Brandon Whitt News

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

September 17, 2005
This is Matt Crafton's first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Bud Pole. His best previous start, second, came at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 19, 2004. Crafton is the 13th different Bud Pole winner of the season. The Bud Pole winner has gone on to win the Sylvania

Reutimann wins pole at Bristol:

Reutimann wins pole at Bristol:

August 24, 2005
last race winner, #17-David Reutimann won the pole for the O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 126.278mph. Starting second is #5-Mike Skinner, followed by #60-Chad Chaffin, #10-Terry Cook and #38-Brandon Whitt. Points leader

Skinner wins pole at Nashville:

Skinner wins pole at Nashville:

August 13, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway breaking the previous track record with a lap of 161.440mph, his 4th pole of the season and 19th of his career. #22-Bill Lester will start 2nd on the outside pole, followed by #38-Brandon

Testing at Nashville:

Testing at Nashville:

July 26, 2005
Nashville Superspeedway will host a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Test on Wednesday, July 27. Some drivers testing include: #5-Mike Skinner, #17-David Reutimann, #23-Johnny Benson, #30-Todd Bodine, #38-Brandon Whitt, Joe Ruttman (Toyota test team driver and Nashville

Whitt wins pole at Memphis:

Whitt wins pole at Memphis:

July 23, 2005
#38-Brandon Whitt won the pole for the O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline at Memphis Motorsports Park with a speed of 118.801mph, for his first career pole. #17-David Reutimann ill start 2nd, followed by #04-Bobby Hamilton, #16-Jack Sprague and #6-Ron Hornaday. Points

Whitt wins at Memphis:

Whitt wins at Memphis:

July 23, 2005
#38-Brandon Whitt won the O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline at Memphis Motorsports Park for his first ever Truck Series win after #6-Ron Hornaday spun while leading with one corner to go, Hornaday ended up 21st after leading 79 of the 202 laps. Whitt led three times

Red Horse Racing Buys Clean Line Motorsports [#38]

Red Horse Racing Buys Clean Line Motorsports [#38]

June 7, 2005
Jeff Hammond, national television analyst and former Cup crew chief, and Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr., a successful corporate executive who is now heavily involved in motorsports, will partner with Marty Gaunt as co-owners of Red Horse Racing LLC. The new organization has

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

April 8, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 95.098mph, a new track record, beating out #66-Todd Bodine who will start 2nd. The rest of the top-10 are: #16-Jack Sprague, #99-Ricky Craven, #47-Bobby Labonte, followed by #

Truck Series National Anthem by Trick Pony, Actor the Grand Marshal:

Truck Series National Anthem by Trick Pony, Actor the Grand Marshal:

April 8, 2005
Trick Pony will perform the National Anthem prior to the Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on April 9. During the race, their likeness will emblazon the hood of Bobby Labonte's #47 All-Star Chevrolet Silverado. Labonte. It will

Grand Marshal Named for Truck Race:

Grand Marshal Named for Truck Race:

April 6, 2005
Martinsville Speedway says actor Anthony Edwards, best known for his roles as Dr. Mark Greene on "ER" and Goose Bradshaw in "Top Gun," will be the honorary grand marshal for Saturday's Kroger 250 Craftsman Truck Series race. Edwards will appear in his role as ambassador

Martinsville Testing UPDATE DW Fastest:

Martinsville Testing UPDATE DW Fastest:

March 27, 2005
Brendan Gaughan is facing a pretty tough situation: he's trying to bounce back from a gosh-awful weekend at Atlanta last weekend while getting ready for one of his most difficult tracks, Martinsville Speedway. But there's one thing about Gaughan - it's almost impossible

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

March 23, 2005
#32-Bobby Hamilton's team was the only NEXTEL Cup team testing at Martinsville Tuesday, joining almost a half-dozen NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams. Hamilton won't be back for a second day of testing on Wednesday, but several NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 12, 2005
Advance Auto Parts 500/Kroger 200 Test Schedule 3/22: Cup Series: #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr.; Truck Series: Ricky Craven, Todd Kluever, Brad Keselowski, Justin Allgaier. 3/23: Truck Series: Todd Kluever, Darrell Waltrip, Robert Huffman, Bill Lester, Brandon Whitt, Justin

Hmiel fastest in Atlanta testing…in a Cup car, doing the triple:

Hmiel fastest in Atlanta testing…in a Cup car, doing the triple:

March 10, 2005
Before last week, Shane Hmiel was just driving in the NASCAR Busch Series. But during Wednesday's test at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hmiel was preparing to run all three races during next weekend's Golden Corral 500 weekend. Hmiel will start the weekend in the World Financial

Newman still fastest in testing at Atlanta:

Newman still fastest in testing at Atlanta:

March 8, 2005
The garages at Atlanta Motor Speedway were crowded Tuesday as 14 NASCAR teams prepared for the new tires, new impound rules and new spoiler heights that will be in effect for the March 18-20 Golden Corral 500. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers #99-Carl Edwards, #43-Jeff Green