Kasey Kahne News

Busch on the pole:

Busch on the pole:

March 19, 2004
#5-Kyle Busch won his first career Busch Series pole at Darlington Raceway for the Diamond Hill Plywood Co. 200 with a speed of 168.619mph. The rest of the top five are: #38-Kasey Kahne, #23-Kenny Wallace, #60-Greg Biffle Ford abd #00-Jason Leffler. Missing the race

Eight Cars to the Dyno:

Eight Cars to the Dyno:

March 15, 2004
NASCAR tested eight cars after the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta on the chassis dyno, which measures horsepower to the rear wheels. Tested were the cars of #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #16-Greg Biffle, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart, #9-Kasey Kahne, #12-Ryan Newman, #

#38 names crew chief:

#38 names crew chief:

March 15, 2004
Akins Motorsports has named Jamie Jones to be the crew chief for the team's #38 Dodge for Kasey Kahne in the Busch Series. Jones, 43, has been the shock specialist for the team, which had been operating without a crew chief.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(3-15-2004

Atlanta Race Notes:

Atlanta Race Notes:

March 14, 2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Golden Corral 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, scoring his 11th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at Daytona, three races ago. * This is Earnhardt Jr's., fifth non-restrictor plate victory

Little E wins at Atlanta:

Little E wins at Atlanta:

March 14, 2004
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a tough race at Las Vegas last week. Evernham Motorsports nosed out great finishes with #19-Jeremy Mayfield 2nd and rookie #9-Kasey Kahne 3rd [two 2nd's and aa 3rd in the last three races

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Atlanta:

March 14, 2004
What a difference a week makes! In a turnaround about as far apart as Las Vegas and Atlanta in distance, Dale Earnhardt Jr and his Budweiser Chevy were a handling machine today. For a guy who couldn't stay out of the garage last weekend, Little E was the dominant car

Suspect Noses?

Suspect Noses?

March 12, 2004
Evernham Motorsports Dodges qualified first [#9], sixth [#19] and 10th [#91] at Las Vegas, and other teams were suspicious about what advantage the Evernham crews had found. Rival manufacturers took pictures of the noses to examine the changes. The competitors discovered

Evernham cars get some spinach for July Daytona Race UPDATE:

Evernham cars get some spinach for July Daytona Race UPDATE:

March 10, 2004
hearing that the #9 Dodge of Kasey Kahne and the #19 Dodge of Jeremy Mayfield will sport Popeye The Sailorman 75th Anniversary schemes in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July.[no images...yet](1-9-2004) UPDATE: Evernham Motorsports, King Features, Action Performance, Dodge

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings:

March 9, 2004
[Note: all comments are made in the blurb by SCF, NOT Jayski] Nothing's sweeter than a repeater, and we went back-to-back Jack! Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 today [March 7th] at Las Vegas MotorSpeedway....and he was much the best. In what looked like

Not Sure What this means? [but I am about as sophisticated as a tack]

Not Sure What this means? [but I am about as sophisticated as a tack]

March 8, 2004
If Kasey Kahne makes it big, as appears likely, DaimlerChrysler executives are considering marketing him with European Prada flair, according to Dodge officials.(Winston Salem Journal)(3-8-2004)

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

Tidbits/Notes from the race at Las Vegas:

March 8, 2004
Matt Kenseth won the UAW-DAIMLER CHRYSLER 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scoring his ninth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 151st career start. His last victory came at one race ago at North Carolina Speedway. Kenseth's second victory in 2004 marks the

Kenseth wins at Las Vegas…again; Kahne 2nd this week…again:

Kenseth wins at Las Vegas…again; Kahne 2nd this week…again:

March 7, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth pretty much dominated the 2nd half of the UAW-Daimler-Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 123 of the 267 laps and winning his 2nd race in a row of the season and his 2nd race in a row at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. #9-Kasey Kahne, the pole

Noticed at the track:

Noticed at the track:

March 7, 2004
#9-Kasey Kahne has a few playing cards decaled on the side of the #9 Dodge, right in front of the rear wheel. Tires important? sitting behind the #42 pit, could see 5-6 team members working on 40 tires, checking air pressure, marking codes, putting tape on for the

Biffle Wins at Darlington:

Biffle Wins at Darlington:

March 7, 2004
#60-Greg Biffle dominated the late stages of Saturday's Diamond Hill Plywood 200, leading the final 43 of 147 laps, en route to a 3.115-second victory over Roush Racing teammate #9-Jeff Burton. It's the 12th career win for Biffle and first since winning at Atlanta

Harvick wins at Vegas; Lucky Dog Problem?

Harvick wins at Vegas; Lucky Dog Problem?

March 7, 2004
#21-Kevin Harvick's dramatic efforts to protect his lead from a furious charge by Kasey Kahne was just one of many wild moments during and following Saturday's Sam's Town 300. Kahne tried to pass Harvick exiting Turn 4 on the last of 200 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway