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• Race: Saturday, September 8, 2001 in Richmond, VA
  
  
• TV: TNT - 8:00pm/et, re-aired on TNT Monday, Sept 11, 11:00pm/et
  
• Pre-Race Show: 7:30pm/et - Hosted by Bill Weber
  
• NASCAR on TV and TNT TV Schedule
  
• Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
  
  
• Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Dave Burns
  
  
• Purse/Race Awards: $3,302,971 (last year $2,226,242), not counting the No Bull Five $1,000,000
  
  
• Entry List: Entry List for the: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 from NASCAR.com
  
  
• 2000 Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 99.871mph
  
  
• Event/Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, Sept 1997, 109.047mph
  
  
• Track/Race Length: 0.75 mile oval, 400 laps, 300 miles
  
  
• Pit Road Speed: 35mph
  
  

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  Practice
  
  
• Practice: Friday, Sept 7th 11:30am - 1:30pm/et
  
• Happy Hour Practice: Friday, Sept 7th from 5:45 - 7:15pm/et, TV-CNN/SI
  
  

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  Qualifying
  
  
• Qualifying Draw: Friday, Sept 7th, 10:30am/et
  
  
• Qualfying Order: That's Racin' or NASCAR.com
  
  
• First Round Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-36, Friday, Sept 7th at 3:00pm/et, TV-CNN/SI and live via MRN Radio(link below)
  
  
• NASCAR.com will have live lap-by-lap coverage of Winston Cup qualifying via the web
  
  
• Second-Round Qualifying: there is no longer a 2nd round of qualifying
  
  
• Race/Event Qualifying Record: Mike Skinner, Sept 1999, 125.465mph
  
  
• Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, May 1999, 126.499mph
  
  
• Last Year's Pole Sitter: Jeff Burton, 125.780mph, finished 5th
  
  

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  Track Specs:
  Short Track: 0.75-mile oval, 60-foot width with 10-foot apron
  Banking: turns: 14 degrees; frontstretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
  Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Frontstretch - 1290 feet
  Seating Capacity: ~105,000
  
• Track Homepage: Richmond International Raceway
  
  

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  PAST RACE/POLE WINNERS at the Richmond 2nd Race

• Richmond 2nd Race - Pole Sitters, Winners, and Manu Wins
  
  

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  RACE BONUS INFO

• The NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus is $40,000 at Richmond for leading the points and winning the race (Jeff Gordon last won the award, $10,000 at Watkins Glen on Aug 12, 2001). The $360,000 annual award is paid at $10,000 per race to the point leader at the end of each event if he is also the winner. The award increases by $10,000 each week the it goes unclaimed. If the point leader is not the race winner at the end of the year, the balance of the award is distributed among the top-10 finisher in the point standings(9-2-2001)
  
  

• Richmond Facts: Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott and Rusty Wallace lead all drivers, each with three Bud Poles on the 3/4-mile track. NASCAR Winston Cup Series races at Richmond have been won from the pole 16 times since 1961, the most of any starting position. In the 81 races at Richmond since 1961, the winner has started third or better in 39 races. The furthermost back in the field that a Richmond race winner has started on the 3/4-mile configuration was 24th by Terry Labonte in the 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400. Rusty Wallace leads all active drivers with six victories at Richmond, all occurring on the 3/4-mile configuration. There have been six different race winners in the last seven races at Richmond International Raceway. Only Tony Stewart has repeated since 1998. Stewart won this race in 1999 and in May 2001. In the modern era of NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing at Richmond (1972 to 2000), a sweep has occurred four times. Rusty Wallace (1989) was the most recent driver to win both Richmond races in the same year.(NASCAR PR)(9-5-2001)
  
  
• No Bull Fans Chosen for Richmond UPDATE: Five more race fans have been selected for a chance at a $1 million prize as part of the fourth installment of Winston's "No Bull 5" driver/fan bonus program. The next "No Bull" race is the Sept. 8 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond. The eligible drivers are the top-five finishers from the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July: #8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., #15-Michael Waltrip, #21-Elliott Sadler, #22-Ward Burton and #18-Bobby Labonte, who will be making his 10th attempt at the Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus. The eligible fans were selected from the nationwide Winston No Bull 5 "They Win, You Win" Sweepstakes. The eligible fans are Doris DeBerry of Savannah, TN.; Sharon Bauer of Peoria, IL.; Eric Wolf of Peotone, IL.; Allen Fitch of Hamptonville, NC; and Joseph Brennan of Eufaula, AL. The drivers and fans will be paired Thursday night at NASCAR Speedpark in Myrtle Beach S.C. The five drivers will compete in a 10-minute go-kart race to determine the pairing. The race will be carried live on ESPN2's RPM2Night at 7:00pm/et. One of the five eligible Winston No Bull 5 drivers will travel to Savannah on Tuesday for a luncheon with DeBerry and 25 friends. Her name was the first of the five fans selected in the Winston No Bull 5 drawing. The first fan drawn automatically wins a function with one of the eligible drivers.(That's Racin')(8-30-2001)
  UPDATE: the race was broadcast on ESPN2's RPM 2Night, the results and pairings:
  #22-Burton - paired with Doris DeBerry of Savannah, TN
  #21-Sadler - Sharon Bauer of Peoria, IL
  #18-Labonte - Eric Wolf of Peotone, IL
  #15-Waltrip - Allen Fitch of Hamptonville, NC
  #8-Earmhardt Jr - Joseph Brennan of Eufaula, AL
  (8-31-2001)
  
  
• That's Racin': Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Race Info
  
  
• CBS Sportsline: Richmond Preview
  
  
• CNN/SI: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - Matter of preference
  
  
• Crew Chief Club
  
  
• FoxSports: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 preview - Rusty ready for Richmond rebound
  
  
• Frontstretch: Raceday Today - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
  
  
• NASCAR.com: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Race Page
  
  
• Yahoo: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - Preview
  
  

• note: this is not to promote gambling but to offer readers odds and ideas on what the 'experts' think about the upcoming race and the Cup series season
  
  
• NASCAR Odds - Early Odds for the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
  
  
• United Bet - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Odds (need to navigate the site a bit)
  
  
• Vegas Insider - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 odds
  
  
• World Sports Exchange - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 odds
  
  

• Rudd bumps way to Win: #28-Ricky Rudd won the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond after nudging #29-Kevin Harvick out of the way in the final laps of the race, returning the favor as Harvick had bumped his way past Rudd on lap 383 of the 400 race. The win coupled with #24-Jeff Gordon's tough run (36th after being bumped by #40-Marlin and hitting the wall early in the race, but coming back to run laps and finish the race), allowed Rudd to gain 120 points on Gordon's point lead. Gordon now leads Rudd by 222 with #88-Jarrett back in 3rd place, 393 points back. See That's Racin' for Monte Carlo 400 results, Winston Cup race points, and Winston Cup points (after Richmond)(9-9-2001)
  
  
• The No Bull 5 drivers for Talladega in Oct:
  #28-Ricky Rudd (for finishing 1st at Richmond)
  #29-Kevin Harvick(2nd)
  #8-Dale Earnhard(3rd) Jr
  #88-Dale Jarrett(4th)
  #2-Rusty Wallace(5th)(9-9-2001)
  
  
• How did the No Bull 5 drivers do at Richmond?
  #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, started 8th, finished 3rd
  #15-Michael Waltrip, started 41st, finished 20th
  #21-Elliott Sadler, started 32nd, finished 31st
  #22-Ward Burton, started 5th, finished 12th
  #18-Bobby Labonte, started 6th, finished 6th(9-9-2001)
  
  
• How did the Rookie of the Year candidates at Richmond?
  #01-Leffler, no speed, spun out in qual, started 42nd using a provisional, finished 28th, 8 rookie points
  #14-Hornaday, 123.508, started 10th, finished 41st, 7
  #19-Atwood, 123.819, started 7th, finished 27th, 9
  #29-Harvick, 123.018, started 22nd, finished 2nd, 20
  #96-Houston, 122.084, missed the race, DNQ, 1
  #97-Busch, 120.854 in a backup, started 40th using a provisonal, finished 24th, 10(9-9-2001)
  
  
• Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 lineup
  
  
• Happy Hour is over at Richmond. The top five when CNN/SI's coverage ended:
  1)   #30-Green, 122.699
  2)   #2-Wallace, 122.150
  3)   #21-Sadler, 121.869
  4)   #20-Stewart, 121.852
  5)   #36-Schrader, 121.825
  See That's Racin' for the Friday's final practice speeds(9-7-2001)
  
  
• Gordon wins the pole at Richmond: #24-Jeff Gordon wins the pole with a speed of 124.902mph, his 6th Bud Pole of 2001 and 39th of his career. #2-Wallace is on the outside pole with a speed of 124.510. The top five starters:
  1)   #24-Gordon, 124.902
  2)   #2-Wallace, 124.510
  3)   #40-Marlin, 124.487
  4)   #99-Burton, 124.024
  5)   #22-Burton, 123.882
  slowest was #85-Carl Long at 120.096
  Two drivers wrecked in practice and will use their backup cars to qualify: #10-Benson and #97-Busch. #32-Craven's car got hit in the garage area by #26-Spencer and will be allowed time to fix the sheet metal damage. #01-Jason Leffler spun out after taking the green flag and backed the car into the wall, probably need to go to a backup for the race
  Missing the race/Did Not Qualify(DNQ) were: #90-Stricklin(40th in owners points); #96-Andy Houston(44th); #13-Hermie Sadler(51st); and #85-Carl Long(52nd). #4-Kevin Lepage used a provisonal and now joins the #7-Wallace, #14-Hornaday and #44-Jones teams as being out of provisionals until Talladega in Oct.
  See Starting Lineups/Qualifying Results at That's Racin' or NASCAR.com or MotorsportsOne(9-7-2001)
  
  
• Progression of the Pole at Richmond:
  #13-Hermie Sadler, 1st driver out, 121.880mph, missed the race
  #4-Kevin Lepage, 2nd out, 121.968, will start 43rd
  #28-Ricky Rudd, 3rd out, 123.677, will start 9th
  #22-Ward Burton, 7th out, 123.822, will start 5th
  #2-Rusty Wallace, 27th out, 124.510, will start 2nd
  #24-Jeff Gordon, 39th out, 124.902, on the pole (9-7-2001)
  
  
• Cup drivers do double duty in the BGN race at Richmond:
  #26-Jimmy Spencer (#1 Chevy in BGN)
  #29-Kevin Harvick (#2 Chevy)
  #7-Mike Wallace (#4 Chevy)
  #99-Jeff Burton (#9 Ford)
  #14-Ron Hornaday (#11-Chevy)
  #17-Matt Kenseth(#17-Chevy)
  #1-Kenny Wallace (#48-Chevy)
  #33-Joe Nemechek (#87 Chevy)
  #15-Michael Waltrip (#99 Chevy)(9-5-2001)
  
  
• and looking at the list, notice that #29-Kevin Harvick will do a triple header, all three races at Richmond: #29 Chevy in Cup; #2 Chevy in BGN; and #6 Chevy in CTS(9-5-2001)
  
  
• The 1st Friday Practice at Richmond is over. Fastest was 38-Dale Earnhardt Jr at 124.447mph followed by #30-Jeff Green at 124.424. The Race/Event Qualifying Record is 125.465mph, held by Mike Skinner and the Track Qualifying Record is 126.499mph held Jeff Gordon(May 1999). Slowest were #13-Hermie Sadler at 121.627 and #85-Carl Long at 120.037. Happy Hour is the next practice session (after qualifying) and is scheduled to start at 5:45pm/et and be televised on CNN/SI. See That's Racin' for the Practice Results(9-7-2001)
  
  
• Qualifying Order is up for the race at Richmond. See above for the link(s). 47 cars listed, first driver scheduled out is #13-Hermie Sadler in the Virginia Lottery Chevy and the last driver scheduled out is #44-Buckshot Jones. #89-Morgan Shepherd was listed on the Entry List but is not on the Qualifying Order, guess he withdrew from the race. Qualifying is scheduled to start at 3:05pm/et, and will be televised on CNN/SI with Happy Hour following it at 5:30pm/et. MRN Radio will have radio coverage and qualifying can be followed online at NASCAR.com(9-7-2001)
  
  
• Entry List is up for Richmond. See above for the link. 48 Drivers/Cars listed including #13-Hermie Sadler, #85-Carl Long and #89-Morgan Shepherd. No #50-Rich Bickle listed not sure of the status of that team. Steve Park is listed in the #1, but Kenny Wallace will be in the car(9-5-2001)
  
  
• Back to 2 laps UPDATE: it was announced at the beginning of CNN/SI's qualifying coverage that qualifying would go back to 2 laps of qualifying at all Super Speedways (1 mile or more) starting this week at Michigan. So I guess that means 2 laps is back for all the tracks since 2 laps were going to be the cast at the two short tracks and restrictor plate tracks. All but the road courses which there will be no more in 2001(8-17-2001)
  UPDATE: NASCAR officials have changed their minds again and gone back to two laps during its single round of qualifying. NASCAR announced at Daytona in early July that qualifying would be reduced to a single lap at tracks of 1-mile or longer except for Daytona and Talladega, beginning at New Hampshire on July 22. Teams ran two laps at New Hampshire, however, because of a new sealer that had been applied to the track's surface. The cars then ran one lap for three races, but after complaints from the teams that a single lap prevented them from overcoming a mistake, the policy has been changed again and cars can now once more run a second lap if they choose(That's Racin')(8-18-2001)
  
  
• Qualifying Rules Changed UPDATE: ESPN2's RPM 2Night mentioned tonight that starting at New Hampshire that qualifying would consist of one lap of qualifying instead of the two laps that have been run this year. The exceptions are tracks smaller then one mile (Bristol, Richmond and Martinsville) and the two restrictor plate tracks, Daytona and Talladega(7-5-2001)
  UPDATE: it was mentioned on FSN's Totally NASCAR show on Thurs that the Cup drivers would run 2 laps of Qualifying for the New England 300 at New Hampshire. The plan is to still have one lap of qualifying at all intermediate tracks (1 to 2 miles in length) but the format will be determined in a track-to-track basis for the rest of the season(7-19-2001)
  
  
• an interesting point: When NASCAR officials decided to disallow Jerry Nadeau's qualifying time at Daytona in Feb 2001, it raised an interesting question. With the Winston Cup series having only one round of qualifying the rest of the season, what happens if an unapproved part is found? According to NASCAR, drivers no longer have to post an official qualifying time to use a provisional, they only have to practice. So a driver could have a penalty on a qualifying issue but still have access to one of the seven provisionals for the race(Richmond Times Dispatch)(2-11-2001)
  
  
• How to break a tie during qualifying?(same speed/time) When drivers are tied for a starting spot during qualifying, it is broken by owners points standings(not drivers). For provisionals standings see the Jayski's Provisional Status page
  
  
• Links: Practice speeds, qualifying and results can be found at these sites: NASCAR Online, Racin Network, and That's Racin'
  
  

TRACK/RACE NEWS

• National Anthem at RIR: Country music singer Tracy Lawrence will perform a free concert prior to the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on Saturday, September 8 at Richmond International Raceway. Lawrence will perform at 6:00pm/et from pit road in the infield at Richmond International Raceway and will also sing the national anthem prior to the race.(RIR PR)(9-4-2001)
  
  
• RIR Expansion Approved: Henrico County supervisors approved a plan for Richmond International Raceway to add parking and expand by a potential 47,580 seats. The board's vote increases RIR's seating capacity from 125,000 to 150,000. The board also approved a provisional use permit for RIR that allows it to grow up to 215 feet in height. RIR currently seats 102,420 with a maximum height of 81 feet, 7 inches. The plan contains provisions to allow track owner International Speedway Corp. to expand parking in surrounding areas owned by the company, including 46.1 acres purchased last fall. Track officials said they do not plan any expansion this season(Richmond Times Dispatch)(7-11-2001)
  
  
• How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph
  
  
• Past track news: posted in the past at Jayski's Past Track News/Rumors - Richmond
  
  

DRIVER/TEAM NEWS

• Pressley Condition UPDATE 2: #77-Robert Pressley, who was in a hard wreck against the front stretch at Darlington, was listed as ok, but transported to a local hospital for observation(TNT Race Coverage)(9-2-2001)
  UPDATE: Robert Pressley was expected to be released from Carolinas Hospital in Florence late Sunday after X-rays and a CT scan following a vicious crash into the inside wall on the frontstretch on Lap 349. Pressley spun after getting hit from behind as he came off Turn 4. His car slammed into the wall on the right side and then lifted with two wheels off the ground as it kept sliding. Pressley got out of the car but slumped down against the wall until his team and emergency workers came to his aid. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital complaining of tenderness in his back and abdomen, but the test came back normal(That's Racin')(9-3-2001)
  UPDATE 2: Robert Pressley spoke about the accident and updated his condition Tuesday afternoon - Q) How Are You Feeling?  "I'm doing pretty good.  They checked everything from my toes to the top of my head.  They told me I was a little smarter than they ever thought I was, but there are no broken bones or anything like that.  I don't have any problems with my head, neck, shoulders or ribs -- no problems like that so everything is good.  They released me Sunday night.  We got out of there about nine o'clock and spent the night in Darlington before coming home yesterday (Monday).  They did all the tests pretty much as a precaution and everything is good.  I'm just sitting around taking it easy this week and getting ready for Richmond.  We're gonna go up there and get back on track." You Seemed to Get Out of the Car Quckily with the HANS Device.  "Yeah, that was quicker than I guess we had ever gotten out of the car before with the HANS on.  When I hit the wall it just knocked the breath out of me really bad, so I wanted to get some air and probably got out of the car quicker than I needed to.  I guess it knocked all of the panels out of the back and when the car was up on its side it got smoke inside the car.  I thought we had a little fire going, so I wanted to get out of there to keep that from playing any role in it."(Jasper Motorsports)(9-5-2001)
  
  
• Checking Temps at RIR: Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth will have new additions to their respective pit crews next weekend at Richmond. The additional pit workers will concentrate on how the drivers replace the fluids they lose during a race, as well as the cars' onboard temperatures. Scientists from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute will condict a pilot study on Martin and Kenseth to determine sweat loss, cardiobascular responses and heat stress in drivers during a NASCAR race. During an average race, cockpit temperatures can climb to 140 degrees, putting drivers at risk for dehydration and heat illness. The race-day test will help provide drivers with fluid replacement and heat illness prevention recommendations.(That's Racin')(9-3-2001)
  
  
• Sadler Returns: Hermie Sadler, who is running a limited Winston Cup schedule this year with sponsorship from the Virginia Lottery (#13 Chevy), has entered the Sharpie 500 Winston Cup race scheduled for this weekend at the Bristol Motor Speedway.. Sadler says the additional seat time in a Winston Cup Car will help him tremendously heading into Richmond, the next lottery sponsored event. Sadler is also using the opportunity at Bristol to promote something very close to him and his family, Autism Awareness and Research. Hermie's youngest daughter, Halie, 3, was diagnosed with Autism in February, and he hopes his family's story will help people better understand autism. "In the beginning we tried to keep our situation private," stated Sadler.. "Our only concern was getting Halie the care and support she needed.. But we now feel that she has made a great deal of improvement since February and we want to do what we can to encourage people to help us learn more about Autism." Hermie and his brother Elliott will both be carrying Autism Awareness Ribbons on their cars this weekend.. For more information on Autism Research and Awareness, please call the Autism Society of America at 1-877-703-3606, or visit www.autism-society.org or www.cycleusa.net.(Sadler PR)(8-23-2001)
  
  
• Sadler to run Richmond CTS Race: Elliott Sadler and Motorcraft will team up in Richmond, Va., for two races next week. Sadler will drive the #84 Long Brothers Racing F-150, carrying the familiar Motorcraft paint scheme in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond International Speedway on Thursday, September 6th. It will mark the second consecutive year that Sadler has competed in the truck race at Richmond. Ford Racing fan club Team Ford Racing (TFR) will support Sadler's effort as an associate sponsor.(Sadler Brothers Site)(8-30-2001)
  
  
• Harvick in Richmond CTS Race: Kevin Harvick will return to the CTS at Richmond, driving a truck owned by defending Kroger 200 champion Rick Carelli. Harvick plans on forming his own truck team for 2002, with Carelli serving as his driver. Carelli will be in a Dodge owned by Maurice Petty and Associates for the race.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read online)(8-30-2001)
  
  
• See the 2001 Team Chart which has links to past news for each team and the 2002 Team Chart
  
  

PAINT SCHEME NEWS

• Paint at Richmond: besides the seven Looney Toons schemes, the #11-Brett Bodine Ford is in Kroger colors; #18-Bobby Labonte has Circuit City (an assoc sponsor) on the hood of his Interstate Batteries Pontiac; The #93-Dave Blaney Dodge has the Mac Tools colors that were supposed to run at Bristol(9-7-2001)
  
  
• Special #93 Scheme at Bristol UPDATE No, now at Richmond: In a special one-race arrangement, Dave Blaney will feature primary sponsorship from Mac Tools as well as a special paint scheme on his #93 Amoco/Siemens Dodge during the Bristol race weekend. The colorful one-race-only paint scheme will also be available for a limited time in die-cast form at traditional NASCAR retail outlets.(Bill Davis Racing Site) see the Paint Schemes Gallery(8-20-2001)
  UPDATE: After planning to run a special Mac Tools-themed paint scheme at Bristol, Blaney was forced to a back-up car with the traditional Amoco/Siemens colors when a practice accident damaged the #93 Mac Tools Dodge too severely to be repaired before the race. The team will run the special paint scheme again in two weeks during the Saturday night race at Richmond International Raceway following next week's event at Darlington(Bill Davis Racing)(8-28-2001)
  
  
• #17 Paint Scheme for Aug/Sept: The #17 DeWalt Ford will debut its New Products paint scheme which will run from Indianapolis through Dover. The paint scheme is an integration of the new product line and the designs submitted through the DEWALT 2002 Paint Scheme contest. The winners were Robert Williams Lutherville, MD and Brian Grossman of Cincinnati, OH. This scheme will run thru the Sept June race at Dover(Grandstand PR)(7-31-2001)
  
  
• UPDATE - Images - Confirmed Looney Toons Schemes for the Chevy Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond in Sept:
  #1-Steve Park, Sylvester and Tweety
  #5-Terry Labonte, Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner
  #24-Jeff Gordon, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
  #29-Kevin Harvick, Tasmanian Devil (Taz)
  #30-Jeff Green, Daffy Duck
  #31-Mike Skinner, Yosemite Sam
  #55-Bobby Hamilton, Marvin the Martian and his space dog, K-9
  the Announcement will be made at Charlotte on June 7th(first reported 4-3-2001and thru 5-9-2001/6-1-2001)
  UPDATE: Currently negotiating with Warner Bros., NASCAR is looking to have Looney Tunes tie-ins with specific races. The first venture could be as many as 11 of WB's whacky ones on Chevrolets for the September event in Richmond. And of course, one can look for the new collectibles that will show up, too.(NASCAR.com Buzz)(6-1/7-2001)
  UPDATE - story and images: Action Performance Companies Inc., in conjunction with Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Warner Bros. and NASCAR, have partnered to make a day at the races a true family affair with a "Tribute to the American Family" featuring America's favorite cartoon characters, the Looney Tunes. On Sept. 8, 2001 during the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes at Richmond International Raceway, several Team Monte Carlo drivers from Richard Childress Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Inc., and Andy Petree Racing will shed their typical paint schemes for race cars featuring that "wascally wabbit" Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, the Tasmanian Devil and many more zany cartoon favorites. "One thing always has been true about racing-it is a sport that families enjoy together," said Fred Wagenhals, Action's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "There is no better way to showcase the family institution than bringing a true slice of Americana-the Looney Tunes-to the racetrack. No matter if you are 2 or 92, the Looney Tunes can make everyone feel a little bit like a kid again. This simply is a wonderful, fun program, and I am glad Action Performance is part of it." The Looney Tunes characters themselves will be on hand before the race greeting fans while many of the day's festivities also will center on children and families. Additionally, a special event car displaying the Looney Tunes characters will be created for the event(Action Performance Companies PR), see all 7 images of the cars on my Paint Scheme Gallery(6-7-2001)
  
  
• More Paint Scheme news can be found on Paint Schemes Gallery, choose current news
  
  

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