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Kansas Notes and News:

If history has a way of repeating itself, Shane Hmiel (No. 15 Whitaker Farms Chevrolet) figures the third time has to be the charm. Saturdays OReilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway has produced the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series two youngest winners Ricky Hendrick...

News and Notes Milwaukee:

Based on his recent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at The Milwaukee Mile, this could be the week Terry Cook (No. 10 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) returns to top form. Cook will be the first to welcome the change. Its been a miserable month for the...

BANG Racing switches crew chiefs/crews UPDATE:

BANG Racing will switch crew chiefs and crews, with Rick Ren going to the #24 Line-X Toyota with driver Travis Kvapil and Eric Phillips going to the #42 Toyota and driver Mike Skinner.(XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 144)(6-22-2004) UPDATE: BANG RACING announced today that...

Chaffin wins at Dover:

#18-Chad Chaffin pit early and out of sequence because the wrong tire was put on the right front of his #18 Dickie's Dodge, but when a caution came out during green-flag pit stops late in the race, it was Chaffin who inherited the lead. Despite repeated attempts by...

DOVER NEWS & NOTES:

A 17th-place finish hardly is reason to celebrate, but for Robert Huffman (No. 12 Toyota Tundra Toyota) its a step in the right direction. Huffman, one of 17 Raybestos Rookie of the Year contenders on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was just happy to be racing at...

Starr wins pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

#75-David Starr won the pole for Friday night's Infineon 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (8:30pm/et, Speed). The pole is the third of Starr's career and first since California in November 2002. His lap Thursday at 178.577 mph set a new track record, one of 15 drivers ...

Crawford wins at Martinsville:

#14-Rick Crawford, still nursing broken bones in his left foot from an accident in the March 13 race at Atlanta, withstood a fierce challenge from short-track ace #46-Dennis Setzer in a two-lap shootout to win Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Under series...

Bang Racing adds sponsorhip for Truck and Cup programs:

Bang Racing says Limelight Media Group Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has signed on as an associate sponsor of its #42 Toyota for Mike Skinner and #24 Toyota of Travis Kvapil in the Craftsman Truck Series. The team says the agreement also includes Limelight's sponsorship ...

Bang Racing adds sponsorhip for Truck and Cup programs:

Bang Racing says Limelight Media Group Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has signed on as an associate sponsor of its #42 Toyota for Mike Skinner and #24 Toyota of Travis Kvapil in the Craftsman Truck Series. The team says the agreement also includes Limelight's sponsorship ...

Lepage not happy with release from the #4:

Kevin Lepage's "full-time ride" with Morgan-McClure Racing is over, just six races after it was announced. And according to Lepage, he couldn't be happier. Lepage was handed his walking papers by the Abingdon, Va. team last week, after managing a best finish of 22nd...

Martinsville Notes II:

Jack Sprague's (No. 16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at Martinsville Speedway mirrors the previous Augusta National stats of golf professional Phil Mickelson, who broke his Masters drought last Sunday. Sprague, on three occasions, has...

Hamilton wins at Atlanta; Parker, Gordon, Crawford Injured:

#4-Bobby Hamilton used overtime and a wild last-lap pass of fellow veteran #42-Mike Skinner to claim the win in Saturday's EasyCare 200, the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A late-race caution forced the scheduled 130-lap race...

Reutimann wins pole at Atlanta, Toyota on the pole:

#17-David Reutimann led a Toyota and rookie invasion of Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. Reutimann, a rookie, turned a lap at 179.452 mph to claim the pole for Saturday's EasyCare 200 (1 p.m. Eastern, Speed), the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta...

Atlanta Notes:

Some records seem destined to last forever, like Bill Elliott's qualifying marks of 210.364 and 212.809 mph, respectively, at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. Geoffrey Bodine (No. 03 Team EJP Chevrolet) holds the title to one such lap - with...

Line-X to Sponsor Truck Series race at Michigan:

Line-X, the nationwide leader in spray-on truck bedliners, will sponsor the Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Since MIS is located in the backyard of the automotive capital world, partnering with...

Testing at Texas:

Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of two-dozen drivers scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway prior to the Samsung/RadioShack 500 race week. In addition to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series teams, the Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC...

StockCarFans.com RUMBLINGS — DAYTONA:

They all knew who they had to beat....it just wasn't gonna get done today! Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead for good on lap 181 and led the rest of the way to grab his first ever Daytona 500 victory. Six years to the day from his dad's only victory in the 500, the ...

#33 Crew Member Injured:

During the first caution period in the Daytona 500 on Sunday, John Wallace, a tire carrier for #33-Mike Skinner, fell from the wall onto pit road, suffering a hairline fracture of his right arm and requiring 8-10 stitches in his forehead, just above his nose, team ...

Sponsor for the #33:

during Speed Channel's Wed Nextel Cup practice, it was mentioned that Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Marine Boats would be the sponsor of the #33 RCR Chevy and driver Mike Skinner for the Daytona 500. The sponsor is NOT AOL as I earlier reported. Also see the PR at RCR...

Bang Racing to run some Cup races later in 2004 UPDATE 3:

First-year Craftsman Truck Series team owner Alex Meshkin says he will make an announcement Tuesday about a sponsorship deal that will see his team compete in the Nextel Cup Series near the end of this season. Meshkin, 23, owns Bang Racing, which will field a pair ...