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1st Thursday Practice:

for the RaceTickets.com 200 is over. Top five were: #6-Mark Martin 175.820 #20-Jon Wood 175.481 #5-Mike Skinner 175.251 #60-Jack Sprague 175.050 #30-Todd Bodine 174.978 1st Chevy, #33-Ron Hornaday Jr.(7th), 1st Dodge,#18-Bobby Hamilton(18th), 1st Rookie, #12-Joey Miller...

All 73:

Three drivers have competed in all 73 restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega: #6-Mark Martin (2 Talladega, 0 Daytona wins) #21-Ken Schrader (1, 0) #15-Michael Waltrip (1, 3) Plus all three ran the one-off restrictor plate race at New Hampshire, but that was...

Daytona Race Results:

(Top Ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, Scott's Ford 2) #30-Todd Bodine, iracing.com Toyota 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 4) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 5) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-Way Toyota 6) #99-Erik Darnell, Woolrich Ford (1st Rookie) 7) #08-Bobby ...

GM Flex Fuel 250 Qualifying is over:

Top five were: #6-Mark Martin 178.628 (16th driver to win a pole in all three series) #22-Bill Lester 178.017 #21-Stacy Compton 177.715 #20-Jon Wood 177.480 #5-Mike Skinner 177.473 Starting 11th: #47-Kraig Kinser (first Chevrolet) 176.291 Starting 16th: #59-Mike Wallace...

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Daytona:

We ran the Gatorade Duel 160's (not a typo) today at Daytona International Speedway and set the field for Sunday's Daytona 500. Elliott Sadler won Duel #1 (both were extended to 64 laps via the green/white/checker rule) and he'll start 3rd on Sunday. Jeff Gordon (who...

1st Wed Practice:

for the GM Flex Fuel 250 is over. Top five in speed were: #13-Kerry Earnhardt 188.719 #88-Matt Crafton 188.474 #14-Rick Crawford 188.127 #6-Mark Martin 188.115 #75-Aric Almirola 187.825, although late in practice, Almirola spun out. He managed to keep it off the wall...

Ron Hornaday; New Number, New Paint Scheme, New Crew Chief:

After a successful 2005 campaign (finished 4th in points), Ron Hornaday will return to the track in the #33 Chevrolet Silverado for the 2006 season. The #33 team will be led by crew chief, Chris Rice. Last years crew chief Wally Rogers, has moved over to the KHI #33...

Earnhardt still among top sellers:

Five years after his death, Dale Earnhardt remains one of the top sellers in NASCAR merchandise. The drivers whose merchandise sold the most at NASCAR.com Superstore: 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Tony Stewart 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Dale Earnhardt...

Martin to start at Daytona:

Mark Martin will kick off his Truck Series schedule in the season opener at Daytona 250 on Friday, Feb. 17. Martin, will compete in four races over Speedweeks, including the Budweiser Shootout, IROC, Truck Series, and ending with the Daytona 500. Martin is currently...

News & Notes Daytona:

Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher...

Tryson back to work:

Pat Tryson, crew chief for Mark Martins #6 AAA Roush Racing Ford Fusion, had his appendix removed last week after suffering an attack of appendicitis. Tryson was back at the track this week, a little sore, but mostly back up to speed.(Ford Racing)(2-13-2006)...

Darnell wins Gong Show:

From countless laps around Martinsville to a head-to-head match race in Darlington, viewers of Discovery Channels Roush Racing: Driver X saw the 2005 driver search unfold in their living rooms. When the dust settled, it was Erik Darnell who was named Driver X, and...

O’Quinn to Run Daytona ARCA Race:

NASCAR Busch Series driver Danny O'Quinn, Jr. will run in the ARCA Re/Max Series race at Daytona as a joint venture with Roush Racing and Roulo Brothers Racing. O'Quinn will run the Daytona ARCA 200 in a #39 World Financial Group Ford Taurus fielded by Roulo Brothers...

O’Quinn to Run Full Season: UPDATE

A Roush Racing official confirmed that Danny O'Quinn will compete full time in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2006 for the team. O'Quinn, 20, competed in "Roush Racing: Driver X" - the team's search for a driver for its Craftsman Truck Series team - but has landed in Roush...

Pennzoil / Roush Announce 2006 Schedule:

The 2006 Pennzoil Busch Series schedule will include both Mark Martin and Matt Kenseth driving the new Pennzoil Ford Fusion in a combined total of nine Busch Series races. Kenseth, who is committed to a total of seven races, will pilot the Pennzoil Ford Fusion at Fontana...

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

AM Speeds: 44 drivers in 76 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Jan. 31st. The fastest in the AM test was #26-Jamie McMurray [his 2 cars were 1-2] with a speed of 169.316mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #2-Kurt Busch, #6-...

Martin to run limited CTS sched, starts at Daytona:

Mark Martin will kick off his 2006 Craftsman Truck Series schedule in the series season opening Daytona 250 on Friday, Feb. 17. Martin, who plans to run a limited schedule in both the Craftsman Truck and Busch Series in 2006, will compete in four races over Daytona...

Las Vegas Testing – Day 1:

AM Speeds: 24 drivers in 41 cars took to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Monday, Jan. 30th AM session. The fastest was #66-Jeff Green with a speed of 170.068mph [track record is 174.904 set in Mar 2004], followed by #38-Elliott Sadler, #6-Mark Martin, #31-Jeff Burton...

Testing at Las Vegas – Jan 30/31-Feb 1:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 41 entries for NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. This test session, which many NASCAR drivers are calling the most important of the season, will take place Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1. Each team will be allowed to test for two of ...

Hill presents artwork to Martin:

One perk of winning the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway is that Mooresville-based artist Garry Hill does a commemorative painting of each year's key moment, and the members of the winning team get prints of the limited edition work. Hill unveiled...