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Indy Goodyear Tire Notes:

This is the first time Goodyear has brought this tire set-up to Indianapolis Motor Speedway . . . this combination of left- and right-side codes was selected after a tire test with Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brian Vickers at the Speedway on April 22-23 . . . ...

Fans Vote Bobby Labonte, Rex White Into Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame:

The votes are in for the 2008 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees. Bobby Labonte won by the closest margin in history for active driver, while Rex White won the inactive driver category by a landslide. Labonte and White will be enshrined to the Walk of Fame on Saturday...

Chase Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin's early race problems doomed him to a 40th place finish at Chicagoland, dropping him five positions and 70 points closer to being out of the Top 12. Clint Bowyer and the #07 team never seemed to get a handle on the race track and his 22nd dropped him...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Kyle Busch won the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. Busch started ninth in the race. He scored his 10th-career series victory in 132 races. He remained first in the standings with an unofficial points lead of 182 points over second...

Chase notes going into Daytona:

Only 56 points separate 9th place #20-Tony Stewart, 10th place #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th place #07-Clint Bowyer, 12th place #29-Kevin Harvick and 13th place #17-Matt Kenseth. Harvick finished four spots ahead of Kenseth at Loudon and unseated him from the final "bubble ...

KURT Busch wins at New Hampshire:

#2-Kurt Busch won the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 for his 1st win of 2008 and the 18th of his career and Busch has now won at least a race a year for ther last 6 years. His last win came at Michigan in August 2007, 29 races ago. The race was called on lap 284 of 301...

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Fast Facts

.. Kurt Busch won the Lenox Industrial Tools 301, his 18th victory in 273 Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2008. .. This is his third victory and sixth top-10 finish in 15 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. .. Michael...

Testing at Milwaukee today:

Penske Racing's #12-Ryan Newman and #2-Kurt Busch, Ganassi Racing's #41-Reed Sorenson testing today, Tuesday, June 24 at The Milwaukee Mile. Grandstands will be open free to the public between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.(The Milwaukee Mile)(6-24-2008)...

Infineon Raceway Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Kasey Kahne won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 with a lap of 77.740 seconds, 92.153 mph. .. This is his 16th pole in 160 career Sprint Cup races; his first on a road course. .. This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2008. .. This...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Milwaukee:

Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 14 Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway, scoring a third-place finish. Speed claimed his second top-five finish in three races and fourth top-10 in eight starts this season. He also led the race...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Michigan:

Marc Mitchell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 7 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mitchell claimed a 12th-place finish in the race and scored his best finish in eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. He grabbed top rookie honors for the ...

After 13 races in 2004-2007, worst spot a future chaser was?

after 13 races in the four previous Sprint Cup Chase's, what was the worst spot a future Chaser [in that season] was in after that 13th race? In 2007, #2-Busch was 17th in the points, 88 points from the 12th spot (in 2007 the drivers in the chase increased from 10 ...

Pocono Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored an 18th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 13 races this season. #00-Michael McDowell led the Dover...

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Online Voting Begins:

On Saturday, Oct. 4, two new names will be added to the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame - which two drivers will receive this honor however, is something the fans have to decide. Online voting for the 2008 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame is currently underway. The Talladega...

Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks with a lap of 23.193 seconds, 155.219 mph. .. This is his sixth pole in 199 career Sprint Cup races. .. This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start in ...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Dover:

Raybestos Rookie Donny Lia won the May 24 Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Park, crossing the finish line .241 seconds ahead of second-place David Starr. Lia scored his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in his eighth start. He grabbed his second top-10 finish...

Kurt Busch featured on AMW:

#2-Kurt Busch will be featured on this Saturday [May 24th] night's edition of "America's Most Wanted," the popular FOX- TV show hosted by John Walsh. "John was at the track filming on Friday and it was great to meet him and do the filming," Kurt said of the shoot...

Castroneves considering moving to NASCAR UPDATE Denied:

Helio Castroneves, who is seeking to win his third Indianapolis 500 this weekend, said he is considering following several other open-wheel racers and moving to NASCAR but has made no decision yet. "I won't deny that I'm thinking about it," Castroneves said Monday ...

Kurt Busch Superdome at Victory Juntion opens Tuesday:

The official ribbon-cutting and "Grand Opening" of the new Kurt Busch Superdome at the Victory Junction Gang Camp is set for Tuesday, May 20 at 2:00pm/et. "It is a day that we've been looking forward to for almost two years now," said Busch. "When we made the announcement...

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race – Fast Facts:

.. Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, his first victory in five tries in the annual all-star race. .. Kahne, who won the Fan Vote, to gain entry into the all-star race, became the third driver to win after transferring from the Sprint Showdown. He joined...