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2nd Akins car in 2005 UPDATE:

Akins Motorsports owners Doug Stringer and Brad Akins will field s second car running a limited 20-race schedule in 2005 with Brent Sherman, a regular in the ARCA series. Sherman will drive the #58 Dodge, and also plans to enter three races with the team this season...

Busch and some Busch Series Rookies Records:

o Most pole positions- Five- held by Kyle Busch, 2004...

Darlington News and Notes:

Handicapping the title contenders at Darlington Hamilton has won both series starts at Darlington Raceway in 2001 and 03. Musgrave won in 2002 and finished second a year ago. Setzer counts a best finish of 11th. Edwards was 23rd last year as a Raybestos rookie. Crafton...

Atlanta News and Notes:

NASCAR FAMILY SHAKEN BUT STEADFAST- AND SUPPORTIVE...

NEWS & NOTES LAS VEGAS:

Title race tightens for fall finish You might say Bobby Hamilton (No. 4 Square D Dodge) has been waiting for his rivals to catch up, and thats exactly what theyve done over the past two races. Hamilton, who enjoyed a 96-point lead after last months race at Bristol ...

Bristol News and Notes:

The television camera doesnt do justice to the steep 36-degree banked concrete turns of Bristol Motor Speedway. Few are prepared for the enormity of what they see. Imagine, then, what passes through the mind of a rookie competitor gazing upon the .533-mile track for...

Michigan News and Notes:

Kroger 200 broadcast shows significant increases over 2003 Last Saturdays Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park broadcast on TNT earned a 15% increase in households over last years event, and also showed a 10% increase in viewers over 2003 event programming. The...

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...

IRP News and Notes:

Kenny Wallace, Fedewa aim for 300th starts Two NASCAR Busch Series drivers will be looking forward to their 300th career starts in the series Saturday night at IRP. Tim Fedewa (No. 12 Hot Tamales Chevrolet) and Kenny Wallace (No. 23 Stacker 2/YJ Stinger Chevrolet) ...

Las Vegas Native to Attempt race at IRP:

Nineteen year old Casey Kingsland will once again attempt to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at the Power Stroke Diesel 200 on Friday night August 6th at Indianapolis Raceway Park with primary sponsorship from the Langer Juice Company. Last year, Kingsland...

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...

#11 DEI car to be unveiled on Thursday UPDATE:

On Thursday, July 8th, the new #11 Menards/Turtle Wax Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Paul Menard will be unveiled at the Turtle Wax Car Wash & Auto Appearance Center, 3088 Hennepin Drive, Joliet, Ill...

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...

News and Notes Milwaukee:

Based on his recent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series record at The Milwaukee Mile, this could be the week Terry Cook (No. 10 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) returns to top form. Cook will be the first to welcome the change. Its been a miserable month for the...

#100 for Biffle:

Greg Biffle will reach a landmark in his NASCAR Busch Series career this weekend, as he is set to make his...

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...

TEXAS NEWS & NOTES:

Brendan Gaughans decision to move to the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2004 and voluntarily end his record four-victory streak at Texas Motor Speedway, has produced a sigh of relief from at least one of his former rivals. Its like having a new track on the series, said...

DOVER NEWS & NOTES:

A 17th-place finish hardly is reason to celebrate, but for Robert Huffman (No. 12 Toyota Tundra Toyota) its a step in the right direction. Huffman, one of 17 Raybestos Rookie of the Year contenders on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was just happy to be racing at...

Rookie Stuff:

A Raybestos Rookie has won four of the 11 Bud Pole positions this season entering the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. #30-Johnny Sauter is the only Raybestos Rookie that has been running at the finish of all 11 races this season. Matt Kenseth is the only Raybestos Rookie...