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Edwards wins at Phoenix:

#60-Carl Edwards on the Arizona 200 presented by Walk the Line Phoenix International Raceway for his 5th win of the season, beating out #2-Clint Bowyer, who also moved 20 points closer to points leader #8-Martin Truex Jr. who finished 6th. Truex needs to finish 12th...

Edwards wins pole at Phoenix:

#60-Carl Edwards went out late and won the pole for the Arizona 200 presented by Walk the Line at Phoenix International Raceway, beating out #20-Denny Hamlin for his 6th pole of 2005. Starting 3rd is up-and-coming #58-Regan Smith, Points leader #8-Martin Truex Jr. ...

Auto Racing All-America Team Selected:

A 17-member Auto Racing All-America Team, the largest ever selected, has been chosen by voting members of the motorsports press. The champions of NASCAR Nextel Cup, IndyCar, Champ Car, NHRA Top Fuel and the World of Outlaws were among the top vote-getters. One of them...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Phoenix:

Truex Jr. can clinch title, but no quit in Bowyer Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) could clinch his second consecutive NASCAR Busch Series title Saturday at Phoenix. The reigning champion is 84 points ahead of second-place Clint Bowyer (#2 ACDelco Chevrolet...

Harvick wins at Texas, Newman 16th:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway for his 4th win of 2005 and 17th career wn. Harvick now has 13 top 10's, including 12 top fives, in 19 races this season. He has finished in the top five in four of the last five races that he has...

Newman wins pole at Texas:

#39-Ryan Newman won the pole for the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.500mph. #14-David Stremme starts 2nd, followed by #21-Kevin Harvick, #47-Jon Wood and #66-Greg Biffle. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. will start 10th and 2nd in ...

Car of Tomorrow Tests at Atlanta:

Cars were on track at Atlanta Motor Speedway today, just one day after the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. With five race teams' participation, NASCAR tested the Car of Tomorrow in a day-long test session. Yesterday's race winner Carl Edwards was among the drivers testing...

Vickers to test ‘Car of Tomorrow’ at Atlanta UPDATE:

Following Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway #25-Brian Vickers will remain in Atlanta to conduct a test session for NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports. He will be driving the next-generation NEXTEL Cup Series car, known as the "car of tomorrow." Several other teams...

Truex wins IROC race at Atlanta:

Martin Truex Jr. won the IROC race at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his first IROC win in his 4th race, the 48th driver to win an IROC race. Mark Martin finished 2nd and clinced the 2005 Crown Royal IROC Championship, his 5th career championship, winning $1 million. Matt...

Homestead Testing Scheduled:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series testing will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway with test sessions scheduled for Monday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November 7 - Wednesday, November 9. The teams and drivers will be preparing for the upcoming...

Testing at Homestead Scheduled:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series testing will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway with test sessions scheduled for Monday, October 31 - Wednesday, November 2 and Monday, November 7 - Wednesday, November 9. The teams and drivers will be preparing for the upcoming...

Newman wins 6th straight pole at Atlanta:

#12-Ryan Newman won the Budweiser Pole for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 193.928mph for his 7th pole of 2005 and 34th of his career. It is the 6th straight pole at Atlanta for Newman [his finishes in the other five races were: ...

Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, lapping Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.588 seconds at 193.928 mph. Geoffrey Bodine holds the track-qualifying record of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph, set Nov. 15, 1997, in the first...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Offweek:

The championship will come down to the last three weeks of the season. Defending series champion Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) has been trying to shake Clint Bowyer (#2 ACDelco Chevrolet) since Bowyer took over second place in the points standings ...

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

One of the busiest test sessions in speedway history will have drivers preparing Tuesday for the Dickies 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, Cup drivers scheduled to test include: #31-Jeff Burton, #44-Terry Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #12-Ryan Newman, #18- Bobby Labonte, #...

Bowyer wins at Memphis:

#2-Clint Bowyer, came from the back [officially started 16th, but made changes to car after the impound and had to fall to the rear of the pack before the green flag] to win the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park under green-white-checkered finish for his 2nd...

Truex Jr. wins pole at Memphis:

Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park with a lap of 119.867mph. It is Truex's 3rd pole of the season. The rest of the top-5 are: #1-Johnny Sauter, #58-Regan Smith, #11-Paul Menard and #66-Aaron Fike. 2nd ...

Testing ends at Atlanta:

NEXTEL Cup cars were on the track again today testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in preparation for the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. Dale Earnhardt Jr. topped the speed charts today in his Budweiser Chevrolet, with a lap of 189.215 mph, (29.30 seconds). The #36 Chevrolet...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Memphis

The entry list for Saturdays final stand-alone race of the NASCAR Busch Series season at Memphis Motorsports Park contains some of the great names in racing Earnhardt, Elliott, Foyt and Wallace. However, only Bill Elliott (#6 Hellmans Mayonnaise Dodge), the 1988 NASCAR...

Newman wins at Charlotte:

A rough night at the race track brought the same results for driver #39-Ryan Newman wn the Dollar General 300 at Lowes Motor Speedway for a record tying fifth series victory in the drivers five most recent series starts, surpassing the consecutive win streak of four...