Brendan Gaughan News

TEXAS NEWS & NOTES:

TEXAS NEWS & NOTES:

June 10, 2004
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

Ford Pushes Dodge; Burton disagrees:

Ford Pushes Dodge; Burton disagrees:

June 7, 2004
After his planned pit stop went awry when he spun on pit road, #12-Ryan Newman ran his tank dry with the extra mile he had to go to come back around for gas. He received some unexpected help from Ricky Rudd, who pushed him most of the way around with his #21 Ford.

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Dover:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Dover:

June 6, 2004
For what was going to be an emotional weekend, Saturday's news increased it tenfold. The passing of President Ronald Reagan brought a thoughtful remorse to many. The world lost the greatest leader of the 20th Century, NASCAR lost a friend, and their fans lost a hero

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 30, 2004
Jimmie Johnson led early, led often, and pretty much blew away the field in tonight's 600 miler. He led 8 times for 334 laps (that's 500 miles) and seemed to be able to run away at will. We ran the first 240 miles caution- free, and that (combined with that #48 Chevy

To the Back:

To the Back:

May 30, 2004
#77-Brendan Gaughan [back up car/happy hour wreck], #0-Ward Burton [engine change] and #40-Sterling Marlin [confirmed - engine change] will have to fall to the rear of the field before the drop of the green flag of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. AND #31

“and your little dog too……”

“and your little dog too……”

May 29, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon, #77-Brendan Gaughan and #38-Elliott Sadler are three of four cars that are scheduled to run "The Wizard of Oz" 65th Anniversary paint schemes at Kansas in October. Dorothy's dog Toto will replace the Pedigree dog on the No. 38, while Jeff Gordon will

Infineon 200 Fast Facts:

Infineon 200 Fast Facts:

May 21, 2004
Location: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. Date: Friday, May 21, 2004 Time: 8:30 p.m. (EDT) Sanctioning Body: NASCAR, Daytona Beach, Fla. Series: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Length: 134 laps, 201 miles Purse: $489,966 (event record) 2003 Winner: Ted Musgrave

Testing at Kentucky this week UPDATE:

Testing at Kentucky this week UPDATE:

May 18, 2004
Kentucky Speedway will host NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and NASCAR Truck Series testing May 19-20. NEXTEL Cup Series drivers #40-Sterling Marlin, #42-Jamie McMurray, #25-Brian Vickers, #77-Brendan Gaughan, #0-Ward Burton and NASCAR Truck Series driver Chris Horn are scheduled

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

May 13, 2004
#77-Brendan Gaughan tested a Carbon monoxide removal device unit May 5 at Richmond International Raceway during his team's test there. Gaughan and teammate #12-Ryan Newman plan to use the unit in Saturday night's Chevy 400 at the .75-mile Richmond track. Paul Rochotte

DEI Tests at Kentucky:

DEI Tests at Kentucky:

May 12, 2004
#8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and #15-Michael Waltrip turned test laps at Kentucky Speedway to fine tune their intermediate track programs for upcoming races that will play a pivotal role in determining eligibility for the season-ending "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup."”

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

Testing at Texas UPDATE:

May 7, 2004
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers are scheduled to test at Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th from 9am to 5pm, include Ultra Motorsports drivers #1-Ted Musgrave and #2-Andy Houston along with Orleans Racing driver #62-Steve Park.(TMS

Richmond Testing Continues:

Richmond Testing Continues:

May 6, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa

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

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Talladega:

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Talladega:

April 26, 2004
To say that we ended in controversy would be the understatement of the year.....Jeff Gordon was in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr (at least in the eyes of NASCAR) "at the moment of caution" today at Talladega Superspeedway and won the Aaron's 499 (where'd that mile go?).

Gordon wins Talladega under caution:

Gordon wins Talladega under caution:

April 25, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, getting in the lead just before the yellow flag was thrown when #25-Vickers spun. #8-Earnhardt Jr. felt he was ahead of Gordon, but says he will take the points [as he stays in the drivers points lead].