Chevron to end NASCAR sponsorship Aug 20, 2008
Most recently, Texaco sponsored Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (CGRFS) and past high-profile winning drivers of its Texaco/Havoline cars included Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan and Ricky Rudd. Font. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
This Week In Auto Racing August 8 - 10 Aug 7, 2008
" Terry Labonte was a four-time winner of this race, while Fellows took the checkered flag there three times. When Ernie Irvan won the 1992 Nationwide race, he did it from the 22nd starting spot, which is the furthest back a driver has started and won at The Glen. Craftsman Truck Series Toyota Tundra 200 - Nashville Superspeedway - Lebanon, TN Johnny Benson will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the Nashville Superspeedway Saturday. If Benson drives into Victory Lane for the Toyota Tundra... (ABC 7 News, DC)
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 Odds no longer favor road experts at Infineon Jun 22, 2008
" Stewart and Martin are among five drivers (along with Wallace, Rudd and the late Ernie Irvan) to win twice at Infineon. Gordon is the only five-time winner at Sonoma, a record that could grow considering the Vallejo native - who is ninth overall in the Sprint Cup points standings - is starting from the fifth spot in today's 43-car starting grid. But though Gordon has been remarkably consistent through the first half of the Sprint Cup season, winning two poles, posting seven top-10 and six... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Joey Bradford: Biking to Beijing May 20, 2008
Sheryl's brother, Ernie Irvan, was a NASCAR star, and Jerry's father, Ace, was a record-holding NHRA racer. Jerry's brother and nephews still participate in desert off-road racing. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
'Push from heaven' -- Dramatic move in final lap vaults Newman to Daytona glory Feb 18, 2008
Daytona 500 Winners 2008 -- Ryan Newman 2007 -- Kevin Harvick 2006 -- Jimmie Johnson 2005 -- Jeff Gordon 2004 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2003 -- Michael Waltrip 2002 -- Ward Burton 2001 -- Michael Waltrip 2000 -- Dale Jarrett 1999 -- Jeff Gordon 1998 -- Dale Earnhardt 1997 -- Jeff Gordon 1996 -- Dale Jarrett 1995 -- Sterling Marlin 1994 -- Sterling Marlin 1993 -- Dale Jarrett 1992 -- Davey Allison 1991 -- Ernie Irvan 1990 -- Derrike Cope 1989 -- Darrell Waltrip 1988 -- Bobby Allison 1987 -- Bill... (North County Times)
Daytona's 50th anniversary a time to look in rearview mirror Feb 16, 2008
Ernie Irvan won in 1991, extending Earnhardt's streak of misery when he passed the Man in Black and relegated him to the Man in Back. With three laps to go, Earnhardt crashed with Davey Allison, forcing the race to end under caution. (Boston Globe)
Daytona winners include several journeyman Feb 16, 2008
- Pete Hamilton, Derrike Cope, Ernie Irvan, Sterling Marlin, Ward Burton, Michael Waltrip not exactly a NASCAR Hall of Fame roster. But every one of these journeyman drivers has done something some of the sport's biggest stars never accomplished: Win the Daytona 500. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Sad Farewell: Carrier reluctantly leaves McClure Jan 27, 2008
Unless something comes around his way in the next few days, McClure, the man who gave Ernie Irvan his first big break, the man who smiled as Sterling Marlin won Daytona, will spend SpeedWeeks at home, up in Abingdon, Va. Of course that - a NASCAR shop up in the Blue Ridge - is one reason McClure has struggled the past few years. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ward Burton spent most of last season with Morgan-McClure, an outfit struggling to find its place in the new NASCAR climate. Jan 25, 2008
The team had its first real success right after switched to Chevrolet power in 1990, as the brash youngster Ernie Irvan won at Bristol. Irvan won the Daytona 500 to start off the 1991 season and the pairing had a nice run over the next four seasons as he would win eight races for MMM and finish as high as fifth in the points. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Engines silenced for SW Virginia NASCAR team Jan 16, 2008
"The NASCAR game has changed dramatically since 1983 when brothers Larry, Ed, Jerry and Teddy McClure joined Morgan and formed Morgan-McClure Motorsports.Behind longtime crew chief Tony Glover and drivers such as Sterling Marlin, Ernie Irvan, and the late Bobby Hamilton, MMM won 14 races when the series was the Winston Cup. Hamilton posted the last victory in 1998 at Martinsville Speedway.The first NASCAR race for the Abingdon-based team was actually in 1983 at Daytona when Travis Tiller of... (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Morgan-McClure NASCAR team folds Jan 15, 2008
The team ran last season with Ward Burton as the driver and finished 47th in points a far cry from its heyday when Sterling Marlin and Ernie Irvan were running up front and collecting wins. Marlin won back-to-back Daytona 500s with the team in 1994 and 1995. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Yates team caught in NASCAR's financial squeeze Jan 12, 2008
That's the number that Davey Allison and Ernie Irvan made special for many years. "I've been asked about the 28 a lot this week," Yates said, "and through the years we had to put the 28 on the shelf. Just about every time I would go on a show the first question would be 'When are you bringing the 28 back?' "That's gone on four or five years now, and it brings back a lot of memories, brings back a lot of pride. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Fielding single-car team in NASCAR an uphill battle Oct 2, 2007
" Again, that's the right and fair way to do it. But if Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon didn't qualify for a race, NASCAR would blow a gasket. They know their fan base, but more importantly, they know where the money is. Wysor has been in NASCAR for 17 years, and proudly flashed a ring he received for being part of the Morgan-McClure team that helped Ernie Irvan win the Daytona 500 in 1991. The Honaker, Va. Native was heading to Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Orleans this week, doing two... (Pearland Journal, TX)
Earnhardt a winner in numbers game Sep 22, 2007
The list of others who have driven the No. 88 reads like an all-star roster: Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Buck Baker, Buddy Baker, Geoffrey Bodine, Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Benny Parsons, Fireball Roberts, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, and Joe Weatherly. In all, the No. 88 has been to Victory Lane 65 times since 1949, ranking ninth among the winningest NASCAR numbers. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Doug Yates aims to follow in dad's footsteps Sep 13, 2007
Its drivers included Dave Allison and Ernie Irvan. The team's current drivers are Rudd and David Gilliland, and with Rudd retiring at the end of this season, Travis Kvapil will take over the No. 88 car next season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Former champ Kenseth unhappy despite likelihood of 5th straight Chase berth Aug 11, 2007
The only other NSACAR drivers to have won as many as two road races in the same year are Ernie Irvan in 1992 (Cup at Sonoma and Busch at Watkins Glen) and Darrell Waltrip in 1986 (Cup at Riverside, Calif. and Busch at Road Atlanta). (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Montoya ratesedge at Watkins Glen Aug 9, 2007
The others are Ernie Irvan in 1992 at Infineon in the Cup Series and Watkins Glen in the Busch Series, and Darrell Waltrip in 1986 at Riverside in the Cup Series and Atlanta on the Busch circuit. At Watkins Glen Montoya will run in both the Busch Series race on Saturday and the Cup event on Sunday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gilliland not surprised by speed during practice round Aug 5, 2007
After Saturday s ARCA race, former Cup driver Ernie Irvan led his second Laps Walk at Pocono to raise awareness of head trauma injuries. About 400 fans made a donation to walk with the former Daytona 500 champion. (Scranton Times, PA)
Irvan’s recovery from brain injury inspiring to many Aug 4, 2007
Irvan s recovery from brain injury inspiring to many BY BOB KALINOWSKISTAFF WRITER 08/04/2007 WILKES-BARRE TWP. As former NASCAR driver Ernie Irvan walked through the John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation on Friday, it brought back memories of his long road to recovery. He met and spoke with patients who suffered a traumatic brain injury, just like he did at the height of his career. (Scranton Times, PA)
NASCAR Day in Wilkes-Barre Aug 2, 2007
Ernie Irvan, NASCAR legend and traumatic brain injury awareness and prevention advocate, will be at NASCAR Day from 1 to 2 p.m. Radio personality Pat Patterson, known as The Racing Guy, will be there from noon to 2 p.m.. Several vehicles will be on display and several NASCAR-related items will be raffled. (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA)
Parity takes over racing Jul 22, 2007
Bodine defeated Ernie Irvan by 0. 53 seconds in the first race using electronic scoring. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Nothing Can Steal Cope's Day In The Sun Jul 6, 2007
" Some would argue different. Their chief exhibit has heard it before. To some, he's a pair of brown shoes on a black tuxedo. In a room of sharks, he still seems the fluke. His smile said it doesn't matter what anyone thinks and it never will. "I'll always belong to this club," Derrike Cope said. Of Dale And Destiny Cope, 48, has been a trivia answer for 17 years. Question: Who raced past Dale Earnhardt's broken heart to win the 1990 Daytona 500? Derrike Cope has always handled it with class and... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
NASCAR great Irvan touting bike helmets Jun 24, 2007
Former NASCAR driver Ernie Irvan came to town for the All-GM Nationals at Carlisle Fairgrounds ... NASCAR great Ernie Irvan had never been to Carlisle prior to pulling into town Friday night but he came away with a good first impression. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
NASCAR - Nextel Cup - Citizens Bank 400 Preview Jun 13, 2007
1997 Ernie Irvan, Ford, 153 ... The farthest back a race winner has started in this race is 28th when Tony Stewart won in 2000, breaking the previous record of 20th set by Ernie Irvan in 1997. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Gordon's victories, from No. 1 to 78 May 25, 2007
Jeff Gordon career victory list - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Daytona 500 highlights Feb 19, 2007
Josh Yost: Jackman on Jeff Burton's team tears his left Achilles' tendon coming over the wall at the start of a pit stop. but completes the stop by hopping on one foot while carrying the jack before being rushed to the hospital. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Sweet success for Yates duo Feb 12, 2007
That is, the man who started out by building engines for Darrell Waltrip in the 1970s and then as an owner sent Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan and Dale Jarrett to stardom, feared NASCAR racing had passed him by. But the turnaround started last June, though none of them knew it then. (Orlando Sentinel -- Sports)
Yates puts both cars on front row for Daytona 500 Feb 12, 2007
" His voice broke again as he said, "There was a time last year when I felt like I might be the problem" in his once-proud team's tailspin. That is, the man who started out by building engines for Darrell Waltrip in the 1970s and then as an owner sent Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan and Dale Jarrett to stardom, feared NASCAR racing had passed him by. But the turnaround started last June, though none of them knew it then. That's when Gilliland came out of nowhere, in an unsponsored car, to win a Busch... (Orlando Sentinel)
Benny Parsons dies Jan 17, 2007
"Ernie Irvan gave me the nickname 'Buffet Benny,' " Parsons said. "He saw me at Dover one time and said, 'There' a guy that can bust a buffet. He never met a buffet he didn't like.' ". (USA Today -- Sports)
NASCAR's Kyle Petty Driven by Sound & Speed Jan 13, 2007
Drivers scheduled to appear throughout the weekend include Richard Petty, Kyle Petty, Michael Waltrip, Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison, Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray, Bobby Hamilton Jr., David Stremme, Bobby LaBonte, Kertus Davis, Aric Almirola, Ernie Irvan, Cale Yarborough, Richard Childress, Rex White and Junie Donlavey. More than 20 NEXTEL Cup series show cars will be on display. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
SN: Rudd returning to Yates Racing Dec 10, 2006
Davey Allison, Ernie Irvan and Kenny Irwin drove the No. 28 Texaco Havoline Ford, but after the sponsor moved to Ganassi Racing and Rudd left Yates at the end of 2002, the number hasn't been used. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
NASCAR driver Marlin ponders future Aug 17, 2006
"I figured I'd just go to 2003 and come back and kick butt again," said Marlin, who won the 1994 Daytona 500 for his first career victory, beating Ernie Irvan after finishing second to Irvan the previous two years. "Then 2003 came along. We had some good runs, but we had some mechanical failures, just couldn't ever get the momentum back. We just never had the luck we had in 2002.". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Marlin is pondering retirement Aug 17, 2006
I figured I d just go to 2003 and come back and kick butt again, said Marlin, who won the 1994 Daytona 500 for his first career victory, beating Ernie Irvan after finishing second to Irvan the previous two years. Then 2003 came along. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Final laps for Stockton 99 Aug 12, 2006
Stock Car Hall of Famer Ernie Irvan, winner of the 1991 Daytona 500, started at age 16 turning left at Stockton. The speedway also has plenty of open-wheel history. (Sacramento Bee -- Sports)
Battle at Brickyard Aug 5, 2006
USATODAY.com - NASCAR field ready for battle at the Brickyard. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ernie Irvan Announces List of Participating Drivers for L.A.P.S. Walk Event at Michigan International Speedway Aug 2, 2006
Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR legend Ernie Irvan has set the initial field of participating drivers for the second of his track walk events this summer to raise awareness for Traumatic Brain Injury -- the Leadership and Awareness to Promote Safety (L.A.P.S.) Walk, scheduled on Thursday, August 17th, 2006 from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, MI.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The latest Danica Patrick rumor Jul 19, 2006
Others who've participated over time include Daytona 500 winners Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Sterling Marlin and Michael Waltrip, since-retired Harry Gant and Rusty Wallace, Kyle Petty and the late Neil Bonnett. -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Danica doubts '07 move Jul 13, 2006
His racing career cut short by a traumatic brain injury, former NASCAR star Ernie Irvan will return to the track at Pocono Raceway later this month for a special charity event. Irvan's nonprofit organization, Race2Safety, is partnering with the Brain Injury Association of America for a fund-raising walk on July 21. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Facts & figures Jul 1, 2006
2002 Michael Waltrip 2001 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2000 Jeff Burton 1999 Dale Jarrett 1998 Jeff Gordon 1997 John Andretti 1996 Sterling Marlin 1995 Jeff Gordon 1994 Jimmy Spencer 1993 Dale Earnhardt 1992 Ernie Irvan 1991 Bill Elliott 1990 Dale Earnhardt 1989 Davey Allison 1988 Bill Elliott 1987 Bobby Allison 1986 Tim Richmond 1985 Greg Sacks 1984 Richard Petty 1983 Buddy Baker 1982 Bobby Allison 1981 Cale Yarborough 1980 Bobby Allison 1979 Neil Bonnett 1978 David Pearson 1977 Richard Petty 1976 Cale... (Orlando Sentinel)
NASCAR history in Sonoma Jun 23, 2006
Its champions: Year Winner (start) Car Pole 2005 Tony Stewart (7) Chevrolet Jeff Gordon 2004 J. Gordon (1) Chevrolet J. Gordon 2003 Robby Gordon (2) Chevrolet Boris Said 2002 Ricky Rudd (7) Ford Stewart 2001 Stewart (3) Pontiac J. Gordon 2000 J. Gordon (5) Chevrolet Rusty Wallace 1999 J. Gordon (1) Chevrolet J. Gordon 1998 J. Gordon (1) Chevrolet J. Gordon 1997 Mark Martin (1) Ford Martin 1996 Wallace (7) Ford Terry Labonte 1995 Dale Earnhardt (4) Chevrolet Rudd 1994 Ernie Irvan (1) Ford Irvan... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Can Jarrett Deliver Mar 11, 2006
Initially, Jarrett was designated as the interim driver for the severely injured Ernie Irvan in the famed #28 Texaco Havoline Ford, but as the season progressed, Jarretts solidity landed him a long-term seat with Robert Yates Racing. It wasnt long before Jarrett joined Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte, and Mark Martin as part of NASCARs elite class for that time period. (Suite101.com)
