Bobby Hamilton News

Hamilton plans to retire after 2006 season; Cup team for Jr.:

Hamilton plans to retire after 2006 season; Cup team for Jr.:

March 8, 2005
#4-Bobby Hamilton plans to hang up his own helmet at the end of next season. ''I'll race this year and next year, that's my plan,'' he said. ''I've got some bright young drivers racing for me and it's going to be fun to devote my time to running the team and helping

Speed Freaks back, starting tonight:

Speed Freaks back, starting tonight:

March 5, 2005
After months of preparation SpeedFreaks lay waste to their 2004 Speed Channel format. NOW, on Saturday nights @ 12midnight/et and 9:00pm/pet, it's the Freaks Night Out on Speed Channel. They have made a semi-conscious effort to ratchet-up the television version of

Hamilton to run at Nashville:

Hamilton to run at Nashville:

February 25, 2005
The fifth annual Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series race will include all the favorite NASCAR Busch Series drivers including 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Champion Martin Truex, Jr., David Green, and David Stremme; but add to the mix local favorites including NEXTEL Cup Driver

Park wins at California:

Park wins at California:

February 25, 2005
#62-Steve Park won the American Racing Wheels 200 at the California Speedway, his first win in the Truck Series and he becomes the 10th driver to win a race in the 3 major series [Cup, Busch and Trucks]. Parks last NASCAR wins was at Rockingham in the Cup Series in

California News and Notes:

California News and Notes:

February 25, 2005
To hear Rick Crawford (#14 Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford) tell it, competing in 200 consecutive NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races was the furthest thing from his mind when he took the green flag at Walt Disney World Speedway in Florida on Jan. 19, 1997. Crawford showed

Give Kids the World Schemes returns…at California:

Give Kids the World Schemes returns…at California:

February 25, 2005
Tide Racing returns to the track at California Speedway Feb. 25-27 with a special paint scheme honoring longtime charitable partner Give Kids The World, a nonprofit resort for children with life-threatening illnesses. The #32 Tide/Give Kids The World Chevrolet will

NASCAR announces fines for Daytona infractions:

NASCAR announces fines for Daytona infractions:

February 23, 2005
NASCAR announced Wednesday that 15 penalties - including 11 fines totaling $102,000 - have been issued to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teams, resulting from rule violations during the Budweiser Shootout and Daytona 500 race weeks at Daytona International Speedway. Two

Hamilton wins wild race at Daytona:

Hamilton wins wild race at Daytona:

February 19, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton came from dead last to win the wild Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway Friday night, passing #2-Jimmy Spencer just before the yellow light came on for the third big wreck of the night on the green-white-checker final

Martin wins IROC race at Daytona, now all-time wins leader:

Martin wins IROC race at Daytona, now all-time wins leader:

February 18, 2005
Four -time Crown Royal IROC champion Mark Martin held off Martin Truex Jr., and Bobby Hamilton to win the 2005 season opener at Daytona International Speedway. The win puts Martin at the top of the charts with the most wins in IROC history. For more info and full results

Earnhardt wins the pole:

Earnhardt wins the pole:

February 17, 2005
#15-Kerry Earnhardt won the first pole of his short Truck Series career by winning the pole for the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at the Daytona International Speedway, with a lap of 182.478mph. Earnhardt was followed by #46-Dennis Setzer, #12-Robert Huffman, #22-Bill

News and Notes:

News and Notes:

February 16, 2005
Few in the racing community knew what to expect when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicked off a decade ago at Phoenix International Raceway. But one thing was certain: Mike Skinner (No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota) had his share of critics before the first green flag

RaceWraps Demonstration at Daytona:

RaceWraps Demonstration at Daytona:

February 12, 2005
See the #97 Crown Royal and the #6 Kraft graphics used in the Bud Shootout changed to the new #97 Sharpie and #6 Viagra graphics for the Daytona 500 in the Nextel Cup Garage at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 13th. Motorsports Designs, the company

Wells 2nd Team? Gaughan? another team?

Wells 2nd Team? Gaughan? another team?

January 27, 2005
Cal Wells has been looking for a sponsorship deal for a second Cup team for the past few years, given the difficulty of being a single-car team on the tour. Now it appears he has finally put together that deal - with Brendan Gaughan. Gaughan drove last season for Dodge

Bowers involved in Diversity:

Bowers involved in Diversity:

January 26, 2005
Chattanooga [TN] businessman Nelson Bowers, who fields the Nextel Cup cars driven by #01-Joe Nemechek, #10-Scott Riggs and #36-Boris Said, said he'll join NASCAR's diversity effort by hiring Joe Henderson to drive selected Late Model and ARCA races this year. Bowers

Hamilton gets sponsor for Daytona:

Hamilton gets sponsor for Daytona:

January 25, 2005
Bobby Hamilton Racing announced a one-race primary sponsorship with Cooper Hand Tools, manufacturer of Lufkin measuring products, Wiss cutting tools and Crescent adjustable wrenches, for the series-opener NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Daytona International