Mark Martin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

Somebody give that man a pot pie! "Everthing's up to date in Kansas City" after all (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) as we ended up with the top-two finishers today running on the apron and mass confusion as to where anybody finished in the Banquet 400 at ...

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4162 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4029 -133 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3856 -306 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3818 -344 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3760 -402 6) #6-Mark Martin 3757 -405 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3722 -440 8) #24-Jeff Gordon...

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5511 #11-Denny Hamlin 5442 -69 #6-Mark Martin 5441 -70 #17-Matt Kenseth 5427 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5415 -96 #24-Jeff Gordon 5391 -120 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5388 -123 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5346 -165 #5-Kyle Busch 5278 -233...

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. This is Kahnes 11th career Bud Pole ...

News & Notes Part I:

In typical NASCAR Truck Series fashion, the championship points battle is intensifying as the series heads towards its fall finale. Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) continues to lead, but his once-mammoth margin of 182 points, which he held after the 15th...

Dover Notebook

Carl Edwards (second) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006 and his second top-10 finish in five races at Dover. Jeff Gordon (third) scored his 14th top-10 finish in 2006. It marked his 17th top-10 finish in 28 races at Dover. Gordon climbed from fourth to second...

The Chase Drivers

Four of the 10 Chase drivers finished in the top 10 in the Dover 400. Six of the 10 of The Chase drivers changed points positions at Dover. Jeff Burton climbed from fifth to first in the point standings. He is one of five first-timers to compete in The Chase...

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

...the old way, not the Chase after Dover: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4068 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3898 -170 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3738 -330 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3658 -410 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 3656 -412 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3651 -417 7) #6-Mark Martin 3592 -476 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Dover [28 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5351 #24-Jeff Gordon 5345 -6 #17-Matt Kenseth 5333 -18 #11-Denny Hamlin 5333 -18 #29-Kevin Harvick 5297 -54 #6-Mark Martin 5276 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5249 -102 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5215 -136 #9-Kasey Kahne 5169 -182 #...

Latest on Martin’s plans..back in 2008?

Mark Martin says he's working to secure sponsorship so he can compete in the #60 No Fear Racing Ford for 10-12 Nextel Cup races in 2007. And he's not ruling out the possibility of returning to the series full time in 2008. For next season, however, Martin plans to ...

Mayfield could run #15 Truck at Atlanta UPDATE at Vegas:

on Speed Channel's Inside Nextel Cup Monday, Jeremy Mayfield was interviewed and said he was talking to the #15 Billy Ballew Racing Truck Series team about possibly running a truck at Atlanta for the team in October. Mayfield said he also expects to test for Bill Davis...

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Cars Toyota 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #15-Kyle Busch, Freedom Grill/Team Davis Dirt Racing Chevy 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing/Forklift.net ...

RYR one car team in 2007? UPDATE 2 Nope..looks like Martin; BUT can’t run both?….

Robert Yates Racing co-owner Doug Yates told reporters in Richmond, Va., his team could shrink from two cars to one if sponsorship isn't found for its #88 [currently driven by Dale Jarrett with UPS as the sponsor](USA Today sidebar)(9-15-2006) UPDATE: Despite recent...

Martin waiting on Roush contract for Truck ride: UPDATE:

#6-Mark Martin said Friday that hes still waiting for Roush Racing to give him a contract for his Craftsman Truck Series ride for next season, but until he gets it, hes keeping his Nextel Cup options open. The only thing he knows for sure he wont do next year is drive...

Martin waiting on Roush contract for Truck ride UPDATE almost done, rookies vie for #6 gig:

#6-Mark Martin said Friday that hes still waiting for Roush Racing to give him a contract for his Craftsman Truck Series ride for next season, but until he gets it, hes keeping his Nextel Cup options open. The only thing he knows for sure he wont do next year is...

New Hampshire Race Notes:

Kevin Harvick won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, scoring his ninth Nextel Cup victory in his 205th career start. Harvick has posted victories in three of the last six races, also winning at Watkins Glen and Richmond. This is his fourth...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after New Hampshire [27 of 36 races]: #29-Kevin Harvick 5230 #11-Denny Hamlin 5195 -35 #17-Matt Kenseth 5189 -41 #24-Jeff Gordon 5180 -50 #31-Jeff Burton 5166 -64 #6-Mark Martin 5155 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5149 -81 #9-Kasey Kahne 5120 -110 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5091...

NMPA Chex Most Popular Driver Award up to 2 Million Votes:

The two millionth vote was cast this week as race fans logged onto www.mostpopulardriver.com to support their favorite driver in the race for the coveted NASCAR NMPA Chex® Most Popular Driver award. This milestone is the halfway point to topping last year's total of...

Final practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 129.090 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 129.072 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.589 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 128.186 5) #4-Chase Miller, 128.135 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.997 7) #6-Mark Martin, 127.898 8) #24-A.J. Allmendinger, 127.709 9) #17-David Reutimann...

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

(Top ten) 1) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.650 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.928 3) #6-Mark Martin, 127.773 4) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.688 5) #10-Terry Cook, 127.658 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 127.602 7) #60-Jack Sprague,127.555 8) #17-David Reutimann, 127.500 9) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.419...