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Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

Racing Resources Says “¦Sprint Cup Series

March 10, 2009
Racing Resources Says "¦Sprint Cup Series * Kurt Busch won the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway after starting second. Busch posted his 19th career series victory in 296 races. His last victory came at Loudon on June 29, 2008, 23 races ago. This was his third

Qualifying Fast Facts – Atlanta Motor Speedway

Qualifying Fast Facts – Atlanta Motor Speedway

March 7, 2009
Qualifying Fast Facts - Atlanta Motor Speedway Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Kobalt Tool 500 with a lap of 29.640 seconds, 187.045 mph. He joined Harry Gant as the only drivers to post a pole at over 50 years of age in NASCAR premier series. Gant

Atlanta Tire Notes:

Atlanta Tire Notes:

March 6, 2009
Atlanta Tire Notes: This will be the first time that NASCAR Sprint Cup teams will be running this particular set-up of left- and right-side tires . . . this set-up came out of a tire test with Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Sam Hornish and Scott Speed at Atlanta

Atlanta Rookie Notes and News:

Atlanta Rookie Notes and News:

March 5, 2009
Atlanta Rookie Notes and News: #20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 1 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time this season and for the second consecutive race

Scott Speed…the DJ?

Scott Speed…the DJ?

March 5, 2009
Scott Speed...the DJ? With his ear on the Winter Music Conference later this month in Miami, Scott Speed is taking DJ lessons on Thursday in midtown Atlanta. Hell hook up with DJ TD "” short for music mixer Tim DeGroot "” for the first of several scratch sessions that

Engine problems had different causes:

Engine problems had different causes:

March 3, 2009
Engine problems had different causes: The president of Toyota Racing Development says the engine failures incurred by the three Roush Fenway Racing teams during Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway were unrelated to the problems five Toyota teams experienced

Racing Resources Says…

Racing Resources Says…

March 2, 2009
...Greg Biffle won the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was his 19th Nationwide Series win in his 223rd race; his last victory came at the Auto Club Speedway in February 2006, a span of 76 races. ...Biffle ranks 18th on the all-time wins list. ...Biffle

Arnett, Speed win Rookie Cooking Challenge:

Arnett, Speed win Rookie Cooking Challenge:

March 1, 2009
Arnett, Speed win Rookie Cooking Challenge: Michael Annett and Scott Speed teamed to win the Fourth Annual Raybestos Rookie Cooking Challenge Thursday afternoon at ESPN Zone Las Vegas. Annett and Speed prepared a tasty dish of elbow macaroni with meat sauce, garlic

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

Five engine changes…to the back UPDATE:

February 28, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Five engine changes…to the back:

Five engine changes…to the back:

February 27, 2009
#18-Kyle Busch blew a motor in his Toyota during Friday's practice session, changed the engine, then ran a pole-winning lap of 185.995 mph to knock his big brother off the pole. #2-Kurt Busch ran a lap at 185.707 mph. But under NASCAR rules, Kyle Busch will have to

Rookie of the Year Candidates:

Rookie of the Year Candidates:

February 27, 2009
where do they start: #13-Max Papis, 183.974mph, starts 26th #20-Joey Logano, 184.388mph, starts 20th #82-Scott Speed, 181.257, starts 42nd

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

February 26, 2009
#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Logano scored a 26th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Logano and #82-Scott Speed are tied for the lead (21-21) in the

Cooking Rookies:

Cooking Rookies:

February 25, 2009
Raybestos rookie NASCAR drivers Scott Speed, Max Papis, Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, Scott Lagasse Jr. and John Wes Townley are scheduled to participate in a cooking challenge at 2pm, Thursday, Feb 26th at the ESPN Zone in Las Vegas. The ESPN Zone culinary team

Some NASCAR drivers linked with new US F1 team UPDATE:

Some NASCAR drivers linked with new US F1 team UPDATE:

February 25, 2009
With the new prospective American team USF1 set to be announced officially on Tuesday [Live press conference on SPEED 12noon/et], attention is already turning to the possible occupants of the Charlotte-built race cockpits in 2010. Indycar star Danica Patrick has already

Montoya, Speed not interested in F1:

Montoya, Speed not interested in F1:

February 22, 2009
A new Formula One team based in the United States will announce its plans Tuesday, but no Sprint Cup drivers with connections to the series expect to be involved. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, who has seven career Formula One victories, seemed surprised when asked about