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Daytona 500 Notes:

Jimmie Johnson won the 48th running of The Great American Race - the 2006 Daytona 500 - scoring his 19th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 148th career start. Johnsons last victory came at Lowes Motor Speedway in October 2005, six races earlier. Johnsons ...

John Andretti to Run for ROTY?: UPDATE:

Despite his more than three hundred starts in a Nextel Cup racecar, Andretti is a "rookie" to the Busch Series. Andretti has turned in his paperwork to run for the Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year honors in the 2006 season. (ppc PR)(2-13-2006) UPDATE: NASCAR has approved...

Nadeau Signs with Clay Andrews Racing:

Jerry Nadeau is making his return to NASCAR racing. Nadeau will be a consultant for the newly-formed #84 Clay Andrews Racing and driver David Gilliland in the NASCAR Busch Series. Nadeau begins immediately as the team prepares for their 2006 season debut at the California...

News & Notes Daytona:

Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher...

Billy Ballew Motorsports 2006 Lineup of Sponsors:

Billy Ballew, owner of Billy Ballew Motorsports, announced the return of several key partners to support the #15 Chevrolet team during the 2006 Truck Series season. ditech.com, National Land Liquidations and Krud Kutter, who were all involved with BBM in 2005, will...

Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

#1-Martin Truex Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-J.J. Yeley, #40-David Stremme, #41-Reed Sorenson, #07-Clint Bowyer, #49-Brent Sherman, and #92-Chad Chaffin plan to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2006. The 2006 season is the first in the history of the Raybestos...

Busch Testing at Daytona Begins Friday:

The final test session of the preseason for NASCARs three national series at Daytona International Speedway takes place Friday Sunday as NASCAR Jackson Hewitt Preseason Thunder at Daytona culminates with the NASCAR Busch Series on the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Over 40...

Kauffman to Run Daytona ARCA as a Test: UPDATE:

Joel Kauffman, driver of the #12 SuperCuts Dodge for FitzBradshaw Racing, will forgo testing this weekend at Daytona International Speedway. Earlier this month, NASCAR officials informed FitzBradshaw Racing that Kauffman would have to run the ARCA Re/Max race at Daytona...

Stewart’s Indy win voted #1:

Motorsports media from around the world have voted Tony Stewart's victory in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard as NASCAR's top story of the 2005 season, via several weeks of on-line voting on NASCAR's media site. Stewart also produced the season's third-best story, ...

Martin Truex Jr. Collects Record $3 Million in Final 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Payout – Series record 17 drivers exceed $1 million

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2005) Martin Truex Jr., the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series driver champion, will receive a series single-season record payout of $3,123,692. Truex collected over $1.5 million in race winnings ($1,596,404) as well as his share of the series point...

Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series Champion’s Week Day 3:

Following two days of whirlwind media opportunities in the Tampa Bay area by himself as the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series champion, Martin Truex Jr. as joined by his fellow members of the series Top 10 in Orlando for more media interviews today. Despite a gloomy rain that...

Martin Truex Jr. NASCAR Busch Series Champion’s Week – Day 1

During his first NASCAR Busch Series Champions Week media activities at this time last year, Martin Truex Jr. was asked how he was enjoying the experience. It was fine, he said, adding that he felt he was quite accomplished at the interview process thanks to three ...

Champion’s Week Day Five Review:

After a long and eventful week in the nations biggest city, NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champions Week presented by Sprint culminates tonight, with two of NASCARs traditional year-end celebrations. This morning, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 drivers and their...

News and Notes – Season Ends:

Ted Musgrave (#1 Mopar Dodge) wasnt leaving anything to chance. Musgrave, once bitten at Homestead-Miami Speedway, chose discretion over valor with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship on the line. His 19th-place finish in Saturdays Ford 200 was workmanlike...

Nextel Cup Banquet Info and Stewart Appearance Schedule in NYC:

Monday, Nov. 28 Tony Stewart begins his week with two memorable photo shoots, beginning at 11:30am Hell visit two famous New York City locations, the Top of the Rock observation deck on the 70th floor of Rockefeller Center and the distinctive Flatiron Building on ...

Busch wins 2005 ROTY:

Kyle Busch in the #5 Kelloggs Chevy clinched the 2005 Raybesto Rookie of Year at Homestead, beating out #77-Travis Kvapil, who was the only other full-time rookie driver. Busch racked up two wins, one pole, nine top-fives and 13 top 10 finishes this season. He claimed...

2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion: Tony Stewart:

Tony Stewart won the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Championship in the 57th season of NASCARs premier series. This is Stewarts second title in the seven seasons that he has competed in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. Stewart was also the Series champion in 2002. Stewart...

Biffle wins the Battle, Stewart wins the War:

#16-Greg Biffle took the lead late, with 8 laps to go and won the FORD 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway by mere inches over #6-Mark Martin for his 6th win of the season and 9th of his career. Points leader #20-Tony Stewart finished 15th and won the 2005 Nextel Cup Championship...

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: Homestead:

Thirty-four races, more than 8,600 miles, events in two countries and arguably the most difficult competition in the 24-year history of the NASCAR Busch Series. After conquering those and so many other obstacles, one more remains for the two contenders for the 2005...

News and Notes – Homestead:

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship goes down to the wire for the 10th time in 11 seasons this Friday and the only thing certain is that the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will produce a first-time champion. Ted Musgrave (#1 Mopar Dodge), whos never...