Mark Martin - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Some Darlington Notes:

* Darlington is the site of the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup (Grand National) race to be held on a paved raceway and the first 500-mile race on September 4, 1950. The track then measured 1.25 miles. * The spring race at Darlington became a 400-mile event in 1994. * The...

Last time

two drivers ran 1st and 2nd in two consecutive races [as #17-Kenseth and #9-Kahne did at Rockingham and Las Vegas] was in 1998 when Jeff Gordon won at Rockingham and Atlanta and Dale Jarrett finished 2nd.(FX Happy Hour Coverage), last time it was done 3 races in a ...

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Atlanta Nuggets:

Bill Elliott [not entered] leads all active drivers with five Bud Poles at Atlanta. The last spring race that was won at Atlanta by the Bud Pole sitter dates back to 1979 (Buddy Baker). The last time a race was won by the Bud pole winner at Atlanta was in November ...

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like...

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DAIMLER CHRYSLER 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his ninth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at one race ago at North Carolina Speedway. Kenseth's second victory in 2004 marks the...

Kenseth wins at Las Vegas…again; Kahne 2nd this week…again:

#17-Matt Kenseth pretty much dominated the 2nd half of the UAW-Daimler-Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 123 of the 267 laps and winning his 2nd race in a row of the season and his 2nd race in a row at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #9-Kasey Kahne, the pole...

Qualifying Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Bud Pole for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, lapping Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 30.874 seconds at 174.904 mph. He broke Bobby Labonte;s track-qualifying record of 31.211 seconds, 173.016 mph, set Feb. 28, 2003. Fifteen drivers posted...

Some LVMS Notes:

ÃÂÃÂ· 21 drivers have competed in every NASCAR Nextel Cup race at LVMS. Three of those drivers (Skinner, Spencer and Kenny Wallace) are not entered this year. ÃÂÃÂ· Michael Waltrip and Joe Nemechek have started every Nextel Cup and Busch race ever held at LVMS...

Tuesday News Conference to Detail the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge UPDATE:

Officials of NASCAR, Nextel and Lowe's Motor Speedway will unveil the format and other details concerning the 20th running of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 24, in The Speedway Club at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The NASCAR NEXTEL...

Ganassi Says He Was Robbed:

They were lined up behind the NASCAR hauler before Sunday's Subway 400 had even concluded at North Carolina Speedway. Ganassi Racing owners Chip Ganassi and Felix Sabates staked out a position at the entrance, and were soon joined by Donnie Wingo, crew chief for driver...

Martin called to the NASCAR trailer:

#6-Mark Martin was called to NASCAR's trailer [phone booth? oval office? white elephant?] as NASCAR was concerned that he was blocking for his teammate, #17-Kenseth [Martin is also listed as the owner of the car], Martin was insulted by the accusation.(Speed Channel...

Roush/Yates Engine Woes Update:

Reigning series champion #17-Matt Kenseth said Roush Racing has determined what caused the engine failures in teammates #6-Mark Martin and #99-Jeff Burton last weekend in Daytona and is confident the problem is corrected. Kenseth said each engine had something different...

McMurray wins again at the Rock, 4 in a row:

While then-leader #21-Kevin Harvick battled the lapped car of Richard Childress Racing teammate #55-Robby Gordon in Saturday's Goody's 200 at North Carolina Speedway, #30-Jamie McMurray swept below both exiting Turn 4 on Lap 177 of 197 to take the lead. McMurray then...

Pennzoil back to Cup…on the #99 for Vegas UPDATE:

been told that Pennzoil, currently a primary sponsor in Roush Racing's #9 part time Busch Series team and Cup associate on all the teams, will be the primary sponsor for Jeff Burton on the #99 Roush Racing Ford at Las Vegas [Jayski will be there]. See my #99 Team Paint...

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the ...

Edwards heir apparent to Martin UPDATE to Busch next year:

A seemingly harmless post-race question turned into a startling revelation Friday night. During Carl Edwards' winner's interview in the press box at Daytona International Speedway following his victory in Friday night's Florida Dodge Dealers 250, Edwards' team owner...

Stock Car Fans Ramblings – Twin 125’s:

We had the running of the Gatorade Twin 125's at Daytona International Speedway, and if Jr's car was awful Thursday it's gonna be a long day for 42 other drivers on Sunday. Greg Biffle grabbed his first career-pole Sunday, and he'll lead 'em to the green as the first...

NJ Native, Martin Truex Jr. wins the pole at Daytona:

#81-Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the Hershey's Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway with a speed of 181.137mph, the rest of the top five are #2-Ron Hornaday at 181.108, #21-Kevin Harvick at 180.832, #32-David Stremme at 180.563 and #55-Robby Gordon. ...

Kenseth’s Busch Plans UPDATE:

Matt Kenseth said his team was going to try to merge its Busch Series programs together. "Our Pennzoil deal with Roush (Racing) in the #9 car, I'm going to run three races. I think Jeff Burton's running three and Mark Martin's running three," he said. "We're still ...

Cook to leave the #29? to Roush or ppc? UPDATE 5 testing but no announcement…yet:

#29-Terry Cook says he'll likely remain with K-Automotive Motorsports, there's a much better chance both Cook and sponsor Power Stroke Diesel will move to either Roush Racing or ppc Racing. It is believed that Cook's interest in ppc Racing revolves around the fact ...