Kasey Kahne News

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

February 27, 2009
Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Shelby 427 with a lap of 29.033 seconds, 185.995mph, a new qualifying record at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is his fifth pole in 153 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

February 26, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Logano scored a 26th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Logano and #82-Scott Speed are tied for the lead (21-21) in the

Teams looking for sponsors:

Teams looking for sponsors:

February 23, 2009
The most important part of Sunday's Auto Club 500 was not what happened on the track but what took place in the garage, the suites and elsewhere. Some teams had prospective sponsors at Auto Club Speedway as they look to find additional funding. Teams looking for sponsors

Auto Value to sponsor 2 NNS Race for RPM:

Auto Value to sponsor 2 NNS Race for RPM:

February 19, 2009
Moving into their fifth season of NASCAR sponsorship, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper has contracted with Richard Petty Motorsports (formerly Gillett Evernham Motorsports) as the primary sponsor for four 2009 Cup races. Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper will be making their

Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper to sponsor Sorenson:

Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper to sponsor Sorenson:

February 18, 2009
Moving into their fifth season of NASCAR sponsorship, Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper has contracted with Richard Petty Motorsports (formerly Gillett Evernham Motorsports) as the primary sponsor for four 2009 races. The Auto Value logo will decorate the Dodge race car

Evernham announces plans:

Evernham announces plans:

January 29, 2009
Ray Evernham has been long known for his leadership atop the pit box of NASCAR stars like Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne, guidance of Dodge's return to NASCAR racing and technological innovation that changed the sport. Evernham announced that he officially is passing

Richard Petty Motorsports Signs AJ Allmendinger:

Richard Petty Motorsports Signs AJ Allmendinger:

January 28, 2009
Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that AJ Allmendinger has agreed to a contract that calls for him to race in the 2009 season with the team retaining an option for 2010. Allmendinger, 27, will drive the teams #44 Dodge in the Budweiser Shootout plus the first

GEM is now RPM:

GEM is now RPM:

January 19, 2009
At the top of Richard Petty's list of deal-breakers when merger talks began between Petty Enterprises and Gillett Evernham Motorsports was to keep the Petty name in the title of the new company. He got his wish. The fourth Sprint Cup organization will be known as Richard

Swindell wins Chili Bowl, no luck for Kahne:

Swindell wins Chili Bowl, no luck for Kahne:

January 18, 2009
Sammy Swindell put the finishing touches on a perfect week by racing to victory lane in Saturday night's 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire 50-lap championship feature event, besting an event record of 281 competitors. Swindell survived

Chili Bowl this weekend:

Chili Bowl this weekend:

January 17, 2009
There are 293 entries in this year's Chili Bowl at Tuson, OK. Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne, unemployed Cup driver Yeley, Nationwide Series regular Jason Leffler, former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel and P.J. Jones are among the veterans entered this year. NASCAR development

Petty-GEM merger done deal? UPDATE:

Petty-GEM merger done deal? UPDATE:

December 31, 2008
Multiple sources have confirmed that Petty Enterprises racing will shut its doors and merge with the team currently known as Gillett Evernham Motorsports. A deal was inked between Petty Enterprises and team owner George Gillett on Christmas Eve, but the terms of that

Sadler replaced by Allmendinger? UPDATE 2:

Sadler replaced by Allmendinger? UPDATE 2:

December 29, 2008
AJ Allmendinger is set to replace Elliott Sadler in the #19 Dodge in 2009, multiple Gillett Evernham Motorsports team sources told ESPN.com on Saturday. GEM CEO Tom Reddin told team employees and sponsors the news just before Christmas, causing some sponsors to consider

Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

December 18, 2008
GEM tested Tuesday and Wednesday at Rockingham Speedway with #9-Kasey Kahne and on Wednesday, Stewart-Haas Racing was at the track with #39-Ryan Newman testing. Bill Elliott was behind the wheel Wednesday of his own ARCA car early in the test session to get a base

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

Earnhardt laps field in consumer index:

December 18, 2008
#99-Carl Edwards and #48-Jimmie Johnson made gains, but #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. remained the runaway leader in the Davie Brown Index, which quantifies an athlete's relevance to consumer behavior. In polling of avid NASCAR fans conducted after the 2008 season by the

Kahne to visit school:

Kahne to visit school:

December 17, 2008
During the week before Christmas, while most NASCAR drivers will be enjoying their off-season plans, Kasey Kahne will be reminding teens about the importance of safe driving during the hectic holiday season. As part of the Allstate Teen Safe Driving Pit Stop program