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NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Off-Week

The key numbers as the NASCAR Busch Series settles into its third off-week of the season are these; the #8 leads the #2 by 69 points. Defending series champion and points leader Martin Truex Jr. (#8 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet) still holds an advantage over second-place...

Key Motorsports announces 2005 plans:

Chesapeake, VA -Key Motorsports announced their return to the Craftsman Truck Series Circuit with driver Andy Houston and crew chief Lance Hooper. The first race will be the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 24th. Houston, son of former Busch series ...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Milwaukee

Keller strong at The Mile Jason Keller (#35 McDonalds Ford) isnt one to show much emotion, but the NASCAR Busch Series iron man has to be excited to arrive at Milwaukee. Keller, currently 10th in the NASCAR Busch Series point standings, carries the best record among...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Kentucky

Green, Wallace brothers look to compete at Kentucky A little sibling rivalry will be added to Saturday nights race at Kentucky Speedway as two sets of brothers will compete against each other in addition to the field. Two of the three racing Green brothers who hail...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Nashville

Nashville hub of Tennessee racing tradition Nashville has a rich racing heritage, starting with the horse track that became the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and ultimately led to the construction of the Nashville Superspeedway. The Music City Motorplex, the re-named...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Dover

With a nickname like The Monster Mile, one wouldnt think Dover International Speedway has a soft spot for any of its competitors. But it does. Of the 111 different winners in NASCAR Busch Series history, Dover site of Saturdays MBNA RacePoints 200 holds the record ...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Its back to work for the competitors in the NASCAR Busch Series following the second off-week of the season. The site of Saturday nights race Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. is NASCARs proverbial backyard, housing a majority of the sports team shops and driver...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Richmond

Four rookies in top 10 With the influx of young talent in the NASCAR Busch Series, it should be no surprise that four Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates are in the top 10 in the points standings. Carl Edwards (#60 Charter Ford) has led the NASCAR Busch Series ...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Darlington

Already labeled as the track Too Tough to Tame, yet another challenge awaits at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The first race under the lights at the historic track will be contested by the drivers and teams of the NASCAR Busch Series. And Darlingtons trademark...

#239 for Keller:

#35-Jason Keller will make his 239th consecutive NASCAR Busch Series start on Sunday at Mexico. The streak is the second longest in Busch Series history behind Tommy Houston's 360 starts.(Team Rensi PR)(3-2-2005)...

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES NEWS & NOTES LAS VEGAS

Jason Keller (No. 22 Miller High Life Ford) is slated to make the 325th start of his NASCAR Busch Series career in the Sams Town 300. In doing so, Keller will move past Dale Jarrett into sole possession of third place on the all-time list of most NASCAR Busch Series...

Two Houston’s with Ultra at Homestead:

Ultra Motorsports and Team ASE/CARQUESTare using in this weekend's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to run the Houston brothers. Andy Houston will make his sixth start of the year in the #2 Dodge and brother Marty Houston will make his...

Close Race:

Only one other first-to-second margin in the history of the NASCAR Busch Series has been closer with two races to go in the season. Rob Moroso led Tommy Houston by nine points at that point in 1989. Houston reclaimed the lead in the standings with one race to go, but...

Close…but been closer:

David Greens 36-point cushion over Vickers is close, but amazingly enough, four others have been closer with five races to go in the season. Todd Bodine led Joe Nemechek by one point with five races left in 1992, before Nemechek was able to come back and capture the...

#300 for Keller:

When #57-Jason Keller takes the green flag at Nazareth Speedway on May 18th, he will not only be defending his race title, but making his 300th-career start as a Busch Series driver. Keller becomes only the fifth driver in NASCAR Busch Series history to reach the milestone...

Nazareth Test Cut Short

Monday's scheduled practice run at Nazareth Speedway for BGN drivers #98-Elton Sawyer and #38-Christian Elder was cut short due to an accident by the rookie Elder. Elder took nine runs on cold tires before his car spun out while coming around turn four. Elder sustained...

Houston to try BGN:

Houston to try BGN: #75 CTS driver Marty Houston(Andy's brother) is set to attempt his BGN debut at North Carolina Speedway (Rockingham, NC) in the #82 Channellock Chevy as SABCO enter's the first of the final four events on the 2000 Busch Series schedule. The middle...

PPI Crew Chief:

After thorough evaluation and discussion, PPI Motorsports and Brad Parrott, crew chief for the #32 Tide Ford in Cup, have mutually agreed to part ways. Parrott has elected to pursue other opportunities outside of PPI Motorsports. PPI Motorsports has named Scott Houston...

PPI Motorpsorts/McDonalds Announcement UPDATE 2:

McDonald's Racing and PPI Motorsports will announce the team's NASCAR Winston Cup driver for the 2001 season, Tuesday, August 29th at Noon/et(McDonalds PR) UPDATE: hearing that Andy Houston will be named as the PPI driver and ESPN2's RPM 2Night is reporting the same...

Elton 300:

Elton Sawyer will make his 300th BGN start of his 16-year career at the Moore's Snacks 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in the #98 LYSOL Racing Ford. Sawyer will join legends Tommy Houston(417) and Dale Jarrett (323) as the only men to start 300 NASCAR Busch Series races...