Kasey Kahne News

Something with that #9?

Something with that #9?

April 15, 2004
Did You Know? #9-Bill Elliott [now part-time #91] finished second eight times before he picked up his first Cup win.(Caledonian Record) Now #9-Kasey Kahne has finished 2nd three times [in 7 races] with no win.(4-15-2004)

Smith to fill in for Kahne:

Smith to fill in for Kahne:

April 13, 2004
Akins Motorsports announced Monday that Regan Smith will practice and qualify the #38 Great Clips Busch car for the rest of the season when scheduling conflicts keep regular driver Kasey Kahne from doing so. Kahne is running full-time in both Busch and Nextel Cup.(

Driver of the Year 1st 1/4 Nominees:

Driver of the Year 1st 1/4 Nominees:

April 9, 2004
Whether it's "young guns" or veteran gunslingers the nominations for Speed Channel Presents the DRIVER OF THE YEAR for the first quarter 2004 are all top guns. In the first vote of the year auto racing fans will get to participate via an online ballot of the year,

Nashville News and Notes:

Nashville News and Notes:

April 7, 2004
You might say that David Green (No. 37 Timber Wolf Chevrolet) had a pretty good year at Nashville Superspeedway in 2003. He won the season's first race there with a thrilling last-lap pass of Johnny Sauter (No. 27 Kleenex/Scott Brand Products Chevrolet), and then finished

Assorted trivialities and historical notables:

Assorted trivialities and historical notables:

April 5, 2004
The four tracks where Jeff Gordon has never won are Texas, Chicago, Phoenix and Homestead. Elliott Sadler had finished in the top 10 only once in five previous Texas starts. He was 10th in 1999. Elliott Sadler is one of 109 drivers to have won two or more Cup races

Sadler not pleased with Sauter:

Sadler not pleased with Sauter:

April 5, 2004
Rookie #30-Johnny Sauter drew the ire of the winner for the late-race maneuvers of his No. 30 Chevrolet. Several other lapped cars pulled aside for the battle between Elliott Sadler and Kasey Kahne in the closing laps, but Sauter chose to maintain his position. He

Elliott Sadler wins at Texas:

Elliott Sadler wins at Texas:

April 4, 2004
#38-Elliott Sadler won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, his first win since Bristol in March 2001, 108 races ago. It is the first ever points win for sponsor M&M's and the first win for Sadler at Robert Yates Racing [not counting the Twin 125

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Texas:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Texas:

April 4, 2004
It wasn't as close as Rockingham, but it wasn't far off....#38-Elliott Sadler held off #9-Kasey Kahne today at Texas Motor Speedway, winning the Samsung/RadioShack 500 by a whopping .028 seconds for his second career Cup victory and #55 for Robert Yates Racing. He

McMurray Making Up:

McMurray Making Up:

April 3, 2004
#42-Jamie McMurray said Friday he knew better than to spin Matt Kenseth's Ford out on the cool-down lap following last week's race at Bristol. "I've watched people do that and thought, 'that idiot, what was he thinking?'" McMurray said. "I knew it wasn't going to do

No Retaliation from Kahne:

No Retaliation from Kahne:

April 3, 2004
#9-Kasey Kahne says Bristol's troubles with Jamie McMurray are behind him: "I was really upset when it happened, to be out of the race that early. But Jamie started backing out when he realized there was no room. He apologized. He said he was probably too aggressive

Driver Survey:

Driver Survey:

April 1, 2004
The Dallas Morning News asked questions to the Nextel Cup competitors who were asked to answer a set of 10 questions anonymously in order to get honest responses. Fifteen drivers didn't respond or refused to participate, but 23 agreed to answer some of the questions

Testing at Martinsville:

Testing at Martinsville:

March 29, 2004
hearing #19-Jeremy Mayfield and #9-Kasey Kahne are testing at Martinsville Speedway today.(3-29-2004)

Johnson wins at Darlington:

Johnson wins at Darlington:

March 21, 2004
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway fior his first win of 2004 and his first win at Darlington. #18-Bobby Labonte finished 2nd. The rest of the top five were #12-Newman, #31-Gordon and #38-Sadler. Pole sitterm #9-Kasey Kahne

Some Cup Drivers to race at Nashville on Cup off weekend:

Some Cup Drivers to race at Nashville on Cup off weekend:

March 20, 2004
Making the decision to host the Pepsi 300 NASCAR Busch Series race on Easter Weekend April 9-10 - an off-NEXTEL Cup weekend - is reaping big benefits for Nashville Superspeedway ticket holders. NEXTEL Cup driver Michael Waltrip has announced he will join the growing

Interesting

Interesting

March 19, 2004
many have asked if #9-Kasey Kahne's three top-five finishes was the best record by a driver in their first four races. The following was revealed upon a query of the database by Charlie Vass. Obviously, being just one of seven drivers in NASCAR history to accomplish