Kasey Kahne News

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

Rumblings – Kansas Race Notes:

October 1, 2006
Somebody give that man a pot pie! "Everthing's up to date in Kansas City" after all (my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) as we ended up with the top-two finishers today running on the apron and mass confusion as to where anybody finished in the Banquet 400 at

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

October 1, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Kansas: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4162 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 4029 -133 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3856 -306 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3818 -344 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 3760 -402 6) #6-Mark Martin 3757 -405 7) #20-Tony Stewart 3722 -440 8) #24-Jeff Gordon

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Chase Points Standing

October 1, 2006
after Kansas [29 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5511 #11-Denny Hamlin 5442 -69 #6-Mark Martin 5441 -70 #17-Matt Kenseth 5427 -84 #29-Kevin Harvick 5415 -96 #24-Jeff Gordon 5391 -120 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5388 -123 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5346 -165 #5-Kyle Busch 5278 -233

Mopar scheme for Kahne at LMS:

Mopar scheme for Kahne at LMS:

September 30, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne is scheduled to drive a Mopar scheme at Lowe's Motor Speedway on October 14th, see an image of the scheme on the #9 Team Schemes page.(9-30-2006)

Airplus Joins Evernham for 2007:

Airplus Joins Evernham for 2007:

September 29, 2006
Airplus Footcare will team with Evernham Motorsports as an associate sponsor on the #9 Ultimate Chargers Busch Series team for the 2007 season. The car will be driven throughout the year by Evernham Motorsports drivers including Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

Kahne wins pole at Kansas:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Budweiser Pole for the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 178.377mph for his 5th pole of 2006 and 11th of his career. The rest of the top-10 starters are #10-Scott Riggs, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #25-Brian Vickers, #18-J.J. Yeley, #07-

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
• Kasey Kahne won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Banquet 400, lapping Kansas Speedway in 30.273 seconds at 178.377 mph. Matt Kenseth holds the track-qualifying record of 29.858 seconds, 180.856 mph - set Oct. 8, 2005. • This is Kahne’s 11th career Bud Pole

Ramblings – Kansas Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Kansas Qualifying Notes:

September 29, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne takes his fifth Bud Pole of the season today at Kansas Speedway and for the third race in a row we've got a Chaser on the pole. Kasey's time of 30.273 (178.377 mph) was good enough for his 11th career top-spot and he'll lead 'em to the green for Sunday

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

September 27, 2006
so far in 2006, after 28 races, three drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart, #25-Vickers and #31-Burton. #5-Kyle Busch is the leader with 9 lucky dog passes used. In 2006, two drivers have benefitted from the Lucky Dog

Jeff Burton wins at Dover:

Jeff Burton wins at Dover:

September 24, 2006
#31-Jeff Burton won the Dover 400 at Dover International Speedway for his 1st win of 2006 and first in 175 races ago, at Phoenix in Oct 2001, the 18th of his career and vaults the #31 Cingular Wireless driver into the points lead for the first time since May 1999.

The Chase Drivers

The Chase Drivers

September 24, 2006
• Four of the 10 Chase drivers finished in the top 10 in the Dover 400. • Six of the 10 of The Chase drivers changed points positions at Dover. • Jeff Burton climbed from fifth to first in the point standings. He is one of five “first-timers” to compete in The Chase

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

Unofficial “Classic” Points Standings

September 24, 2006
...the old way, not the Chase after Dover: 1) #17-Matt Kenseth 4068 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 3898 -170 3) #29-Kevin Harvick 3738 -330 4) #31-Jeff Burton 3658 -410 5) #24-Jeff Gordon 3656 -412 6) #11-Denny Hamlin 3651 -417 7) #6-Mark Martin 3592 -476 8) #8-Dale Earnhardt

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

September 24, 2006
after Dover [28 of 36 races]: #31-Jeff Burton 5351 #24-Jeff Gordon 5345 -6 #17-Matt Kenseth 5333 -18 #11-Denny Hamlin 5333 -18 #29-Kevin Harvick 5297 -54 #6-Mark Martin 5276 -75 #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5249 -102 #48-Jimmie Johnson 5215 -136 #9-Kasey Kahne 5169 -182 #

Skinner even faster in second practice session:

Skinner even faster in second practice session:

September 23, 2006
Mike Skinner, driving the #5 Toyota Tundra-sponsored Toyota, was fastest overall during this morning's second official practice session in preparation for this evening's Smith's Las Vegas 350. Skinner's lap of 30.216 sec./178.713 mph was even quicker than his best

Miller leads first test session at LVMS:

Miller leads first test session at LVMS:

September 21, 2006
Chase Miller's Dodge Motorsports #4 Dodge led the first session of Friday's practice in preparation for the Smith's Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Miller's best Truck lap - 174.796 mph/30.898 sec. - was just shy of the Cup Series