Kasey Kahne News

Pocono Raceway Qualifying Fast Facts:

Pocono Raceway Qualifying Fast Facts:

June 6, 2008
.. Kasey Kahne won the Coors Light Pole for the Pocono 500 with a speed of 170.219 mph / 52.873 seconds. .. This is Kahne's 15th pole in 158 career Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is Kahne's first pole of the season. His previous best start was second at Lowe's Motor

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

Stewart wins Prelude to the Dream:

June 5, 2008
the fourth annual Old Spice Prelude to the Dream at Eldora Speedway was won by Tony Stewart, just beating Robby Gordon. The rest of the results of the race held June 4th at Eldora Speedway: 3) Clint Bowyer, 4) Kenny Wallace, 5) Denny Hamlin, 6) Matt Kenseth, 7) Kevin

Pocono Rookie Notes:

Pocono Rookie Notes:

June 5, 2008
#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored an 18th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 13 races this season. #00-Michael McDowell led the Dover

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Online Voting Begins:

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Online Voting Begins:

June 1, 2008
On Saturday, Oct. 4, two new names will be added to the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame - which two drivers will receive this honor however, is something the fans have to decide. Online voting for the 2008 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame is currently underway. The Talladega

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 13 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Dover race 13 of 36]:

June 1, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 2050 [4 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 1908 -142 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1779 -271 4) #99-Carl Edwards 1713 -337 [would be 3rd without 100 pt penalty][3 wins] 5) #16-Greg Biffle 1658 -392 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 1646 -404 7) #48-Jimmie Johnson 1644

Chase Notes after Charlotte:

Chase Notes after Charlotte:

May 30, 2008
You have to go all the way to fifth place #07-Clint Bowyer to find the first driver with more than a one race cushion on falling out of the Top 12. #48-Jimmie Johnson had the biggest fall of the group at LMS, dropping 83 points on 13th place and sliding three spots

Some Nationwide Season Stats Heading to Dover:

Some Nationwide Season Stats Heading to Dover:

May 29, 2008
107 drivers have attempted to qualify for at least one race this season. There have been five different pole winners in 2008: Tony Stewart (two), Kyle Busch (two), Brian Vickers (two), Colin Braun (one), Kasey Kahne (one) and Carl Edwards (one). Qualifying was canceled

Victory Junction KC Looks to Get a $1 Million Kick-Start:

Victory Junction KC Looks to Get a $1 Million Kick-Start:

May 28, 2008
With groundbreaking set for late September on the long-awaited second edition of the Victory Junction Gang Camp on the outskirts of Kansas City, the fourth edition of the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream has set a goal of generating $1 million to benefit the project.

Francis named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race in Charlotte:

Francis named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race in Charlotte:

May 28, 2008
Kenny Francis, crew chief of the #9 GEM Dodge driven by Kasey Kahne, has been named the Wypall Wipers Crew Chief of the Race following Sunday's Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Francis and the #9 team made it back-to-back victories in Charlotte, winning both

Pocono Test Speeds – Day 1:

Pocono Test Speeds – Day 1:

May 27, 2008
64 cars took laps on the first day of testing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. The fastest was #38-Gilliland (Ford) at 164.408mph. Followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy), #18-Busch (Toyota), #1-Truex Jr. (Chevy), and #48B-Johnson (Chevy). #12-Newman was the fastest

Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600:

Kahne wins Coca-Cola 600:

May 25, 2008
#9-Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2008 and his 8th career win, leading 66 laps and becoming the 6th driver to win both the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same year. #16-Biffle finsihed 2nd followed by #16-Biffle

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Charlotte race 12 of 36]:

UNOFFICAL Drivers Points Standings [after Charlotte race 12 of 36]:

May 25, 2008
1) #18-Kyle Busch 1860 [3 wins] 2) #31-Jeff Burton 1766 -94 [1 win] 3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1721 -139 4) #11-Denny Hamlin 1596 -264 [1 win] 5) #07-Clint Bowyer 1578 -282 [1 win] 6) #99-Carl Edwards 1538 -322 [would be 4th without 100 pt penalty][3 wins] 7) #29-Kevin

Winners of both the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600:

Winners of both the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600:

May 25, 2008
2008-Kasey Kahne - 12th in points after 12 races 2003-Jimmie Johnson - 2nd in the Cup Championship 1997-Jeff Gordon - won the Cup Championship 1993-Dale Earnhardt - won the Cup Championship 1991-Davey Allison - came in 3rd in Drivers points 1985-Darrell Waltrip - won

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Fast Facts:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Fast Facts:

May 25, 2008
.. Kasey Kahne won the Coca-Cola 600, his eighth win in 156 career Sprint Cup Series starts. .. Kahne became the sixth driver to win both the Sprint All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same season. The last to do so was Jimmie Johnson in 2003. .. This is Kahne

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Qualifying Fast Facts

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Qualifying Fast Facts

May 22, 2008
.. Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 185.433 mph/29.121 seconds. .. It is his fourth pole in 126 Sprint Cup Series races. .. This is Busch's second pole of the year. His previous pole this season came at Las Vegas Motor Speedway