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Ramblings – Pocono:

Jamie McMurray took the Bud Pole today at Pocono Raceway for tomorrow's Pennsylvania 500 with a time of 53.330 (168.761 mph) in what can only be considered an upset. With Rocket Ryan Newman being the quickest in both practices yesterday, for him to fall to fourth was...

Arnold sells truck interest to Germain, back to Cup:

Saying he's sold his interest in the Germain-Arnold Racing Craftsman Truck Series [#9, #30] team, Don Arnold confirmed he's once again focusing on going Nextel Cup Series racing [#50 team]. "I just wanted to concentrate on Cup," Arnold said from his new 40,000 square...

Arnold sells truck team interest to Germain, back to Cup:

Saying he's sold his interest in the Germain-Arnold Racing Craftsman Truck Series [#9, #30] team, Don Arnold confirmed he's once again focusing on going Nextel Cup Series racing [#50 team]. "I just wanted to concentrate on Cup," Arnold said from his new 40,000 square...

Harvick wins pole at New Hampshire:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the pole for the New England 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a lap of 130.336mph. The rest of the top 5 are #1-Johnny Sauter, #90-Elliott Sadler, #79-Kasey Kahne and #58-Regan Smith. Missing the race were: #28-Derrike Cope, #26...

Vickers wins pole at Loudon:

#25-Brian Vickers won the pole for the New Hampshire 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a speed of 130.327mph for this 3rd career pole, first of 2005, so he is in the 2006 Budweiser Shootout. #9-Kasey Kahne will start 2nd, followed by #38-Elliott Sadler...

Cope with another team, #52, at Loudon:

per the Derrikecope.com site: Derrike Cope will be driving a Cup car in Loudon [NHIS} and possibly Pocono which is the #52 Dodge Intrepid for Rick Ware Racing. The sponsor is Pro30.com. The crew chief, Ken Glenn, is someone Cope has worked with before at Cale Yarborough...

Sad News:

Charles 'Chuck' Galen Rider, 64, of Hilton Head, SC, formerly of Charlotte, passed away July 8, 2005. Rider was the owner of the #30 Bahari Racing Winston Cup team from 1986 to 1999. Drivers included Michael Waltrip and Johnny Benson [remember the total yellow #30 ...

Harvick wins pole at Daytona:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the pole for the Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo at the Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 182.515mph. It is Harvick's 12th career Busch Series pole and first since Phoenix in 2003. The rest of the top five are #11-Paul Menard, #...

Trans Global Waste Starts Busch Sponsorship with Cope and the #28:

One of the country's top waste and recycling service companies will begin sponsoring driver Derrike Cope and the #28 Jay Robinson Ford in NASCAR's Busch Series beginning with Saturday night's race at the Milwaukee Mile. Trans Global Waste Services, which helps businesses...

Michigan Qualifying Notes:

Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Batman Begins 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 37.069 seconds at 194.232 mph. He broke Dale Earnhardt Jrs, track-qualifying record of 37.667 seconds, 191.149 mph, set Aug. 18, 2000. This...

Cope in the #79:

Derrike Cope will be driving the #79 Chevy in Michigan. He said, "I will be going to the Michigan speedway to attempt the Nextel Cup race for Conely Motorsports. The car is a Chevrolet. They are a great group of people and I look forward to working with John and his...

Cope to run the Open:

Derrike Cope will be running in the Nextel Open at Lowe's Motor Speedway May 21st. According to Cope, "I'm looking forward to being behind the wheel of Larry Gunselman's #60 Chevy for the All-Star Challenge. I am anxious to compete and to represent Year One. Kevin ...

Kahne wins pole at Phoenix:

#6-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 132.091mph. The rest of the top 10 were: #11-Menard, #33-Stewart, #18-Yeley, #60-Edwards, #20-Hamilin, #21-Harvick, #90-Sadler, #8-Truex Jr. and #1-Sauter. ...

RadioShack Sponsors Cope at Texas:

RadioShack Corporation will ride with driver Derrike Cope and the #28 Jay Robinson Racing Ford for the second time this season after sponsoring the team in the season-opening NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona. Cope, winner of the 1990 Daytona 500, will drive the ...

Crawford wins pole at Atlanta:

#14-Rick Crawford won the pole for the World Financial Group 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 182.735mph. The rest of the top-five are #15-Shane Hmiel, #5-Mike Skinner, #23-Johnny Benson and #22-Bill Lester. #04-Bobby Hamilton had to use the Champions Provisional...

Skinner wins pole at California:

#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the American Racing Wheels 200 at California Speedway with a speed of 178.218mph. The rest of the top five are: #75-David Starr, #17-David Reutimann, #12-Robert Huffman and #38-Brandon Whitt. Two drivers failed to make the race #31-...

RadioShack Sponsors Cope, Jay Robinson Racing at Daytona:

The #28 NASCAR Busch Series entry of Jay Robinson Racing is giving RadioShack Corporation a ride in Saturday's Hershey's Take 5 300 at the Daytona International Speedway. Derrike Cope, who won the 1990 Daytona 500, will drive the RadioShack Ford in Saturday's NASCAR...

Earnhardt wins the pole:

#15-Kerry Earnhardt won the first pole of his short Truck Series career by winning the pole for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, with a lap of 182.478mph. Earnhardt was followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #12-Robert Huffman, #22-Bill ...

Cope gets a sponsor for Daytona:

We were obviously pleased with our overall performance during the recent Daytona test sessions. We have made several changes to our car that we are confident will make us even more competitive. We will be running Morgan McClure engines in the #55 at Daytona. Their...

No Shootout…but still won:

Since 1979, seven drivers have won the Daytona 500 who did not compete in the Budweiser Shootout the week before: Michael Waltrip (2001, 2003), Ward Burton (2002), Dale Earnhardt (1998), Sterling Marlin (1994), Dale Jarrett (1993), Derrike Cope (1990) and Richard Petty...