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Visit NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off-Week page

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off-Week

The key numbers as the NASCAR Busch Series settles into its third off-week of the season are these; the #8 leads the #2 by 69 points. Defending series champion and points leader Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) still holds an advantage over second-place...
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WIX Filters Extends Joe Gibbs Racing Sponsorship:

WIX Filters has announced that it will extend its associate sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racing through 2007, taking the mutually beneficial relationship into its 15th year of NASCAR competition. The Joe Gibbs Racing associate sponsorship is the cornerstone of WIX Filters...
Visit NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Richmond page

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Richmond

Clint Bowyers (#2 ACDelco Chevrolet) goal is a simple one put as many points as possible between he and NASCAR Busch Series championship points leader Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) in the seasons remaining eight races. Bowyer attained that goal in ...
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Vote for IROC All-Time Team ends soon:

Fan voting for the Crown Royal IROC Legend’s of Victory Lane program – representing the first all-time team in series history -- will conclude following the upcoming race weekend at Richmond International Raceway on September 11, 2005. The late Dale Earnhardt (stock...
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Truck Race in Calgary? UPDATE:

NASCAR officials are reported to be studying the possibility of scheduling a Truck tour race at a proposed new track in Calgary, Alberta, as part of their new Canadian strategy. And NASCAR executives have stepped up public-relations operations in Toronto, bringing ...
Visit Testing at Richmond: page

Testing at Richmond:

As the hours and minutes tick down to the waving of the green flag for the Chase weekend at Richmond International Raceway, several NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams have tests planned at the 3/4-mile facility. Test sessions at Richmond International...
Visit No Decision on 2006 #11 driver; No FedX to #18: page

No Decision on 2006 #11 driver; No FedX to #18:

Joe Gibbs Racing Team Manager Jimmy Makar said no decision has been made yet on a driver for the team’s #11 FedEx-sponsored Chevrolet for next season. Makar said the team’s Busch drivers, Denny Hamlin and J.J. Yeley, will each get seat time in the Cup car before the...
Visit NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Bristol page

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Bristol

Only 10 races to go in NASCAR Busch Series season Friday nights race marks an important juncture in the NASCAR Busch Series season 10 races remaining for drivers challenging for the championship. Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet), the defending NASCAR ...
Visit LeBron James Paint Scheme on #18 at Bristol – IMAGES: page

LeBron James Paint Scheme on #18 at Bristol – IMAGES:

Coca-Cola will test LeBron James' crossover appeal when the company puts the Cleveland Cavaliers guard on Bobby Labonte's hood next Saturday night. A comic book character resembling the 20-year-old NBA marketing icon will be plastered on the hood of the No. 18 car ...
Visit Michigan Qualifyings Notes: page

Michigan Qualifyings Notes:

• Joe Nemechek won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 37.582 seconds at 191.581 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 37.069 seconds, 194.232 mph, set June 18, 2005. • This is...
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Next Up for HOF Racing:

The next step in the project is finding a driver. [Roger] Staubach said the owners want a high-profile driver but will be happy with a Busch Series driver who is "ready to make the move." "It's a team effort of getting the car and the driver," said Staubach, who expects...
Visit Ernie Irvan MIS Walk to feature Celebrities TODAY: page

Ernie Irvan MIS Walk to feature Celebrities TODAY:

NASCAR legend Ernie Irvan is only days away from the most important victory lap of his life - the inaugural Leadership and Awareness to Promote Safety (LAPS) Walk, set to take place next Wednesday, August 17 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Michigan International Speedway...
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Waltrip to the #11? before end of the season? UPDATE 2:

Motorsport.com is reporting: Speculation has arisen that Michael Waltrip may vacate his seat in the #15 DEI Chevy prior to the end of the 2005 season. Rumors are swirling around the garage that Waltrip has been offered to drive the No. 11 Chevy at Joe Gibbs Racing ...
Visit GM Not Happy With Monte Carlo Testing so far UPDATE: page

GM Not Happy With Monte Carlo Testing so far UPDATE:

Chevrolet officials were scrambling this week after the 2006 version of the Monte Carlo did not perform as expected in its first on-track test. Joe Gibbs Racing [#18-Bobby Labonte] took the car to Atlanta Motor Speedway this week and everyone was surprised when it ...
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Indianapolis Race Notes:

• Tony Stewart won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, scoring his 23rd NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 233rd career start. • Stewart climbed from second to first in the NASCAR NEXTEL CUP point standings, 75 ahead of second-place Jimmie Johnson. The last time Stewart...
Visit Testing at Atlanta: page

Testing at Atlanta:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series cars took to the track today for the first time since a tornado hit Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 6. In a closed test session, NASCAR officials took data from a Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Bobby Labonte in the morning, and in the afternoon...
Visit More Labonte rumors…to Evernham?  Fed-Ex to the #18, Interstate Batteries? page

More Labonte rumors…to Evernham? Fed-Ex to the #18, Interstate Batteries?

More Labonte rumors...to Evernham? Fed-Ex to the #18, Interstate Batteries? what might happen next at [Joe] Gibbs' [Racing] is uncertain. While #18-Bobby Labonte insists he has no plans to leave Gibbs, that has not quieted the NASCAR garage, with the talk continuing...
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Pocono Qualifying Notes:

• Jamie McMurray won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Pennsylvania 500, lapping Pocono Raceway in 53.330 seconds at 168.761 mph. Kasey Kahne holds the track-qualifying record of 52.164 seconds, 172.533 mph, set June 11, 2004. • There have been 18 different...
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Gibbs Diverstiy driver to debut at Memphis in the #47:

In an extension of its extremely successful diversity program, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) will partner with Morgan Dollar Motorsports (MDM) and enter driver Aric Almirola in the #47 Chevrolet Silverado in the O' Reilly 200 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) at...
Visit Claification of Labonte/Gibbs Racing rumors: page

Claification of Labonte/Gibbs Racing rumors:

See all the rumors [a bunch] on my #18 Team News and Links page. Some updates to claify some of those rumors: 1. Joe Gibbs Racing is not planning a sports car team for 2006 and while Bobby Labonte enjoys the Rolex races, he is still a full-time Cup driver and is signed...
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