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Raybestos Rookie Contenders News & Notes:

Raybestos Rookie Contenders News & Notes:

November 6, 2006
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 3 Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. Darnell finished ninth, his 10th top-10 finish of the 2006 season. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the 13th time in 23 races. Marcos Ambrose

Jack Sprague wins the pole for the Kroger 200:

Jack Sprague wins the pole for the Kroger 200:

October 20, 2006
(starting lineup top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 95.675 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 94.965 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 94.927 4) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 94.727 5) #99-Erik Darnell, 94.708 6) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 94.604 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 94.571 8) #6-Mark Martin, 94.567 9) #15-Kyle Busch

Final practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

Final practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

October 20, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 95.845 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 95.496 3) #17-David Reutimann, 95.391 4) #46-Denny Hamlin, 95.362 5) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 95.290 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 94.979 7) #4-Chase Miller, 94.955 8) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 94.951 9) #16-Mike Bliss,

1st practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

1st practice results for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville:

October 20, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #17-David Reutimann, 94.500 2) #14-Rick Crawford, 94.181 3) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 94.171 4) #23-Johnny Benson, 94.115 5) #88-Matt Crafton, 94.003 6) #16-Mike Bliss, 93.891 7) #85-Dennis Setzer, 93.789 8) #11-David Starr, 93.775 9) #75-Aric Almirola,

ppc to Chevy? Crafton Driving?

ppc to Chevy? Crafton Driving?

October 19, 2006
ppc Racing is leaving Ford and appears to be moving to Chevy next season, a source close to the team confirmed. ppc Director of Sponsor Relations Andy O'Hara said the team is still searching for a driver and sponsor for its #22 for 2007. Kenny Wallace is still in the

ppc to Chevy? Crafton Driving?

ppc to Chevy? Crafton Driving?

October 19, 2006
ppc Racing [#10 Ford in Truck Series with driver Terry Cook] is leaving Ford and appears to be moving to Chevy next season, a source close to the team confirmed. ppc Director of Sponsor Relations Andy O'Hara said the team is still searching for a driver and sponsor

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

September 18, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Cars Toyota 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #15-Kyle Busch, Freedom Grill/Team Davis Dirt Racing Chevy 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing/Forklift.net

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

September 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.650 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.928 3) #6-Mark Martin, 127.773 4) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.688 5) #10-Terry Cook, 127.658 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 127.602 7) #60-Jack Sprague,127.555 8) #17-David Reutimann, 127.500 9) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.419

Truck Series News & Notes – New Hampshire:

Truck Series News & Notes – New Hampshire:

September 11, 2006
Ron Hornaday Jr. (#33 AES HR Solutions Chevy) laid the foundation for New Hampshire International Speedway's reputation as a track with a flair for the dramatic. Hornaday, winner of the first New Hampshire 200 in 1996, passed a number of trucks on a late restart and

Johnny Benson Wins the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway

Johnny Benson Wins the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway

August 14, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 2) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-way Freight Toyota 3) #20-Marcos Ambrose,Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE, Germain Motorsports Toyota 5) #77-Brendan Gaughan, South Coast

1st Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

1st Practice results for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Motorsports Park:

July 31, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #9-Ted Musgrave, 108.903 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 108.145 3) #60-Jack Sprague, 108.145 4) #88-Matt Crafton, 108.107 5) #75-Aric Almirola, 108.088 6) #33-Ron Hornaday, 107.928 7) #59-Chad Chaffin, 107.805 8) #10-Terry Cook, 107.622 9) #13-Kerry Earnhardt,

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

July 31, 2006
Being a Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate in the Truck Series means, among other things, that you're going to visit a lot of tracks you've never before seen. That won't be the case this week when two freshman drivers - Bobby East (#21 State Fair Corn Dogs/Edy'

Results for the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

Results for the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

July 17, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #60- Jack Sprague, Con-way Freight Toyota 2) #99-Erik Darnell, Roush Racing Ford 3) #88-Matt Crafton, Menards/Energizer Chevy 4) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., KHI Chevy 5) #16-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports Chevy 6) #6-David Ragan, Scotts Ford 7) #17-David Reutimann

Sprague wins the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

Sprague wins the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

July 15, 2006
Jack Sprague in the #60 Con-way Freight Toyota was able to pass #99 Erik Darnell for the lead coming off turn 4 into turn 1 to take the lead with eight laps to go and win the O"Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. A caution with four laps to get led to a green-white

Starting lineup for the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

Starting lineup for the O’Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park:

July 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 117.529 2) #85-Dennis Setzer, 117.111 3) #88-Matt Crafton, 116.979 4) #99 Erik Darnell, 116.934 5) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 116.737 6) #16-Mike Bliss, 116.661 7) #02-Brad Keselowski, 116.585 8) #15-Kevin Grubb, 116.580 9) #6-David Ragan