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Racing Resources Says “¦

Racing Resources Says “¦

July 28, 2008
* Jimmie Johnson won the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson won the race from the Coor's Light pole starting position. He is only the second driver to win at Indy from the pole. Kevin Harvick won at Indy in 2003 from the pole. * Johnson

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Indy race 20 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Indy race 20 of 36]:

July 27, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 3004 [7 wins] 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2751 -253 [1 win] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 2733 -271 [1 win] 4) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2689 -315 [2 wins] 5) #99-Carl Edwards 2684 -320 [3 wins][would be 2nd w/out 100pts penalty] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2539 -465 7) #16-Greg

Indy Goodyear Tire Notes:

Indy Goodyear Tire Notes:

July 25, 2008
This is the first time Goodyear has brought this tire set-up to Indianapolis Motor Speedway . . . this combination of left- and right-side codes was selected after a tire test with Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brian Vickers at the Speedway on April 22-23 . . .

Speed aiming for Sprint Cup debut:

Speed aiming for Sprint Cup debut:

July 18, 2008
Scott Speed is confident that he can make his Sprint Cup debut before the end of this season. The Red Bull-backed American will test a Cup car for the first time later this month, and has been racing in the ARCA and Craftsman Truck series this season after losing his

Chase Notes:

Chase Notes:

July 16, 2008
#11-Denny Hamlin's early race problems doomed him to a 40th place finish at Chicagoland, dropping him five positions and 70 points closer to being out of the Top 12. Clint Bowyer and the #07 team never seemed to get a handle on the race track and his 22nd dropped him

Hamlin named Wypall Crew Chief of the Race in Chicago:

Hamlin named Wypall Crew Chief of the Race in Chicago:

July 16, 2008
Kevin Hamlin, crew chief of the #83 Red Bull Toyota driven by Brian Vickers, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Saturday night's LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. The Hamlin-led team gambled on pit strategy all night as Vickers

Marks to Make Nationwide Debut at Montreal:

Marks to Make Nationwide Debut at Montreal:

July 15, 2008
Braun Racing announced the addition of Justin Marks to the driver line-up of the #10 Camry. The Rocklin, California native will pilot the #10 Future Electronics Camry in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada in August. This will mark

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Chicago race 19 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Chicago race 19 of 36]:

July 12, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2881 [7 wins] 2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2622 -259 [1 win] 3) #31-Jeff Burton 2593 -288 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2509 -372 [3 wins][would be 3rd w/out 100pts penalty] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2494 -387 [1 win] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2384 -497 7) #16-Greg

Chase notes going into Daytona:

Chase notes going into Daytona:

July 4, 2008
Only 56 points separate 9th place #20-Tony Stewart, 10th place #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th place #07-Clint Bowyer, 12th place #29-Kevin Harvick and 13th place #17-Matt Kenseth. Harvick finished four spots ahead of Kenseth at Loudon and unseated him from the final "bubble

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 17 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after New Hampshire race 17 of 36]:

June 29, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2496 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 2432 -64 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2352 -144 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2262 -234 [3 wins] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2220 -276 [1 win] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2171 -325 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 2150 -346 [1 win] 8) #16-

Army looking for new team in 2009? UPDATE 3:

Army looking for new team in 2009? UPDATE 3:

June 24, 2008
The U.S. Army is examining it options for 2009 and beyond, and could leave Dale Earnhardt, Inc., for another team. The Army sponsorship is a year-by-year affair, and is renegotiated at the end of each season for the next year. Sources close to the situation tell Sirius

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Infineon race 16 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Infineon race 16 of 36]:

June 22, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2408 [5 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 2305 -103 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2256 -152 [1 win] 4) #99-Carl Edwards 2150 -258 [3 wins] 5) #48-Jimmie Johnson 2079 -329 [1 win] 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 2041 -367 7) #16-Greg Biffle 2019 -389 8) #11-Denny Hamlin

NASCAR monitoring heat and carbon monoxide inside cars:

NASCAR monitoring heat and carbon monoxide inside cars:

June 21, 2008
The thermometer hovered at 102 degrees just prior to Friday's qualifying at Infineon Raceway, which means the temperature inside the Sprint Cup cars was much hotter. Not to worry. NASCAR is monitoring the situation. The governing body began last week at Michigan International

Vickers wins at Golf:

Vickers wins at Golf:

June 18, 2008
#83-Brian Vickers won the second round of the HP Tee Shot Tour on Thursday at The Grande Golf Club in Jackson, Mich. On the lighted 395-yard par 4 first hole, Brian proved he can drive more than a race car when he won the driver and team categories. Brian once fired

Vickers says NASCAR admitted scoring mistake:

Vickers says NASCAR admitted scoring mistake:

June 17, 2008
NASCAR admitted to #83-Brian Vickers that it made a mistake in placing the Red Bull Racing driver behind Dale Earnhardt Inc.'s #8-Mark Martin prior to a restart during the waning laps of the LifeLock 400 Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. For Vickers, that