John Andretti News

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Watkins Glen:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Watkins Glen:

August 9, 2006
Danny OQuinn Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Kroger 200 at OReilly Raceway Park. OQuinn Jr. grabbed a sixth-place finish, his best effort in 23 career Busch Series starts. He scored his third top 10 of the 2006 season and took Raybestos Rookie of the

Raybestos Rookie Notes for IRP:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for IRP:

July 31, 2006
Burney Lamar was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Busch Silver Celebration 250 at Gateway. Lamar finished 12th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time in 22 races. Lamar leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by just one point over John Andretti (174-173

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Gateway:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Gateway:

July 24, 2006
John Andretti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Goodys 250 at Martinsville. Andretti scored a seventh-place finish, his third top-10 of the 2006 season, and took top rookie honors for the sixth time in 21 races. Andretti trails leading Raybestos Rookie Burney

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Martinsville:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Martinsville:

July 18, 2006
Mark McFarland was the Raybestos Rookie in the New England 200 at New Hampshire. McFarland finished 11th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season. Burney Lamar leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by five points (169-164) over John

Raybestos Rookie Notes for New Hampshire:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for New Hampshire:

July 12, 2006
Todd Kluever was the Raybestos Rookie at Chicagoland . Kluever finished 18th and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. Burney Lamar leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by eight points (169-161) over John Andretti entering the New England 200 at New

Jeff Burton in for Lamar at New Hampshire: UPDATE 2:

Jeff Burton in for Lamar at New Hampshire: UPDATE 2:

July 12, 2006
Jeff Burton will drive the #77 Kevin Harvick Inc. car to replace Busch Series rookie Burney Lamar this weekend at New Hampshire. NASCAR's updated entry list has Burton in place of Lamar, who leads the Raybestos rookie standings by eight points over John Andretti. KHI

Indy Testing Day 1 is over:

Indy Testing Day 1 is over:

July 10, 2006
Fifty eight cars took to the track in the morning session of testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fastest was #8-Earnhardt Jr. with a speed of 177.518mph, followed by #20-Stewart 177.319, #21-Schrader 177.186, #31b-Burton 177.103 and #99b-Edwards 176.599. Slowest

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

July 7, 2006
Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum

Bunch of Busch Series penalties from Daytona; Wilson & Nead suspended, #21 loses more points: UPDATE:

Bunch of Busch Series penalties from Daytona; Wilson & Nead suspended, #21 loses more points: UPDATE:

July 6, 2006
NASCAR announced today penalties and fines that have been issued among six NASCAR Busch Series teams as a result of rule violations at Daytona International Speedway. Shane Wilson, crew chief for the #21 Chevy driven by Kevin Harvick, was fined $15,000 and suspended

Rookie Notes for Chicago:

Rookie Notes for Chicago:

July 4, 2006
John Andretti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona. Andretti finished 10th, his second top-10 finish of the 2006 season. Burney Lamar leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by eight points (165-157) over Andretti (165-157) entering the

Marco Andretti to Ganassi…in Cup? UPDATE Denied:

Marco Andretti to Ganassi…in Cup? UPDATE Denied:

July 2, 2006
not much to report...but on the Fox Sports pre-race show at Sonoma, it was just mentioned in their news of the week, IRL driver Marco Andretti could be headed to Ganassi Racing as the driver of one of the three cars?(6-25-2006) UPDATE - Denied: Indy Racing League rookie

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Daytona:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Daytona:

June 27, 2006
Danny OQuinn Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. OQuinn Jr. finished seventh, his best effort in 17 career Busch Series races. He collected top rookie honors for the third time this season. Burney Lamar continues to lead

Raybestos Rookie Notes for the Busch Series:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for the Busch Series:

June 19, 2006
Raybestos Rookie David Gilliland won the Meijer 300 at Kentucky. Gilliland scored his first victory in seven career Busch Series starts and is the first Busch Series regular to win in 2006. His previous best finish was 29th earlier this season at Texas. Gilliland was

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Kentucky:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Kentucky:

June 12, 2006
Danny OQuinn Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville. OQuinn Jr. finished 10th, claiming his first top-10 finish in 15 career Busch Series starts and took top rookie honor for the second time in 2006. His previous best

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Nashville:

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Nashville:

June 5, 2006
Todd Kluever was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 3 Stonebridgeracing.com 200 at Dover. Kluever finished 18th and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time this season. Burney Lamar continues to lead the Raybestos Rookie standings, holding