Kyle Busch - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Indy Testing Day 3 – over:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup testing is underway today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a three-hour rain delay this morning. Forty-two drivers plan to turn laps after rain washed out testing Tuesday. Testing is scheduled to continue until 6:00pm/et. Day 2 [Tuesday, July...

Chicago Race Notes:

Jeff Gordon won the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, scoring his 75th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 455th career start. Gordon remained seventh on NASCARs all-time winners list, but is now just one victory behind sixth-place Dale Earnhardt. This...

Jeff Gordon wins at Chicago:

#24-Jeff Gordon won the USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, for his 2nd win of the year, 75th of his career [one behind Dale Earnhardt] and his first ever win at Chicago. So Gordon has now won at all the track Cup run at BUT Phoenix, Texas and Homestead. The...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Chicago [18 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 2651 #17-Matt Kenseth 2600 -51 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2394 -257 #31-Jeff Burton 2327 -324 #9-Kasey Kahne 2303 -348 #6-Mark Martin 2291 -360 #20-Tony Stewart 2274 -377 #5-Kyle Busch 2265 -386 #29-Kevin Harvick 2253 -...

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum...

Chicago Rookie Notes:

#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 1 Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Bowyer finished 10th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. He scored his fourth top-10 finish of the 2006 season. ...

Daytona Race Notes:

Tony Stewart won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, scoring his 26th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 265th career start. Stewart climbed to 21st on NASCARs all-time winners list - tied with Fred Lorenzen. Stewart scored his second victory in 2006...

Rumblings – Daytona Race Notes:

Tony Stewart took the Pepsi 400 for the second year in a row tonight at Daytona International Speedway in a race that finished under caution. When the yellow flew somewhere on the backstretch of lap 160, Tony was in the midst of trying to hold off the Busch boyz (Kyle...

Stewart wins 2nd Pepsi 400 in a row:

#20-Tony Stewart won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway for his 2nd win in a row in this event, his 26th win of his career and his 2nd win of 2006. Stewart led 86 of 160 laps and came from 6th to 2nd before passing surprising #60-Boris Said to win the ...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Daytona [17 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 2501 #17-Matt Kenseth 2493 -8 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2234 -267 #9-Kasey Kahne 2209 -292 #20-Tony Stewart 2202 -299 #6-Mark Martin 2177 -324 #31-Jeff Burton 2152 -349 #5-Kyle Busch 2095 -406 #29-Kevin Harvick 2088 -413...

Cheez-It on the #5 at Daytona:

Kyle Busch's #5 Chevy will carry a Cheez-It design in Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The familiar "Tony the Tiger" paint scheme will be replaced with red, blue and yellow flames surrounding the well-known Cheez-It logo.(Hendrick Motor...

Daytona Rookie Notes:

Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 25 Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon (Sonoma, Calif.) Raceway. Hamlin finished 12th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the ninth time this season. Hamlin stretched his lead in the Raybestos Rookie...

Cup teams test at Milwaukee UPDATE 2:

Up to eight NASCAR NEXTEL Cup cars, as Hendrick Motorsports, Chip Ganassi Racing, Evernham Motorsports and Penske Racing South will test at The Milwaukee Mile on Tuesday, June 27 and Wednesday, June 28. On the heels of the June 23rd Truck Series race, and the June ...

Johnson’s Team Earns Pit Crew Challenge Win at Infineon:

Jimmie Johnson's team extended its lead in the season-long Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge by winning the award in Sunday's Dodge/ Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. The victory was the fourth of the season for the #48 Lowe's pit crew. They...

Truck Series News & Notes – Kansas:

Kansas Speedway is a welcoming track for Truck Series drivers regardless of age, experience or competitive status. When the late Ricky Hendrick won the inaugural running of Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, the 21-year-old became the then youngest to win a series...

Harvick & Bowyer skipping Happy Hour:

Harvick & Bowyer skipping Happy Hour: #29-Kevin Harvick and #07-Clint Bowyer will skip Saturday morning's final 45-minute Nextel Cup practice session at Infineon Raceway to give them a little extra time to get to The Milwaukee Mile for the Busch Series race that...

Pedigree to sponsor Biffle Foundation’s 2007 Calander:

The Greg Biffle Foundation launched its 2007 NASCAR Pet Calendar featuring 12 top NASCAR drivers and the most spoiled family members their pets. Pedigree, the Official Pet Care Product of NASCAR, signed on as a sponsor for the 2007 calendar. Dogs, cats, horses, and...

Vickers’ Team Captures Pit Crew Win In Michigan:

Brian Vickers' pit crew claimed the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge win in Sunday's rain-shortened 3M Performance 400, becoming the 10th Nextel Cup team of the season to capture the weekly competition. The victory was the result of Vickers' #25 Chevy spending...

Rumblings – Michigan:

Kasey Kahne won the 3M Performance 258 presented by Post-It Picture Paper this afternoon at a rainy Michigan International Speedway for his 4th win of 2006 (no one has more). After about an hour's delay getting started (and multiple yellows for precipitation) the race...

Gordon brake failure still being investigated; 64G’s:

Jeff Gordon said Friday his Hendrick Motorsports team still doesn't know exactly what caused a right-front brake rotor to disintegrate, sending Gordon's #24 DuPont Chevy slamming into the Turn 1 wall at Pocono Raceway June 11. "A lot of us have seen issues with brakes...