Jason Leffler News

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Bristol:

April 3, 2005
We had a typical Bristol slugfest today, but when the final 69 laps went green Kevin Harvick led 67 of 'em! Harvick survived another wild and wooly short track event at Bristol Motor Speedway today to win the Food City 500 in front of a mere 160,000 fans. We had our

Stockcar Fans – Ramblings – Bristol:

Stockcar Fans – Ramblings – Bristol:

April 2, 2005
We beat the rain today at Bristol Motor Speedway, and it was Elliott Sadler who grabbed the Bud Pole for Sunday's Food City 500 at the sweetest little half-miler on the planet. Sadler's time of 15.022 (127.733 mph) was good enough for his 3rd career pole and first

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 28, 2005
Advance Auto Parts 500 Schedule UPDATED March 28: rained out. March 29: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #15-Michael Waltrip, #5-Kyle Busch, #25-Brian Vickers, #11-Jason Leffler, #21-Ricky Rudd, #14-John Andretti, #22-Scott Wimmer, #17-Matt Kenseth, #49-Ken Schrader, #32-Bobby

StockCarFans – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

StockCarFans – Rumblings – Las Vegas:

March 13, 2005
Jimmie Johnson dominated today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and drove off with the win in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. Tho he didn't lead till lap 147, he led all but 14 of the laps to the finish. That's five times for 107 circuits (including the final 55) and it led

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

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Kas Vegas:

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings – Kas Vegas:

March 11, 2005
We went back to the qualifying format we've used for years, and the face we've seen for years pointing to the Bud scoreboard was atop the final rundown today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ryan Newman took the top-spot for Sunday's UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 with a time

Drivers Race Horses in Commercial:

Drivers Race Horses in Commercial:

March 10, 2005
Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch, Joe Nemechek, J.J. Yeley, David Green and Jason Leffler are scheduled to be featured as Churchill Downs jockeys in a television commercial that MBNA plans to debut today. The ad, titled "NASCAR's Horsepower Takes a Run for the Roses," asks

Express for Leffler again this week:

Express for Leffler again this week:

March 9, 2005
The #11 FedEx Chevy with Jason Leffler driving will sport the Express paint scheme, which is one of four it will display in 2005 representing four of the FedEx operating companies; FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Kinko’s.(JGR SIte/PR)(3-9-2005

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

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

March 8, 2005
#12-Ryan Newman was in Atlanta for the first day of a two-day test for the March 18-20 Golden Corral 500. Also testing were #22-Scott Wimmer, #77-Travis Kvapil, #11-Jason Leffler and Busch driver Brandon Miller. Newman topped the unofficial speed charts. He circled

Testing at Kentucky:

Testing at Kentucky:

March 8, 2005
Joe Gibbs Racing teammates #20-Tony Stewart and #11-Jason Leffler are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway on Tuesday, March 8. Fans can view testing out side Turn 3 at no charge. Tests begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m. The test

Speeding Down:

Speeding Down:

February 28, 2005
looks like drivers are getting used to the new electronic system used to catch speeders on pit road, after 14 drivers were caught at Daytona, only three suffered that fate on Sunday at California Speedway: #12-Ryan Newman [lap 177], #15-Michael Waltrip [lap 164] and

California News and Notes:

California News and Notes:

February 25, 2005
The buzz surrounding Tony Stewarts (#33 Old Spice Chevrolet) own version of the pass in the grass en route to his first NASCAR Busch Series victory at Daytona last Saturday has barely died down. Now, the adrenaline rush following the 2005 season-opener now carries

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

Fedex Scheme this week:

Fedex Scheme this week:

February 24, 2005
for Jason Leffler and the #11 FedEx Chevy will sport the Express paint scheme, which is one of four it will display in 2005 representing the various operating companies; Express, Ground, Freight and FedEx Kinko’s.(JGR PR)(2-24-2005)