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Hamiltons 1-2 in final Indy test session:

It was a family affair atop the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing speed charts July 19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the father-son tandem of Bobby Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton Jr. posted the top laps, respectively. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular [and...

Skinner paces week 3, day 1 of testing at Indy:

Mike Skinner put his #23 History Channel AutoManiac Dodge atop the speed charts in private NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series testing July 18 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap of 180.692 mph. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was second fastest in the #32 Tide Chevrolet at 179.565, ...

Week 3 of Testing at Indy:

The final tune-up for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard is taking place July 18-19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as 20 drivers including three past event champions are scheduled to test on the historic 2.5-mile oval. Testing will take place from 9 a.m.-5 ...

Setzer wins at Kentucky:

#46-Dennis Setzer won the Built Ford Tough 225 pres. by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers at Kentucky Speedway for his 3rd win in 4 races and 15th career win. Rounding out the top five were #30 Todd Bodine, #17 David Reutimann [2nd 3rd place in a row], #5 Mike Skinner...

Lester wins pole at Kentucky:

#22-Bill Lester won the pole for the Built Ford Tough 225 pres. by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers at Kentucky Speedway with a track record of 178.141mph [the old record was 169.641 by Jon Wood in 2003]. It was Lester's second consecutive pole and 2nd of the season...

Kentucky News and Notes:

Kentucky Speedway will host a major milestone in NASCAR history Saturday when Bill Lester (#22 Toyota) becomes the first African American competitor to win $1 million during his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Lester, 44, has won $993,586 in 90 series ...

#4 back in the top-35 AND:

With Mike Wallace's 8th place finish at Daytona in the Pepsi 400, the #4 Morgan McClure Motorsports team is back in the top-35 in Owners Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Chicago. Thr #4 is now 34th, #22-Scott Wimmer falls to 35th [6 points behind the #4] and...

Bodine wins at Kansas:

#30-Todd Bodine picked up where he left off in 2004 with the #30 team, in his 2nd race with the team in 2005 [and 10th total], Bodine won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway in a green-white-checkered finish after a scary late race wreck between #4-Chris...

Lester wins pole at Kansas:

#22-Bill Lester won the pole for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway with a new track record lap of 173.633mph for his first Bud pole of the season and second career pole; his other pole was at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2003. Thirty-one of the 36 trucks broke...

Kenny in the #00 with Davis:

Aaron's Sales & Lease and Kenny Wallace Racing have put together a deal with Bill Davis Racing to field the #00 Dream Machine [Dodge?] in Saturday Nights Pepsi 400 at Daytona. If more information is available it will be posted.(Kenny Wallace site)(6-28-2005) UPDATE...

Kansas News and Notes:

Shake-up in the points standings again Its looking like another exciting year in the battle for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Setzer led 152 of 200 laps to win the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, his second victory in six days. Setzer trailed Bobby Hamilton...

Milwaukee News and Notes:

Wild Michigan race scrambles points standings Hamilton regained the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship lead from Musgrave with his third-place finish June 18 at Michigan International Speedway. The defending series champion is five points up on Paramount Health...

Setzer wins at Michigan:

#46-Dennis Setzeer won the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway for his first win of the 2005 season, 13th of his career, and moved into second in points, 5 points behind new leader #04-Bobby Hamilton, who finished 3rd. Previous points ...

Busch wins pole at Michigan:

#15-Kyle Busch won the pole for the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway with a new track record of 181.612mph [old record was 178.037mph] for his first Truck Series pole in his 10th race. Thirty drivers broke the old track record. #1-Musgave...

Skinner in the #23 at Michigan:

Mike Skinner will again pilot the #23 History Channel AUTOMANIAC Dodge in this weekends NASCAR Nextel Cup Batman Begins 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Skinner most recently raced the #23 AUTOMANIAC car in the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowes Motor Speedway in May. ...

Michigan News and Notes:

Milestone race comes in Cooks backyard Terry Cook (#10 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) and his team chose the right time to hit their stride. Cook, on a three-race string of top-10 finishes and eighth in championship standings, will make his 200th NASCAR...

Sprague wins at Texas:

#16-Jack Sprague won the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway for his first 2005 win. #23-Johnny Benson finished 2nd and said during his interview he was 'bummed', it is Benson's 4th career 2nd place finish in 35 career starts. Rounding out the top-5 were #46-Dennis Setzer...

Skinner wins pole at Texas:

#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway with a new track record of 182.902mph. Skinner won the pole for this event on 2004, led both practices. Rounding out the top five are: #14-Rick Crawford, #75-David Starr, #23-Johnny Benson, #22-Bill...

Texas News and Notes:

Renshaw in bounce-back at Dover Even champions occasionally feel the sting of failing to qualify for a race but that fact doesnt completely erase the disappointment. When Deborah Renshaw (#8 EasyCare Vehicle Service Dodge) missed last months race at Lowes Motor Speedway...

Dover News and Notes:

Series hits milestone 250th race this week The MBNA RacePoints 200 marks the 250th series race. Many of the drivers competing in Dovers event are winners of previous milestone events. They are Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota), first and 25th races; Rich Bickle...