Reed Sorenson News

Special Scheme for Sorenson at Dover:

Special Scheme for Sorenson at Dover:

September 20, 2006
Reed Sorenson will run the #41 Commit Cherry Dodge this weekend at Dover. The special red paint scheme will represent the only cherry flavored stop-smoking aid that is a new line of the well-known GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Commit nicotine lozenges. The special paint scheme

Ganassi teams testing at Nashville:

Ganassi teams testing at Nashville:

September 19, 2006
Although Chip Ganassi Racing does not have a Nextel Cup Series car vying for the "Chase for the Championship" in 2006, that doesn't deter them from looking for a few wins before the season wraps up. #42-Casey Mears and his team is at the 1.33-mile Nashville Superspeedway

Nicorette scheme for Sorenson at RIR:

Nicorette scheme for Sorenson at RIR:

September 7, 2006
Reed Sorenson will be sporting a different look this weekend at Richmond, driving the #41 Nicorette Dodge. The special Nicorette paint scheme is another part of the only smoking cessation sponsorship in NASCAR history featuring the brands Nicorette nicotine gum, NicoDerm

Kahne wins at California:

Kahne wins at California:

September 3, 2006
#9-Kasey Kahne won the SONY HD 500 at California Speedway for 5th win of 2006 and 6th of his career, Kahne dominated the race, leading 130 of the 250 laps. Kahne also won the Busch Series race at California on Saturday night. Kahne overcame a pit road speeding penalty

Rumblings – California:

Rumblings – California:

September 3, 2006
How big would the margin of victory have been without the penalty? Kasey Kahne dominated tonight's SONY HD 500 at California Speedway, leading eight times for 130 laps, and pulled away to a 3.4 second victory in the Nextel Cup event.....in spite of getting caught for

Rumbling – Race Notes – Bristol:

Rumbling – Race Notes – Bristol:

August 26, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth led the final 51 circuits tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway en route to a victory in the Sharpie 500 over Kyle Busch in what was a relatively (for Bristol anyway) mild short-track race. Hardly any punches considered and just a little jawing post-race

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

August 25, 2006
• Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sharpie 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds at 124.906 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph - set March 21, 2003. • This is Kurt Busch’s seventh career

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

August 25, 2006
#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.906mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 7th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #31-Jeff Burton, #43-Bobby Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart are

Bristol Rookie Notes:

Bristol Rookie Notes:

August 24, 2006
#41-Reed Sorenson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 20 GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Sorenson finished eighth and took top rookie honors for the fifth time this season. He scored his fifth top-10 finish of the season at Michigan

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

August 20, 2006
#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed

Michigan Race News and Notes:

Michigan Race News and Notes:

August 20, 2006
• Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring his 13th Nextel Cup victory in his 243rd career start. • This was Kenseth’s third victory in 2006. He also won at California and Dover. • Kenseth moved into 46th on NASCAR’s all-

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

August 20, 2006
It was Matt Kenseth's day today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the GFS Marketplace 400 by a diminishing 6/10's of a second over Jeff Gordon. Kenseth's win was his third of the season and 13th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied for 46th on the all

Michigan Rookie News and Notes:

Michigan Rookie News and Notes:

August 16, 2006
#11-Denny Hamlin was the Rookie of the Race at Watkins Glen, finishing 10th and took top rookie honors for the 12th time this season. He collected his 10th top-10 of the 2006 season and scored the best finish by a first-year driver on a road course this season. Hamlin

Rumblings – Notes – Watkins Glen:

Rumblings – Notes – Watkins Glen:

August 13, 2006
We had a short-track disguised as a road course today.... In a slam-bang affair, Kevin Harvick bested Tony Stewart in a five lap shootout to take the AMD at the Glen for his second win of the season. Harvick's first road course victory was the 7th of his career (he

Indy Qualifying Notes:

Indy Qualifying Notes:

August 5, 2006
• Jeff Burton won the NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, lapping Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 49.240 seconds at 182.778 mph. Casey Mears holds the trackqualifying record of 48.311 seconds, 186.293 mph - set Aug. 7, 2004. • This is Burton