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Tuesday Testing at Atlanta:

Seven Ford and one Toyota Craftsman Truck Series drivers tested again on Tuesday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #99-Carl Edwards, who is running in both the Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup series, was the fastest Ford Truck on Tuesday, turning in a lap of 179.240mph. All...

Monday Testing at Atlanta:

Seven Ford and one Toyota Craftsman Truck Series drivers tested Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. #99-Carl Edwards, who is running in both the Craftsman Truck and NEXTEL Cup series, was the fastest Ford Truck on Monday, turning in a lap of 178.551mph. All test sessions...

IRP – NEWS & NOTES

Toyota wins for first time at Michigan After two early-season runner-up finishes, Toyota claimed its first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory on July 31 at Michigan International Speedway. Travis Kvapil (No. 24 Line-X Toyota) passed his Bang Racing teammate Mike...

Ren and BANG part ways? UPDATE:

hearing that Rick Ren, crew chief for the #42-Mike Skinner [oops not Kvapil, I forgot they switched back] has parted ways with Bang Racing and that former #50 Roush Racing crew chief, John Monsam will be the new crew chief.(7-28-2004) UPDATE: Bang Racing announced ...

MICHIGAN – NEWS & NOTES

LaJoie rates another 10 Randy LaJoie (No. 59 Harris Trucking Dodge) scored his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series top-10 finish at Gateway on July 17 with an eighth-place finish, giving him at least one top 10 in each of NASCARs three national series. LaJoie, a two...

New crew chief for Jon Wood:

Roush Racing announced today that Tony Price has been named crew chief of the #50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 driven by Jon Wood in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the remainder of the 2004 season. Price has been with Roush Racing since the 2002 season. He worked...

#50 to promote new Roush Racing game at Kentucky:

Jon Woods #50 Roush Racing Ford F-150 will have decals promoting RoushRacing.coms You Pick Em Challenge this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. RoushRacing.com launched the new game this week. Each week, players guess the finishing positions of all five Roush Racing Nextel...

Kentucky News and Notes:

Show me the money Setzer will become the series No. 3 career money winner when he takes the green flag in Saturdays The Built Ford Tough 225. Setzer, a veteran of 152 events, has won $3,070,138 and trails Ron Hornaday Jr. by $9,715. Last weeks race saw Travis Kvapil...

Kansas Notes and News:

If history has a way of repeating itself, Shane Hmiel (No. 15 Whitaker Farms Chevrolet) figures the third time has to be the charm. Saturdays OReilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway has produced the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series two youngest winners Ricky Hendrick...

NASCAR News and Notes:

Memphis Motorsports Park has proven time and again that the .75-mile short track in Millington, Tenn., rewards the most elite drivers in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Four of six previous winners of Saturdays OReilly 200 Ron Hornaday Jr., Greg Biffle, Jack Sprague...

Setzer wins at Lowe’s:

#99-Carl Edwards saw a wreck, thought there was a caution, and slowed. So did #46-Dennis Setzer, but his quick glance at the track's lights showed no yellow, and he sped back up. That quick reflex was enough to power Setzer into the lead with four of 134 laps remaining...

Sprague on pole as qualifying is rained out:

The lineup for the UAW/GM Ohio 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio after foul weather canceled qualifying, setting the field according to series rules. Positions 1-30 are based on 2003 owner points, while positions 31 ...

Roush drivers testing:

Since the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series does not race for two more weeks, Roush Racings Jon Wood and Carl Edwards are going to spend next week preparing for the upcoming races. Wood and Edwards will be testing at the Milwaukee Mile on Monday and Tuesday, and then Chicagoland...

Wanna Date?

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Jon Wood, AMA Superbike racers Eric and Ben Bostrom and Late Model newcomer Leilani Munter will be the first racers to participate in a Speed Channel show, 'I Wanna Date a Race Car Driver', more info on my TV News pages.(4-19-2004...

Crawford wins at Martinsville:

#14-Rick Crawford, still nursing broken bones in his left foot from an accident in the March 13 race at Atlanta, withstood a fierce challenge from short-track ace #46-Dennis Setzer in a two-lap shootout to win Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Under series...

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...

Jon Wood Visits American Idol:

During a long break in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule many of the drivers are spending their time off doing some fun activities. Jon Wood did just that when he had the opportunity to attend Foxs American Idol on Tuesday night. Wood, along with his girlfriend...

Edwards and Wood test for Martinsville:

Roush Racing teammates #50-Jon Wood and #99-Carl Edwards spent Tuesday testing at Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C., preparing for the upcoming race at Martinsville Speedway on April 17. Ace is a four-tenths-mile short track which has characteristics similar to the half-mile...

Wood Judges Pinewood Derby Competition:

When Jon Wood is not racing his #50 Roush Racing Ford F-150, he is usually doing something related to racing. This week Wood took some time to relive his childhood by judging a Pinewood Derby competition in his hometown of Stuart, Va. Wood not only judged the current...

Edwards heir apparent to Martin UPDATE to Busch next year:

A seemingly harmless post-race question turned into a startling revelation Friday night. During Carl Edwards' winner's interview in the press box at Daytona International Speedway following his victory in Friday night's Florida Dodge Dealers 250, Edwards' team owner...