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Gaughan and 2nd PPI team? UPDATE 2:

hearing former #77 Cup driver [and current #77 Truck Series driver] Brendan Gaughan may be running a 2nd PPI Motorsports Nextel Cup team [#96?], not sure if full-time or limited schedule. PPI Motorsports currently fields the #32 Tide Chevy for Bobby Hamilton Jr.(1-...

Kahne paces testing Thurs AM, Truex Jr. fastest in PM:

in what looks like mostly drafting speeds, #9-Kasey Kahne was the fastest at 188.088mph, followed by #43-Jeff Green at 187.633, #39-Bill Elliott at 187.496, #31-Jeff Burton at 187.418 and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. at 187.282. PM in the afternoon session, once again a ...

Gaughan and 2nd PPI team?

hearing former #77 Cup driver [and current #77 Truck Series driver] Brendan Gaughan may be running a 2nd PPI Motorsports Nextel Cup team [#96?], not sure if full-time or limited schedule. PPI Motorsports currently fields the #32 Tide Chevy for Bobby Hamilton Jr.(1-...

Edwards wins pole at Darlington:

#99-Carl Edwards held off #15-Shane Hmiel to capture the pole for Friday night's Darlington 200 at Darlington Raceway. Edwards' lap at 167.487 mph set a new track record, but Hmiel came closest to knocking Edwards from the top, with a lap at 166.947mph. #59-Bobby Hamilton...

Darlington News and Notes:

Handicapping the title contenders at Darlington Hamilton has won both series starts at Darlington Raceway in 2001 and 03. Musgrave won in 2002 and finished second a year ago. Setzer counts a best finish of 11th. Edwards was 23rd last year as a Raybestos rookie. Crafton...

Double Duty at Martinsville:

Cup regulars who will attempt to make the Martisnville Truck race: #18-Bobby Labonte will run the #47 Truck #22-Scott Wimmer could relieve Bill Lester in the #22 Truck #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will run the #59 Dodge #42-Jamie McMurray will run the #2 Ultra Truck #49-...

Martinsville News and Notes:

Silverado 350K sees huge ratings climb Last weeks Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway earned a 0.6 average rating on SPEED Channel, a 100 percent increase over the same events 0.3 rating on SPEED one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Households were...

Hamiton Jr. released from the #25, Jeff Green in:

Team Rensi Motorsports announced this afternoon that Jeff Green will drive the Team Marines #25 NASCAR Busch Series Ford Taurus for the remainder of the season effective immediately. In making the announcement, Sam Rensi, President and CEO of Team Rensi Motorsports...

Bristol News and Notes:

Apparently, the propensity for winning streaks runs in the family. And Kyle Busch (No. 5 Lowes Chevrolet) would like to see that trait continue Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Food City 250. With his second-consecutive win coming Saturday at Michigan ...

Need a Scorecard:

Up to 22 [19 made the race, 3 missed the race] drivers are scheduled to attempt both the Busch Series and Nextel Cup races at Michigan this weekend....the list...

Hamilton wins at Nashville:

#4-Bobby Hamilton used a high pass to get around #75-David Starr with eight laps remaining and claimed his fourth Craftsman Truck Series race of the season at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday. Hamilton, the series point leader, won the Toyota Tundra 200 by 0.795...

Hamilton JR wins the pole at Nashville:

#04-Bobby Hamilton Jr., making a rare appearance in the Truck Series, won the pole for the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway with a lap of 160.990mph. The rest of the top five were: #17-David Reutimann, #46-Dennis Setzer, #6-Matt Crafton and #15-Shane Hmiel...

Nashville – NEWS & NOTES

Hamilton seasons fifth different points leader Nashvilles Bobby Hamilton enters this weeks home game as the new NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship leader by five points over Dennis Setzer (No. 46 Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet). The last time Hamilton led the...

Hamilton Jr. to run Nashville Truck race for Dad:

This weekend Bobby Hamilton Racing will field a fourth truck driven [#04 Dodge] by Busch Series driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. The family connection extends beyond the father and son who will be racing for the Gibson guitar at their home track "their sponsors are also related...

Bliss to Rensi?

Recent rumors regarding Joe Gibbs Racing's #20 crew chief/driver lineup along with the team's sponsor, Rockwell Automation, have all been denied by JGR vice president Steve deSouza. Some talk had crew chief Steve Addington leaving the team for either the #25 Team Rensi...

Truex Jr. breaks track record, winning pole at Pikes Peak:

#8-Martin Truex Jr. capitalized on cool weather and a 70-minute rain delay to break the track record in NASCAR Busch series qualifying Friday at Pikes Peak International Raceway for the Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 250. His speed of 137.478 mph on the 1-mile oval broke...

McMurray wins pole at Loudon in Rusty’s car:

Jamie McMurray, in his first race in the #66 Durflame Dodge owned by Nextel Cup star Rusty Wallace, won the pole for the Siemens 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. McMurray, named to replace Parker since the last race [Chicago], has five career victories...

Hamilton Jr. wants to run Nextel Cup in 2005:

Busch Series regular Bobby Hamilton, Jr. said he wants to run in the Nextel Cup Series next season, but only if the right opportunity comes along. Right now, he's negotiating a new deal with Team Rensi but admits he's heard things about his career as well. "I've head...

Justin Labonte wins at Chicago:

#4-Mike Wallace was leading and took the white flag with #44-Justin Labonte close behind. But as Wallace entered Turn 1, he suddenly slowed. Labonte and then #22-Jason Keller quickly raced past him. Wallace was out of gas. And Labonte was in Victory Lane. Labonte, ...

Hamilton Jr. wins pole at Chicago:

Before Friday's NASCAR Busch Series qualifying session for Saturday's Twister 300 at Chicagoland Speedway was interrupted by thunderstorms, it was first delayed by two runaway oranges. That's right, oranges. As the wind increased around the track with the approach ...