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Kahne wins pole at Richmond:

#79-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the FUNAI 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a lap of 128.977mph, the rest of the top five are: #2-Clint Bowyer, #4-Jeff Green, #8-Martin Truex Jr. and #60-Carl Edwards. Missing the race were: #00-Kertus Davis; #58-Brent Sherman...

Newman fastest at Lowe’s, today final day:

#39-Ryan Newman showed he is a threat to win the pole no matter the division, posting the fastest unofficial lap Monday evening as 29 NASCAR Busch Series teams tested at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation for the inaugural nighttime running of the CARQUEST Auto Parts...

Testing at Lowe’s:

More than 25 NASCAR Busch Series teams will be testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway Monday and Tuesday on Monday, May 9, and Tuesday, May 10 in preparation for the inaugural nighttime running of the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 on Saturday, May 28. Testing will run from 3:00...

Kenseth wins at Darlington:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway, his 18th career Busch Series win. The rest of the top five were #22-Kenny Wallace, #8-Martin Truex Jr., #66-Greg Biffle and #21-Jeff Burton. #60-Carl Edwards maitains the points lead with a 11th...

Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway Ends:

#24-Jeff Gordon took to Lowe's Motor Speedway's renovated racing surface like the proverbial duck took to water Wednesday night as 17 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams made final preparations for the May 29 NASCAR All-Star Challenge and the May 29 Coca-Cola 600. The unofficial...

#11 Rumors out again:

on Speed Channel's NASCAR Nation, NASCAR.com's Marty Smith was asked about rumors of Joe Gibbs Racing's #11 Jason Leffler being replaced. Smith said he contacted the team and was told there is no truth to the rumor, but Smith said garage gossip have possible drivers...

Testing dates set at Lowe’s Motor Speedway UPDATE – Speeds:

Lowe's Motor Speedway has scheduled 35 hours of open testing for NASCAR Craftsman Truck, Busch and NEXTEL Cup Series teams in preparation for the track's slate of May races, including the May 21 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge and the May 29 Coca-Cola 600. The testing...

Truex Jr. wins at Talladega:

after a rain soaked day at Talladega, Martin Truex Jr. won the for the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, his 2nd in a row. The race was delayed a few hours but was able to finish the whole race and even go to a green-white-checkered finish. The rest of the top...

Menard wins pole at Talladega:

#11-Paul Menard won the pole for the Aaron's 312 at Talladega Superspeedway with a speed of 184.023mph, his second career NASCAR Busch Series pole. He scored his first in the #11 Menards DEI car at Kansas Speedway last fall. Rounding out the top-five are: #87-Joe Nemechek...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Talladega

Six of the last seven NASCAR Busch Series races discounting Bristols .533-mile track have been contested at venues where the distance averages nearly 1.4 miles. But average will hardly be the catch word this weekend when series drivers compete on NASCARs largest track...

Dale Jr. isn’t concerned about Truex bolting; Expects Mikey back in the #15 UPDATE 2:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. isnt concerned teammate Martin Truex Jr. will be driving for any team other than DEI. Truex, who is in contract negotiations with car owner Teresa Earnhardt said at Texas rumors of him looking to go elsewhere are false. Dale Jr. said I feel ...

Testing at Richmond:

Two drivers will be at Richmond International Raceway testing Tuesday, April 26th, in preparation for the FUNAI 250 and Chevy American Revolution 400. Mark Martin will test his #9 Busch car and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will test his Cup car. Many drivers are scheduled...

Testing at Darlington Tuesday UPDATE:

Testing in preparation for the Darlington Busch and Cup races next Friday and Saturday nights [May 6 and 7th] is scheduled for 2:00 to 10:pm/et on Tuesday, April 26th. The following drivers are scheduled to test: Cup - #9-Kasey Kahne, #40-Sterling Marlin and #13-Greg...

Yates Looking to start 3rd Team?

Robert Yates is cranking up plans for a third Ford team next season, and every top NASCAR crew chief worth his salt is looking at that opportunity - particularly if Yates can snare a hotshot driver. The top two drivers mentioned so far are Martin Truex Jr. [denied ...

Penalties announced:

three NASCAR Busch Series crew chiefs were penalized following rule infractions at Texas: Kevin Manion, crew chief of the #8 Chevrolet driven by Martin Truex Jr., was fined $1,000 after violating Sections 12-4-A, 9-4-A (crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions...

Truex Jr. Comments about rumors:

There have been reports that Martin Truex Jr. might leave DEI, however at Texas he tried to clear up those rumors telling PRN's Garagepass..."I don't know where these people come up with these things. You know we're in negotiations trying to get our contract signed...

Truex looking elsewhere? Yates? Denied by Yates and Evernham UPDATE:

Martin Truex Jr., 2004 Busch Series Champ, is reported to be working the marketplace, and one report has Dodge's Ray Evernham and Ford's Robert Yates both interested in Truex. But Yates denies he's looking at Truex. "We're set for next year (with Elliott Sadler and...

Hmiel wins the pole at Texas:

#32-Shane Hmiel won the pole for the O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.840mph. The rest of the top-10 are: #8-Martin Truex Jr., #60-Carl Edwards, #44-Justin Labonte, #9-Mark Martin, #33-Tony Stewart, #47-Jon Wood, #66-Greg Biffle, #20-Denny Hamlin...

Testing at Texas:

Eight NASCAR teams tested Tuesday and Wednesday at Texas Motor Speedway, preparing for the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. The flurry of testing activity marks the second straight week NASCAR teams trekked to Texas in search of speed. Drivers putting their...

Testing at Texas:

Texas Motor Speedway says Bill Elliott, Kasey Kahne, and Boris Said are scheduled to test their Nextel Cup entries there on Tuesday, and Rusty Wallace is expected on Wednesday. Busch Series drivers planning tests this week include Joe Nemechk, Martin Truex Jr., Paul...