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Jay Sauter named to Western Union #01 2006 ride:

Keith Duesenberg & Leik Motorsports announced their driver line-up for the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Season. Jay Sauter will drive the #01 Western Union Speed Team Chevrolet for a minimum of 25 races, and Dwayne Leik will drive in select events throughout the season...

News and Notes – Bristol:

Five series champions entered at Bristol With Mike Bliss (#06 MRD Motorsports Chevrolet) making his first appearance since November 2002, five NASCAR Craftsman Truck champions could be part of the OReilly 200 starting field. He joins series regulars Hornaday, Sprague...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kentucky

Green, Wallace brothers look to compete at Kentucky A little sibling rivalry will be added to Saturday nights race at Kentucky Speedway as two sets of brothers will compete against each other in addition to the field. Two of the three racing Green brothers who hail...

Five Cup drivers to attempt Kentucky Busch race:

Kentucky Speedway says five Nextel Cup regulars are expected to compete in Saturday's Meijer 300 Busch Series race. #99-Carl Edwards, who is attempting to drive complete Busch and Cup schedules this season, is expected to be joined by Cup regulars #16-Greg Biffle, #...

Gateway News and Notes:

No racetrack on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule is simple. Gateway International Raceway, an egg-shaped, 1.25-mile layout hosting Saturdays Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200, is more difficult than most. Considerably more difficult. Since joining...

Qualifying Rained out, Edwards starts first:

Rained washed out qualifying for the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, so the field was set by the rules book, top 35 in owners [NOT drivers points] points, race winners in 2004-2005 not already in, past champ, then by 2005 race attempts, ties broken...

New crew chief for Bang:

Bang! Racing today announced that Frank Kerr has been named crew chief of the organizations 2005 NASCAR Busch Series team with driver Travis Kvapil. Prior to joining Bang! Racing, Kerr helped lead Robby Gordon in the #55 Fruit of the Loom Chevrolet to one win and ...

Crafton and Harvick to Part Ways UPDATE 2 Hornaday is the new driver:

Kevin Harvick Incorporated (KHI) announced that Matt Crafton will complete the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck season behind the wheel of the #6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet but will not return in 2005. "Matt has done a great job for us this year and I wish him the best in ...

Kahne wins pole at Richmond:

#38-Kasey Kahne denied #5-Kyle Busch the chance Thursday to repeat his dominant weekend performance in May at Richmond International Raceway. Busch, 19, won the pole and the NASCAR Busch Series race in May, and tried to kick off a repeat performance this weekend but...

MRD Motorsports Signs Driver Jay Sauter:

MRD Motorsports signed NASCAR driver Jay Sauter to run a series of seven selected NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races behind the wheel of the #06 Chevrolet Silverado beginning this weekend at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky. The seven race package also includes the...

IROC Testing at RIR:

IROC testing continues on Tuesday, May 18th at Richmond International Raceway in preparation for the first RIR and short track race in IROC Series history. IROC test drivers Jay Sauter, Jim Sauter, Dave Marcis and winner of the second IROC race of the 2004 season, ...

Richmond Notes and Facts:

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

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 ...

IROC Testing at Atlanta:

The International Race of Champions (IROC) series will test Tuesday and Wednesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway as they prepare for their Oct. 30 season finale at the fast, high-banked track. Jim and Jay Sauter and Dave Marcis are expected to test the IROC cars on Tuesday...

Biffle on the pole at Bristol:

#60-Greg Biffle's day with his NASCAR Busch Series team started with a wreck and ended with a pole. During Friday morning's practice session at Bristol Motor Speedway, Biffle got into a wreck with Jay Sauter, which damaged both cars. By the afternoon, Biffle's Roush...

IROC Tests at Texas:

Race teams testing at Texas Motor Speedway are usually in search of additional speed. Parity and equality took precedence over speed Thursday as the Crown Royal International Race of Champions machines took to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time in preparation ...

Sauter to work with IROC:

Jay Sauter, who drove four years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Richard Childress and Felix Sabates, recently accepted a role as test-driver for the rejuvenated IROC series. Sauter will join his father Jim and Dick Trickle and Dave Marcis in IROC.(Bristol...

Henderson Motorsports making 2004 debut at Bristol in March:

Charlie Henderson has fielded cars in the NASCAR Busch Series since its inception in the 1970s, and its been done without the help of a major corporate sponsor. The hood of the Chevrolet bears the logo of Hendersons Food Country grocery stores. Thats meant a large ...

Testing at the Rock UPDATE:

The following drivers will be at North Carolina Speedway Tuesday, October 28th testing for the upcoming NASCAR weekend November 7 - 9, 2003. Cup drivers #25-Brian Vickers and #43-Jeff Green; Busch Series #7-Kyle Busch, #75-Jay Sauter and #2-Ron Hornaday. Grandstand...