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Raybestos Rookie Notes:

* Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Gaughan scored a ninth-place finish, his best in three Nationwide Series and the first top-10 by a Raybestos Rookie this season. * Gaughan is eighth in the Nationwide...

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* Kyle Busch won the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway. He scored his 22nd series victory in his 140th start. Busch's 22 career wins tie him with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tommy Ellis, and Sam Ard for seventh all-time in the series. * Busch scored his second series ...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for California:

* Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World 300 at Daytona. McDowell scored a 14th-place finish, matching his best effort in six Nationwide Series starts. * McDowell leads Brendan Gaughan by one point (11-10) in the Raybestos Rookie...

Rusty Wallace Inc considering Cup with RCR help:

The union of two families with passionate racing backgrounds has led Rusty Wallace to seriously consider a 2009 Sprint Cup Series debut with his own team, and a possible full-time venture in the near future. In the offseason Wallace did a deal with Las Vegas businessman...

RWI considering Cup:

The union of two families with passionate racing backgrounds has led Rusty Wallace to seriously consider a 2009 Cup Series debut with his own team, and a possible full-time venture in the near future. In the offseason Wallace did a deal with Las Vegas businessman Michael...

USfidelis sponsoring Steve Wallace: UPDATES:

Looks likes US Fidelis will be a sponsor of the #66 in some amount this season. Their website states: "We are proud sponsors of Steve Wallace and Rusty Wallace Racing. You can learn more about this season by visiting the official Rusty Wallace website." [the RWI site...

Gaughan to Nationwide, possibly Cup? UPDATE:

Hearing that Brendan Gaughan most likely will be driving for Rusty Wallace Inc. in the Nationwide Series for 2009. Also hearing that the deal is not completely finalized as yet, and Gaughan is also looking at possible opportunities available in the Cup Series.(12-19...

Gaughan to Nationwide, possibly Cup? UPDATE 2 To Nationwide with RWR:

Hearing that Brendan Gaughan most likely will be driving for Rusty Wallace Inc. in the Nationwide Series for 2009. Also hearing that the deal is not completely finalized as yet, and Gaughan is also looking at possible opportunities available in the Cup Series.(12-19...

Sad News – Jamie Praytor:

Jamie Praytor lost her battle with cancer earlier today. Jamie is the mother of Tommy Praytor who contributes to the Public Relations efforts for Circle Bar Racing with drivers Rick Crawford and Brendan Gaughan and is also the host of the weekly racing radio program...

Circle Bar to display special decal honoring Craftsman:

Circle Bar Racing is proud to display a special decal on the bed panel of its two trucks - the #10 International MaxxForce Diesel Ford driven by Brendan Gaughan and the #14Circle Bar Truck Corral/Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford driven by Rick Crawford - this weekend...

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...Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Chevy Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway. He posted his 39th series victory in his 223rd career start. He posted his sixth win of the 2008 season, the most of all drivers. He posted his second win at Texas in his 12th race there; both...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Texas Motor Speedway:

Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the October 25 E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Speed scored a fifth-place finish, his fourth top-five and seventh top-10 in 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. He claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors...

Ford re-ups with Roush BUT no support for Trucks UPDATE 2: Roush may close some teams; Circle Bar sticking with Ford:

Ford Racing has reinforced the importance of NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series to the manufacturer under tough economic times by reaching a five-year deal to remain with Roush Fenway Racing. BUT Ford will pull its financial support in the Craftsman Truck Series beginning ...

NASCAR impounds eight truck engines for analysis:

It's the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams' turn to have their engines looked at. NASCAR impounded eight engines for routine testing after the O'Reilly 200 Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR will take the engines to its facility in Concord, N.C., to...

Craftsman career development week for Urban Youth Racing School:

NASCAR Series sponsor, Craftsman, kicks off their fifth annual Craftsman Career Development Apprenticeship Week in Mooresville, NC today, bringing six students from the Urban Youth Racing Schools (UYRS) in Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC to the Mooresville area...

Drivers visiting St. Judes Hospital:

While in Memphis, several Craftsman Truck Series drivers have planned a visit to St. Judes Children's Hospital. Brendan Gaughan will accompany fellow series drivers Rick Crawford, Colin Braun, Stacy Compton and Dennis Setzer on Friday before practice sessions begin...

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*Johnny Benson won the Camping World RV Sales 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. Benson scored his 10th career victory in his 111th career start. It was his first win of the 2008 season; his last win came at Homestead in November 2007 (10 starts in between). *Benson became...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Texas:

Raybestos Rookie Scott Speed won the May 30 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover Int'l Speedway, crossing the finish line 3.379 seconds ahead of second-place Jack Sprague. Speed scored his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in his sixth career start. He claimed his ...

Keven Wood readies for debut at Mansfield; tests at South Boston:

Wood Brothers Racing and Keven Wood tested South Boston Speedway this week to prepare for Keven's debut race in Mansfield, OH on May 24th. The test was the first time Keven Wood worked with the team as a driver, as the test was solely for him. After being on the track...

Teams testing at Pocono during off-week:

During this week off from racing, several teams were testing at Pocono Raceway over the past two days. Participating were the Germain Racing teams of #9-Justin Marks, #30-Todd Bodine, & #03-Chrissy Wallace; Circle Bar Racing with #10-Brendan Gaughan & #14 with Tony...