, Moore third, as defending series leader and rivals chase the race. Herta, based near Columbus, seeks his first CART win from the pole at Mid-Ohio in a field where several top qualifiers remained off pace.
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Lexington
Bryan Herta
Mid-Ohio
Alex Zanardis
Greg Moore
Herta
Phoenix
Reynard-Ford
Zanardi
Bobby Rahal
Columbus
Hilliard
Ohio State
Hill earns third at Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying
Formula One champion Damon Hill secures third on the Hungarian grid behind Schumacher and Villeneuve after switching to Arrows Yamaha. He praises the car, notes improving reliability, and aims for his first win of the year as mechanics’ work paid off.
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Geoff Bodine
Bud At the Glen
Buparest
Hungaryy
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Jacques Villeneuve
Hill
Arrows- Yamaha
Frank Williams
Arrows
Yamaha
Budapest
Christopher comeback seals Busch North win at Watkins Glen
Ted Christopher driving a Chevrolet rebounded from a start line gear jam to win the Burnham Boilers 150 at Watkins Glen International. Leading 27 of 64 laps after lap 38, he held off Kim Baker by 2.6 seconds with Martin Truex third as nine cautions stretched the race. Christopher earned $21,525 and posted a 66.184 mph average.
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Watkins Glen, N.Y
Ted Christopher
Burnham Boilers
Watkins Glen International
Christopher
Plainville
Conn
Kim Baker
Martin Truex
Trickle sits out road race with Dorsey Schroeder at Glen
Watkins Glen International hosts the End at the Glen where Dick Trickle, one of NASCAR's most prolific short track drivers, sits out road racing and has Dorsey Schroeder qualify the Winston Cup car. Junie Donlavey backs the plan as Trickle aims to finish in the season top-25. Second-day qualifying sees Mike Skinner and Chad Little improve. gravel traps at the track hinder cars, keeping them from the fence but burying some in runoff areas.
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Watkins Glen
N.Y
Geoff Bodine
the Glen
Bodine
Glen
Indy
Indianapolis
Daytona
Richard Petty
Dick Trickle
Trickle
Dorsey Schroeder
Dorsey
Junie Donlavey
Donlavey
Mike Skinner
Watkins Glen International
Skinner
Chad Little
Watkins Glen Track
Rusty Wallace
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