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Johnson wins pole at Lowe’s:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the pole for the Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a track record lap of 187.735mph. #39-Ryan Newman, going for his record 5th win in a row, will start 2nd [also track record], followed by #57-Kyle Busch, #41-Reed Sorenson and #...

Martin wins WIX Award:

Drivers Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr. won the WIX Filters Lap Leader Awards during the Oct. 8-9, 2005 NASCAR racing weekend. Martin's WIX Filters Lap Leader Award win in racing at Kansas Speedway was his first award of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. For...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Charlotte

Newman sets sights on record Ryan Newman (#39 alltel Dodge) is entered in Fridays race and looks to become the first driver in the series to record the most consecutive wins in the same season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#81 Menards Chevrolet) set the mark with five consecutive...

Tony Stewart Concert does well:

Tony Stewart held his 2nd annual Tony Stewart Foundation Benefit Concert on Wed. Oct. 5th. In attendance on this special night were drivers Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, and Kyle Petty, and NBS driver Martin Truex Jr. ...

Bowyer in, Tracy on hold:

The Paul Tracy experiment in NASCAR is on hold, according to team owner Richard Childress. Childress, who tested the Champ Car driver in August, is focused on helping Nextel Cup driver Kevin Harvick win the $1 million bonus for finishing 11th (his current position) ...

Kahne wins at Kansas:

#6-Kasey Kahne won the United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint at Kansas Speedway over #66-Greg Biffle by 0.031 seconds, for his 3rd career win and the first Busch Series win for owner Ray Evernham. #1-Johnny Sauter finished third followed by #...

Truex Jr. wins pole at Kansas:

#8-Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the United Way 300 presented by Yellow Transportation and Sprint at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.938mph, a new track record. #47-Jon Wood will start 2nd followed by #58-Regan Smith, #6-Kasey Kahne and #32-Jason Leffler. Missing...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kansas

More Midwest homecomings In addition to Emporias Clint Bowyer, two other prominent Midwestern drivers are entered in the NASCAR Busch Series event at Kansas. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Communications Ford) is a native of Columbia, Mo. about 120 miles from Kansas City...

More II on Ferrell NASCAR Movie:

The new 2006 action comedy set in the world of NASCAR started filming in Charlotte, N.C. in early September. During the UAW-Ford 500 weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, Ricky Bobby better known as Will Ferrell, had a NASCAR garage stall and sign between Martin Truex...

Sadler wins pole at Talladega, Harvick’s time disallowed:

#38-Elliott Sadler won the Budweiser Pole for the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a fast lap of 189.260mph for his 3rd pole of 2005, 2nd at Talladega and 5th of his career. #29-Kevin Harvick WAS to start 2nd but the overflow tube for the fuel tank was ...

Newman wins at Dover:

#39-Ryan Newman won the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway, dominating the race by leading 193 of 200 laps. It is Newman's 4th win in a row and of the season, in 6 races run this year Newman has four wins and two 3rds. #8-Martin Truex Jr. was running 2nd until...

Newman wins pole at Dover:

#39-Ryan Newman won the pole Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 156.420mph, followed by #8-Martin Truex Jr., #41-Reed Sorenson, #18-J.J. Yeley and #2-Clint Bowyer. #6-Erin Crocker qualified 6th. Missing the race were: #71-Dale Quarterley; #10...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Dover

Green prepares for 350th start David Green (#27 Kleenex Ford), the 1994 NASCAR Busch Series champion, is set for his milestone 350th career series start Saturday at Dover. Green is fourth on the all-time list in that category, behind Tommy Houston (417), Elton Sawyer...

Stewart Wins 3rd Quarter Driver of the Year Vote:

Tony Stewart, who smoked the race tracks in NASCAR Nextel Cup series, fired up the voting among the media and the fans, easily winning the Speed Channel DRIVER OF THE YEAR third quarter, 2005. "It's an honor to be named the third quarter Driver of The Year, said Stewart...

DEI/Chance2 get Dollar General?

hearing that Dollar General, who are leaving the #34 Team as a sponsor, could be the new sponsor for the DEI/Chance2 #8/#81 team in 2006 with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., and Ryan Moore sharing the driving duties.(9-16-2005)...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off-Week

The key numbers as the NASCAR Busch Series settles into its third off-week of the season are these; the #8 leads the #2 by 69 points. Defending series champion and points leader Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) still holds an advantage over second-place...

Truex to be penalized points and fined UPDATE:

just before TNT's race coverage of the Nextel Cup race at Richmond, it was mentioned by Bill Webber, that #8-Marin Truex Jr. would be fined and docked 25 points for his one-fingered salute to Mike Wallace after the two tangled Friday night in the Busch Series race.(...

Harvick wins at Richmond:

#21-Kevin Harvick won the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway for his 3rd win of the season and 16th of his Busch Series career [126 races] and 2nd Busch win at Richmond. #11-Paul Menard was 2nd for his career best, followed by #17-Matt Kenseth, #9-...

Martin wins pole at RIR:

#9-Mark Martin won the pole for the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 127.239mph. #60-Carl Edwards is 2nd, followed by #90-Elliott Sadler, #17-Matt Kenseth and #32-Jason Leffler. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. starts 10th. #6-Erin...

Martin wins IROC race at Richmond, close to title #5:

Kurt Busch dominated Round Three of the Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC) at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday night, but it was Mark Martin aided by three cautions in the final five laps that provided him with enough to edge out Busch...