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Race Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway

Race Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speedway

March 22, 2009
Race Fast Facts - Bristol Motor Speedway Kyle Busch won the FOOD CITY 500, his 14th victory in 155 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2009. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Bristol

Six Race Tracks Jimmie Johnson has never won a Sprint Cup race at:

Six Race Tracks Jimmie Johnson has never won a Sprint Cup race at:

March 22, 2009
Six Race Tracks Jimmie Johnson has never won a Sprint Cup race at: There are six current race tracks the Sprint Cup Series runs on that #48-Jimmie Johnson has not won at [a Sprint Cup race]: Bristol Michigan Infineon Raceway Chicago Watkins Glen Homestead

Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speeedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Bristol Motor Speeedway:

March 20, 2009
Qualifying Fast Facts - Bristol Motor Speeedway: Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Food City 500 with a lap of 15.256 seconds, 125.773 mph. This is his 43rd pole in 727 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start

Goodyear Tire Test Concludes at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Goodyear Tire Test Concludes at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

March 19, 2009
Goodyear Tire Test Concludes at Lowe's Motor Speedway: Goodyear concluded a two-day tire test Wednesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway as the tire manufacturer prepared for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600. Assisting Goodyear in gathering

Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18 UPDATE:

Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18 UPDATE:

March 18, 2009
Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18 UPDATE: Goodyear is scheduled to hold a tire test at Lowe's Motor Speedway with four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams representing each of the series manufacturers next week in preparation for the track's May races, including the

Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18:

Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18:

March 13, 2009
Goodyear Tire test at LMS March 17-18: Goodyear is scheduled to hold a tire test at Lowe's Motor Speedway with four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams representing each of the series manufacturers next week in preparation for the track's May races, including the 25th NASCAR

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

March 10, 2009
Racing Resources Says "¦Sprint Cup Series * Kurt Busch won the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after starting second. Busch posted his 19th career series victory in 296 races. His last victory came at Loudon on June 29, 2008, 23 races ago. This was his third

Sad News: Bill Herzog:

Sad News: Bill Herzog:

March 9, 2009
On Friday, friends and family mourned the passing of Bill Herzog, who died at home in Platte City at the age of 88. Mr. Herzog survived the Great Depression, losing both his parents before he graduated from high school. During World War II, he designed aircraft. He

Loop Data: Busch Perfect at Atlanta:

Loop Data: Busch Perfect at Atlanta:

March 9, 2009
Loop Data: Busch Perfect at Atlanta: #2-Kurt Busch dominated the Kobalt Tools Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, scoring a perfect Driver Rating of 150.0. This is Buschs fourth perfect Driver Rating since the inception of the Loop Data statistic in 2005

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]:

March 8, 2009
UNOFFICAL Driver Points Standings [after Atlanta race 4 of 36]: 1) #24Jeff Gordon 634 2) #33-Clint Bowyer 591 -43 3) #2-Kurt Busch 588 -46 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 547 -87 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 546 -88 [2 wins] 6) #14-Tony Stewart 521 -113 7) #18-Kyle Busch 514 -120

NASCAR Trainee in the #48 Pits:

NASCAR Trainee in the #48 Pits:

March 8, 2009
NASCAR Trainee in the #48 Pits: from SceneDaily's Bob Pockrass: Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus informed his crew that the #48 team [Jimmie Johnson, in the final pit] has an official plus a trainee in their pit stall today. He asked his crew to be aware

Winningest drivers in the COT:

Winningest drivers in the COT:

March 8, 2009
Winningest drivers in the COT: Sixteen drivers have won races in the Car Formerly of Tomorrow since they were partially implemented in 2007. The big winners are #48-Jimmie Johnson, who has won 12 races in the new car; #99-Carl Edwards (11); and #18-Kyle Busch (3).

School visits by Labonte and Johnson:

School visits by Labonte and Johnson:

March 5, 2009
School visits by Labonte and Johnson: #48-Jimmie Johnson is scheduled to visit Hamptons Lovejoy High School to donate a set of Kobalt Tools as part of the Tough Tools for Cool Schools program on Friday at 10:00am/et. Lowes, Kobalt Tools and SkillsUSA have partnered

Kenseth goes for a record NO GO:

Kenseth goes for a record NO GO:

March 1, 2009
Kenseth goes for a record NO GO: #17-Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California. He became just the fourth driver to win the Daytona 500 AND then the next race of the season: Richard Petty, (1973) Daytona & Richmond, 23rd at Rockingham

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

February 28, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Johnson, Montoya could be called as witnesses in Castroneves trial:

Johnson, Montoya could be called as witnesses in Castroneves trial:

February 28, 2009
, Juan Pablo Montoya and Roger Penske are among the potential witnesses that could be called in the tax evasion trial of open-wheel racing driver Helio Castroneves, his sister, Katiucia, and his attorney Alan Miller. The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in U.S. District

Five engine changes…to the back:

Five engine changes…to the back:

February 27, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Kyle Busch wins Las Vegas pole..but:

Kyle Busch wins Las Vegas pole..but:

February 27, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a lap of 185.995mph for his 1st pole of the season and 5th career pole. BUT since the team changed engines after losing an engine during practice, will have to fall to

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

February 27, 2009
Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby 427 with a lap of 29.033 seconds, 185.995mph, a new qualifying record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is his fifth pole in 153 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

February 26, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Logano scored a 26th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Logano and #82-Scott Speed are tied for the lead (21-21) in the