Bobby East - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie Contenders:

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 2 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway. Almirola finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. Almirola's truck owner, Wayne Spears, made history at Dover. The Spears...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Joey Miller took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, the first time he has captured the honor in 2006. Miller finished fifth, his first top-five in 12 career Truck Series starts. He scored his first top-five and first top-10 finish...

News from the Raybestos Rookies:

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 19 Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Almirola finished ninth, his second top-10 of the season, and took top Raybestos Rookie honors for the second time in 2006. Erik Darnell finished 10th...

News & Notes from the Raybestos Rookie contenders:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 1 Kroger 250 at Martinsville. Timothy Peters was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2005 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway, posting a 16th-place finish. The best finish by a ...

Raybestos Rookie contenders news & notes:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 17 John Deere 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Darnell finished eighth, his second top-10 finish in three career Truck Series starts. He has claimed top rookie honors in all three races this season and is...

Truck Series News & Notes:

Sometimes the calendar can stop momentum cold but not in 2006 and not for Todd Bodine (# 30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Bodine closed out 2005 with three consecutive victories and hated to see the Truck Series season end at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His Germain Racing...

Raybestos Rookies; where they stand:

Following Atlanta the Rookie of the Year point standings are; Erik Darnell 41, Kyle Krisiloff 25, Aric Almirola 21, Erin Crocker 19, Kerry Earnhardt 16, Robert Richardson 16, Joey Miller 15, Chad McCumbee 13, Boston Reid 11, Kraig Kinser 10, Sean Murphy 10, Bobby East...

Wood Bros/JTG switch back for Martinsville:

For the Atlanta race, Bobby East drove the #20 Ford, with Jon Wood switching to the #21 to gain points for Marcos Ambrose before his debut in Martinsville. Atlanta was Bobby's first speedway race and the team had a lot of confidence in his abilities, but, wanted to...

1st Friday Practice:

for the John Deere 200 is over.(Top five) #20-Bobby East 182.195 #12-Joey Miller 181.420 #21-Jon Wood 181.271 #5-Mike Skinner 180.728 #60-Jack Sprague 180.663 1st Chevy(8th) #16-Mike Bliss 180.222 1st Dodge(21st) #08-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 178.677 For entire practice results...

Qualifying for the John Deere 200 is over:

(Top five) #30-Todd Bodine 181.260 #5-Mike Skinner 181.171 #99-Erik Darnell 181.147 #85-Dennis Setzer 180.958 #20-Bobby East 180.798 1st Dodge(28th) #1-Robert Richardson 178.654 Going Home:#06-Chase Montgomery, #28-Carl Long, #40-Chad Chaffin For complete starting ...

East set to start at Atlanta:

After watching the first two Truck Series races from the sidelines, Bobby East will finally get a chance to drive the Wood Bros/JTG #21 Ford for this Friday's John Deere 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The sanctioning body approved his driving credentials this week...

Truck Series News & Notes:

John Deere 200 marks series' 100th race with at least one female starter. Terry Cook to become second series driver to log 200 consecutive starts Veteran Kelly Sutton (# 02 Team Copaxone Chevrolet) and Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Erin Crocker (# 98 Cheerios...

News & Notes Daytona:

Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher...

The New Wood Brothers Racing Shop to open:

A new racing company expected to open Jan. 25 in Harrisburg, NC could help the town become a destination for auto racing enthusiasts. Wood Brothers Racing/JTG Racing Inc. will bring a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team [#21-Ken Schrader], two NASCAR Busch Series teams [#...

Wood and Compton to run at Daytona/California:

Jon Wood will return to the Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona and California to help get the new Wood Brothers/JTG Racing program up to speed. He will be joined by Busch Series teammate Stacy Compton, whose crew chief on the #57 Ford is Robert Yates Racing crew chief...

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead:

#17-David Reutimann won the pole for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 173.116mph to break his own track record he set last year. It is Reutimann's 4th career pole. The top five drivers went faster then the old track record of 171.255mph. Toyota...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Memphis

The entry list for Saturdays final stand-alone race of the NASCAR Busch Series season at Memphis Motorsports Park contains some of the great names in racing Earnhardt, Elliott, Foyt and Wallace. However, only Bill Elliott (#6 Hellmans Mayonnaise Dodge), the 1988 NASCAR...

Memphis Testing:

In advance of the NASCAR Busch Series Sams Town 250 on Oct. 21-22, an unprecedented number of race teams will be testing at Memphis Motorsports Parks -mile oval this month and next: Sept. 26-27 Michael Waltrip Racing (# 99 Kerry Earnhardt), Sept. 27-28 Roush Racing...

Starr wins pole at Richmond:

#75-David Starr won the pole for the Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 126.648mph with a new track qualifying record [was held by Jamie McMurray, 125.436 in Sept 2004] in the last Truck Race at Richmond for his 2nd pole of...

News and Notes – Richmond:

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors are closing in on a record thats stood for six years. With 12 different winners in the seasons first 17 races, the series is on track to eclipse the 14 who won in 1998. The record was in jeopardy last year when 13 drivers posted...