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Martin wins at Kansas:

#6-Martin Martin broke a 52 race winless streak by dominating the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway, leading 139 of 267 laps. It is Martins first points win of 2005 [he won the Nextel Challenge in May at LMS] and 35th career win. #16-Greg Biffle was 2nd, followed by #...

Kenseth wins pole at Kansas:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a Track Record lap of 180.856mph for his 2nd pole of 2005 and 3rd of his career. THe rest of the top five are: #38-Elliott Sadler, #24-Jeff Gordon, #22-Scott Wimmer and #99-Carl Edwards...

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 29.858 seconds at 180.856 mph. He broke Jimmie Johnsons track-qualifying record of 29.938 seconds, 180.373 mph, set Oct. 3, 2003. The top-five qualifiers eclipsed...

Ramblings – Kansas:

Matt Kenseth nabbed his second Bud Pole of the season (and third of his Cup career) today at Kansas Speedway for tomorrow's Banquet 400 with a time of 29.858 (180.856 mph) as the top-5 all bettered the previous track record. Kenseth will lead 'em to the green with ...

Kenseth renegotiating with Roush:

#17-Matt Kenseth was busy testing last week at Kansas and Charlotte, and while his immediate concern was working on his Busch setups, the 2003 Cup champion and his fellow Roush racers also have been thinking about the personnel turnover that will come at the end of...

The 2005 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Week No. 3 Notes

As a result of his second-place finish in the UAW-FORD 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Tony Stewart re-took the point lead in the 2005 Chase for NASCAR NEXTEL Cup by just four points over second-place Ryan Newman. Stewart along with nine other drivers will race over...

Rumblings – Talladega:

It was another wreckfest today at Talladega Superspeedway, and in a race decided somewhere around turn 3 (we think) Dale Jarrett was declared the winner of the UAW-Ford 505. In a finish under caution, DJ gets his 32nd career win and his first since he won at Rockingham...

Jarrett wins big at Talladega:

#88-Dale Jarrett, with help from #20-Tony Stewart, moved from 6th to 1st and won the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway with a last lap pass on a green-white-checkered finish. It is Jarrett's 32 career win, first since Feb 2003 at Rockingham, 98 races ago. Jarrett...

Busch Series Testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway OVER – Speeds:

More than a dozen NASCAR Busch Series teams, including those fielding cars for NEXTEL Cup title contenders Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman, are scheduled to test at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Wednesday, Sept. 28 in preparation for the Dollar General...

Johnson wins at Dover:

#48-Jimmie Johnson won the MBNA RacePoints 400 at Dover International Speedway, holding off teammate #5-Kyle Busch on a green-white-checkered finish to win for his 3rd win of the season, 3rd at Dover and 17th of his career. The win vaulted Johnson into the Points Lead...

Driver Points Standing

after Dover race 2 of 10 in the Chase: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5362 #2-Rusty Wallace, -7 #12-Ryan Newman, -12 #6-Mark Martin, -21 #20-Tony Stewart, -23 [5 wins, 4 2nds, gets spot] #16-Greg Biffle, -23 [5 wins, 1 2nd] #19-Jeremy Mayfield, -81 #99-Carl Edwards, -103 #17-...

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings – Top 15

....the old way, not the Chase after Dover, race 28 of 36: 1) #20-Tony Stewart, 4005 2) #16-Greg Biffle, 3825, -180 3) #2-Rusty Wallace, 3727, -278 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3727, -278 5) #6-Mark Martin, 3589, -416 6) #19-Jeremy Mayfield, 3489, -516 7) #97-Kurt Busch, ...

Rumblings – Dover:

Jimmie Johnson passed Mark Martin on lap 377, then held off his teammate Kyle Busch to take today's MBNA RacePoints 404 at Dover International Speedway. It was his third win of the season (he won at Lowe's in May and Las Vegas in February), his third at Dover, the ...

#97 Back in Crown Royal Purple at Dover:

For the final time this season, the #97 Ford Taurus will be coated with Crown Royal purple & gold for the NASCAR Cup race at Dover International Speedway this Sunday, including a special logo that commemorates the Crown Royal Relief initiative. Previously, Busch...

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...

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

Well, I'm Back! [Henry is...welcome back] First of all, I want to take a couple lines here to thank all of you for your thoughts, prayers, and contributions. There is a ton of devastion in this area, and it's gonna be a long time till South Louisiana and Coastal Mississippi...

Reiser Wins Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award at New Hampshire:

Matt Kenseth caught a bad break in this weekend's Sylvania 300, literally. Following a routine stop for service, Kenseth's front brake locked up as he was exiting the pits and the driver of the # 17 DeWalt Ford was forced to plow around the track until he could reenter...

New Hampshire Race Notes:

Ryan Newman won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, scoring his 12th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 143rd career start. Newman scored his second win at Loudon in eight races. He scored his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in the September...

Newman wins at New Hampshire:

#12-Ryan Newman won the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a exciting pass with 2 laps to go for his 1st win of 2005 and 12th of his career. Newman's win makes him the 13th different driver to win a race in 2005. It was Newman's first win in ...

Stewart wins pole at New Hampshire:

#20-Tony Stewart won the Budweiser Pole for the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway with a lap of 131.143mph for his 2nd pole of 2005 and 9th of his career. #24-Jeff Gordon [1st race with new crew chief] starting 2nd, followed by #8-Dale Earnhardt ...