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Sonoma Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 15 LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring a 22nd-place finish. Hornish Jr. claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time this season and for the third time in the last four races. ...

Michigan International Speedway Fast Facts

.. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the LifeLock 400, his 18th victory in 306 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2008. .. This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 18 races at Michigan International Speedway. .. ...

Michigan Rookie Notes:

#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 8 Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. McDowell logged a 27th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time in the last four Sprint Cup Series races. #01-Regan Smith holds a three-point lead...

Cup Series Drivers Complete Test at Infineon Raceway:

Six Sprint Cup Series drivers completed a one-day test session on Tuesday at Infineon Raceway in advance of the Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 20-22. For one of the drivers, it was a return to familiar surroundings, albeit in a different type of racecar. #77-Sam Hornish...

Cup Drivers Scheduled to test at Infineon Raceway:

Six Sprint Cup Series drivers are scheduled to visit Infineon Raceway on Tuesday, June 10, for a one-day test session. NASCAR drivers expected to attend the test day include #96-J.J. Yeley, #77-Sam Hornish Jr., #6-David Ragan, #38-David Gilliland, #28-Travis Kvapil...

Entry List

for the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is posted, 47 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: Not in top 35 of 2008 owners points (2008 race attempts/owners pts standings in parens): #00-A.J. Allmendinger (30/36) #10-Mike Wallace (30/39) #21...

Pocono Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored an 18th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 13 races this season. #00-Michael McDowell led the Dover...

Racing Resources Says “¦

* Kyle Busch won the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway after starting the race third. Busch scored his eighth career victory in his 127th career race. Busch's previous victory came at Darlington. Busch scored his fourth victory in 2008, the most in the series...

Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:

.. Greg Biffle won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks with a lap of 23.193 seconds, 155.219 mph. .. This is his sixth pole in 199 career Sprint Cup races. .. This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start in ...

Dover Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 25 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored a 13th-place finish, his best in 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time...

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Qualifying Fast Facts

.. Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 185.433 mph/29.121 seconds. .. It is his fourth pole in 126 Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is Busch's second pole of the year. His previous pole this season came at Las Vegas Motor Speedway...

Castroneves considering moving to NASCAR UPDATE Denied:

Helio Castroneves, who is seeking to win his third Indianapolis 500 this weekend, said he is considering following several other open-wheel racers and moving to NASCAR but has made no decision yet. "I won't deny that I'm thinking about it," Castroneves said Monday ...

Charlotte Rookie Notes:

#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 10 Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway. McDowell scored a 28th-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the first time this season. #10-Patrick Carpentier led the race at Darlington ...

Where did the non top-35 drivers practice at Charlotte

if things stay the same, these drivers would make the race: #77-Sam Hornish Jr., 15th #84-A.J. Allmendinger, 21st #78-Joe Nemechek, 24th #70-Johnny Sauter, 25th #96-J.J. Yeley, 30th #33-Ken Schrader, 31st #40-Sterling Marlin, 40th #10-Patrick Carpentier, 41st if things...

Allmendinger wins Sprint Showdown:

#84-A.J. Allmendinger won the Sprint Showdown at Lowe's Motor Speedway advancing to the All-Star Challenge along with #77-Sam Hornish Jr. who came in 2nd. #9-Kasey Kahne advances after being voted in by the fans, 2nd was #7-Robby Gordon with #19-Elliott Sadler finishing...

Darlington Rookie Notes:

#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the May 3 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Smith scored a 21st-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the fifth time in 10 races this season. He has been the top Raybestos Rookie in ...

Smith rookie of the race at RIR:

#01-Regan Smith scored a 21st-place finish at Richmond and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second consecutive race and for the fifth time in 10 races this season. Smith unofficially leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by one point (97-96) over #...

Richmond Rookie Notes:

#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 27 Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Smith scored a 21st-place finish and captured top rookie honors for the fourth time in nine races this season. He also led the race once for one lap and was...

Danica Patrick talked to Roush Fenway recently UPDATE:

Officials from Roush Fenway Racing "had a conversation" with IndyCar driver Danica Patrick as recently as two weeks ago when the Sprint Cup Series was in Phoenix for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. And while Jack Roush, the founder and co-owner of the organization, said ...

Talladega Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at Phoenix. Hornish Jr. scored a 20th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the third time this season. Hornish Jr. leads #01-Regan Smith by three points (78-75) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering...