Kasey Kahne News

Mike Wallace fastest in Day 1 testing at Daytona:

Mike Wallace fastest in Day 1 testing at Daytona:

January 20, 2003
#4-Mike Wallace was the fastest in BGN testing at Daytona on Day 1. #4-Wallace ran a fast lap at 183.255mph, followed by #19-Chad Blount at 183.191, #99-Michael Waltrip at 182.957, #38-Kasey Kahne at 182.860 and #21-Kevin Harvick at 182.622. There are 16 teams and

Green out, Kahne in at the #38? UPDATE Green still part time:

Green out, Kahne in at the #38? UPDATE Green still part time:

December 16, 2002
hearing that Kasey Kahne, formally of the defunct #98 RYR BGN team, will drive the Great Clips #38 Ford for the 2003 season, in spite of previous announcements that Mark Green would be the 2003 Great Clips driver.(12-14-2002) UPDATE: 22-year-old racing phenom Kasey

Stewart Wins Sprint race but hurt in Midget race:

Stewart Wins Sprint race but hurt in Midget race:

November 29, 2002
Stewart Wins Sprint race but hurt in Midget race: Tony Stewart won the 40-lap Sprint car Turkey Night Grand Prix race before a sellout crowd of 6,500 at Irwindale Speedway on Thanksgiving, but was involved in a fiery Turn 3 crash in the Midget car race, won by Michael

RYR BGN team to shut down? UPDATE:

RYR BGN team to shut down? UPDATE:

November 26, 2002
Hearing that the Robert Yates-owned #98 team will close down at the end of the season. Team Rensi assumed day-to-day management of the team earlier this year. Driver Kasey Kahne has 18 starts with the first-year team, with a best finish of 10th coming at Michigan.

Third ppc Racing team for Kahne?

Third ppc Racing team for Kahne?

November 8, 2002
ppc Racing is putting the finishing touches on a deal that would bring Kasey Kahne to a third ppc BGN team with an undisclosed sponsor. The team also fields the BGN teams #10 Ford for Scott Riggs and #57 Ford for Jason Keller.(Winston Cup Scene)(11-08-2002)

Atlanta Testing Wednesday:

Atlanta Testing Wednesday:

October 10, 2002
Atlanta Testing Wednesday: Bobby Hamilton Jr. was fastest Wednesday during a test of three Winston Cup and Busch teams testing for the Oct. 25-27 NAPA 500 weekend at Atlanta. Hamilton Jr. improved his speeds from Tuesday, steering his #25 U.S. Marine Corps Ford at

Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta:

Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta:

October 8, 2002
Burton fastest in Tuesday testing at Atlanta: #99-Jeff Burton was fastest Tuesday during a two-day test of 12 Winston Cup and Busch teams testing for the Oct. 25-27 NAPA 500 weekend. With overcast skies and a cool breeze blowing, Burton improved his speeds from Monday

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

Keller wins pole at Bristol:

August 22, 2002
#57-Jason Keller won the pole at Bristol for the Food City 250 with a speed of 124.428mph, it was Keller's 2nd pole of the year. #10-Scott Riggs was 2nd, followed by #99-Michael Waltrip, #29-Kevin Harvick and #27-Jamie McMurray. Points leaders #60-Greg Biffle will

Darlington Testing UPDATE Speeds:

Darlington Testing UPDATE Speeds:

August 20, 2002
Darlington Testing UPDATE Speeds: The following drivers are scheduled to test at Darlington Raceway on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 20 and 21. BGN drivers: #98-Kasey Kahne, #91-Stanton Barrett and #21-Jeff Green. CUP drivers: #07-Ted Musgrave, #17-Matt Kenseth, #97

#98 looking for a new Crew Chief UPDATE got one:

#98 looking for a new Crew Chief UPDATE got one:

July 1, 2002
Tommy Morgan has been released from the #98 RYR BGN team, no replacement has been named to crew chief the car for driver Kasey Kahne.(Winston Cup Scene - need sub to read)(6-26-2002) UPDATE: Veteran crew chief, Clyde McLeod has been named the new crew chief for the

Daytona testing from Wednesday:

Daytona testing from Wednesday:

June 27, 2002
Daytona testing from Wednesday: Ron Hornaday is subbing for the vacationing Shawna Robinson in the #49 BAM Racing Dodge during this week's two-day test session at Daytona International Speedway for the July 6 Pepsi 400. While Hornaday is trying to fine-tune the #49

Daytona testing from Tuesday:

Daytona testing from Tuesday:

June 26, 2002
Daytona testing from Tuesday: On Tuesday, #09-Geoffrey Bodine, the 1986 Daytona 500 champion, returned to Daytona International Speedway for a two-day test session with that same James Finch-owned car he finished 3rd in the Daytona 500 back in Feb. Other drivers testing

Daytona Testing:

Daytona Testing:

June 24, 2002
Daytona Testing: Testing at Daytona International Speedway for the 44th annual Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race on July 6 and the inaugural STACKER 2/GNC Live Well 250 NASCAR Busch Series race on July 5 will be held on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26

Kahne wins:

Kahne wins:

June 20, 2002
Kasey Kahne, 21, returned home to the Northwest long enough to claim the win in the Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. The BGN [#98] rookie won despite the fact that his team was still repairing a hole in his sprint car's radiator as the national

Team Rensi and Yates team up:

Team Rensi and Yates team up:

June 6, 2002
Team Rensi Motorsports and Robert Yates Racing announced today the formation of a strategic partnership involving the #98 BGN team sponsored by Channellock and driven Kasey Kahne. Team Rensi Motorsports will assume responsibility for the management of the #98 BGN team