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Truck Series News & Notes:

For David Starr, whose #11 Red Horse Racing Toyota team comes to Memphis Motorsports Park as the defending winner of Saturday's O'Reilly 200, there is no special pressure to perform. According to Starr, this week is no different than any other. Last year's win - the...

Family Dollar Teams with FitzBradshaw:

FitzBradshaw Racing announced a partnership with Family Dollar Stores, Inc. to return as a primary sponsor for nine races in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series season. Carlos Contreras has been tapped by FitzBradshaw Racing to pilot the #14 Family Dollar Dodge in select ...

Final practice results for the Built Ford Tough 250 at Kentucky Speedway:

(Top ten) 1) #-13 Kerry Earnhardt, 177.421 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, 176.142 3) #23-Johnny Benson, 176.114 4) #17-David Reutimann, 176.079 5) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 174.870 6) #59-Chad Chaffin, 174.498 7) #5-Mike Skinner, 174.323 8) #21-Bobby East, 174.284 9) #11-David Starr...

Skinner holds record for most poles:

With his pole last weekend at Kansas, Mike Skinner now holds the record for most career poles in the Truck Series (28). Skinner owns four poles in 2006, three of which have come in the last four races. Skinner only has 116 starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series...

Final Results at Kansas Speedway:

(Top ten) 1) #10-Terry Cook, Power Stroke Int'l Diesel by Ford 2) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 3) #20-Marcos Ambrose, Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford 4) #77-Brendan Gaughan, Harrah's Dodge 5) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 6) #6-David...

Front Row Motorsports and Race El Paso to team up at Indy:

Race El Paso, the race team based out of El Paso, Texas owned by Gregg and Ryan Jackson plan to attempt the Brickyard 400 at Indy this August. The Jacksons nearly made it in 2004, when Geoff Bodine drove the team's car [was #34 then], the Border Bandit, to a qualifying...

Terry Cook Wins the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway:

Terry Cook had a problem early in the race, got the Lucky Dog on Lap 44; and then marched to the front to take the lead and win the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Finishing in second was the #14 Ford of Rick Crawford ;another strong performance by that...

Skinner wins the pole for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 171.772 2) #14-Rick Crawford, 170.412 3) #6-David Ragan, 169.790 4) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 169.444 5) #10-Terry Cook, 169.337 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 169.221 7) #60-Jack Sprague, 169.173 8) #99-Erik Darnell, 168.908 9) #-Timothy Peters, 168.882...

Final Practice Results for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas:

(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 168.766 2) #14-Rick Crawford, 167.918 3) #6-David Ragan, 166.888 4) #23-Johnny Benson, 166.415 5) #98-Erin Crocker, 166.374 6) #88-Matt Crafton, 166.328 7) #10-Terry Cook, 166.292 8) #99-Erik Darnell, 166.174 9) #22-Bill Lester, 165.827...

Truck Series News & Notes – Kansas:

Kansas Speedway is a welcoming track for Truck Series drivers regardless of age, experience or competitive status. When the late Ricky Hendrick won the inaugural running of Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, the 21-year-old became the then youngest to win a series...

Hornaday on the pole — sets a new record in Milwaukee

(Top ten) 1) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 122.021 2) #60-Jack Sprague, 121.955 3) #23-Johnny Benson, 121.314 4) #51-Johnny Sauter, 121.494 5) #75-Aric Almirola, 121.224 6) #5-Mike Skinner, 121.126 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 121.061 8) #6-David Ragan, 120.785 9) #20-Marcos Ambrose...

Truck Series News & Notes:

Chad McCumbee (# 08 U.S. Restoration Chevy) is a believer in serendipity. Just when life was handing the 21-year-old North Carolina resident lemons, McCumbee squeezed out lemonade - and how. McCumbee, on foot after his original team cut back its Truck Series schedule...

Johnny Benson Wins the Con-Way Freight 200 at MIS:

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Exide Batteries Toyota 2) #6-Mark Martin, Scotts Ford 3) #4-Bobby Labonte, Dodge Motorsports BHR Dodge 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #88-Matt Crafton, Menards/Energizer Chevy 6) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck ...

Final practice results for the Con-Way Freight 200:

(Top five) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 177.651 2) #98-Erin Crocker, 176.322 3) #17-David Reutimann, 175.837 4) #46-Kraig Kinser, 175.580 5) #6-Mark Martin, 175.503 For complete final practice results: truckseries.com nascar.com(6-16-2006)...

1st practice results for the Con-Way 200 at MIS:

(Top five:) 1) #4-Bobby Labonte, 179.372 2) #17-David Reutimann, 178.532 3) #5-Mike Skinner,178.501 4) #10-Terry Cook, 178.200 5) #6-Mark Martin, 178.101 1st Chevy; (6th) #51-Martin Truex Jr., 178.002 1st Rookie; (20th)#75-Aric Almirola, 175.648 For complete practice...

Ramblings – Michigan:

Kasey Kahne nabbed his fourth Bud Pole of the season today (and 10th of his NEXTEL Cup career) at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's 3M Performance 400 presented by Post-It Picture Paper....but he had to wait till the end to start celebrating. Jeff Gordon...

Truck Series News & Notes–Michigan:

Father's Day is doubly special for many NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors. Without racing fathers, nearly half the starting field in Saturday's Con-way Freight 200 might be doing something other than competing in a race. At least 15 competitors taking the green...

Bodine wins at Texas:

(Top five) 1) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bark Truck Corral Ford 4) #17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 5) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 1st Chevy(6th...

Bodine “The Onion” wins Sam’s Town 400:

Todd Bodine comes back from a lap down to win the Sams Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. With six laps to go, the 4-second lead of Mike Skinner's went down the drain and a faster Todd Bodine in the #30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota driving hard on the outside. passed Skinner...

Final Practice Results for the Sam’s Town 400:

(Top five) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 180.747 2) #17-David Reutimann, 179.509 3) #99-Erik Darnell, 179.075 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 178.938 5) #30-Todd Bodine, 178.849 1st Chevy(6th) #46-Kraig Kinser, 178.778 1st Dodge(12th) #98-Erin Crocker, 177.194 For complete final practice...