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Busch wins pole:

Busch wins pole:

August 26, 2005
#5-Kyle Busch won the pole for the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 125.404mph, followed by #8-Martin Truex Jr., #39-Ryan Newman, #66-Greg Biffle and #11-Paul Menard. Missing the race were: #30-Ron Hornaday, #7-Jeff Fuller, #04-Eric McClure, #

Truex Jr. wins pole at Gateway, new track record:

Truex Jr. wins pole at Gateway, new track record:

July 30, 2005
#8-Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole for the Wallace Family Tribute 250 at Gateway International Speedway with a track record speed of 135.022mph, Truex won the pole at Gateway in 2004 also. The top five starters also broke the track record speed: #41-Reed Sorenson, #

Qualifying Rained out, Edwards starts first:

Qualifying Rained out, Edwards starts first:

April 2, 2005
Rained washed out qualifying for the Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, so the field was set by the rules book, top 35 in owners [NOT drivers points] points, race winners in 2004-2005 not already in, past champ, then by 2005 race attempts, ties broken

Sorenson wins pole at Nashville:

Sorenson wins pole at Nashville:

March 26, 2005
#41-Reed Sorenson won his first career Busch Pole Award on Saturday for the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. The rest of the top-five are #2-Clint Bowyer, #60-Carl Edwards, #12-Tim Fedewa and #20-Denny Hamlin. Missing the race were: #16-John Hayden, #85-Damon

Edwards wins pole at Atlanta:

Edwards wins pole at Atlanta:

March 18, 2005
#60-Carl Edwards won the pole for the Aaron's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 191.364mph, almost 2mph faster the the outside pole sitter, #18-J.J. Yeley [189.564mph], the rest of the top five are @48-Jimmie Johnson, #47-Jon Wood and #2-Clint Bowyer. #41

#32 Crew Chief Lohse Fined, Suspended:

#32 Crew Chief Lohse Fined, Suspended:

March 1, 2005
NASCAR announced Tuesday that Todd Lohse, crew chief for the #32 Chevrolet driven by Shane Hmiel in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $10,000 and suspended until March 30 (or the next four races), for rule violations occurring this past weekend at California

Stewart wins the pole at California:

Stewart wins the pole at California:

February 26, 2005
#33-Tony Stewart continued his Busch Series hot streak by winning the pole for the Stater Bros. 300 at California Speedway with a new track record speed of 185.941mph. The rest of the top five are: #18-J.J. Yeley, #9-Mark Martin, #41-Reed Sorenson and #32-Shane Hmiel

Bliss still hot..wins pole at Atlanta:

Bliss still hot..wins pole at Atlanta:

October 29, 2004
#20-Mike Bliss won the pole for the Aaron's Rent's 312 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 188.867mph, it's Bliss' third pole of the season and comes two weeks after his career first Busch victory, Oct. 15 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bliss is followed by points

Dale Jr. wins pole at Bristol:

Dale Jr. wins pole at Bristol:

August 26, 2004
Through 49 of 51 cars, #23-Kenny Wallace sat on the pole for Friday night's Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, but knew #81-Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had yet to qualify, would be tough. He was right. Earnhardt Jr. beat out Wallace for the top spot. But the final

3 crew chiefs fined:

3 crew chiefs fined:

June 17, 2004
Crew chiefs Michael Byrd, Johnny Davis and Tony Tutor were each fined $250 for driver seat belt infractions that occurred during this past weekends NASCAR Busch Series event at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, NASCAR officials announced today. Byrd, crew chief of