Kasey Kahne News

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 PM:

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 PM:

January 30, 2007
The 2nd day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 78 cars with 53 drivers/teams. #19B-Elliott Sadler was fastest in the afternoon session with a speed of 188.772mph [fastest of the 2 days, the old track record before the banking was added: Kasey Kahne

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 AM:

Las Vegas Testing Day 2 AM:

January 30, 2007
The 2nd day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 88 cars with 56 drivers/teams. 15B-Paul Menard was fastest in the morning session with a speed of 188.370mph [the old track record before the banking was added: Kasey Kahne 174.904 in 2004] followed by

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 PM:

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 PM:

January 29, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 93 cars with 56 drivers/teams. #9B-Kasey Kahne was fastest in the morning session with a speed of 184.685mph [the old track record before the banking was added was by Kasey Kahne 174.904 in 2004] followed

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 AM:

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 AM:

January 29, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had 94 cars with 56 drivers/teams. #10A-Scott Riggs was fastest in the morning session with a speed of 183.511mph [the old track record before the banking was added was by Kasey Kahne 174.904 in 2004] followed

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 Incidents:

Las Vegas Testing Day 1 Incidents:

January 29, 2007
AM: #07-Clint Bowyer's blown motor occurred in turn four as he was about to pass #36-Jeremy Mayfield. Went down low and all of a sudden it went "boom". #96-Tony Raines slammed the turn 4 wall saying his car got tight and he looped it then went along for the ride. He

Las Vegas Testing TODAY:

Las Vegas Testing TODAY:

January 29, 2007
NASCAR's greatest drivers are about to get their first look at the sport's newest race track. A record 55 drivers [up from 47, #78 team not listed, expected to test] are scheduled to take part in NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 29 and Tuesday, Jan

Spokesmen named for NASCAR Speedpark:

Spokesmen named for NASCAR Speedpark:

January 28, 2007
NASCAR SpeedPark, "the official family fun park of NASCAR" announced that #9-Kasey Kahne, #19-Elliott Sadler and #11-Denny Hamlin will be the 2007 official spokesmen for NASCAR* SpeedPark's North American locations in Myrtle Beach, SC, Concord, NC, Sevierville, Tenn

Dodge staying in NASCAR..Ford?:

Dodge staying in NASCAR..Ford?:

January 26, 2007
So said Dodge racing boss Mike Accavitti in opening remarks at the Evernham Motorsports NASCAR media stop Thursday, the final day of the tour. Accavitti, director of Dodge Motorsports Operations and SRT Planning, said Dodge wouldn't back out of Nextel Cup racing, as

Kahne to Drive Wrigleys Doublemint Dodge at Phoenix:

Kahne to Drive Wrigleys Doublemint Dodge at Phoenix:

January 25, 2007
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company announced a partnership with Evernham Motorsports and driver Kasey Kahne, in which Kahne will drive the #9 Wrigleys Doublemint Dodge during the Busch Series race at Phoenix on November 10. Kasey joins Juan Pablo Montoya, Reed Sorenson and David

#19 to run Siemens colors at Phoenix in November:

#19 to run Siemens colors at Phoenix in November:

January 25, 2007
Evernham Motorsports announced that Siemens, the global leader in automation and control, will serve as primary sponsor of the #19 Dodge driven by Elliott Sadler in the Nextel Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on November 11, 2007. Siemens currently

Gillette Young Guns team to get new driver:

Gillette Young Guns team to get new driver:

January 23, 2007
To kick off the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season, the Gillette Young Guns are inviting race fans to visit GilletteYoungGuns.com for a chance to guess who will be the newest member of the team. From now until February 18, consumers can visit the Web site to correctly predict

Johnson wins award:

Johnson wins award:

January 22, 2007
Nextel Cup champion #48-Jimmie Johnson was named the 2006 Richard Petty Driver of the Year by the National Motorsports Press Association. Johnson, who also won the award in 2004, was named on 28 of 72 ballots cast. The Hendrick Motorsports driver edged Richard Childress

Stewart/Kahne/Yeley entered in Chili Bowl:

Stewart/Kahne/Yeley entered in Chili Bowl:

January 13, 2007
Nextel Cup drivers Tony Stewart [who flipped and was injured last year], Kasey Kahne and J.J. Yeley are entered in the 21st Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Tulsa, OK, held January 9-13, 2007. .A.J. Foyt is the grand marshall of the event, other NASCAR

Leffler to Compete in Chili Bowl: UPDATE:

Leffler to Compete in Chili Bowl: UPDATE:

January 3, 2007
#32-Jason Leffler, the three-time Midget National Champion in 1997-1999, has captured victories in almost every prestigious midget event over the years with the exception of one the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Coined the Superbowl of midget racing, the Chili Bowl

Kahne races down under:

Kahne races down under:

January 2, 2007
After two nights of thrilling the crowd at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway in Australia, Kasey Kahne's ability to stay inconspicuous may have come to an end. He finished fourth Monday in the second of two Kasey Kahne International Sprintcars/Coca-Cola Track Championship