Wallace lands pole for Rockingham race in DEI car
Kenny Wallace won the pole for the Pop Secret Microwave 400 at North Carolina Speedway in a Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet substituting for injured Steve Park. Wallace clocked 154.690 mph, tying the 1997 season record with his 18th pole of the year. Ricky Craven was second, Casey Atwood third, while Park continues treatment for double vision and aims for a 2002 Daytona 500 return. Jeff Gordon sat eighth as Ricky Rudd misses on speed and starts 37th with a provisional.
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Rockingham
N.C
Kenny Wallace
Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt Inc
Wallace
DEI
Steve Park
North Carolina Speedway
Steve
Ricky Craven
Casey Atwood
Evernham Motorsports
Atwood
Phoenix
Park
Darlington Raceway
Kentucky Speedway
Jeff Gordon
Ricky Rudd
Rudd
CART practice speeds dip as 230 mph proves slow this week
In Fontana the CART field opened practice for the Toyota 500 with speeds around 229 to 231 mph. Drivers note reduced boost and updated aero make cars more controllable, while Kenny Brack and Bruno Junqueira lead the times and await qualifying. de Ferran, the champion, sits back but eyes victory as teams tune setups for the race.
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Fontana
Calif
Gilde
Ferran
Paul Tracy
Kenny Brack
Bruno Junqueira
Brack
Tracy
CART
Michigan
Team Rahal
Max Papis
Alex Tagliani
Memo Gidley
Shinji Nakano
Patrick Carpentier
Bryan Herta
Toru Takagi
Adrian Fernandez
Papis
Christian Fittipaldi
de Ferran
Newman wins pole for Sam's Club 200 at Rockingham
Ryan Newman grabbed the pole at North Carolina Speedway with a 154.007 mph lap for the Sam's Club 200 Busch race tying his sixth pole of the season. Kenny Wallace was second fastest at 153.073 mph, while Kevin Harvick qualified third and Jeff Green fourth as Harvick pursues the Busch series title.
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Rockingham
N.C
Ryan Newman
Newman
North Carolina Speedway
Kenny Wallace
Penske Racing
Kevin Harvick
Harvick
Marlboro Objection Forces Busch Out Of Truck Race
Kyle Busch forgoes a Craftsman Truck start at California Speedway after Marlboro objected to underage participation in events sponsored by tobacco interests. NASCAR and track officials failed to resolve the issue in time for qualifying, with Tim Woods substituting in the truck.
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Fontana
Calif
Kyle
Busch
Roush Racing
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Marlboro
California Speedway
Kevin Triplett
Nascar
Triplett
Dayton
Kurt Busch
Tim Woods
Jack Roush
Roush
Max Jones
Craftsman
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Junqueira
Australia
Firestone Wilderness
Goodyear
Laird Noller Quick Service
Jeff Green
Green
Richard Childress
Dale Earnhardt
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Montero
Laird Noller Mitsu
Iowa
Mitsubishi Motors
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