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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2002
Page
19
Georgia's Official Racing Hall of Fame is under construction in Dawsonville at Thunder Road USA, opening later this spring. Raymond Parks, a founding NASCAR car owner, is named the first member.
After Davey Allison died the next driver to compete in Robert Yates No 28 is asked. The prompt also asks who replaced Steve Park after his Arlington injury in September 2001 and who succeeded Darrell Waltrip in Davis Carter No 66. The text contains garbled remnants and unclear names, requiring reconstruction from context.
Tony Stewart captured his 13th career win and first 500 mile victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, matching a pace set by Jeff Gordon early in his Winston Cup days. The Indiana driver, 30, driven Home Depot Pontiac, improved to top 10 in 14 of 17 races, aided by fresh tires and race setup tweaks.
Tony Stewart, famed for superstition about the color green and the number 13, secures his 18th Winston Cup victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he had never finished higher than ninth. He credits his team's effort as Bobby Labonte underperforms with a 37th place. Stewart notes a slow start but emphasizes belated triumph.
A reader asks how drivers mentally switch from racing to normal driving and discusses Sterling Marlin in the Daytona 500 incident. He defends NASCAR penalties, notes Jeff Gordon admitted fault, and compares fan biases between Sterling and Dale Earnhardt.
Monte Dutton lists the top ten drivers entering the weekend race. Sterling Marlin retains first with Tony Stewart second and Matt Kenseth third while Jeff Gordon falls to fourth and Ward Burton climbs to fifth. Dale Earnhardt Jr and others b"etween show mixed form as engines fail and contenders fade.
Racing fans can expect a packed weekend at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina including the Carolina Dodge event on the 1.366 mile track with 993 laps, the Darlington Raceway 200 at noon Saturday over 147 laps, and the Craftsman Truck race Friday at 3 30 p m noting the inaugural race last year. The entries spotlight Ward Burton Jeff Burton Ryan Newman Michael Waltrip Bobby Hamilton Jack Sprague and Dale Jarrett among others with pole and race records highlighted and notes on season history at Darlington.
Jeff Gordon criticized NASCAR for not enforcing a pit road speeding violation that aided Sterling Marlin's win in Las Vegas. He urged penalties and said NASCAR may err under scrutiny. The piece also notes team owner Travis Carter's cash strapped plan to run one car in Atlanta and NASCAR safety steps including belt system rules and an ongoing pit road safety study.
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