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Benson wins the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

Johnny Benson driving the Bill Davis Racing #23 Toyota Used Vehicles Toyota picks up his fifth win of the season. Benson started from the pole, but was relegated to the rear of the field on lap one when he got loose while battling teammate Mike Skinner for the lead...

Starting lineup for the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, 132.660 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 130.809 3) #30-Todd Bodine, 130.752 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 130.662 5) #88-Matt Crafton, 130.572 6) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 130.421 7) #20-Marcos Ambrose*, 130.411 8) #46-Kraig Kinser*, 130.246 9) #6-Mark Martin...

MB2 Motorsports Announces 2007 Lineup:

MB2 Motorsports announced that its 2007 lineup will include a roster of seven drivers, entries in all three of NASCAR's national series and a driver development program. MB2's expansion started to take shape following an ownership change in July when real estate developer...

Final practice results for the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 131.057 2) #11-David Starr, 130.534 3) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 130.421 4) #6-Mark Martin, 130.416 5) #16-Mike Bliss, 130.397 6) #75-Aric Almirola, 130.303 7) #23-Johnny Benson, 129.978 8) #88-Matt Crafton, 129.870 9) #85-Dennis Setzer, 129...

First practice results for the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix:

(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, 128.173 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.155 3) #23-Johnny Benson, 128.082 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 128.068 5) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.018 6) #10-Terry Cook, 127.805 7) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.800 8) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.664 9) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 127.646...

AAA Insurance for Martin at Phoenix:

Mark Martin will run the special Insurance Paint scheme on the #6 AAA Ford for the final time this season at Phoenix this weekend.(Roush Racing PR)(11-9-2006)...

News & Notes – Phoenix:

For Todd Bodine, the magic number is 54. It has not been a productive last three races for Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) who finished 14th, 25th and 14th at Texas, Atlanta and Martinsville. But thanks to some phenomenally bad luck suffered by closest ...

Barcardi to be Nemechek’s sponsor?

hearing that Barcardi will sponsor the new MB2 Motorsports [to be Ginn Racing] #13 Chevy that Joe Nemechek will drive in 2007. Nemechek current drives the #01 US Army Chevy for MB2, but Mark Martin/Regan Smith will run the car in 2007.(11-6-2006)...

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Texas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4875 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4840, -35 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 4493, -382 4) #20-Tony Stewart 4488, -387 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 4395, -480 6) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4392, -483 7) #5-Kyle Busch 4313, -562 8) #24-...

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

after Texas [34 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 6157 #17-Matt Kenseth 6140 -17 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6079 -78 #11-Denny Hamlin 6077 -80 #29-Kevin Harvick 6052 -105 #24-Jeff Gordon 6000 -157 #31-Jeff Burton 5973 -184 #5-Kyle Busch 5924 -233 #6-Mark Martin 5904 -253...

Looks like Martin to run for Wood Brothers in Truck Series:

#6-Mark Martin still doesn't know what his limited Craftsman Truck Series schedule will look like next year, but he said Friday that Wood Brothers/JTG Racing is working to secure the sponsorship. "We're waiting on the Woods to come up with a sponsor," Martin said. "... ...

Where do the Chasers starts at Texas:

(by points position) #17-Matt Kenseth starts 36th #48-Jimmie Johnson 5th #11-Denny Hamlin 6th #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10th #31-Jeff Burton 29th #29-Kevin Harvick 21st #24-Jeff Gordon 23rd #6-Mark Martin 28th #9-Kasey Kahne 4th #5-Kyle Busch 11th.(11-3-2006)...

News & Notes, Part I – Texas:

Points Leader Bodine Hopes To Repeat Success Down Stretch: With only three races remaining in the Craftsman Truck Series season, the road to a championship looks custom built for Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Bodine, who leads second-place Johnny Benson...

Rumblings – Atlanta:

Dale Earnhardt Jr stayed out....Tony Stewart came in and got four fresh ones, and it was pretty much over. Tony Stewart got by Little E with 11 to go tonight and went on to win the Bass Pro Shops 500 (I'd say he liked that trophy just a little, too!) at Atlanta Motor...

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Atlanta: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4743 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4665 -78 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 4328 -415 4) #20-Tony Stewart 4298 -445 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 4261 -482 6) #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4237 -506 7) #31-Jeff Burton 4231 -512 8) #24-Jeff...

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

after Atlanta [33 of 36 races]: #17-Matt Kenseth 6008 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5982 -26 #11-Denny Hamlin 5943 -65 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5924 -84 #31-Jeff Burton 5924 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5887 -121 #24-Jeff Gordon 5862 -146 #6-Mark Martin 5807 -201 #9-Kasey Kahne 5798 -210...

Mike Bliss wins the Easy Care Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at Atlanta:

Mike Bliss, driver of the #16 Xpress Motorsports/Strutmasters Chevy battled back after a bad pit stop to take the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bliss lost the lead on his final trip into the pits when a missing lugnut sent him back to 9th place on the restart. Bliss...

Skinner picks up another pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway; Allmendinger to start 2nd:

(Starting line up top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 180.993 2) #24-AJ Allmendinger, 180.410 3) #17-David Reutimann, 180.387 4) #4-Chase Miller, 180.357 5) #21-Bobby East, 180.351 6) #6-Mark Martin, 180.105 7) #46-Joe Nemechek, 180.082 8) #23-Johnny Benson, 180.064 9) #9...

Final Practice results for the Easy Care Vehicle Services Contracts 200 at Atlanta:

(top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 182.970 2) #17-David Reutimann, 182.278 3) #6-Mark Martin, 182.003 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 181.550 5) #4-Chase Miller, 181.307 6) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 181.171 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 180.987 8) #14-Rick Crawford 180.751 9) #16-Mike Bliss, 180...

Martin plans to run some Truck races in 2007..for Ford:

Mark Martin said Thursday that he probably will drive in five to 10 races in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2007 in a Ford. He said he also probably will run five to 10 races in the Busch Series, driving a Chevrolet. Martin is driving the #01 Chevrolet for MB2 Motorsports...