Bobby Hamilton Jr. - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Biffle on the pole at Bristol:

#60-Greg Biffle's day with his NASCAR Busch Series team started with a wreck and ended with a pole. During Friday morning's practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway, Biffle got into a wreck with Jay Sauter, which damaged both cars. By the afternoon, Biffle's Roush...

Sauter’s Penalty Upheld:

The National Stock Car Racing Commission announced Thursday that it had rejected NASCAR Busch Series driver Johnny Sauter's appeal of financial and points penalties levied earlier this month. The Commission, consisting of Chairman George Silbermann, NASCAR's director...

Sauter fined $10G and 25 points for cursing UPDATE 2 to appeal:

In a pre-race drivers meeting several weeks ago, drivers were warned by NASCAR President Mike Helton, to watch their language and to maintain a suitable level of decorum during live television (and radio) interviews in the wake of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl halftime...

Harvick wins at Vegas; Lucky Dog Problem?

#21-Kevin Harvick's dramatic efforts to protect his lead from a furious charge by Kasey Kahne was just one of many wild moments during and following Saturday's Sam's Town 300. Kahne tried to pass Harvick exiting Turn 4 on the last of 200 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

Bliss wins pole at Las Vegas:

#20-Mike Bliss broke the track qualifying record Friday with his lap at 171.238 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:00pm/et, FX). It's the first NASCAR Busch Series pole for Bliss, who finished 10th in points but without...

ODDS:

Micah Roberts, of Las Vegas' Station Casinos sports books, has chosen Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth as his favorites (3-to-1) to win the NASCAR Busch Series Sam's Town 300 March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last year's winner, Joe Nemechek, is third at 5-to-1. ...

Hamilton Jr. Fast in Atlanta Testing:

Despite the frigid temperatures, Busch Series driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. and his No. 25 Team Marines Ford heated things up in Atlanta on Wednesday, posting a fast lap of 189.474 mph (29.26 seconds) around the 1.54-mile quad-oval track. That speed is just a tick off ...

Hamilton Jr. visits Quantico:

To kickoff the 2004 Busch Series racing season, Major General Christopher Cortez, Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Bobby Hamilton Jr., driver of the #25 Team Marines Ford, and members of Team Marines Racing sponsored a special event at Quantico [...

More on the 2nd Team Rensi team:

Ed Rensi, team owner of Bobby Hamilton Jr.'s #25 Ford, said Team Rensi Motorsports plans to run a second car, the #35 Ford, in "over half of the races" in the Busch Series this season. Rensi has talked to several drivers [Elliott Sadler for one] about piloting the...

Testing at Talladega:

While NASCAR officials worked with aerodynamic packages on the new 2004 body styles of 19 Busch Series teams at Talladega Superspeedway on Thursday, several drivers are also excited about changes to their teams in 2004. Coming off one of the most exhilarating NASCAR...

Busch Money News:

NASCAR Busch Series 2003 driver champion Brian Vickers won a total of $1,987,255 for his efforts this season, with the bulk coming from his race winnings ($1,112,255) and his share of the series point fund ($855,000). The balance of Vickers season total came from $...

Kahne wins at Homestead; Vickers wins the Championship:

#38-Kasey Kahne [with Ray Evernham spotting] held off #8-Martin Truex Jr. to win Saturday's Ford 300 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while 20-year-old #5-Brian Vickers grabbed the NASCAR Busch Series championship. It was Kahne's first career Busch Series...

3 of 6 contenders have problems in Happy Hour, Hornaday to a backup:

Three of the six contenders for the Busch Series championship rumpled their cars in Friday's Happy Hour practice session at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ron Hornaday was forced to go to a backup car. #2-Ron Hornaday said he likes his team's backup car better than its...

Vickers wins the pole at the Rock:

#5-Brian Vickers won the pole for Target House 200 at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC with a speed of 155.037mph, Vickers first pole of his career, followed by #7-Greg Biffle, #79-Jeremy Mayfield, #30-David Stremme and #37-David Green. The other Busch Series...

Some News and Notes – The Rock:

With nothing to lose, #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. has thrown caution to the wind and put together the hottest of hot streaks in the last few weeks. The Nashville, Tenn., native has seven top-five finishes in the last 10 races, eight top 10s and two wins in the last three...

Hamilton Jr. wins at Phoenix:

#25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the Saturday's Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, after a nearly 2-hour rain delay. Pole-winner #21-Kevin Harvick dominated early, but when Hamilton Jr. made his way to the lead on Lap 60, he relinquished it for only...

Harvick Wins Pole at Phoenix:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the pole for Saturday's Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway (3:00pm/et TNT) with a track record speed of 132.930mph, Harvick's fifth pole of the season and 11th of his Busch career. The rest of the top five is #7-Greg Biffle...

Biffle wins at Atlanta:

#7-Greg Biffle won the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 3nd of 2003. Following a pit stop under caution on Lap 185 of 203, Biffle lined up fourth on the restart, but his Chevrolet was the second car with four fresh tires. Within four laps he passed leader...

Three drivers top $1 million mark:

Three of the top-five drivers in the standings have already earned more than $1 million in winnings this season, including David Green ($1,025,635), Jason Keller ($1,019,895) and Scott Riggs ($1,013,275). Brian Vickers ($990,400) and Bobby Hamilton Jr. (No. 25 U.S. ...

NASCAR Levies Fines:

NASCAR has issued the following penalties for various infractions that occurred during last weekends NASCAR Busch Series event at Memphis Motorsports Park, NASCAR officials announced today. The following were fined accordingly: Bobby Hamilton Jr., driver of the #25...