NASCAR Mock Series: The New Era

NASCAR Is A Growing Sport , It Has Been Growing Since 1949 And Has Become The Biggest Sport In The US , However , 2001 Will Dawn A New Era In NASCAR. New Sponsors Joining The Cup Series , New Tracks , New Teams , New Manufactures , New Drivers , And Finally The Big One

The New TV Deal With FOX And NBC , Which Will Lead To New Fans Into The Sport

2001 Is Gonna Be An Exciting Year For All Of NASCAR

See You All In February.

Schedule:


1 Daytona - Daytona 500 (1:00PM)



2 North Carolina - Dura-Lube 400 (1:00PM)



3 Las Vegas - UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (2:30PM)



4 Atlanta - Cracker Barrell Old Country Store 500 (1:00PM)



5 Darlington - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (1:00PM)



6 Bristol - Food City 500 (1:00PM)



7 Texas - Harrah's 500 (1:00PM)



8 Martinsville - Virginia 500 (1:00PM)



9 Talladega - Talladega 500 (1:00PM)



10 California - NAPA Auto Parts 500 (2:30PM)



11 Richmond - Pontiac Excitement 400 (8:00PM)



12 Lowes - Coca-Cola 600 (5:45PM)



13 Dover Downs - MBNA Platinum 400 (12:30PM)



14 Michigan - Kmart 400 (1:00PM)



15 Pocono - Pocono 500 (1:00PM)



16 Sears Point - Dodge / Save Mart 350 (3:30PM)



17 Daytona - Pepsi 400 (8:00PM)



18 Chicagoland - Tropicana 400 (2:30PM)



19 New Hampshire - New England 300 (2:00PM)



20 Pocono - Pennsylvania 500 (1:00PM)



21 Indy - Brickyard 400 (2:30PM)



22 Watkins Glen - Global Crossing At The Glen (1:00PM)



23 Michigan - Pepsi 400 Presented By Meijer (2:00PM)



24 Bristol - Sharpie 500 (8:00PM)



25 Darlington - Mountain Dew Southern 500 (1:00PM)



26 Richmond - Chevy Monte Carlo 400 (7:30PM)



27 New Hampshire - New Hampshire 300 (12:00PM)



28 Dover - MBNA Cal Ripken Jr 400 (1:00PM)



29 Kansas - Protection One 400 (1:00PM)



30 Lowes - UAW-GM Quality 500 (12:30PM)



31 Martinsville - Old Dominion 400 (12:30PM)



32 Talladega - EA Sports 500 (1:00PM)



33 Phoenix - Checker Auto Parts 500 (2:30PM)



34 North Carolina - Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (1:00PM)



35 Homestead - Pennzoil 400 (12:30PM)



36 Atlanta - NAPA 500 (12:30PM)



Exhibition Races:



Daytona - Budweiser Shootout (2:00PM)



Daytona - Gatorade 125s (12:00PM)



Lowes - The Winston Open (7:45PM)



Lowes - The Winston (8:15PM)


Driver Chart:

Chip Ganassi Racing (Dodge)



01 Jason Leffler (Cingular Wireless)



40 Sterling Marlin (Coors Light)







Dale Earnhardt Inc.



1 Steve Park (Pennzoil)



8 Dale Earnhardt Jr (Budweiser)



15 Michael Waltrip (NAPA Auto Parts)











Team Penske (Ford)



2 Rusty Wallace (Miller Lite)



12 Jeremy Mayfield (Mobil 1)







Richard Childress Racing (Chevy)



3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. (GM Goodwrench Service Plus)



31 Mike Skinner (Lowes Home Improvement)







Morgan-McClure Motorsports (Chevy)



4 Robby Gordon (Kodak Max Film)







Hendrick Motorsports (Chevy)



5 Terry Labonte (Kelloggs / Tony The Tiger)



24 Jeff Gordon (Dupont)



25 Jerry Nadeau (UAW-Delphi)







Roush Racing (Ford)



6 Mark Martin (Viagra)



17 Matt Kenseth (Dewalt Tools)



97 Kurt Busch (Unsponsored) (RTY)



99 Jeff Burton (Citgo Supergard)







Ultra Motorsports (Ford)



7 Mike Wallace (NationsRent)







Evernham Motorsports (Dodge)



9 Bill Elliott (Dodge Dealers)



19 Casey Atwood (Dodge Dealers (RTY)







MB2 Motorsports (Pontiac)



10 Johnny Benson (Valvoline Oil)



36 Ken Schrader (M&M's)







Brett Bodine Racing (Ford)



11 Brett Bodine (Ralphs Supermarkets / Red Cell Batteries)







A.J Foyt Racing (Pontiac)



14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (Conseco) (RTY)







Joe Gibbs Racing (Pontiac)



18 Bobby Labonte (Interstate Batteries)



20 Tony Stewart (The Home Depot)







Wood Brothers Racing (Ford)



21 Elliott Sadler (Motorcraft)







Bill Davis Racing (Dodge)



22 Ward Burton (CAT)



93 Dave Blaney (Amoco)







Haas-Carter Motorsports (Ford)



26 Jimmy Spencer (Kmart)



66 Todd Bodine (Route 66)







Eel River Racing (Pontiac)



27 Kenny Wallace (Unsponsored)







Robert Yates Racing (Ford)



28 Ricky Rudd (Havoline)



88 Dale Jarrett (UPS)







PPI Motorsports (Ford)



32 Ricky Craven (Tide)



96 Andy Houston (McDonalds)







Andy Petree Racing (Chevy)



33 Joe Nemechek (Oakwood Homes)



55 Bobby Hamilton (Square D)







Quest Motor Team (Pontiac) (Part-Time)



37 Derrick Cope (K&N Filters)







Petty Enterprises (Dodge)



43 John Andretti (Cheerios)



44 Buckshot Jones (Georgia Pacific)



45 Kyle Petty (Sprint PCS)







Midwest Transit Racing (Chevy) (Part-Time)



50 Rick Mast (Midwest Transit)







Phoenix Racing (Ford) (Part-Time)



51 Jeff Purvis (Phoenix Construction)







Marcis Auto Racing (Chevy) (Part-Time)



71 Dave Marcis (Realtree)







Jasper Motorsports (Ford)



77 Robert Pressley (Jasper)







Donlavey Racing (Ford)



90 Hut Stricklin (Hill Brothers Coffee)







Melling Racing (Dodge)



92 Stacy Compton (Kodiak)







Drivers Changes In 2001:



--Robby Gordon Moves From Driving For His Own Team In 2000 , To Drive The #4 Kodak Max Film Chevy For Morgan-McClure Motorsports



--Bobby Hamilton , After Coming Off A Terrible 2000 Season , Left Morgan-McClure And Now Will Drive The #55 Square D Chevy For Andy Petree



--Kenny Wallace Gets Released By Andy Petree And Now Will Drive For Eel River Racing In The #27 Pontiac Replacing Rookie Mike Bliss , Who Will Drive A Limited Schedule In NASCAR In 2001



--Michael Waltrip , Left Ultra Motorsports (Known As Mattei Motorsports In 2000) And Now Will Drive The new Entry In DEI , The #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevy.



--Mike Wallace Will Drive For Ultra Motorsports In The #7 Ford Sponsored By NationsRent



--Bill Elliott Moves From His Team To Join The Dodge Co. Team , Evernham Racing , And Will Drive The #9 Dodge Dealers Dodge.



--Casey Atwood , Who Drove The #27 Castrol Pontiac In The Busch Series Will Compete For Rookie Of The Year Honors In The #19 Dodge Dealers Dodge For Ray Evernham.



--Rick Mast , Leaves The #14 Pontiac From A.J Foyt Racing And Will Now Drive A Limited Schedule In The #50 Midwest Transit Chevy.



--Ron Hornaday Jr. , Two Time Champion From The Craftsman Truck Series , Will Now Drive For Rookie Of The Year Honors In The #14 Conseco Pontiac For A,J Foyt



--Ricky Craven Left Midwest Transit Racing And Now Will Drive In The PPI Motorsports #32 Tide Ford , Replacing Rookie Scott Pruett Who Left NASCAR After 2000



--2000 Busch Series Rookie , Jason Leffler Will Be Driving The Renumbered #01 Cingular Wireless Dodge For Chip Ganassi Racing , Replacing The Late Kenny Irwin Jr.



--Buckshot Jones Will Drive Full-Time The #44 Georgia-Pacific Dodge For Petty Enterprises Replacing Kyle Petty Who Moved Into The #45 Dodge , To Honor His Son , The Late Adam Petty.



--Todd Bodine Will Replace A Retired Darrell Waltrip And Will Drive Full-Time The #66 Route 66 Ford For Haas-Carter Motorsports



--Hut Stricklin Will Replace Rookie Ed Berrier And Will Drive The #90 Hills Brothers Coffee Ford For Junie Donlavey.



--Kurt Busch , Rookie In The Craftsman Truck Series , Will Move Pass The Busch Series And Drive Full-Time , The #97 Ford For Jack Roush







Sponsor Changes:



--Cingular Wireless Replaces Bellsouth As Primary Sponsor For The #01 Dodge



--Viagra Will Move From The #27 Eel River Racing Pontiac And Move As Full-Time Sponsor For Mark Martin's 6 Team , Valvoline Will Move To Sponsor Johnny Benson In MB2 Motorsports



--Red Cell Batteries (Sponsor Of Darwin Oordt's 75 Car) Will Move As Associate Sponsor For Brett Bodine



--For The First Time Since 1998 At Sears Pojnt , NAPA Auto Parts Will Be Onboard As A Winston Cup Series Sponsor , As There Gonna Sponsor Michael Waltrips's New #15 Chevy For DEI.



--CITGO Leaves As Sponsor For Wood Brothers Racing As They Move To Jeff Burton's 99 Ford , Instead Ford Motorcraft Will Sposnor The #21 Ford Piloted By Elliott Sadler.



--Jerry Nadeau Has A New Sponsor For 2001 , That Is UAW-Delphi , Sponsoring All 36 Events For Jerry Nadeau And The 25 Team



--Georgia-Pacific Will Come Aboard As Full-Time Sponsor For The #44 Team Piloted By Buckshot Jones As Hot Wheels Will Move As A Associate Sponsor For The Team



--UPS Comes Aboard And Will Sponsor 1999 Winston Cup Series Champion , Dale Jarrett For All 36 Events In 2001