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Skinner wins pole at Atlanta:

#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 182.591mph for his 6th pole off the season and 23rd in his Truck Series career. With today's qualifying effort, Skinner wraps up the season's $10,000...

McFarland to Make First Truck Start of 2005

Mark McFarland will make his first Truck Series start of 2005 in the #52 Chevrolet Vortec Max Engines Silverado fielded by Ken Schrader Racing and pushed by a Richard Childress Racing power plant. SpeedScrap and the ScrapShack, leaders in the motorsports photo scrap...

McFarland may run 2005 race:

Mark McFarland, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s driver at JR Motorsports, may run the Homestead Busch Series race. McFarland will run full-time in 2006 in the #88 US Navy Chevy fielded by JR Motorsports.(10-19-2005)...

McFarland up to Busch with Dale Jr. team? UPDATE 5 The Navy:

BGNRacing.com is hearing hearing that Mark McFarland, current driver for the Dale Earnhardt, Jr. owned team, JR Motorsports in the Hooters ProCup Series, will venture into Busch next season with possible backing from the NAVY. UPDATE: Director of motorsports for the...

JR Motorsports gets first win:

Mark McFarland won the Merchant's Tire and Auto Center 250 presented by BF Goodrich USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series race at Southern National Speedway (SNS) in Kenly, NC. The win is not only the first for McFarland, but it is the first for the Dale Earnhardt, Jr.-owned...

Dale Jr.’s Late Model Team:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is continuing to grow his JR Motorsports operation and will field a car for Mark McFarland in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. McFarland will also drive a limited late model schedule for the team. "It's a fun effort, yet it's a serious effort,'' ...

Testing at Vegas Jan 26-29th:

More than 50 Cup [NNC] and Busch [NBS] teams are expected to descend on LVMS on Jan. 26-29 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to experiment with the new tires, spoilers and body designs that will go into effect in the coming season. It's the first open test for teams on an...

McFarland in the #59 at RIR:

2003 NASCAR Dodge Weekly National Champion Mark McFarland will be behind the wheel of the # 59 HT Motorsports NASCAR Craftsman race truck at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday, September 9th. McFarland has made several starts in 2004 for the Jim Harris owned...

Unilever Foods signs with Evernham Motorsports for a Busch Team:

Unilever Foods Division announced the signing of an agreement that places the company's successful Hungry Drivers NASCAR Busch Series sponsorship with Evernham Motorsports for the upcoming 2005 season. Unilever Foods, one of the world's largest food companies, is...

Badwin team gets full backing for 2005:

Unilever Bestfoods (UBF), one of the largest consumer products companies in the world, and Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) announced today that they have agreed to a 34-race sponsorship that will place up-and-coming "hungry drivers" behind the wheel of the #6 Dodge during...

#59 to have Goodyear paint scheme:

Jim Harris of HT Motorsports #59 Dodge NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry in the inaugural running of the UAW/GM Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, will showcase a one-time graphics package touting tire supplier Goodyears 50th anniversary of NASCAR involvement...

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers are scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th from 9am to 5pm, include Ultra Motorsports drivers #1-Ted Musgrave and #2-Andy Houston along with Orleans Racing driver #62-Steve Park.(TMS ...

Lynch the last Hungry Driver:

Scott Lynch, the reigning champion in NASCAR's Grand National Division, West Series champion, has been named as the final driver in the "Hungry Drivers" program run by the Busch #6 team of Tommy Baldwin, who serves as crew chief for Cup driver Kasey Kahne. Lynch joins...

Motorsports center unveiled:

Plans were unveiled Saturday for a new Virginia Motorsports Technology Center in Henry County [VA]. The $1.2 million facility also has signed its first tenant, North Carolina-based racing team HT Motorsports #59 Truck Team]. The racing package, which came through Gov...

Motorsports center unveiled:

Plans were unveiled Saturday for a new Virginia Motorsports Technology Center in Henry County [VA]. The $1.2 million facility also has signed its first tenant, North Carolina-based racing team HT Motorsports #59 Truck Team]. The racing package, which came through Gov...

McFarland in the #59 Dodge? UPDATE:

hearing that 2003 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series champion Mark McFarland announced at the MARFR banquet that he has a full truck ride [except at Daytona and Atlanta, supposedly Steve Grissom will drive those] with Harris Trucking and will be relocating to NC.(1-...

Martinsville Notes:

K Automotive Racing, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fixture since the inaugural race in 1995, will return the Keselowski name to competition at Martinsville Speedway after an absence of more than four seasons. Bob Keselowski competed in 86 series races, winning at...

Tracy Hines in the #6:

The second leg of the Hungry Drivers program begins this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway when Tracy Hines takes the controls of the #6 Hellmann's Dodge. Hines, an Indiana native and two time open-wheel champion, will make his first career NASCAR Busch series start...

Tommy Baldwin Racing Names New GM:

Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that effective immediately Jennifer Simmons has been named General Manager of the company. In her new position Simmons responsibilities will include gross profit analysis, budgeting, team and travel logistics, event licensing, team, ...

Notes from Day 3 of Daytona testing:

#46 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, headquartered in Oklahoma since its first series race in 1996, has moved its shops to Statesville, N.C. The guys have done a really great job racing out of Oklahoma but we need to step up, said driver Dennis Setzer, last years championship...