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Rookie Notes for Phoenix:

David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the OReilly 300 at Texas. Ragan finished fifth, his first top-five finish in 15 Busch Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in three races. Ragan became the first Raybestos...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

Brad Coleman was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 7 Pepsi 300 at Nashville. Coleman scored a 15th-place finish on the lead lap (his best finish in five career Busch Series starts) and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Marcos Ambrose...

ESPNs NASCAR Countdown: ESPN2 Nashville Superspeedway Highlights

ESPNs NASCAR Countdown will preview the Busch Series at Nashville, Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with the race to start at 3:30 p.m. Erik Kuselias will host the telecast, while studio analysts Brad Daugherty and Stacy Compton will join Kuselias in the ESPN Pit Studio, with...

Hamilton Jr. wants to sell:

Bobby Hamilton Jr. said he wants stepmother Lori Hamilton - or whoever is in charge of Bobby Hamilton Racing - to buy his share of his late father's team. "I'm trying to get her to buy me out," said Hamilton Jr., who contends that he, infant daughter Haylie and Lori...

UPDATE:

Despite saying he'd "washed and dried" his hands of BHR, the Craftsman Truck Series team founded by his father, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and his daughter, Haylie have an ownership stake in the team along with Hamilton's widow, Lori. Lori Hamilton held a press conference ...

ESPN NASCAR Countdown:

ESPN's NASCAR Busch Series Countdown will preview the Busch Series season-opener action Saturday at 12noon/et on ESPN2 with hosts Brent Musburger and Chris Fowler, current NASCAR driver Boris Said, five-time NBA All-Star and former winning NASCAR team ownerBrad Daugherty...

Hamilton Jr.: ‘I’ve washed my hands’ of BHR: UPDATE: BHR response:

In his first public comments since the death of his father, an emotional Bobby Hamilton Jr. lashed out at some of the people leading Bobby Hamilton Racing, saying he has "washed my hands and dried them" of the team. Hamilton Jr. rejoined his father's truck team in ...

Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Buys Restaurant:

Bobby Hamilton Jr. has purchased Coach's Sports Bar in the Rivergate Mall area [of Nashville] and will change the name to "Jr's." "We're going to add some live country music performances," said Hamilton, who owns a restaurant in Springfield. "We've got a couple of ...

Hamilton Sr.’s status for ’07 in doubt:

Veteran racer Ken Schrader will drive for Bobby Hamilton Racing next season in the Truck Series, and Hamilton's wife said she did not know if her husband, one of the area's most popular and successful racers, will race next year. Asked Friday if Hamilton intends to...

Hamilton to make announcement this weekend UPDATE: Schrader in:

Bobby Hamilton Racing [#04, #4,#8,#18] is expected to make a "major" announcement this weekend, and according to reports, it will be that veteran driver Ken Schrader is joining the Mt. Juliet-based team. The name of Bill Elliott, a semi-retired racing great, also has...

News & Notes – Final Wrap:

The strategy and the finish wasn't what Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) was looking for, but a conservative run in the Nov. 17 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway wrapped up the Craftsman Truck Series championship. Bodine, keeping rival Johnny Benson (#...

Ford 200 results from Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex:

First practice results for the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex:

Hamilton Sr. not returning to the #18 in 2007: UPDATE 2: Setzer?

It was reported during SPEED/TV pre-race activities that Bobby Hamilton Sr. will not be returning to the #18 Fastenol Dodge next season. It was also reported that Ken Schrader was at the top of the list of possible candidates for the ride.(Speed/TV)(11-10-2006) UPDATE...

Starting lineup for the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, 132.660 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 130.809 3) #30-Todd Bodine, 130.752 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 130.662 5) #88-Matt Crafton, 130.572 6) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 130.421 7) #20-Marcos Ambrose*, 130.411 8) #46-Kraig Kinser*, 130.246 9) #6-Mark Martin...

First practice results for the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, 128.173 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.155 3) #23-Johnny Benson, 128.082 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 128.068 5) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.018 6) #10-Terry Cook, 127.805 7) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.800 8) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.664 9) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 127.646...

Silverado 350 Results:

(Top ten) 1) #46-Clint Bower, Jack Daniels Chevy 2) #15-Kyle Busch, kylebusch.com Chevy 3) #5- Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 4) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-Way Freight Toyota 5) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., RoadLoans.com Chevy 6) #6-David Ragan, Scotts Ford 7) #17-David Reutimann...

Results from Atlanta Motor Speedway:

1) #15-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports/Strutmasters Chevy 2) #10-Terry Cook, Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 3) #99-Erik Darnell, Northern Tool & Equipment Ford 4) #17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 5) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 6) #...

Final Practice results for the Easy Care Vehicle Services Contracts 200 at Atlanta:

(top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 182.970 2) #17-David Reutimann, 182.278 3) #6-Mark Martin, 182.003 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 181.550 5) #4-Chase Miller, 181.307 6) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 181.171 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 180.987 8) #14-Rick Crawford 180.751 9) #16-Mike Bliss, 180...

Final practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 95.845 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 95.496 3) #17-David Reutimann, 95.391 4) #46-Denny Hamlin, 95.362 5) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 95.290 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 94.979 7) #4-Chase Miller, 94.955 8) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 94.951 9) #16-Mike Bliss, ...