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California Testing – Fans Invited:

As part of NASCAR's Preseason Thunder, several NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams will participate in a test session at California Speedway from January 31 - February 3, 2005. As of early January, nine NASCAR Busch Series drivers have confirmed for the first two days...

California Testing – Fans Invited:

As part of NASCAR's Preseason Thunder, several NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams will participate in a test session at California Speedway from January 31 - February 3, 2005. As of early January, nine NASCAR Busch Series drivers have confirmed for the first two days...

Testing at Vegas Jan 26-29th:

More than 50 Cup [NNC] and Busch [NBS] teams are expected to descend on LVMS on Jan. 26-29 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to experiment with the new tires, spoilers and body designs that will go into effect in the coming season. It's the first open test for teams on an...

Busch wins Rookie of the Year:

Kyle Busch was the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the...

Hamlin to make Busch Series debut at Darlington:

Following up an impressive third place finish in the ARCA Remax Series finale at Talladega, Denny Hamlin will take the wheel of the Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Busch Series car this weekend at the famed Darlington Raceway. This will be another first for Denny, who has made...

New colors this week?

With Delaware being the home of MBNA's headquarters, J.J. Yeley will display logos of MBNA on his #18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo this week at Dover. MBNA, the issuer of the official NASCAR credit card, also is the title sponsor of Dover's NASCAR NEXTEL...

Yeley to run Truck race at MIS:

J.J. Yeley will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in the Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. The budding NASCAR star will pilot the #47 Acxiom Silverado fielded by Morgan Dollar Motorsports. Veteran Randy ...

NHIS News and Notes:

Theres nothing quite as special for a driver as that first win, but when it comes in dramatic fashion like it did for Justin Labonte (No. 44 U.S. Coast Guard Dodge), that just adds icing to the cake. Labonte had closed to the rear bumper of Mike Wallace (No. 4 GEICO...

FedEx…….AND MORE – Biffle under contract thru 2005? UPDATE 2:

J.J. Yeley, the Sprint-car star learning the NASCAR ropes in a Joe Gibbs Busch car, will get a shot at Cup racing this fall in five to seven races in a #11 car, expected to be sponsored by FedEx. FedEx interviewed Yeley and Greg Biffle this week for the ride for next...

Fed-Ex to Gibbs? 3rd team UPDATE 2 Biffle? Yeley? Letter of Intent:

Greg Biffle, a former truck and Busch champion, is looking to leave his Roush Racing Cup ride, but he'll be with the #16 car for the rest of this season. He isn't about to risk losing his Roush ride in the Busch Series as he tries to find a new Cup ride. "There's no...

Fed-Ex to Gibbs? UPDATE or DEI?

Federal Express, which once was in the running to be the title sponsor of NASCAR's top series before Nextel came on board, has been in talks with both Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. Word in the garage: Fed Ex will end up on a third Cup car for the 2005 season...

Biffle on the pole at Lowe’s:

#60-Greg Biffle took a big step toward his second consecutive Busch Series victory at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Biffle turned a lap at 183.542mph on Friday to claim the pole for Saturday's Carquest 300 withstanding fast laps from rookie #5-Kyle Busch and Nextel Cup rookie...

Fed-Ex to Gibbs?

Federal Express, which once was in the running to be the title sponsor of NASCAR's top series before Nextel came on board, has been in talks with both Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc. Word in the garage: Fed Ex will end up on a third Cup car for the 2005 season...

Richmond Notes and Facts:

WHAT: NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Race 11 of the 34-race schedule...

Lowe’s Busch Testing:

16 NASCAR Busch Series teams were preparing for the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 on Saturday afternoon, May 29. Paul Menard, driving the #33 owned by Andy Petree, slammed the SAFER Barrier between turns three and four just before the lunch break. Despite heavy damage to...

Richmond Testing Continues:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa...

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of ...

Yeley Wins at PIR:

JJ Yeley, who is running an ABC [ARCA,Busch,Cup] program for Joe Gibbs Racing this year, won the first national USAC midget race of 2004 Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway in the 27th annual Copper World Classic. It was Yeley's first win at PIR.(Arizona Republic...

Yeley finds the wall:

Busch Series rookie J.J. Yeley created some extra work for the body shop at Joe Gibbs Racing when he brushed the Turn 2 wall at TMS with the right side of his #18 Chevrolet. "There's a bump right in the middle of [Turns] 1 and 2, and as the car bottomed out it moved...

Dale Jr. to test at Texas this week, looking at the tires UPDATE:

Working with Goodyear's softer compound radial tire will be high on Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s to-do list when he tests at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on Tuesday and Wednesday. "We've got a lot of things we've got to work on. I've got a lot to learn," Junior said ...