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Truck Series News & Notes:

Mark Martin ( 6 Scotts Ford) became the season's first three-time winner when he beat Roush Racing teammate Carl Edwards (# 50 Scotts/Ortho Ford) by just under four seconds at Dover International Speedway on June 2. The one-two finish was the organization's first since...

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...

Dover Qualifying News and Notes:

Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, lapping Dover International Speedway in 23.281 seconds at 154.633 mph. Jeremy Mayfield holds the track-qualifying record of 22.288 seconds, 161...

Rudd qualifies the #20 Chevy 10th:

Ricky Rudd (10th) qualified the #20- Powerade/Home Depot Chevrolet for Tony Stewart. Stewart is expected to start the race. Rudd posted 19 top-10 starts, including four Bud Poles, in his 55 previous races at Dover and started outside the top-20 just seven times. The...

Top five:

1) #51 Kyle Busch, Nat'l Land Liquidators Chevy 2) #10 Terry Cook, Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 3) #30 Todd Bodine, Lumber LiquidatorsToyota 4) # 9 Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motor Co. Toyota 5) #33 Ron Hornaday, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chevy 1st Dodge; (...

NFL players will perform Truck Series pit side duties:

Four members of the National Football League's St. Louis Rams will be honorary pit crew members at this week's race, continuing a traditional begun several years ago. Center Andy McCollom out of Toledo University will join the #75 Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet team...

News & Notes – Martinsville:

Most competitors would be pleased to count a quartet of third-place finishes at any racetrack. Not that Jack Sprague (# 60 Con-Way Toyota) is complaining about his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at Martinsville Speedway. But what's missing from those third-place...

State Champions to be Grand Marshal UPDATE Gaughan to join team:

Martinsville High School's basketball team recently captured the Virginia Group AA state basketball championship. Now that their 13th state basketball championship is in the books, the Bulldogs will get to try their hand at racing. The Bulldogs will serve as grand ...

Bodine Wins John Deere 200

(Top Five) 1) #-30-Todd Bodine,Lumber Liquidators Toyota 2 )#6-Mark Martin,Scotts Ford 3) #23-Johnny Benson, Exide Toyota 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 5)#17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 1st Chevy, #16-Mike Bliss (7th) 1st Dodge, #77-Brendan...

Truck Series News and Notes:

With no speedway experience and limited sponsorship, Timothy Peters (#4 Dodge Motorsports Dodge) was unable to run a complete NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule in 2005. However, Peters doesnt believe the past season in which he finished second to Raybestos Rookie...

Orleans Racing to host Open House:

Orleans Racing is pleased to announce their second annual open house meet and greet. The event will take place on Friday March 10th, 2006. Hours will be between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Were very proud of our shop and we enjoy showing it off whenever we can, said driver...

Qualifying for the RaceTickets.com 200 is over:

Top five were: #17-David Reutimann 178.980 #5-Mike Skinner 178.253 #9-Ted Musgrave 177.932 #20-Jon Wood 177.730 #30-Todd Bodine 177.681 1st Chevy, (6th) #16-Mike Bliss 177.410 1st Dodge, (15th) #77-Brendan Gaughan 176.035 Going home: #24- Wayne Edwards; #47-Kraig Kinser...

#77 Team will not run in 2006, Kodak to #2 UPDATE 7 Penske Release:

hearing [have learned...like 3 weeks ago] Penske Racing South with dissolve the #77 Kodak team at the end of the 2005 season as Kodak is leaving as sponsor. No word on where Kodak will go or where Travis Kvapil will drive. Supposedly Penske will not be a two car [#...

Jasper’s 2006 Plans…no #77:

been told that an announcement was made at Jasper Engines on Wednesday detailing their 2006 plans in which Jasper will supply the transmissions and differentials to Ryan Newman's #12 car and Kurt Busch's #2 car in the NEXTEL Cup Series; the Rusty Wallace owned Busch...

Evernham buying #62 team..for Crocker?

hearing that Cup/Busch team owner could be buying, in whole or part, the #62 Orleans Racing team for Erin Crocker to drive in 2006. The team would have owners points to fall back on and since Dodge pulled support, it looks like Brendan Gaughan will run the #77 Jasper...

Dodge Dropping teams? UPDATE:

hearing that Dodge will drop it's factory support to some of the Craftsman Truck Series teams, including Ultra Motorsports #1-Ted Musgrave, #2-Jimmy Spencer and other teams. Word is that Bobby Hamilton's teams [#04,#4,#8,#18] are safe, no word on the other factory ...

News and Notes – New Hampshire:

Hornaday, Skinner make championship noise For the first time since the final race of 1996, former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) hold top-five rankings together in the...

Kansas News and Notes:

Shake-up in the points standings again Its looking like another exciting year in the battle for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Setzer led 152 of 200 laps to win the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, his second victory in six days. Setzer trailed Bobby Hamilton...

Setzer wins at Milwaukee:

#46-Dennis Setzer dominated and won the Toyota Tundra 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, lapping all but three trucks and leading 152 of 200 laps and taking over the points lead. The win was Setzers 2nd of 2005, second in a row and 14th of his career, 6th all-time in the win...

Sprague wins pole at Milwaukee:

#16-Jack Sprague won the pole for the Toyota Tundra 200 at the Milwaukee Mile with a lap of 121.980mph, tying the record set by #1-Ted Musgrave last year. It is Spragues 4th pole at the Milwaukee Mile and 29th of his career. #30-Todd Bodine, in his first race back ...