Ricky Craven News

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

May 22, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kenseth slipped his #17 DeWalt Ford right to the rear bumper of #12-Ryan Newman's Dodge in Turn 4 on the 18th lap of the 20-lap final segment. The air of Kenseth's nose

Rusty Wallace wins pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge:

Rusty Wallace wins pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge:

May 21, 2004
#2-Rusty Wallace went fast enough on the race track and slow enough as he came to pit road for his mandatory four-tire stop to win the pole for Saturday night's Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It took Wallace 2 minutes, 3.998 seconds to complete

On Track Technology Sharing Helps All Chevy-Powered Teams:

On Track Technology Sharing Helps All Chevy-Powered Teams:

May 19, 2004
Although it is well documented that Chevrolet Silverado has enjoyed unparalleled success in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) since its inaugural 1995 season winning an amazing 104 races and five manufacturers championships, the experts at GM Racing have not

Quarterly Spirit Award Winner:

Quarterly Spirit Award Winner:

May 18, 2004
Ken Patterson, who served as director of public relations at Talladega Superspeedway before his death April 2 from myelo dysplasia syndrome, has been named the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association/Pocono Spirit Award for the first quarter of 2004

DEI Tests at Kentucky:

DEI Tests at Kentucky:

May 12, 2004
#8-Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and #15-Michael Waltrip turned test laps at Kentucky Speedway to fine tune their intermediate track programs for upcoming races that will play a pivotal role in determining eligibility for the season-ending "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup."”

Richmond Testing Continues:

Richmond Testing Continues:

May 6, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa

2nd PPI Team? UPDATE:

2nd PPI Team? UPDATE:

April 27, 2004
PPI Motorsports may have a couple cars and a couple crew chiefs in the mix this week when it tests at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY. PPI owner Cal Wells III has long craved a second team to run alongside Ricky Craven's #32 Tide Chevrolet. He said the search is picking

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

April 25, 2004
NASCAR inspectors confiscated a few parts in the Cup garage Friday morning before qualifying. Unapproved fuel cell gaskets were taken from the cars of #30-Johnny Sauter and #17-Matt Kenseth and unapproved windshield braces from the cars of #32-Ricky Craven and #48-

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of

2nd PPI Team?

2nd PPI Team?

April 22, 2004
PPI Motorsports may have a couple cars and a couple crew chiefs in the mix this week when it tests at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY. PPI owner Cal Wells III has long craved a second team to run alongside Ricky Craven's #32 Tide Chevrolet. He said the search is picking

Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

Kentucky Testing this week UPDATE:

April 20, 2004
Kentucky Speedway's calendar shows 10 Nextel Cup drivers expected to test there this week. Those on the list for Tuesday are #88-Dale Jarrett, #97-Kurt Busch, #17-Matt Kenseth and #6-Mark Martin. Those scheduled Wednesday are #77-Brendan Gaughan, #10-Scott Riggs, #

Andrews and Garone at Martinsville…looking:

Andrews and Garone at Martinsville…looking:

April 18, 2004
on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway, a couple of out-of-work crew chiefs were making the rounds making contacts. Paul Andrews, who won a NASCAR championship with the late Alan Kulwicki and most recently worked with #99-Jeff Burton at Roush Racing until he was released

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

April 18, 2004
It was a long time coming, but #2-Rusty Wallace finally answered that question today. Wallace outlasted #18-Bobby Labonte by 0.538 seconds to break his 105 race losing streak today at Martinsville Speedway. In a race delayed by an hour and 17 minutes for cement repair

LastCowboys.com

LastCowboys.com

April 14, 2004
complete endangered driver list for 2004: 1. Jimmy Spencer - #4 Morgan McClure 2. Greg Biffle - #16 Roush 3. Johnny Sauter - #30 Childress 4. Robby Gordon - #31 Childress 5. Ricky Craven - #32 Cal Wells 6. Jeff Green - #43 Petty 7. Ken Schrader – # 49 BAM Racing

Championship Chase Count = 26:

Championship Chase Count = 26:

April 8, 2004
With only seven races in the books, only 26 drivers are within 400 points of the leader, #97-Kurt Busch. That's the magic number to be invited to the playoffs. Those who are more than 400 points behind include Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Jeff Burton,