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1st Practice Results for the Sam’s Town 400:

(Top five) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, 181.500 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 181.409 3) #99-Erik Darnell, 180.699 4) #17-David Reutimann, 180.487 5) #10-Terry Cook, 179.450 1st Chevy(7th) #16-Mike Bliss, 179.015 1st Dodge(11th) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 178.778 For complete practice results...

Truck Series News & Notes:

Mark Martin ( 6 Scotts Ford) became the season's first three-time winner when he beat Roush Racing teammate Carl Edwards (# 50 Scotts/Ortho Ford) by just under four seconds at Dover International Speedway on June 2. The one-two finish was the organization's first since...

Skinner to Drive #12 Again in Nashville; Will do Double Duty this Weekend:

Mike Skinner will once again pilot the #12 FitzBradshaw Dodge next weekend as the team heads to Nashville Superspeedway for the Federated Auto Parts 300.(FBR PR)(6-5-2006)...

News & Notes from Texas Motor Speedway:

The Truck Series is in its 12th season and no speedway has hosted more truck events than Texas Motor Speedway. The Sam's Town 400 on Friday evening will be the 17th truck series race since "The Great American Speedway!" opened in 1997. The Sam's Town 400 is the third...

Final practice results for the City of Mansfield 250:

(Top five) 1) #16-Mike Bliss 110.409 2) #5-Mike Skinner 110.112 3) #11-David Starr 109.589 4) #23-Johnny Benson 109.416> 5) #75-Aric Almirola 109.117 1st Dodge (6th) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1st Ford (19th) #14 Rick Crawford 1st Rookie (5th) #75-Aric Almirola For complete...

Skinner to drive for Busch Series team:

FitzBradshaw Racing officials say Mike Skinner will take over driving duties for regular driver Joel Kauffman at Dover International Speedway. "Dover is such a tough track, we felt we needed to put Mike Skinner in the car for that race, and give Joel a chance to watch...

Skinner in the #12 at Dover:

FitzBradshaw Racing announced today that NASCAR veteran Mike Skinner will pilot the #12 Supercuts Dodge Charger in the Stonebridgeracing.com 200 at Dover June 3rd. Skinner replaces rookie Joel Kauffman at the tough one-mile oval in a one-race deal with FitzBradshaw...

Open testing speeds at Mansfield:

Top five in speed were; #16-Mike Bliss 109.536; #88 Matt Crafton 108.880; #11 David Starr 108.860; #4 Timothy Peters 108.421; #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 108.349. Top Ford, #59 Steve Park 107.972 with the 10th fastest time and the top rookie was #12 Joey Miller in 15th. ...

Driver standings following Lowes

1) #30 Todd Bodine, 1017 2) #9 Ted Musgrave, 1000 3) #17 David Reutimann, 896 4) #6 Mark Martin, 844 5) #10 Terry Cook, 808 For complete standings visit: motorsportsone.com truckseries.com nascar.com(official)(5-19-2006) LI>Busch wins the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at...

Top five:

1) #51 Kyle Busch, Nat'l Land Liquidators Chevy 2) #10 Terry Cook, Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 3) #30 Todd Bodine, Lumber LiquidatorsToyota 4) # 9 Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motor Co. Toyota 5) #33 Ron Hornaday, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Chevy 1st Dodge; (...

Qualifying order for the Quaker Steak & Lube:

(Top five) 1) #5 Mike Skinner 179.378 2) #98 Erin Crocker 178.986 3) #20 Marcos Ambrose 177.754 4) #33 Ron Hornaday 177.049 5) #14 Rick Crawford 177.020 1st Rookie -Erin Crocker 178.986 Going home: #1 Robert Richardson, #40 Chad Chaffin, #63 J.R. Patton, #31 Nicholas...

1st Practice for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200

(Top five) 1) #60 Jack Sprague 179.724 2) #16 Mike Bliss 179.408 3) #5 Mike Skinner 179.176 4) #75 Aric Almirola 179.093 5) #51 Kyle Busch 178.560 1st Dodge (7th) Bobby Hamilton Jr. 178.239 1st Ford (9th) Mark Martin 178.036 1st Rookie (4th) Aric Almirola 179.093 For...

#37 gets sponsor for All-Star race:

Atomic-X, makers of the leading non-carbonated Energy Drink, announced their sponsorship of the #37 R & J Racing Nextel Cup Team for the All-Star Weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 19th and 20th. The Atomic-X machine will be driven by accomplished NASCAR veteran...

Ramblings – Nextel Challenge:

First, Scott Riggs took the pole for the NEXTEL Open with a time of 28.953 seconds (186.509 mph) over Denny Hamlin. He'll lead 'em to the green for the 30 lapper tomorrow night....and you better hurry cause it'll be over before you know it! Tough night for a bunch ...

AutoMotion to sponsor #40 at Charlotte:

AutoMotion, a new full-service auto body/paint/decal/wrapping outsourcing solution for race teams, has announced a one-race associate sponsorship with Key Motorsports and the #40 driven by Chad Chaffin for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200, Truck Series race Friday night...

Craftsman For A Cure Announced at Martinsville UPDATE 3:

Craftsman Motorsports in conjunction with Bobby Hamilton Racing will host the 'Craftsman For A Cure' charity event which will support the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. 'Craftsman For A Cure' will give race fans the opportunity...

Friday final practice:

for the Kroger 250 is over. (Top five) #23-Johnny Benson 95.280 #60-Jack Sprague 94.903 #14-Rick Crawford 94.851 #16-Mike Bliss 94.832,BR> #15-Mike Skinner 94.780 1st Dodge: (11th) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 94.458 1st Rookie: (7th) #99-Erik Darnell 94.699 for entire practice...

#37 Team Slows to limited schedule UPDATE:

Two Toccoa [GA] businessmen, John Carter and Roger Craven, did the near-impossible last year when they took their shoestring budget team to Daytona and finished ninth in the Daytona 500, earning more than $300,000. But this year, Carter and Craven are on the verge ...

News & Notes – Martinsville:

Most competitors would be pleased to count a quartet of third-place finishes at any racetrack. Not that Jack Sprague (# 60 Con-Way Toyota) is complaining about his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at Martinsville Speedway. But what's missing from those third-place...

#37 Needs Sponsor or may close:

Two Toccoa [GA] businessmen, John Carter and Roger Craven, did the near-impossible last year when they took their shoestring budget team to Daytona and finished ninth in the Daytona 500, earning more than $300,000. But this year, Carter and Craven are on the verge ...