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Rumbling – Race Notes – Bristol:

#17-Matt Kenseth led the final 51 circuits tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway en route to a victory in the Sharpie 500 over Kyle Busch in what was a relatively (for Bristol anyway) mild short-track race. Hardly any punches considered and just a little jawing post-race...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Bristol [24 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3499 [clinched a spot in the chase] #17-Matt Kenseth 3492 -7 [clinched] #29-Kevin Harvick 3178 -321 #5-Kyle Busch 3097 -402 #24-Jeff Gordon 3091 -408 #11-Denny Hamlin 3070 -429 #31-Jeff Burton 3064 -435 #20-Tony Stewart...

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sharpie 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds at 124.906 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph - set March 21, 2003. This is Kurt Buschs seventh career...

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.906mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 7th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #31-Jeff Burton, #43-Bobby Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart are ...

Ramblings – Qualifying Tidbits:

Kurt Busch sped around Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds (124.906 mph) to grab his 4th top-spot of the season and 7th of his NEXTEL Cup career. He's now in a three-way tie with Jeff Burton and Kasey Kahne for most Bud Poles this year. Burton will start alongside...

Biffle tests at Memphis for RIR; Kurt Busch also:

#16-Greg Biffle tested at the Memphis Motorsports Park oval on Monday to get some information about the track at Richmond, Va. -- a track similar to the MMP oval. "We look for racetracks that have similar corners and a track that we are familiar with. Sometimes we ...

COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...

COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed...

Michigan Race News and Notes:

Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his 13th Nextel Cup victory in his 243rd career start. This was Kenseths third victory in 2006. He also won at California and Dover. Kenseth moved into 46th on NASCARs all-...

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

It was Matt Kenseth's day today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the GFS Marketplace 400 by a diminishing 6/10's of a second over Jeff Gordon. Kenseth's win was his third of the season and 13th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied for 46th on the all...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Michigan Glen [23 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3365 #17-Matt Kenseth 3307 -58 #29-Kevin Harvick 3048 -317 #6-Mark Martin 2970 -395 #20-Tony Stewart 2959 -406 #24-Jeff Gordon 2931 -434 #5-Kyle Busch 2922 -443 #11-Denny Hamlin 2920 -445 #31-Jeff Burton 2916...

Burton wins pole at Michigan:

#31-Jeff Burton won the Budweiser Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway with a speed of 187.936mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 6th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #19-Elliott Sadler [in the first race in the ride], #17-...

Qualifying News and Notes:

Jeff Burton won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 38.311 seconds at 187.936 mph. Ryan Newman holds the trackqualifying record of 37.069 seconds, 194.232 mph - set June 18, 2005. This is Burton...

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Burton is certainly on a qualifying roll..... Burton continued his hot streak today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 with a time of 38.311 sec (187.936 mph). This is the third top-spot in the last six ...

New Associate Sponsor for #17: Rinnai Corporation:

DEWALT announced that Rinnai Corporation has joined its #17 racing team as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the 2006 Nextel Cup Series season. Based in Peachtree City, Ga., Rinnai is the world's largest gas appliance manufacturer offering a complete line of...

Michigan Rookie News and Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin was the Rookie of the Race at Watkins Glen, finishing 10th and took top rookie honors for the 12th time this season. He collected his 10th top-10 of the 2006 season and scored the best finish by a first-year driver on a road course this season. Hamlin...

Rumblings – Notes – Watkins Glen:

We had a short-track disguised as a road course today.... In a slam-bang affair, Kevin Harvick bested Tony Stewart in a five lap shootout to take the AMD at the Glen for his second win of the season. Harvick's first road course victory was the 7th of his career (he...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Watkins Glen [22 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3241 #17-Matt Kenseth 3117 -124 #29-Kevin Harvick 2918 -323 #31-Jeff Burton 2879 -362 #5-Kyle Busch 2871 -370 #6-Mark Martin 2815 -426 #20-Tony Stewart 2794 -447 #11-Denny Hamlin 2782 -459 #24-Jeff Gordon 2756...

Indy Race Notes:

Jimmy Johnson won the 2006 Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring his 22nd NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 168th career start. Johnson moved to 26th on NASCARs all-time winners list, tying Terry Labonte. This was Johnsons fourth victory in 2006...