Kasey Kahne News

#9 Team Penalties Upheld by Commission:

#9 Team Penalties Upheld by Commission:

March 5, 2007
On March 5, 2007, the National Stock Car Racing Commission heard and considered the appeal of Evernham Motorsports regarding the #9 car. The appeal concerned three penalties issued by NASCAR following post-qualifying inspection on February 11, 2007 for the NASCAR Nextel

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 evening:

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 evening:

February 28, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Bristol Motor Speedway ended Wednesday night after three sessions with #48A-Jimmie Johnson fastest at 122.007mph followed by #4A-Ward Burton, #9B-Kasey Kahne, #11B-Denny Hamlin and #29A-Kevin Harvick. Slowest was #15A-Menard at

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 afternoon:

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 afternoon:

February 28, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Bristol Motor Speedway continued in the afternoon, the fastest was once again #11B-Denny Hamlin with a speed of 121.605mph followed by #66A-Jeff Green, #9B-Kasey Kahne, #5A-Kyle Busch and #9A-Kasey Kahne. Slowest was #6A-Ragan at

Appeals to be heard next week:

Appeals to be heard next week:

February 27, 2007
Penalty appeals for four Nextel Cup teams accused of breaking NASCAR's equipment rules leading up to the Daytona 500 will be heard early next week, NASCAR officials told ESPN.com on Tuesday. The appeals for Kasey Kahne's #9 team and Matt Kenseth's #17 team will be

Rumblings – Daytona:

Rumblings – Daytona:

February 18, 2007
Kevin Harvick passed Mark Martin as all heck was breaking loose behind them tonight and took the Daytona 505 by all of .02 seconds at the line. It was Harvick's first plate win and the 11th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied with Greg Biffle for 50th place on

Kahne joins the Gillette Young Guns:

Kahne joins the Gillette Young Guns:

February 18, 2007
Kasey Kahne was announced as the new addition to the Gillette Young Guns family [replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr.] in an elaborate Daytona 500 pre-race ceremony on Sunday, February 18. Kahne officially joins #2-Kurt Busch, #99-Carl Edwards, #26-Jamie McMurray, #12-Ryan

Sirius NASCAR Radio Daytona 500 coverage:

Sirius NASCAR Radio Daytona 500 coverage:

February 17, 2007
On Sunday, February 18, SIRIUS will air the Daytona 500 live nationwide on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, carrying the broadcast of Motor Racing Network (MRN). On 10 additional channels, SIRIUS will combine the race broadcast with the driver-to-crew chatter of 10

Evernham names interim crew chiefs/team directors:

Evernham names interim crew chiefs/team directors:

February 15, 2007
Team owner Ray Evernham will sit atop the pit box for Evernham Motorsports' #19 Dodge driven by Elliott Sadler during the Gatorade Duel 150-mile qualifying race Thursday, team officials confirmed Wednesday. Evernham will share responsibilities as team director, Evernham

EMS will not appeal 4-race suspension, may appeal #10, #19 penalties:

EMS will not appeal 4-race suspension, may appeal #10, #19 penalties:

February 14, 2007
Team owner Ray Evernham said he won't appeal the four-race suspension to #9 team director Kenny Francis but is still mulling over whether to appeal the two-race suspensions of #19 team director Josh Browne and #10 team director Rodney Childers. Francis, the crew chief

Penalties Announced: 4 Crew Chiefs Suspended, Fines, Points Taken Away UPDATE:

Penalties Announced: 4 Crew Chiefs Suspended, Fines, Points Taken Away UPDATE:

February 13, 2007
NASCAR announced Tuesday that four Nextel Cup Series crew chiefs have been suspended from competition, starting with Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500. Two of the four “ Ken Francis, crew chief for the #9 Dodge driven by Kasey Kahne; and Robbie Reiser, crew chief

Kenseth, Kahne times disallowed UPDATE 4 penalties to be announced Tues:

Kenseth, Kahne times disallowed UPDATE 4 penalties to be announced Tues:

February 13, 2007
#9-Kasey Kahne and #17-Matt Kenseth qualifying times/speeds been disallowed, both will start at the end of the 2nd Gatorade Duel race. The #17 and #9 cars were found to have illegal aerodynamic devices/enhancements. NASCAR's Jim Hunter said both infraction is considered

Stewart wins Bud Shootout:

Stewart wins Bud Shootout:

February 10, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart won his third Budweiser Shootout, passing #5-Kyle Busch [who led the most laps, 39 of 70] with eight laps to go and held off a hard charging #38-David Gilliland [finished 2nd]. #2-Kurt Busch was 3rd, followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson and #29-Kevin Harvick

A First: Budweiser Shootout Draw Party Seen in Prime-Time on SPEED:

A First: Budweiser Shootout Draw Party Seen in Prime-Time on SPEED:

February 3, 2007
Thursday night, February 8, will mark several firsts in the 29-year history of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. For the first time, the drawing to determine the starting line-up for Saturday night's 70-lap Shootout will be seen on prime-time television, as SPEED

Ragan to test at Infineon Raceway UPDATE:

Ragan to test at Infineon Raceway UPDATE:

February 3, 2007
#6-David Ragan will make his first-ever visit to Infineon Raceway on Friday, working with instructors from the Jim Russell Racing Schools. Ragan, who has limited road-racing experience, has never traversed the twists and turns of Infineon Raceway's 10-turn, 1.99-mile

Sadler, Riggs, Kahne to share ride: UPDATE: Klondike joins list of sponsors:

Sadler, Riggs, Kahne to share ride: UPDATE: Klondike joins list of sponsors:

February 2, 2007
Evernham Motorsports officials say Elliott Sadler, Scott Riggs and Kasey Kahne will share driver duties for the team's #9 Busch Series Dodge, which will be sponsored by Unilever. Kahne will be the primary driver, and the three drivers will compete in 23 Busch Series