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News and Notes – Nashville:

News and Notes – Nashville:

August 9, 2005
Setzer joins exclusive list of series streakers By winning the Aug. 5 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, Dennis Setzer (#46 Chevrolet Silverado 200) became the fourth driver to win four of his last six starts in the same NASCAR Craftsman Truck season

Sorenson wins pole at IRP:

Sorenson wins pole at IRP:

August 6, 2005
#41-Reed Sorenson won the pole for the Kroger 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park with a speed of 110.943mph. The rest of the top-5 are: #14-David Stremme, #32-Ron Hornaday, #46-Robert Pressley and #6-Tracy Hines. Points leader, #8-Martin Truex Jr. will start 9th. Missing

Setzer wins at IRP:

Setzer wins at IRP:

August 5, 2005
#46-Dennis Setzer won the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park, dominating the race and leading the most laps and increasing his points lead to 227 points over #1-Ted Musgrave, who finished 14th. It is Setzers 4th win of 2005 and 16th of his career

Goodwrench not back on #6 in 2006:

Goodwrench not back on #6 in 2006:

August 5, 2005
Ray Dunlap reported in the IRP Truck Series pre-race show on Speed Channel, that sponsor GM Goodwrench will not return to Kevin Harvick Inc.'s #6 team and driver Ron Hornaday for the 2006 season, no word if GM Goodwrench will go to a different team or leave the series

Qualifying Rained Out:

Qualifying Rained Out:

August 5, 2005
Rain washed out Qualifying for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. The field was set by the NASCAR rule book, which puts current point leader #46-Dennis Setzer on the pole. The rest of the top-5 are: #1-Ted Musgrave, #04-Bobby Hamilton, #15

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: IRP

NASCAR Busch Series News and Notes: IRP

August 2, 2005
Indianapolis Raceway Park sits some fifteen minutes west of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But IRP is a storied track in its own right, one with NASCAR history tied directly to it. The NASCAR Busch Series has raced at IRP since the series inception in 1982. The exciting

Whitt wins at Memphis:

Whitt wins at Memphis:

July 23, 2005
#38-Brandon Whitt won the O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline at Memphis Motorsports Park for his first ever Truck Series win after #6-Ron Hornaday spun while leading with one corner to go, Hornaday ended up 21st after leading 79 of the 202 laps. Whitt led three times

Whitt wins pole at Memphis:

Whitt wins pole at Memphis:

July 23, 2005
#38-Brandon Whitt won the pole for the O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline at Memphis Motorsports Park with a speed of 118.801mph, for his first career pole. #17-David Reutimann ill start 2nd, followed by #04-Bobby Hamilton, #16-Jack Sprague and #6-Ron Hornaday. Points

New Spotter for Starr:

New Spotter for Starr:

July 20, 2005
#75-Spears Motorsports has now added the talents of former truck competitor Rick Carelli as their spotter. "I'm really excited to have Rick aboard," says driver David Starr. "His ability, experience and knowledge will be great and I think he will be a great boon in

Memphis News and Notes:

Memphis News and Notes:

July 20, 2005
Truck drivers slinging some pre-race mud Seven NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competitors including Reutimann and defending OReilly 200 winner Bobby Hamilton (No. 04 Baileys Dodge) will run a Friday night match race in late model cars on Memphis Motorsports Parks .25

Kentucky News and Notes:

Kentucky News and Notes:

July 7, 2005
Kentucky Speedway will host a major milestone in NASCAR history Saturday when Bill Lester (#22 Toyota) becomes the first African American competitor to win $1 million during his career in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Lester, 44, has won $993,586 in 90 series

Fines/Penalties from Milwaukee:

Fines/Penalties from Milwaukee:

June 29, 2005
NASCAR announced Wednesday that penalties have been issued to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series crew chief and crew member resulting from a rule violation during pre-qualifying inspection at The Milwaukee Mile on June 24. Wally Rogers, crew chief for the #6 Chevrolet

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 Series championship. Setzer led 152 of 200 laps to win the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, his second victory in six days. Setzer trailed Bobby Hamilton

Sauter wins pole at Milwakee:

Sauter wins pole at Milwakee:

June 25, 2005
Johnny Sauter won the pole for the SBC 250 at the The Milwaukee Mile, his first of 2005 and 3rd of his career, with a speed of 122.595mph. Rounding out the top-5 are: #20-Denny Hamlin, #11-Paul Menard, #32-Ron Hornaday and #27-David Green. Points leader, #41-Reed Sorenson

Setzer wins at Milwaukee:

Setzer wins at Milwaukee:

June 24, 2005
#46-Dennis Setzer dominated and won the Toyota Tundra 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, lapping all but three trucks and leading 152 of 200 laps and taking over the points lead. The win was Setzers 2nd of 2005, second in a row and 14th of his career, 6th all-time in the win