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Kansas News and Notes:

Kansas News and Notes:

June 28, 2005
Shake-up in the points standings again Its looking like another exciting year in the battle for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
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#200 for ThorSport Racing:

#200 for ThorSport Racing:

June 16, 2005
ThorSport Racing will reach an exclusive milestone in the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway
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Sprague wins at Texas:

Sprague wins at Texas:

June 10, 2005
#16-Jack Sprague won the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway for his first 2005 win. #23-Johnny Benson finished 2nd and said
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Texas News and Notes:

Texas News and Notes:

June 7, 2005
Renshaw in bounce-back at Dover Even champions occasionally feel the sting of failing to qualify for a race but that fact
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Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

Lowe’s Motor Speedway News and Notes:

May 19, 2005
Todd Bodine (# 66 Fiddle Back Racing Toyota) is skeptical that the grinding of the race surface has significantly altered
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Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Truck Series Testing Tuesday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

April 25, 2005
More than 20 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams will be testing at Lowe's Motor Speedway Tuesday evening in preparation
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Off-Weekend News and Notes:

Off-Weekend News and Notes:

March 22, 2005
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 10 Years Tough in 2005 and beginning its second decade as a NASCAR national touring series
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Atlanta News and Notes:

Atlanta News and Notes:

March 10, 2005
David Reutimann (#17 NTN Bearings Toyota) had a decent season in 2004 but recognizes it could have been much better. Despite
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Testing at California Speedway:

Testing at California Speedway:

January 26, 2005
A handful of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams got an early start on the 2005 season with a test session at California
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Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

Daytona Testing Wraps Up:

January 17, 2005
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series wrapped up a two-day test session in preparation for the season-opening Florida Dodge
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Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

Truck Series Testing at Daytona finally underway:

January 16, 2005
After a 30 hour, 50 minute delay for two days of rain, trucks finally hit the track at 3:50pm/et. By 3:58, they were already
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Crafton plans in 2005:

Crafton plans in 2005:

December 30, 2004
expect Matt Crafton to announce his 2005 plans, supposedly it will be a family owned Truck Series team,(12-28-2004) Also
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Kahne wins at Homestead, is now 2 for 2:

Kahne wins at Homestead, is now 2 for 2:

November 19, 2004
#2-Kasey Kahne won the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating his teammate #1-Ted Musgrave. The rest of the top five
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Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

Reutimann wins pole at Homestead, new track record:

November 18, 2004
#17-David Reutimann won the pole for the Ford 200 with a track record speed of 171.255mph, his 2nd pole of the season and
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Darlington News and Notes:

Darlington News and Notes:

November 11, 2004
Handicapping the title contenders at Darlington Hamilton has won both series starts at Darlington Raceway in 2001 and 03