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Bristol Rookie Notes:

Bristol Rookie Notes:

August 21, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 16 CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Logano scored a seventh-place finish, his fifth top-10 of the season and claimed top rookie honors for the 17th time in 2009. Logano leads #82-Scott

Jimmie Johnson to be honored by President Obama UPDATE see video:

Jimmie Johnson to be honored by President Obama UPDATE see video:

August 20, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama UPDATE:

August 20, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored

Bristol Rookie Notes:

Bristol Rookie Notes:

August 18, 2009
...Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the CARFAX 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Allgaier scored a seventh-place finish, his 10th top-10 of the 2009 season and claimed top rookie honors for the seventh time this season. He became the first

Racing Resources / ESPN says:

Racing Resources / ESPN says:

August 17, 2009
* Michigan native Brad Keselowski won the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Keselowski hails from Rochester Hills, Mich. * Keselowski became the 14th different race winner in 18 races at Michigan. * This was the fourth straight race in which Kyle Busch

Newman goes for the “Quad” at Bristol UPDATE #2 KHI Chevy sponsored by Pringles:

Newman goes for the “Quad” at Bristol UPDATE #2 KHI Chevy sponsored by Pringles:

August 17, 2009
Bristol Week is going to be a very busy time for Ryan Newman -- especially opening Wednesday. Newman will drive four completely different pieces of racing equipment for as many owners. That includes a return to Kevin Harvick Inc.'s #2 Pringles Chevy. That's the same

Georgia Boot to sponsor Hornaday at Bristol:

Georgia Boot to sponsor Hornaday at Bristol:

August 17, 2009
Georgia Boot will be the primary sponsor for Ron Hornaday Jr. and the #33 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevy for the O'Reilly 200 this Wednesday, August 19th, at Bristol Motor Speedway. Since 1937, Georgia Boot has been a manufacturer and marketer of quality work and outdoor

Fitzpatrick makes Bristol debut in #4; Equipment Express to sponsor:

Fitzpatrick makes Bristol debut in #4; Equipment Express to sponsor:

August 17, 2009
J.R. Fitzpatrick will return to the helm of the #4 Kevin Harvick Inc. Equipment Express Chevy this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. This will mark Fitzpatrick's fourth Truck Series start of 2009 for KHI and his first at Bristol Motor Speedway. Fitzpatrick is scheduled

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

Jimmie Johnson To Be Honored By President Obama:

August 17, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, August 19. The South Lawn event will include 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers and several past champions and special guests. "NASCAR is once again honored

Hermie Sadler running at Bristol UPDATE set to drive the #48 for Hillenburg:

Hermie Sadler running at Bristol UPDATE set to drive the #48 for Hillenburg:

August 12, 2009
According to Hermie Sadler's website, he is scheduled to race in the O'Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Also from Twitter, Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood are expected to be team members and Kevin Harvick Inc. is helping prepare the truck. Formal announcement is

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

Did Not Finish Streak and stats:

August 12, 2009
#14-Tony Stewart and #19-Elliott Sadler have the longest current streak of finishing races at 45. #78-Regan Smith is at 52 but has not run all the races [Smith has never DNF'd in a Cup race]. The all-time record for the longest streak of NOT having an DNF is 84 races

Racing Resources/ESPN says:

Racing Resources/ESPN says:

August 10, 2009
Marcos Ambrose won the Zippo 200 at The Glen. Ambrose scored his second Nationwide Series victory in 71 career races, both at Watkins Glen. Ambrose became the third repeat series race winner to win in 16 series races at The Glen, joining Terry Labonte (four in row)

#07 to honor Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller:

#07 to honor Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller:

August 8, 2009
Jimmy Bedford, former Master Distiller for Jack Daniels, passed away suddenly on Friday, Aug. 7, at his home in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Bedford is one of only seven Master Distillers the company has ever had; a position he held for 20 years from 1988 to 2008. Bedford

Nashville ratings up on SPEED:

Nashville ratings up on SPEED:

August 4, 2009
Nielsen Household Ratings for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stand-alone race from Nashville were up 59 percent year-to-year, as three-time series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. captured his record-setting fifth consecutive victory of the season Saturday on SPEED

Racing Resources says…

Racing Resources says…

August 4, 2009
*Ron Hornaday Jr. won the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, extending his winning streak to five consecutive races. He is only the third driver in NASCAR history to win in five consecutive races and the first since Richard Petty in 1971. It was his 45th