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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kentucky

Green, Wallace brothers look to compete at Kentucky A little sibling rivalry will be added to Saturday nights race at Kentucky Speedway as two sets of brothers will compete against each other in addition to the field. Two of the three racing Green brothers who hail...

Bowyer wins at Nashville:

#2-Clint Bowyer won the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway for his first career Busch Series win. The rain was rain-delayed a day. Points leader, #60-Carl Edwards missed the race as he was busy winning the Nextel Cup race at Pocono Raceway, Hank Parker...

Qualifying rained out at Nashville:

Qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway has been rained out with the lineup set by owners points/NASCAR Rules book [top 35 owners points, past winners, series champs, race attempt's, qual order]. So #60-Carl Edwards starts 1st [no pole...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Nashville

Nashville hub of Tennessee racing tradition Nashville has a rich racing heritage, starting with the horse track that became the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and ultimately led to the construction of the Nashville Superspeedway. The Music City Motorplex, the re-named...

Truex Jr. close to re-signing with DEI UPDATE:

on Speed Channel's NASCAR This Morning, DEI's Richie Gillmore said they are close to signing Martin Truex. Jr. to a 3-year deal [with a 3 year option] and the contracts are in the laywers hands and hope to have something to announce in a few weeks.(6-5-2005) UPDATE...

Truex Jr. wins at Dover:

Defending Busch Series Champ, #8-Martin Truex Jr. won the MBNA Racepoints 200 at Dover International Speedway for his 2nd win of 2005 and 9th of his career. #41-Reed Sorenson finished 2nd two seconds back, followed by #64-Jamie McMurray, #90-Dale Jarrett and #5-Jimmie...

Qualifying Rained out at Dover:

for the MBNA Racepoints 200 at Dover International Speedway, and the field was set by top 30 in Owners Points and race attempts for the other 13, so points leader #60-Carl Edwards starts 1st, followed by #21 Kevin Harvick [remember it is owners points NOT drivers points...

Top-10 results of the fan vote for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge:

1) Martin Truex Jr. (competed in the All-Star Race) 2) Jamie McMurray 3) Jason Leffler 4) Ken Schrader 5) Ricky Rudd 6) Kyle Petty 7) Jeff Burton 8) Kenny Wallace 9) Dave Blaney 10) Kyle Busch No totals and just the top 10.(6-2-2005)...

Robby racing in Mexico on Sat. Truex to practice the #7:

#7-Robby Gordon will return to his racing roots to compete in his #83 Red Bull Chevy CK1500 Trophy-Truck in the SCORE Baja 500 on Saturday. The Three-time SCORE class point champion will once again pull double-duty, qualifying for the NEXTEL Cup event in Dover on Friday...

New Chassis on the way for DEI:

While some teams use chassis built in-house to incorporate details that make them more suitable to their driver's styles, DEI is taking a chassis it bought from a manufacturer and modifying it in an attempt to develop a feel that works best for Earnhardt Jr., Waltrip...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Dover

With a nickname like The Monster Mile, one wouldnt think Dover International Speedway has a soft spot for any of its competitors. But it does. Of the 111 different winners in NASCAR Busch Series history, Dover site of Saturdays MBNA RacePoints 200 holds the record ...

Johnson wins wreckfest at LMS:

#48-Jimmie Johnson passed #18-Bobby Labonte at the line by half of a car in a wild Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his third straight Coca-Cola 600 win, an all-time record. The race lasted 5 hours, 13 minutes and 56 seconds [the record is 5 hours, 34 minutes...

Coca-Cola 600 Notes:

Jimmie Johnson won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway, scoring his 16th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 123rd career start. Johnson became the first driver to score three straight Coca-Cola 600 victories. It was Johnsons fourth victory and seventh finish...

Kahne wins pole at LMS:

#6-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a new track record speed of 186.735mph, beating the old record set by Kevin Harvick of 184.445mph. 13 drivers beat the old record. #66-Greg Biffle is on the outside pole, the ...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Its back to work for the competitors in the NASCAR Busch Series following the second off-week of the season. The site of Saturday nights race Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. is NASCARs proverbial backyard, housing a majority of the sports team shops and driver...

Fan Voting for Challenge:

#1-Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge fan vote to secure a position in the field. Truex led the voting as a record 438,931 votes were cast for drivers.(NASCAR) AND NO I have not seen nore found the vote tally, who was 2nd or the rundown.(5-26...

All-Star Fan Vote:

#1-Martin Truex Jr. won the fan vote and will run in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Sorry, no idea on who was 2nd or how the voting results ended up...

New crew chief for the #12 team:

FitzBradshaw Racing announced that it has hired Mike Greci as crew chief for driver Tim Fedewa and the #12 SuperCuts/Hot Tamales Dodge Charger. Greci comes to FitzBradshaw Racing from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. where he served as car chief and shock specialist for 2004 NASCAR...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off Week

Saturday nights NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Lowes Motor Speedway is billed as a premier series event, but many of the participating drivers bring solid ties to the NASCAR Busch Series. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Communications Ford), who won his second NASCAR...

DEI working on contracts with Waltrip and Truex:

DEI vice president Richie Gilmore says contract discussions continue with NAPA and #15-Michael Waltrip and with Martin Truex, who is expected to revive the #1 Chevrolet in Cup with Bass Pro Shops as the sponsor. Gilmore says that NAPA is looking at a one-year extension...