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Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

Richmond Race Facts/Notes:

May 15, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the Chevy American Revolution 400, scoring his 12th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 158th career start. His last victory came at Atlanta seven races ago. This is Earnhardt Jr.'s second victory on a short-track. He also won here at Richmond

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Richmond:

May 15, 2004
Track position is rapidly becoming "the" catch phrase when it comes to Nextel Cup racing....and tonight's Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway re-inforced that theory to the fullest. Dale Earnhardt Jr stayed out on lap 346 as most of the

Rookie History:

Rookie History:

May 11, 2004
The way to the NASCAR NEXTEL championship is to win Raybestos Rookie of the Year. Since 1979, six Raybestos Rookie of the Year drivers have won the title: Dale Earnhardt (1979), Rusty Wallace (1984), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Jeff Gordon (1993), Tony Stewart (1999), and

Interesting Stat:

Interesting Stat:

May 10, 2004
Sunday's Mother's Day break was one of only four such weekends from Feb. 12 to Nov. 21 this season. #99-Jeff Burton seems to make the most of the time off. In the 24 races held following weekends off since 1999, he has four victories. #17-Matt Kenseth and #2-Rusty

Kenseth to FX: No thanks to reality show:

Kenseth to FX: No thanks to reality show:

May 9, 2004
Cable TV channel FX debuts its weekly unscripted program "NASCAR Drivers: 360" on Friday. The show will feature drivers and their families during their day-to-day lives. The drivers will include Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jeremy Mayfield, Jamie McMurray, Ward

Kenseth wins ASA Late Model Race:

Kenseth wins ASA Late Model Race:

May 9, 2004
Matt Kenseth made a one race visit to the American Speed Association Late Model Series, but he made the most of it. By winning both the pole and race for the first-ever ASA Late Model Series event, the Blaine's Farm & Fleet/DeWalt/Carhartt 100, Kenseth etched his

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

Ford sees improvement in Nextel Cup cars:

May 7, 2004
By the numbers, Ford's fortunes through the first 10 races of the 2004 Nextel Cup season aren't much different from the start of its frustrating 2003 season. That's a bad place to look, said Greg Specht, Ford Racing of North America's operations manager. In this case

New NASCAR TV Series on Spike:

New NASCAR TV Series on Spike:

May 6, 2004
Spike TV hits the ignition Sunday, May 9 (10:00-10:30pm) with the greatest thrills and spills from the history of NASCAR with Stock Car Nation. This original, half-hour series, will delve into the network's rich collection of NASCAR highlights and will feature thrilling

4 in top 10 all year:

4 in top 10 all year:

May 3, 2004
Four teams have remained in the top 10 in points since the season started: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #17-Matt Kenseth, #38-Elliott Sadler and #20-Tony Stewart. Eighteen teams remain within 400 points of the leader (Earnhardt), the cutoff point to make the Chase for the

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

May 2, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, in a fuel mileage race. #48-Jimmie Johnson ended up 2nd. #18-Bobby Labonte was running 2nd and ran out of gas with a 1/2 lap to go. #24-Jeff Gordon made it back-to-back Nextel Cup victories Sunday, parlaying

NOTES and FACTS:

NOTES and FACTS:

May 2, 2004
Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, scoring his 66th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 375th career start. His last victory came at Talladega just one race ago. Gordon, who won last week at Talladega, posted back-to-back victories for the

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – California:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – California:

May 2, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon went back-to-back today....and did it with all of about a gallon of gas to spare. In what turned into a "fuelish" event (don't they so often do both here and at Michigan), Jeff Gordon won today's Auto Club 500 at California Speedway by 12.871 seconds

Five lead Half:

Five lead Half:

May 1, 2004
Five drivers have led more than half of the 1,750 laps raced at California: Jeff Gordon (329), Mark Martin (194), Rusty Wallace (164), Kurt Busch (129) and Matt Kenseth (124).(NASCAR PR)(5-1-2004)

Biffle wins at California:

Biffle wins at California:

May 1, 2004
#60-Greg Biffle was the first of the race leaders to run out of gas Saturday but, luckily for him, not the last. That distinction went to #17-Matt Kenseth, whose team thought he could make the distance but instead required a fuel stop with four of 150 laps remaining

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES NEWS & NOTES – CALIFORNIA

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES NEWS & NOTES – CALIFORNIA

April 30, 2004
Coast Guard, Labonte Racing and California Speedway to host Hispanic students Nearly 150 Hispanic college and high school engineering students will get an up-close and personal look at the NASCAR Busch Series at California Speedway this week. On Thursday, 20 students

Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

April 29, 2004
The first repaving of Richmond International Raceway since its 1988 reconfiguration passed its initial test with flying colors and falling lap times as four cars christened the fresh asphalt on Wednesday. Ryan Newman's #12-Dodge, Matt Kenseth's #17-Ford and the Chevrolets

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

April 25, 2004
NASCAR inspectors confiscated a few parts in the Cup garage Friday morning before qualifying. Unapproved fuel cell gaskets were taken from the cars of #30-Johnny Sauter and #17-Matt Kenseth and unapproved windshield braces from the cars of #32-Ricky Craven and #48-

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of

Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

April 20, 2004
Kentucky Speedway's calendar shows 10 Nextel Cup drivers expected to test there this week. Those on the list for Tuesday are #88-Dale Jarrett, #97-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth and #6-Mark Martin. Those scheduled Wednesday are #77-Brendan Gaughan, #10-Scott Riggs, #

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

April 18, 2004
It was a long time coming, but #2-Rusty Wallace finally answered that question today. Wallace outlasted #18-Bobby Labonte by 0.538 seconds to break his 105 race losing streak today at Martinsville Speedway. In a race delayed by an hour and 17 minutes for cement repair