Ricky Craven News

#6 has sponsor, not ready on a driver:

#6 has sponsor, not ready on a driver:

May 26, 2005
Geoff Smith, Roush Racing's general manager says of the #6 Ford ride that is open for 2006 [Martin retiring] "For Mark's ride, we have sponsorship ready and waiting for us to announce our driver, but we're not quite ready on the driver side." Smith says that Roush'

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 the personality of Lowes Motor Speedway. Its definitely different, but its the same old Lowes; just a lot faster and a lot smoother, said Bodine

Tide to Roush? UPDATE:

Tide to Roush? UPDATE:

May 17, 2005
hearing that Tide could be the new sponsor for the #6 Roush Racing Ford in 2006, leaving the #32 PPI Motorsports team [Bobby Hamilton Jr. driver] at the end of the season. Mark Martin currently drives the #6 and is retiring from full-time Nextel Cup racing after 2005

NASCAR Fan to Win Chance to “Begin the Batman Begins 400 at MIS”:

NASCAR Fan to Win Chance to “Begin the Batman Begins 400 at MIS”:

May 15, 2005
Gotham City will meet the Motor City when the Batmobile takes to the track at Michigan International Speedway for the Batman Begins 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race on June 19. Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on behalf of DC Comics, and Michigan International Speedway announced

Hornaday wins pole at Mansfield:

Hornaday wins pole at Mansfield:

May 14, 2005
#6-Ron Hornaday won the pole for the UAW-GM Ohio 250 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway with a speed of 110.585mph. The rest of the top five are #99-Ricky Craven, #1-Ted Musgrave, #14-Rick Crawford and #15-Shane Hmiel. Six trucks failed to qualify: #48-Mike Osgar; #

Darlington Qualifying Notes:

Darlington Qualifying Notes:

May 6, 2005
• Kasey Kahne won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Dodge Charger 500, lapping Darlington Raceway in 28.923 seconds at 170.024 mph. Ward Burton holds the track-qualifying record of 28.295 seconds, 173.797 mph, set March 22, 1996. • This is Kahne’s fifth

Gateway News and Notes:

Gateway News and Notes:

April 28, 2005
No racetrack on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule is simple. Gateway International Raceway, an egg-shaped, 1.25-mile layout hosting Saturdays Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200, is more difficult than most. Considerably more difficult. Since joining

Batman Returns with Martin, to sponsor MIS Race UPDATE:

Batman Returns with Martin, to sponsor MIS Race UPDATE:

April 28, 2005
#6-Mark Martin will run a 'Batman Begins' scheme at the June Michigan race. See the scheme on my #6 Team Schemes page.(4-22-2005) UPDATE: NASCAR, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and International Speedway Corporation announced that Batman Begins*, the highly anticipated

Wallace to stand by for Labonte, Craven for Busch:

Wallace to stand by for Labonte, Craven for Busch:

April 17, 2005
It was reported on Speed Channel's NASCAR This Morning that #18-Bobby Labonte is feeling ill and Kenny Wallace will be standing by if Labonte needs to get out of the car. #97-Kurt Busch is still feeling sore from the Martinsville and Texas IROC wrecks and Roush Racing

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

More on possible #6 Drivers UPDATE 2::

April 15, 2005
Geoff Smith, the manager of Jack Roush's racing operation, must fill Mark Martin's seat when Martin retires at the end of this season, and he must also sign a new sponsor for that team. Martin was a proven product when Smith did his five-year, $60 million deal with

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

Hamilton wins pole at Martinsville:

April 8, 2005
#04-Bobby Hamilton won the pole for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 95.098mph, a new track record, beating out #66-Todd Bodine who will start 2nd. The rest of the top-10 are: #16-Jack Sprague, #99-Ricky Craven, #47-Bobby Labonte, followed by #

So who to the #6 car in 2006? UPDATE:

So who to the #6 car in 2006? UPDATE:

March 31, 2005
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Roush Racing Ford, is no longer is slated to replace Mark Martin [retires from Cup at end of 2005] in the #6 after this season. "It's pretty obvious he's found a home in the 99," [Roush Racing president Geoff] Smith says. "We're going

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

Hamilton Jr. tests at Martinsville:

March 23, 2005
#32-Bobby Hamilton's team was the only NEXTEL Cup team testing at Martinsville Tuesday, joining almost a half-dozen NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams. Hamilton won't be back for a second day of testing on Wednesday, but several NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers

So who to the #6 car in 2006?

So who to the #6 car in 2006?

March 22, 2005
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Roush Racing Ford, is no longer is slated to replace Mark Martin [retires from Cup at end of 2005] in the No. 6 after this season. "It's pretty obvious he's found a home in the 99," Smith says. "We're going to have to fill the 6 with

Ince leaves the #66? UPDATE:

Ince leaves the #66? UPDATE:

March 13, 2005
hearing that crew chief James Ince has left the #66 Peak Fitness Racing team that Hermie Sadler drives for. The team has failed to qualify for the first two races of the season.(3-1-2005) UPDATE: What Have You [#66-Hermie Sadler] Done as Far as Crew Chief Duties Go