NASCAR Driver Standings Highlight 1990s Series Points
The figures show Winston Cup standings with Mayfield Labonte Gordon and Wallace totaling 1,457 1,421 1,410 and 1,384 points respectively. Busch McLaughlin Kenseth Earnhardt Jr Sadier Keller Tackle LaJoie Allen Fedewa fill the top ten with various totals. Truck series leaders include Sprague Homaday Compton Sauter Ack Carell Ruttman Reffner and Keselowski with points listed.
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Jack Sprague
Hon Homaday
Stacy Compton
Day Sauter
Ack Carell
Joe Ruttman
Randy Tolsma
Bryan Reffner
Tony Rames
Bob Keselowski
Martin wins The Winston after Gor don runs out of fuel
Mark Martin seized the lead on the final lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway to win The Winston. Jeff Gordon, penalized and out of gas at the white flag, watched as Martin claimed the top prize of 257 500 dollars after also winning the second segment. Jeremy Mayfield won the undercard transfer race into The Winston.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Martin
Jeff Gordon
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Gordon
Jeremy Mayfield
Top Ten NASCAR Weekly Rankings by NASCAR This Week
Monte Dutton supplies top ten rankings with last week's positions shown in parentheses. Mark Martin leads with hopes for a strong year, and Jeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt, and Bill Elliott round out the list with brief notes on form.
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Jeremy Mayfield
Terry Labonte
Jeff Gordon
Rusty Wallace
Mark Mart
Dale Jarrett
Dale Earnhardt
Jimmy Spencer
Bobby Labonte
Ken Schrader
Nascar
Water Monte Dutton
Mark Martin
Gasman
Jeff Burton
Bill Elliott
Labonte vents on Irwin after Winston upset
NASCAR This Week writer Monte Dutton weighs in on Terry Labonte criticizing Kenny Irwin for entering Winston Cup with a powerful team. He says Irwin got in by a technicality and hints he lacks rightful standing, noting the pressure of debuting as the “next Jeff Gordon.”
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Nascar
Monte Dutton
Irwin
Jeff Gordon
Coca Cola 600 Prepares on Winston Cup Circuit at CMS
Preview of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord North Carolina with Jeff Gordon the defending champion. Qualifying record set by Gordon at 184.3 mph on May 21 1997 while Ward Burton holds the overall CMS track mark at 185.759 mph from October 5 1994. Race record belongs to Bobby Labonte at 151.952 mph set May 28 1995. Noting Gordon’s first Coke 600 win in 1994 and Labonte’s in 1995, CMS leaders Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison each have six victories. Dale Earnhardt is next with five among active drivers.
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Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
Ward Burton
Pontiac
Bobby Labonte
Gordon
Darrell Waltrip
Bobby Allison
Waltrip
Dale Earnhardt
Busch Grand National Comes to Concord and More
An overview of upcoming NASCAR events across the region notes the Busch Grand National CarQuest Auto Parts 300 in Concord, with details on defending champion Joe Nemechek and qualifying records by Mark Martin. It mentions track history, vehicle makes, and notable leaders, including impending implications for Martin's all-time BGN win record.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord
Joe Nemechek
Mark Martin
Ford
Profile Charlotte Motor Speedway by Monte Dutton NASCAR Week
Concord North Carolina based profile notes Charlotte Motor Speedway a 1.5 mile tri oval opened in 1960. It highlights all time Winston Cup winners Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip with six wins each and Busch Grand National champs Mark Martin and Harry Gant with four each. It lists annual race schedule and praises builder O Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler for innovations and fan comfort.
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Monte Dutton
Nascar
Concord
N.C
Bobby Allison
Darrell Waltrip
Mark Martin
Harry Gant
Charlotte Motor Speedway
O. Bruton Smith
H.A
Humpy) Wheeler
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Letters From Our Readers On NASCAR Race Teams
A reader from Munith, Mich expresses concern about NASCAR allowing many cars per race. The writer, 63, argues racing has become money driven and urges limiting to three cars per team to preserve competition and broaden entry, noting bias toward Jack Roush cars.
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Ford
Jack Roush
Robert Taylor Munith
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