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Las Vegas Race News and Notes:

• Jimmie Johnson won the 2006 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his 20th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 150th career start. • Johnson won the $30,000 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Leader Bonus for winning the race and leading the points. • ...
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Stockcarfans.com – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

That banking can't come soon enough.... We had a race that went 270 laps today....and the only two laps that were worth watching were the two we weren't supposed to see. Jimmie Johnson got by Matt Kenseth on the outside of turn 4 on the final lap today to win the UAW...
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Rookie News and Notes:

#18-J.J. Yeley was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 26 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Yeley scored an eighth-place finish, his best effort in eight career NEXTEL Cup starts. He took top Raybestos Rookie honors for the first time in 2006. #07-...
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StockCarFans – Rumblings – California:

Matt Kenseth captured the Auto Club 502 at California Speedway over Jimmie Johnson for his first win since Bristol last August and had to survive a green/white/checker to do it. This was career win #11 for Matt (he's solo in 49th all-time) and the 90th for Roush Racing...
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Special JD schemes UPDATE:

#07-Clint Bowyer is scheduled to run a Jack Daniel's Country Cooler's scheme at Lowe's Motor Speedweay in May for the Coca-Cola 600 a Jack Daniel's Soprano's scheme at Las Vegas in March. See the schemes on my #07 Team Schemes page.(2-8-2006) UPDATE - HBO's Sopranos...
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Bowyer best rookie at Daytona:

#07-Clint Bowyer scored his first top-10 finish in his second career NEXTEL Cup Series start and took top rookie honors in the first race of 2006. He placed 22nd in his only other NEXTEL Cup Series start in April 2005 at Phoenix International Raceway. Other Raybestos...
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Daytona 500 Notes:

• Jimmie Johnson won the 48th running of “The Great American Race” - the 2006 Daytona 500 - scoring his 19th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 148th career start. • Johnson’s last victory came at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in October 2005, six races earlier. • Johnson’s ...
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Rumblings – Daytona 500:

Jimmie Johnson took command late, survived a green/white/checker finish (though we finished under yellow), and led the final 17 laps to take his first ever Daytona 507.5 today at Daytona International Speedway. This was win #19 for Johnson (he's now tied with Davey...
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DirecTV to sponsor RCR? UPDATE:

looks like DirecTV will be an associate sponsor on the #07 Jack Daniel's RCR Chevy Clint Boyer will drive in 2006. See the schemes on my #07 Team Schemes page.(1-31-2006) UPDATE: NASCAR partner DIRECTV has announced an official partnership with Richard Childress Racing...
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Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

#1-Martin Truex Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-J.J. Yeley, #40-David Stremme, #41-Reed Sorenson, #07-Clint Bowyer, #49-Brent Sherman, and #92-Chad Chaffin plan to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2006. The 2006 season is the first in the history of the Raybestos...
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Special JD schemes:

#07-Clint Bowyer is scheduled to run a Jack Daniel's Country Cooler's scheme at Lowe's Motor Speedweay in May for the Coca-Cola 600 and a Jack Daniel's Soprano's scheme at Las Vegas in March. See my 2006 Cup Schemes page to view each image.(2-8-2006)...
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Busch Series Testing at Las Vegas Next Week: UPDATE

At least 13 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regulars are scheduled to participate in the Busch Series edition of NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. NASCAR stars Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick and Las Vegas Kyle Busch are among the full-time NASCAR ...
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Las Vegas Testing – Day 3:

AM Speeds: 28 drivers in 48 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesay, Feb 1st AM session. The fastest was #99-Carl Edwards with a speed of 170.778mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #9-Kasey Kahne, #2-Kurt Busch, #12-Ryan Newman [...
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Las Vegas Testing – Day 1:

AM Speeds: 24 drivers in 41 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Monday, Jan. 30th AM session. The fastest was #66-Jeff Green with a speed of 170.068mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #38-Elliott Sadler, #6-Mark Martin, #31-Jeff Burton...
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Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of ...
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Busch Testing at Daytona Begins Friday:

The final test session of the preseason for NASCARs three national series at Daytona International Speedway takes place Friday Sunday as NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at Daytona culminates with the NASCAR Busch Series on the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Over 40...
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Daytona 500 Testing – Day 6 – the final day:

AM Drafting speeds: #88-Dale Jarrett ran the fastest drafting speed of the 6 day testing at Daytona on Wed morning with a speed of 189.215mph, followed by #07-Clint Bowyer, #09-Mike Wallace, #99-Carl Edwards and #16-Greg Biffle. 51 cars made runs out in the draft. ...
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Daytona 500 Testing – Day 5:

AM Speeds - #10-Scott Riggs [Dodge] was the fastest in Tuesday, Jan 17th's morning testing session Daytona Intl Speedway, with a quick lap of 185.345mph, followed by #01-Joe Nemechek [Chevy], #5-Kyle Busch [Chevy], #66-Jeff Green [Chevy] and #25-David Green [Chevy - ...
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Martin Truex Jr. Collects Record $3 Million in Final 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Payout – Series record 17 drivers exceed $1 million

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2005) Martin Truex Jr., the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series driver champion, will receive a series single-season record payout of $3,123,692. Truex collected over $1.5 million in race winnings ($1,596,404) as well as his share of the series point...
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Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series Champion’s Week Day 3:

Following two days of whirlwind media opportunities in the Tampa Bay area by himself as the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series champion, Martin Truex Jr. as joined by his fellow members of the series Top 10 in Orlando for more media interviews today. Despite a gloomy rain that...