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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published August 16, 2001
Winston Cup
WHAT: Pepsi 400.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Friday, qualifying (3 p.m., CNN/SI); Sunday, race (2 p.m., TNT); Brooklyn, Mich.
2000 WINNER: Rusty Wallace.
FAST FACTS: Bobby Labonte had the most recent victory from the pole at Michigan Speedway, in 1995. ... Harry Gant started 24th and took the 1992 race, the worst starting position for any winner. ... Wallace and Labonte lead active drivers with four wins at Michigan Speedway.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Jeff Gordon, 3,207; 2. Ricky Rudd, 3,013; 3. Dale Jarrett, 2,942; 4. Sterling Marlin, 2,792; 5. Tony Stewart, 2,788; 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,719; 7. Kevin Harvick 2,703; 8. Labonte, 2,699; 9. Wallace, 2,686; 10. Johnny Benson, 2,633.
WHAT: NAPAonline.com 250.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Friday, qualifying, 1:15 p.m.; Saturday, race (1 p.m., TNT); Brooklyn, Mich.
2000 WINNER: Todd Bodine.
FAST FACTS: Jeff Burton is the only driver to win the race from the pole, in 1998. ... Chevrolets have won six of the nine races at Michigan.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Kevin Harvick, 3,368; 2. Greg Biffle, 3,205; 3. Jason Keller, 3,165; 4. Jeff Green, 3,084; 5. Elton Sawyer, 2,656; 6. Tony Raines, 2,648; 7. Mike McLaughlin, 2,644; 8. Jimmie Johnson, 2,620; 9. Chad Little, 2,549; 10. Kenny Wallace, 2,507.
WHAT: Sears Craftsman 175.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Friday, qualifying, 2 p.m.; Saturday, race (5 p.m., ESPN); Cicero, Ill.
2000 WINNER: Joe Ruttman.
FAST FACTS: Before last year's inaugural event, NASCAR had not raced in Chicago since 1956, when Fireball Roberts won on a half-mile track at Soldier Field. ... There were five lead changes in the first nine laps of last year's race. ... Ted Musgrave is tied with Scott Riggs for the most wins this season.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Ruttman, 2,460; 2. Riggs, 2,228; 3. Jack Sprague, 2,417; 4. Travis Kvapil, 2,385; 5. Ricky Hendrick, 2,330; 6. Musgrave, 2,300; 7. Terry Cook, 2,259; 8. Dennis Setzer, 2,153; 9. Rick Crawford, 2,069; 10. Coy Gibbs, 1,978.
WHAT: Motorola 220.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Saturday, qualifying, 1:45 p.m. (1:30 a.m., Sunday, ESPN2, taped); Sunday, race (1 p.m., ESPN); Elkhart Lake, Wis.
2000 WINNER: Paul Tracy.
FAST FACTS: Helio Castroneves has three wins this season. He also won the Indianapolis 500 and Michigan 500. ... This is the second of consecutive races on road courses.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Kenny Brack, 104; 2. Castroneves, 103; 3. Gil de Ferran, 89; 4. Dario Franchitti, 81; 5. Michael Andretti, 73; 6. Cristiano da Matta, 70; 7. Scott Dixon, 70; 8. Patrick Carpentier, 65; 9. Tracy, 65; 10. Christian Fittipaldi, 54.
WHAT: Hungarian Grand Prix.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Saturday, qualifying, (7 a.m., Speedvision); Sunday, race, (7:30 a.m., Speedvision); Budapest.
2000 WINNER: Mika Hakkinen.
FAST FACTS: Hakkinen also won the race in 1999. ... Michael Schumacher, with 50 wins, needs one victory to tie Alain Prost for the most in Formula One history.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Schumacher, 84; 2. David Coulthard, 47; 3. Ralf Schumacher, 41; 4. Rubens Barrichello, 40; 5. Mika Hakkinen, 19; 6. Juan Montoya, 15; 7. Jacques Villeneuve, 11; 8. Nick Heidfeld, 10; 9. Kimi Raikkonen, 9; (tie) Jarno Trulli, 9.
WHAT: Colonel's Truck Nationals.
WHEN/WHERE/TV: Friday, qualifying, 2:45 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 12:45 p.m. (8 p.m., ESPN, taped); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (5 p.m., ESPN2, taped); Brainerd, Minn.
2000 WINNERS: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel); John Force (Funny Car), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock), Antron Brown (Pro Stock Motorcyle).
FAST FACTS: This is the 20th year of the event. ... Force has won the event nine of the past 13 years, including the past two. ... Al Brown, the only driver to compete in all 46 U.S. Nationals, died of cancer Aug. 12. He was 67.
POINTS STANDINGS: (Top Fuel) 1. Kenny Bernstein, 1,370; 2. Larry Dixon, 1,294; 3. Gary Scelzi, 1,096; 4. Doug Kalitta, 1,079; 5. Mike Dunn, 1,043; 6. Darrell Russell, 997; 7. Doug Herbert, 880; 8. Schumacher, 830; 9. David Grubnic, 705; 10. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 568. (Funny Car) 1. Force, 1,376; 2. Del Worsham, 1,030; 3. Whit Bazemore, 1,027; 4. Bruce Sarver, 946; 5. Tony Pedregon, 944; 6. Ron Capps, 940; 7. Tommy Johnson Jr., 775; 8. Frank Pedregon, 772; 9. Dean Skuza, 769; 10. Gary Densham, 663. (Pro Stock) 1. Warren Johnson, 1,104; 2. Jim Yates, 1,031; 3. Jeg Coughlin, 940; 4. Mark Pawuk, 914; 5. Mike Edwards, 901; 6. Kurt Johnson, 844; 7. Mark Osborne, 837; 8. Ron Krisher, 812; 9. Bruce Allen, 809; 10. Darrell Alderman, 648. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) 1. Angelle Savoie, 849; 2. Antron Brown, 777; 3. Matt Hines, 705; 4. Craig Treble, 615; 5. Geno Scali, 490; 6. GT Tonglet, 486; 7. Reggie Showers, 475; 8. Shawn Gann, 455; 9. Steve Johnson, 411; 10. Joe DeSantis, 330. (Pro Stock Truck) 1. Bob Panella Jr, 773; 2. Greg Stanfield, 732; 3. Randy Daniels, 716; 4. Jeff Garcia, 593; 5. Scott Perin, 481; 6. Todd Patterson, 461; 7. Don Smith, 452; 8. Taylor Lastor, 365; 9. Jeff Naiser, 349; 10. Victor Cagnazzi, 348.
UP NEXT: Gateway Indy 250, Aug. 26, Madison, Ill.
POINTS STANDINGS: 1. Sam Hornish Jr., 374; 2. Buddy Lazier, 349; 3. Scott Sharp, 286; 4. Felipe Giaffone, 265; 5. Eliseo Salazar, 251; 6. Billy Boat, 249; 7. Buzz Calkins, 192; 8. Al Unser Jr., 185; 9. Eddie Cheever, 182; 10. Airton Dare, 180.