Ken Schrader News

Stock Car Fans:

Stock Car Fans:

April 28, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon took the Bud Pole today at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon and David Gilliland ran identical times.....to the thousandth of a second (49.857.....192.069 MPH), but since Gordon is waaaaay ahead of Gilliland in Owner Points, he gets the spot. This was

Top-five finish for Schrader in ARCA Series:

Top-five finish for Schrader in ARCA Series:

April 23, 2007
Ken Schrader, in his own #52-Federated Auto Parts Chevy, fresh from the Nextel Cup race the night before in Phoenix, finished fifth in the Kentuckian Ford Dealers ARCA 200 at Salem Speedway on Sunday, April 22. Schrader, unable to qualify the car on Saturday - Mario

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

April 21, 2007
We had that dreaded caution during a green flag pit cycle tonight, but after everything "shook" out, the top two cars were back at the front and we had a solid 19 lapper to the checkers. And in the end, it was Jeff Gordon prevailing for the first time ever at Phoenix

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Nominees Named and Voting:

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Nominees Named and Voting:

April 13, 2007
Online fan voting begins April 15 for this year's Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6, two new names will be added to this prestigious list. The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR's

Qualifying Rained Out

Qualifying Rained Out

April 13, 2007
for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway and the field was set by the rules book, so the top-35 in 2007 Owners Pts fill the top 35 spots, then #83-Brian Vickers as a past race winner in 2006-2007 (2006 race winner at Talladega in the #25), #44-Dale Jarrett (past

News & Notes Part I – April 9, 2007

News & Notes Part I – April 9, 2007

April 9, 2007
Bodine, Skinner to rub shoulders with TV, Film, Sports stars: Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) enjoyed last year's trip to the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix's Pro /Celebrity Race so much he asked for a return engagement. And he's taking Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE:

No driver yet for #45 when Petty does TV UPDATE:

April 5, 2007
Kyle Petty comments about a driver during his TNT Sabbatical: "A couple of guys are really good choices, and guys are calling and wanting to know what we're going to do and we really don't know yet. That was kind of the way we planned it. Just like I said at Daytona

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

Rumblings – Martinsville Race Notes:

April 1, 2007
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon had a ding-dong battle the final 18 laps today at Martinsville Speedway and Johnson prevailed by .065 seconds over his teammate/car owner in the Goody's Cool Orange 500. We witnessed a fine display of rubbing without wrecking the last

Ramblings – Martinsville Qualifying:

Ramblings – Martinsville Qualifying:

March 30, 2007
It was Denny Hamlin today at Martinsville Speedway as he took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a time of 19.911 sec (95.103 mph). The Virginia driver has now captured the last two poles in his home state as his last top-spot was at Richmond last

Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts:

Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts:

March 30, 2007
.. Denny Hamlin won the Bud Pole for the Goody's Cool Orange 500, his fifth Bud Pole 49 career Nextel Cup races. .. Tony Stewart retains the Martinsville track qualifying record of 19.306 seconds, 98.083 mph “ set Oct. 21, 2005. .. This is Hamlin's first Bud Pole and

Schrader testing at Caraway:

Schrader testing at Caraway:

March 27, 2007
In preparation for Martinsville, Ken Schrader the #21 Little Debbie Ford decided to test at Carraway Speedway on Tuesday, March 27th. Schrader needs to race his way into the field at Martinsville as the team is not in the top 35 in owners points.(Wood Brothers/JTG

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Bristol Qualifying Notes:

March 23, 2007
Jeff Gordon captured the Bud Pole today at Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday's Food City 500 with a speed of 125.453 (15.295 sec) for his second top-spot of the season (he's the first repeater, btw) and the 58th of his NextelL Cup career.....and that's pretty significant

Bliss to drive 2 Busch races for Fitz:

Bliss to drive 2 Busch races for Fitz:

March 20, 2007
Fitz Motorsports will team up with driver Mike Bliss behind the wheel of the #22 Family Dollar/Supercuts Dodge for back-to-back races. Bliss will take the wheel starting this weekend at Bristol before heading off to Nashville in a few weeks.(Fitz Motorsports PR)(3-

Officials check trucks at Atlanta: UPDATE: Also Rick Crawford’s #14:

Officials check trucks at Atlanta: UPDATE: Also Rick Crawford’s #14:

March 20, 2007
NASCAR officials tested the horsepower of five Craftsman Truck Series entries following the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Friday night. Brendan Gaughan's #77-South Point Racing Chevy, Ken Schrader's #18-Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge, Todd Bodine

Yates still sees challenges in Unleaded Fuel usage:

Yates still sees challenges in Unleaded Fuel usage:

March 18, 2007
Doug Yates [#38, #88 Roberts Yates Racing Fords] has had a chance to pull apart and examine the engines from the first two races in the unleaded era, and he sees some challenges ahead. In fact, Yates said, his engines came within, say, 10 laps of wholesale failure