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Sprague Out at Xpress, Labonte In for Martinsville:

#16-Xpress Motorsports and Jack Sprague Part Ways for Remainder of 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season Sprague Out at Xpress, Labonte In for Martinsville. Xpress Motorsports, winners of the 2002 and 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championships and driver ...

#77 to sport special scheme at Kansas:

This weekend at Kansas Speedway, Eastman Kodak Company's Health Imaging Division will once again leverage the firm's Penske-Jasper Racing NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series sponsorship to join in the race to promote better breast health for women. The Kodak Racing team is trading...

Testing at Kentucky:

#88-Dale Jarrett, #77-Travis Kvapil and the #11 R&D car were scheuled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, Oct 4th.(Kentucky Speedway)(10-5-2005)...

Rumblings – New Hampshire:

Well, I'm Back! [Henry is...welcome back] First of all, I want to take a couple lines here to thank all of you for your thoughts, prayers, and contributions. There is a ton of devastion in this area, and it's gonna be a long time till South Louisiana and Coastal Mississippi...

News and Notes – New Hampshire:

Hornaday, Skinner make championship noise For the first time since the final race of 1996, former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champions Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (#6 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) hold top-five rankings together in the...

Richmond Qualifying Notes:

Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, lapping Richmond International Raceway in 21.024 seconds at 128.425 mph. Brian Vickers holds track-qualifying record of 20.772 seconds, 129.983 mph, set May 14, 2004. This...

Drivers to Visit Wounded Troops:

#42-Jamie McMurray, #39-David Stremme, #77-Travis Kvapil along with a handful of other NASCAR drivers will be visiting patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Wed., Sept. 7.(Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates). no idea who the other ...

New Penske Driver Debut:

USAC National Midget standout Billy Wease will make his stock car racing debut in a Dodge fielded by Penske Racing South in the Sept. 10 SK Hand Tool ARCA RE/MAX Series race at Chicagoland Speedway. In the first day of a two-day test late last month at the 1.5-mile...

Testing ends at Watkins Glen:

Over thirty drivers from the NASCAR Busch Series and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series tested their skills before 9 am at Watkins Glen International Tuesday morning. The test continued until 4:30pm/et. Many NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers tested their Busch Series cars including ...

Watkins Glen Testing…no speeds:

Almost fifty NASCAR NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series cars teamed up for an open test today at Watkins Glen International in preparation for the SIRIUS Satellite Radio at The Glen and Zippo 200 events August 11-14th. Some of the driverss testing: #39-Scott Pruett (Tues. ...

Testing at Watkins Glen UPDATE / REVISED:

Watkins Glen International has Nextel Cup testing scheduled on their track calander for Mon, Aug 1st and Tues Aug 2nd. No idea what teams/drivers will be testing, if I hear/see, it'll be posted. No idea if it would be open to the public. UPDATE: NASCAR fever in the...

Buddy Baker runs 200mph at Daytona, Rusty’s son tests:

Despite having a week off from NEXTEL Cup competition, where he currently sits 4th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup standings, #2-Rusty Wallace was as busy as ever Monday, as his RWI Racing Busch Series operation completed tests at both Daytona International Speedway and Kentucky...

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Two Crew Chiefs Fined for Pocono Infractions:

NASCAR announced today that two penalties have been issued to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competitors as a result of rules infractions this past weekend at Pocono Raceway. Kenneth Glen, crew chief of the #52 Dodge driven by Derrike Cope, was fined $5,000 for an unapproved...

Rumblings – Pocono:

Kurt Busch kinda "stunk it up" today at Pocono Raceway as he was easily the dominant car in the Pennsylvania 507.5. After leading 110 of the first 121 circuits, and falling back after a poor pit stop, Busch took the lead for the final time on lap 183 to record his ...

Riggs fastest at Indy testing on Tuesday, shortened by Rain:

Scott Riggs and the MBV Motorsports team led testing on a rain-shortened day July 12 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a speed of 181.244 mph in the #10 Valvoline Chevrolet. Riggs top lap ranks him as seventh-fastest to date in 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series private...

Biffle fastest in Monday’s test at Indy:

Roush Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth served notice that they will contend for victory in the 12th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard by posting the fastest laps in private testing July 11 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Biffle turned the fastest lap of the...

Rumblings – Chicago:

Dale Earnhardt Jr took the lead from Scott Wimmer with 11 laps to go and held off a hard-charging Matt Kenseth to take today's USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway for his first victory of the season. This was win #16 for Little E (he's now tied for 40th with ...

Ramblings – Chicago – Stock Car Fans:

Jimmie Johnson takes the Bud Pole today at Chicagoland Speedway for Sunday's USG Sheetrock 400, and it's his first pole since he captured the top-spot at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May of 2004! Sure, he's started first three times since....but those were all races we...

Week One of Indy Testing over:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers Kurt Busch and Ricky Rudd improved upon their test speeds from July 5 during testing of race setups July 6, putting the wrap on a two-day Allstate 400 at the Brickyard test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Reigning series champion Busch...

Testing at Indy:

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers will test during three separate sessions in July at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, preparing for the 12th annual Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday, Aug. 7. The first test session takes place Tuesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July...