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Kurt Busch sweeps poles at California:

Kurt Busch sweeps poles at California:

September 1, 2006
#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway with a speed of 184.540mph for his 2nd pole at California this season, 5th pole of 2006 and 8th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #25-Brian Vickers; #07-Clint Bowyer, #10-Scott

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes – California:

Ramblings – Qualifying Notes – California:

September 1, 2006
Kurt Busch kept his qualifying success rolling today at California Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for the SONY HD 500 with a time of 39.016 sec (184.540 mph). This is the third top-spot for Busch in the last four races, his 5th of the season (he leads in that category

Testing at Milwaukee UPDATE 2:

Testing at Milwaukee UPDATE 2:

August 30, 2006
The Milwaukee Mile will play a key role in the performance of select Nextel Cup Series teams this coming Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29. Richard Childress Racing’s three ‘Cup drivers, #29-Kevin Harvick, #31-Jeff Burton and #07-Clint Bowyer will be testing

Bristol Race Notes:

Bristol Race Notes:

August 26, 2006
• Matt Kenseth won the 2006 Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, scoring his 14th Nextel Cup victory in his 244th career start. • This was his fourth victory in 2006 joining Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne who also have four victories in 2006. Kenseth won at California

Kenseth wins at Bristol:

Kenseth wins at Bristol:

August 26, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 2nd consecutive win in the night race at Bristol [first driver to do so since Dale Earnhardt in 1987-88], his 4th win of 2006 [tied for the lead with Johnson & Kahne] and 14th of his career. #

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

August 26, 2006
after Bristol [24 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3499 [clinched a spot in the chase] #17-Matt Kenseth 3492 -7 [clinched] #29-Kevin Harvick 3178 -321 #5-Kyle Busch 3097 -402 #24-Jeff Gordon 3091 -408 #11-Denny Hamlin 3070 -429 #31-Jeff Burton 3064 -435 #20-Tony Stewart

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

August 25, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sharpie 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds at 124.906 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph - set March 21, 2003. • This is Kurt Busch’s seventh career

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

August 25, 2006
#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.906mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 7th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #31-Jeff Burton, #43-Bobby Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart are

Ramblings – Qualifying Tidbits:

Ramblings – Qualifying Tidbits:

August 25, 2006
Kurt Busch sped around Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds (124.906 mph) to grab his 4th top-spot of the season and 7th of his NEXTEL Cup career. He's now in a three-way tie with Jeff Burton and Kasey Kahne for most Bud Poles this year. Burton will start alongside

Bristol Rookie Notes:

Bristol Rookie Notes:

August 24, 2006
#41-Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 20 GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Sorenson finished eighth and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. He scored his fifth top-10 finish of the season at Michigan

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

August 20, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed

Michigan Race News and Notes:

Michigan Race News and Notes:

August 20, 2006
• Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his 13th Nextel Cup victory in his 243rd career start. • This was Kenseth’s third victory in 2006. He also won at California and Dover. • Kenseth moved into 46th on NASCAR’s all-

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

August 20, 2006
It was Matt Kenseth's day today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the GFS Marketplace 400 by a diminishing 6/10's of a second over Jeff Gordon. Kenseth's win was his third of the season and 13th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied for 46th on the all

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

August 20, 2006
after Michigan Glen [23 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3365 #17-Matt Kenseth 3307 -58 #29-Kevin Harvick 3048 -317 #6-Mark Martin 2970 -395 #20-Tony Stewart 2959 -406 #24-Jeff Gordon 2931 -434 #5-Kyle Busch 2922 -443 #11-Denny Hamlin 2920 -445 #31-Jeff Burton 2916

Harvick to ‘Buschwhacker’ critics: Quit griping:

Harvick to ‘Buschwhacker’ critics: Quit griping:

August 18, 2006
Kevin Harvick is one of 24 drivers attempting to run in both the Busch Series and Nextel Cup events this weekend at Michigan. With the record number of "Buschwhackers" at Michigan, Harvick knows there will be talk about limiting the Cup drivers in the Busch Series.