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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...

Martinsville Notes:

K Automotive Racing, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series fixture since the inaugural race in 1995, will return the Keselowski name to competition at Martinsville Speedway after an absence of more than four seasons. Bob Keselowski competed in 86 series races, winning at...

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...

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...

Penalties Announced from Daytona:

Twelve NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series crew chiefs have been fined a total of $21,750 for various infractions prior to the Feb. 13 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR officials announced today. Douglas Howe, crew chief for the #07 Chevrolet...

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...

Edwards wins at Daytona:

#99-Carl Edwards, who cut a tire and spun bringing out a caution on Lap 26 of 100, rallied back to the front and held off #24-Travis Kvapil by .141 seconds to win Friday night's Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway. He started the post-race celebration...

Cook wins the pole at Daytona:

Terry Cook, driving ppc Racing's first entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, won the pole for Friday night's Florida Dodge Dealers 250 season opener at Daytona. Cook, 35, turned a lap Wednesday night at 183.643mph in his #10 Power Stroke Ford to claim the eighth...

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 ...

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES NEWS AND NOTES DAYTONA

10-year anniversary for series begins at Daytona The 2004 season figures to be the most competitive yet with an unprecedented three former champions #42-Mike Skinner, #16-Jack Sprague and #24-Travis Kvapil competing fulltime. Sprague will be in pursuit of his fourth...

Been asked……what’s up with IROC? UPDATES OFFICIAL Announcement..Drivers?:

Series winner gets $1 million New sponsor: Crown Royal Old Tracks Out...except Dayotna New Tracks In: Texas, Richmond and Atlanta Drivers can use their familiar car number Vickers can't run the series Looks for at least 5 Cup drivers, but Jeff Gordon will likely bow...

Daytona Testing Speeds – Day 3 [non-drafting]:

#59-Steve Grissom,Dodge 182.994 #10-Terry Cook,Ford 182.760 #99-Carl Edwards,Ford 182.382 #4-Chad Chaffin,Dodge 181.594 #67b-Steadman Marlin, Ford 181.583 #1-Andy Houston,Dodge 181.528 #8-Chase Montgomery,Dodge 181.426 #50-Jon Wood,Ford 181.057 #08-Ken Weaver,Chevy...

Toyota Testing Notes:

Four Toyota-powered teams and seven drivers participated in the Tundra's first open test at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the program's debut at the Feb. 13 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season opening race. Toyota's newest addition to its driver...

Daytona Testing Speeds – Day 2 [32 listed]:

#4-Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 49.786 seconds, 180.774 mph #99-Carl Edwards, Ford, 49.821, 180.647 #25-Jamie Aube/Phil Bonifeld, Chevrolet, 49.846, 180.556 #18-Chad Chaffin, Dodge, 49.903, 180.350 #59-Steve Grissom, Dodge, 49.922, 180.281 #8-Chase Montgomery, Dodge, 49...

Day 1 of testing at Daytona:

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors kicked off a three-day test session Saturday in preparation for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250, which will be held under the lights for the first time in event history on Friday night, Feb. 13. Fastest on the day: #99-Carl...

Daytona Testing Speeds – Day 1 [32 listed]:

#99-Carl Edwards, Ford, 49.664 seconds, 181.218mph #50-Jon Wood, Ford, 49.919, 180.292 #8-Chase Montgomery, Dodge, 49.954, 180.166 #4-Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 49.985, 180.054 #18-Chad Chaffin, Dodge, 50.153, 179.451 #59-Steve Grissom, Dodge, 50.272, 179.026 #46-Dennis...

Crew Chief for Kvapil? UPDATE:

hearing that #24-Travis Kvapil's crew chief will Eric Phillips. Phillips is formally Nemco Motorsports crew chief.(12-21-2003) UPDATE: [Bang Racing] just hired for Kvapil, Eric Phillips, as one of the best kept secrets in the Busch Series. He was a big part of the ...

Sponsor for BANG #24:

Bang Racing announced Line-X will sponsor the #24 Toyota Tundra truck team with driver Travis Kvapil in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for 2004 and beyond. LINE-X is a proven leader of spray-on bed-liners, and we feel their pioneering spirit combined with our innovative...

TV Guide:

there are four NASCAR Championship Covers for TV Guide this week: Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, Travis Kvapil and Cup rookie of the year Jamie McMurray. See newstands for the issue which are on sale now. AND Four Collector's Covers with This Season's Nascar Champions...

Hamilton wins race at Homestead; Kvapil wins the Championship:

#16-Travis Kvapil claimed his first NASCAR Truck series championship and the second consecutive for IWX Racing and its #16 Chevrolets with his sixth place finish in Friday's Ford 200 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Pole-winner #4-Bobby Hamilton won the race...