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Truck Series News & Notes:

Florida native Aric Almirola (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) has his eye on an eventual seat in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Almirola, 22, believes his time in the Truck Series will help him reach that goal - as it did for Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick. Almirola...

Race Awards:

Bud Pole Award: David Ragan (109.838 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Erik Darnell #99 Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Mike Bliss, #16 (22 Places) Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine WIX Filters Lap Leader Award; Mike Skinner, #...

Bristol Rookie Notes:

#41-Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 20 GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Sorenson finished eighth and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. He scored his fifth top-10 finish of the season at Michigan...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Bristol:

Danny OQuinn Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the CARFAX 250 at Michigan. OQuinn Jr. finished 20th and took top rookie honors for the fifth time in 2006. John Andretti leads Burney Lamar by six points (187-181) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering ...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aug.12 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway. Ambrose finished third, equaling his best effort of the season, and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in 2006. Ambrose...

Michigan Race News and Notes:

Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his 13th Nextel Cup victory in his 243rd career start. This was Kenseths third victory in 2006. He also won at California and Dover. Kenseth moved into 46th on NASCARs all-...

Michigan Rookie News and Notes:

#11-Denny Hamlin was the Rookie of the Race at Watkins Glen, finishing 10th and took top rookie honors for the 12th time this season. He collected his 10th top-10 of the 2006 season and scored the best finish by a first-year driver on a road course this season. Hamlin...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Michigan:

John Andretti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. Andretti finished fifth, his first top-five in 25 career Busch Series starts. He racked up his fourth top-10 finish of the season and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the...

Johnny Benson Wins the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway

(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 2) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-way Freight Toyota 3) #20-Marcos Ambrose,Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE, Germain Motorsports Toyota 5) #77-Brendan Gaughan, South Coast...

Watkins Glen Race News and Notes:

Kevin Harvick won the 2006 AMD at Watkins Glen International, scoring his seventh Nextel Cup victory in his 200th career start. This was Harvicks second victory in 2006. He also won at Phoenix in April. Harvick scored his first victory at Watkins Glen and first...

Watkins Glen Rookies News and Notes:

#07-Clint Bowyer was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 6 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bowyer posted a fourth-place finish in the race, his best effort in 22 career Nextel Cup Series starts. His previous best was fifth earlier...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Watkins Glen:

Danny OQuinn Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Kroger 200 at OReilly Raceway Park. OQuinn Jr. grabbed a sixth-place finish, his best effort in 23 career Busch Series starts. He scored his third top 10 of the 2006 season and took Raybestos Rookie of the...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes:

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 4 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. Darnell finished 10th, his third consecutive top-10 finish and sixth of the 2006 season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors ...

Kinser does Nashville/Knoxville Double Duty:

Kraig Kinser has a busy schedule on tap for this weekend. The Raybestos Rookie contender will drive the #46 CENTRIX Auto Finance Silverado in the Truck Series event at Nashville Superspeedway and defend his title in the prestigious Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville ...

Truck Series News & Notes:

The 2005 season has not been kind to Bobby Hamilton Jr. (#18 Fastenal Dodge) or Bobby Hamilton Racing. This was supposed to be a season of redemption for the 28-year-old, second generation driver whose disappointing foray into Cup competition ended last November. Hamilton...

Crawford wins at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

(Top ten) 1) #14-Rick Crawford, Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 2) #85-Dennis Setzer, FlexFuel E85 Chevy 3) #33-Ron Hornaday, KHI Chevy 4) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing Toyota 5) #16-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports Chevy 6) #10-Terry Cook, Power Stroke Diesel by Int...

Darnell Rookie of the Race at ORP in Indianapolis:

Erik Darnell in the #99 FinishMaster Automotive and Industrial Paint Ford was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Darnell finished 10th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the eighth time in 15 races this season. (Raybestos PR)(8...

Indy Race Notes:

Jimmy Johnson won the 2006 Allstate 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, scoring his 22nd NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 168th career start. Johnson moved to 26th on NASCARs all-time winners list, tying Terry Labonte. This was Johnsons fourth victory in 2006...

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. This is Burton...

Indy Rookie Notes:

Denny Hamlin was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 23 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin scored his second win of the 2006 season in the race, crossing the finish line 1.510 seconds ahead of second-place Kurt Busch. He grabbed top rookie honors for...