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Biffle wins at Gateway:

#60-Greg Biffle raced to his third BGN victory of the year in the Charter Pipeline 250 at Gateway International Raceway. Biffle, the series leader, edged #26-Ron Hornaday by 1.945 seconds after putting his Ford ahead of Hornaday's Chevrolet during the final series ...

Hmiel wins pole at Gateway but it is Disallowed, so LaJoie gets it:

#47-Shane Hmiel matched the BGN record for poles by a rookie, taking his third pole of the season at Gateway International Raceway but then the speed was disallowed when NASCAR inspectors found Hmiel's car to be 17-19lbs lighter than the allowed weight of 3,300 pounds...

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard....

Raines in the #74 at Chicago? UPDATE:

Raines in the #74 at Chicago? UPDATE: hearing Tony Raines will driver the #74 Chevy at ChicagoLand Speedway instead of regular driver Chad Littlle (in a limited schedule), why? Raine's sponsor from the Daytona BGN race, Closetmaid will sponsor the car.(7-9-2002) UPDATE...

Biffle wins at Milwaukee:

#60-Greg Biffle won the GNC Live Well 250 BGN race at Milwaukee. 2nd was #57-Jason Keller, followed by #23-Scott Wimmer, #26-Ron Hornaday and #33-Tony Raines. #47-Shane Hmiel was taking to the infield care center after the race with heat exhaustion. #24-Jack Sprague...

Kenseth gets BGN sponsor:

Bayer Consumer Care is pleased to announce that it will partner with Reiser Enterprises and driver Matt Kenseth to compete in 15 selected BGN races throughout the 2003 racing season. The Bayer Consumer Care products of Bayer Aspirin, Alka-Seltzer, Alka-Seltzer Plus...

Double Duty at Dover:

Double Duty at Dover: Ken Schrader will attempt to pull off double duty for the fifth time this season at Dover this weekend. In addition to his regular duties as the driver of the No. 36 Pontiac, Schrader plans to run the #52 Schrader Racing entry in the Truck Series...

Two BACE cars at Dover:

Two BACE cars at Dover: BACE Motorsports has posted two entries for the race next weekend at Dover International Speedway. Tony Raines will pull double-duty on the high-banked cement, as he and teammate Chad Little attempt to put a pair of BACE entries in the MBNA ...

Special Bayer Scheme at NHIS:

The May 11th race at the New Hampshire International Speedway will provide Busch Series driver Tony Raines with the chance to sport a new look aimed at impressing women. Raines and his sponsor, Bayer Consumer Care, have teamed up to run a special paint scheme that ...

McLaughlin closes out Lowes testing as fastest:

#18-Mike McLaughlin's fastest lap came aboard the #18 MBNA Pontiac as 20 teams made final preparations for the May 25 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300. With mid-day track temperatures topping 135 degrees, the unofficial stopwatches caught McLaughlin at 174.193 mph in the Pontiac...

Hendrick Injured UPDATE:

#5-Ricky Hendrick suffered a dislocated right shoulder in an accident during the BGN race at Las Vegas. On Lap 119 of the 200-lap race, Hendrick and #33-Tony Raines collided and Hendrick's car went careening into the Turn 1 wall. Hendrick, the 21-year-old son of Hendrick...

Fuller fastest Tuesday:

Top five in Tuesday afternoon practice were #88-Jeff Fuller, #59-Stacy Compton, #33-Tony Raines, #37-Jeff Purvis, and #1-Jimmy Spencer. See the BGN Racing site for EAS / GNC Live Well 300 Tuesday Afternoon Practice(2-12-2002)...

Friday Testing:

#1-Joe Ruttman was the fastest Friday in the cool air with a speed of 185.943 mph. 2nd fastest was #26-Lyndon Amick at 185.128 and 3rd was #33-Tony Raines at 184.188. Also hearing most of the late afternoon practice was rained out and not much drafting got done. The...

Amick Fastest Thursday:

Fastest on Thursday's testing at Daytona was #26-Lyndon Amick in a Pontiac at 185.319mph with #1-Joe Ruttman at 184.934 and 3rd fastest was #88-Jeff Fuller at 184.237. The speeds for Thursday: #26-Lyndon Amick, Pontiac, 185.319mph #1-Joe Ruttman, Pontiac, 184.934 #...

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March ...

BACE Sponsors

BACE Motorsports driver Tony Raines has shown marked improvement this year, and team co-owner Brian Baumgardner says primary sponsor Bayer/Alka-Seltzer is excited about it. Also just around the corner is a possible sponsorship deal for Chad Little. According to Baumgardner...

Raines wins the pole at Nazareth

#33-Tony Raines won the pole at Nazareth with a speed of 131.334mph. On the outside pole is #2-Kevin Harvick with a speed of 131.028mph. See the starting Lineup at That's Racin'(5-19-2001)...

Spencer wins

at Richmond, his first BGN race win since Las Vegas in 1998(sure didn't seem like that long ago). #33-Tony Raines was 2nd with #21-Mike Skinner running third. See That's Racin' for Hardee's 250 Results(5-5-2001)...

Hamilton Jr Wins Pole at Calif

#26-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Auto Club 300 at the California Speedway with a speed of 179.198mph. Outside pole goes to #33-Tony Raines with a speed of 178.935(4-27-2001)...

Atlanta Testing:

Atlanta Testing: Cup and BGN testing will occur at Atlanta Motor Speedway Feb 20-21st. Fifteen drivers from the NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series are expected for two intensive days of testing in preparation for the March 9-11 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500...