Pattie Fined, Suspended, Placed on Probation
NASCAR announced Tuesday that Brian Pattie, crew chief of the No. 41 Dodge driven by Reed Sorenson in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $35,000, suspended from NASCAR until October 26 and for the next six NASCAR Busch Series events, and placed on probation until December 31, 2005 following rule violations at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 26.
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ISC Partners with SMI to Purchase Action Performance
International Speedway Corporation, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated and Action Performance Companies Inc. today announced that ISC and SMI have partnered in a joint venture, which will conduct business under the name Motorsports Authentics to purchase Action.
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Gordon to Appear on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" on Sept. 5
On Monday, September 5, Jeff Gordon makes an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (syndicated, check local listings). The four-time NASCAR Cup champion and driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet is the first NASCAR driver to appear on the popular daytime talk show.
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Race to the Chase Rundown: California
The following is a rundown of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 heading into Sunday’s SONY HD 500 at California Speedway (8 p.m. on NBC), the ninth event in the “Race to the Chase,” the 10 events prefacing the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.”
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Hendrick Cements Busch Series Schedule Realigns Personnel
Marshall Carlson, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports, today outlined the organization’s future NASCAR Busch Series plans, including its remaining 2005 schedule and a realignment of key personnel.
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Jeff Green Driving for Kids at California
Regardless of how the race ends for him and his team, Jeff Green knows kids will end up as winners at California. Wheaties will donate $43 for every lap completed by the #43 Dodge in that race to The First Tee, a national organization dedicated to impacting the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.
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GlaxoSmithKline and Labonte Fight Asthma at California
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will display a unique message paint scheme at California Speedway during the Nextel Cup Sony HD 500 race on September 4. The sponsorship is to help raise awareness of the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and to motivate asthma patients to assess their level of control and encourage them to talk with their doctor about their asthma symptoms.
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Evernham, Perewitz to Raise Money for Leukemia & Lymphoma
One of the most innovative and worthwhile motorsports items to be auctioned on eBay is set to begin receiving bids on September 30. The item -- a custom Pro-street V-twin chopper created by Ray Evernham, Dave Perewitz and PPG -- matches style, power and performance with a great cause in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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How to Clinch a Spot in "The Chase"
The following information includes all the details of which driver needs to do what to secure their coveted spot in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup heading to the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway.
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Kenseth Stomps the Competition at Bristol
Matt Kenseth done a little Bristol stompin’ on Saturday night, only Kenseth stomped the field in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth put on a clinic in domination, winning from the pole position and never getting passed by any car on the track on his way to his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory this season. With the win, Kenseth, the 2003 Cup Series Champion, broke a 57-race winless streak. His last victory came at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March of the 2004 season. This was also Kenseth’s first win in 12 career races at the .533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth led the most laps for the second time in a race this season, he also led the most at Chicagoland (176 of 267 laps,) pacing the field nine times for a total of 415 laps, the most laps that he has led in a single race in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career. Kenseth also led more laps in tonight’s short-track race than he had led in his first 33-race career short-track races (271 laps). The second-place lap leader lead only 27 laps on the night. Although Kenseth dominated the event, there was a little excitement in the finish as the race would end with only two laps remaining, or a green-white-checkered finish, after Kyle Petty’s accident in turn two on lap 495. But Kenseth still couldn’t be touched and pulled away to a 0.511-second win, scoring his 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory in his 208th career start. This was Kenseth’s second victory in 34 career short-track races. Kenseth now becomes the 11th different race winner in the 2005 season. Kenseth scored the seventh victory for car owner Jack Roush at Bristol Motor Speedway, this was Roush’s 84th victory as a car owner and ninth in 20 races this season. Kenseth becomes the fourth Roush Racing driver to win a points paying race this season, joining Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards, Mark Martin won the non-points NEXTEL All-Star event. With the win, Kenseth climbed from 15th to 11th in the NEXTEL Cup point standings, now 622 behind first-place Tony Stewart and just 11 behind 10th-place Jeff Gordon. Jeff Burton had an impressive run, coming home in the runner-up position, his ninth top-10 finish in 24 races at Bristol Motor Speedway and his best finish of the season. Greg Biffle finished third, posting his third top-10 finish in six races at Bristol and his 13th top-10 finish in 2005. Historically strong at Bristol, Ricky Rudd pocketed a fourth-place finish, his 31st top-10 finish in 56 races at Bristol, while Rusty Wallace’s “Last Call” produced a fifth place effort, his 29th top-10 finish in 44 races at Bristol. Jimmie Johnson and Biffle clinched a spot in the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup this week while Wallace will secure a spot in the Chase next weekend at California simply by starting the race.
Stewart Surges to Strong Bristol Finish
If there ever was a race track that could derail Tony Stewart's summer hot streak it would be Bristol Motor Speedway. The tight and fast .533-mile bullring is known for humbling those who race within its tight confines. And even with five wins in eight races and nine straight top-10 finishes entering Saturday night's Sharpie 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race, Stewart and the #20 Home Depot Racing Team knew that Bristol posed as a potential pitfall.
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Dale Jr. Finishes 9th Despite Starting in the Rear at Bristol
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the #8 Budweiser team started in the rear due to a fuel-pressure gauge change and passed more cars than any other team Saturday night to score a ninth-place finish. It is the Bud team’s 10th top-10 of the season and third straight at Bristol. As a result, Junior improves one spot to 15th in the point standings and is now 117 points out of 10th with two races to go before the Chase for the Championship.
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Late Charge Lifts Nemechek to 12th at Bristol
Joe Nemechek saved the best for last Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. The U.S. Army driver made a late-race charge from the middle of the pack to post a 12th-place finish in the Sharpie 500. The final result was Nemechek's career-best finish at the half-mile track.
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Payback ends Harvick’s night at Bristol
Saturday night’s running of the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway lived up to its reputation of fender banging action and flared tempers. While GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick used patience in working up through traffic, it was an on-track dispute between Dale Jarrett and Ryan Newman that ended the night for the No. 29 Chevrolet and Harvick’s opportunity for a Bristol sweep.
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Transmission, Engine Problems Ruin Riggs' Night at Bristol
It was a tough night from the start for driver Scott Riggs, who retired early from Saturday night's Sharpie 500 after transmission problems and an engine failure put an end to his evening at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Riggs is the Choice of Valvoline Evernham Racing
Valvoline Evernham Racing LLC, a partnership between Valvoline and Evernham Motorsports, announced today that Scott Riggs will be the driver of the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2006.
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Harvick Third at Bristol in Food City 250
After two long rain delays, 12 cautions and a green-white-checkered finish, REESE’S Racing driver Kevin Harvick finished third in Friday night’s Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was Harvick’s eighth top-five finish in just 12 starts at Bristol.
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Leffler Bounces Back from Crazy Night at Bristol to Finish 20th
Jason Leffler and the WINFUEL Chevy were fastest in final practice with a time of 15.372 and would have qualified on the outside pole if he had maintained the same practice speed. Instead he qualified 23rd with a time of 15.591 with only four tenths separating the field for the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Labonte and the U.S. Coast Guard Survive at Bristol
For yet another week the No. 44 U.S. Coast Guard team spent as much time dodging rain drops as it did its competitors during the weekend’s NASCAR Busch Series event. After two red flag delays for rain, Justin Labonte was able to overcome a late race spin on Lap 200 to finish 23rd in the running of the Food City 250 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
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Wallace, AutoZone Team Get Caught Up in Wreck, Finish 35th
To finish good under the lights, on the high-banks of Bristol Motor Speedway you definitely have to have luck on your side. Unfortunately, for Kenny Wallace and the AutoZone team, their luck ran out on lap 177 when the #22 got caught up in a wreck and suffered major damage, resulting in a disappointing 35th place finish.
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Busch, Team Lowe’s Racing Finish 38th at Bristol
For Kyle Busch and the members of Team Lowe’s Racing, Friday night’s NASCAR Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway started strong and ended sour. Starting from the pole position, Busch and his No. 5 Lowe’s / Spectracide Chevrolet dominated in the early going, leading the first 63 laps of the 250-lap event.
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Newman "Reigns" in Bristol, Scores Third Straight NBS Win
Ryan Newman reigns in the rains at Thunder Valley. Bristol Motor Speedway has a nickname of Thunder Valley for a reason but not for the reason we saw on Friday evening when the thunder brought rain, and plenty of it, (and something else brought 12 cautions) but through it all, Ryan Newman emerged as the victor of the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his third successive Busch win. Pole sitter Kyle Bush led the first 63 laps until Reed Sorenson brought out the night’s third caution when he spun in turn four on lap 63. While the race was still under caution, the rain hit the track and the first of two red flags was shown, stopping the race on lap 72, the delay lasted a total of 1 hour, 32 minutes and 12 seconds. Once the race finally resumed on lap 86, David Stremme had the lead but once lap 140 came rolling around Newman was in the lead and looking very comfortable there. On lap 164, the second red flag would fly, stopping the event for the second time for a total of 26 minutes and 10 seconds, pushing the red-flag delay total to one hour, 58 minutes and 22 seconds. For the remainder of the race nothing changed up front, except the fact that Newman’s No. 39 Dodge grew wider and wider even as faster cars tried but could not pass him. It seemed that the caution flags would fall at the end just when Newman’s competitors were mounting a charge to pass him and that was what he needed to continue his streak and score a 0.273-second win, his fourth NASCAR Busch Series victory. His streak started at Watkins Glen and continued last week at Michigan. Newman led the most laps in the event, including leading the final 112 laps. Six drivers have won three NASCAR Busch Series races in a row seven times. The last driver to accomplish the feat was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in June, 1999 at Dover, South Boston and Watkins Glen. The series record is four in a row set by Sam Ard in 1983; Ard also won three straight in 1984. Greg Biffle finished in the second position and was frustrated with all of the late-race caution flags, while Kevin Harvick in third place shared the same feelings. Clint Bowyer was the highest-finishing series regular with a fourth-place finish and Johnny Sauter rounded out the top five.
Kenseth Grabs Bud Pole at Bristol Motor Speedway
Matt Kenseth pulled a surprise out of the hat and won the pole position for Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth was the 47th of 49 qualifiers to go out and knocked Jeff Gordon from the Bud Pole with a qualifying lap of 15.073 seconds, at an average speed of 127.300 mph. This is only Kenseth’s second career Bud Pole in 208 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races. His other Bud Pole was at Dover in May 2002, 119 races ago. This is Kenseth’s fourth top-10 start in 10 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kenseth now becomes the 15th different Bud Pole winner this season. Kenseth gives Ford its fourth pole in 2005 and second in the past four races. Chevrolet has 10 Bud Poles and Dodge has eight. There have been 10 different Bud Pole winners in the last 14 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Bristol Motor Speedway, but only three in the past eight. Jeff Gordon (four), Ryan Newman (two) and Rusty Wallace (two) are the repeat Bud Pole winner in the 14-race period. Jeff Gordon posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 15.085 seconds, at an average speed of 127.199 mph – and will join Kenseth on the front row for the Sharpie 500. This is Gordon’s 23rd top-10 start in his 26 races at Bristol. It is his eighth straight top-five start here. Dave Blaney qualified third, posting his third top-10 start in 10 races at Bristol. He started second here in the spring race this season and eighth in the spring of 2001. Greg Biffle will start fourth while Ricky Rudd will roll off fro the fifth position. Forty-eight races at Bristol have been won from the first four starting positions (54 percent). The furthest back in the field that a Bristol race winner has started was 38th by Elliott Sadler in the 2001 Food City 500.
Busch on Bristol Busch Pole
Kyle Busch won the Busch Pole for tonight’s Food City 250 at the bull ring better known as Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet that he drove to a runner-up finish in the Busch Series championship battle last season, turned in a qualifying lap of 15.301 seconds, at an average speed of 125.404 mph, to capture his first pole position of the season and the sixth of his career. Martin Truex Jr., defending champion and present points leader, will join Busch on the front row after he qualified on the outside pole. Ryan Newman, who will be gunning for his third consecutive Busch Series win, will be starting third, while Greg Biffle and Paul Menard finish out the top five in the starting grid.
Crew Chief Pattie, Crew Member Stafford Ejected from Bristol
NASCAR announced today that Brian Pattie, crew chief for the No. 41 Dodge driven by Reed Sorenson, and crew member Brandon Stafford have been ejected from Bristol Motor Speedway for violating Section 20A-10.8.4-P of the 2005 NASCAR Busch Series rule book (Tires that, in the judgment of NASCAR Officials, have been altered by unauthorized treatment will not be permitted).
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Checkers, Riggs, Petty Take College Football to NASCAR
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., Official Burger of NASCAR®, the Florida Gators®, and the Florida State Seminoles®, today unveiled its No. 10 Seminole and No. 45 Gator stock cars that will compete at the final NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season event at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20th. Scott Riggs will drive the No. 10 Checkers® Florida State University Chevrolet, and Kyle Petty will drive the No. 45 Checkers University of Florida Dodge.
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Burton Announces Campaign to Improve Teen Driver Safety
NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton announced his campaign to improve teenage driver training today during a press conference at Bristol Motor Speedway. Burton joins the board of directors of Advanced Car Control Techniques, parent company of the New Driver Car Control Clinic, the nation’s leading provider of behind-the-wheel accident avoidance and defensive driving for teens and their parents.
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Wake Up with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon
Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon were this morning's guests for the Nextel Wake Up Call at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Craven and Roush to Part Ways After 2005
Roush Racing and Ricky Craven announced today that they will part ways at the end of the 2005 season. Craven currently drives Roush’s No. 99 Superchips Ford F-150 entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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Tommy Lasorda Named Honorary Starter for Sony HD 500
Dodger Special Advisor to the Chairman and Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, will serve as Honorary Starter for the SONY HD 500 on September 4th at California Speedway. As Honorary Starter, Lasorda will wave the green flag to start the 43 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers in the 250-lap, 500-mile race broadcast live on NBC (8:00 pm EST).
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Evernham to Announce Plans for No. 10 Valvoline Dodge
Evernham Valvoline Racing will announce their plans for the No. 10 Valvoline Dodge Charger on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 3:45 p.m. (EDT) at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Fusion Official Pace Car of Ford Championship Weekend
Ford's new "Face for the Chase" is now pacing the race. The all-new 2006 Ford Fusion - set to make its NASCAR racing debut at Daytona in Feb. 2006 - will serve as the official pace car for Ford Championship Weekend, November 18-20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which includes the season finales of both the NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, the Ford 300 and Ford 400, respectively.
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Ford, Sprint Nextel Announce "Race to the Dream" Promotion
Ford F-Series, "The Official Truck of NASCAR", and Sprint Nextel will give nine race fans the opportunity to compete as drivers at Homestead-Miami Speedway just days before the stars of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup take the track for Ford Championship Weekend. The winner of this Fan Driving Championship will receive the grand prize, the "Race to the Dream" Ultimate Fan Experience.
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MRN Radio, Spanish Radio Network Form Partnership
MRN Radio "The Voice of NASCAR" and the nation's largest independent sports radio network, announced today a new partnership with Radiovisa Network. Radiovisa is a 24/7 Spanish-language talk radio network that produces and syndicates long and short form radio programming targeting U. S. Hispanics.
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Nextel Cup Series News & Notes - Bristol 2
Throughout NASCAR’s history, certain drivers have shown that they excel at certain tracks.
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) is one of those drivers.
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of those tracks.
And with only three races remaining before the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup”, Gordon needs his Bristol excellence like never before this Saturday night.
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Busch Series News & Notes - Bristol 2
They’re far from old high school teammates exchanging stories of past athletic glory, but Jason Keller (No. 35 McDonald’s Ford) and Kenny Wallace (No. 22 AutoZone Ford) certainly wouldn’t mind living in the past Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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Top Drivers Look to BMS to Clinch Spot in Chase for the Cup
Four drivers have a chance to secure a coveted spot in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup this weekend in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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It's Crunch Time for Edwards and the No. 99 Team
In his last 36 NEXTEL Cup starts, Columbia, MO native Carl Edwards has racked up two wins, eight top five and 14 top 10 finishes. Edwards two wins along with seven of his top five and nine of his top 10 finishes have come in 2005, good enough to place him ninth in the overall point standings and one of only 10 drivers currently eligible for the "Chase".
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McFarland to Run Full Busch Schedule in 06 for Earnhardt Jr.
Mark McFarland will run the full Busch Series schedule in 2006 for car owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. He is currently competing in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series where he has scored one win, eight top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 13 starts prior to tonight’s Food City 150.
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Checkers, Petty and MB2 Announcement
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Petty Enterprises and MB2 Motorsports will make a unique announcement at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, August 26, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. about the three parties teaming up for a college football rivalry.
NASCAR Licenses First-Ever PC Product Line with ZT Group
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has partnered with ZT Group International, Inc., and for the first time in the history of the sport, an officially-licensed NASCAR PC product line will be available to fans next month.
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Sherman, Consort Ford to Make Apperances at Longs Stores
Brent Sherman, who will be driving the ppc Racing No. 10 Consort Ford Taurus in next weekend’s Busch Series 300 at California Speedway, will be making several appearances at area Longs Drug Stores leading up to the event.
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T.J. Bell to Drive for DCT Motorsports for the Rest of Season
T.J. Bell will drive the #36 DCT Motorsports Chevrolet beginning with the NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway and finishing out the season. Bell, who turns 25 years old this week, joins the team from a highly-successful two-year stint in the ARCA series.
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Duhamel to Serve as Sony HD 500 Grand Marshal
Actor Josh Duhamel, who stars in the television hit “Las Vegas,” has been named Grand Marshal for California Speedway’s “Finish Under the Lights” SONY HD 500 on Sunday, September 4 (8:00 pm EST on NBC).
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Schrader, Crew Chief and Owner Penalized for MIS Infractions
NASCAR announced today that three penalties have been issued to the No. 49 Dodge team in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series as a result of rules infractions last weekend at Michigan.
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Three Members of RWI Team Penalized for Infractions at MIS
NASCAR announced Tuesday that three members of the No. 64 NASCAR Busch Series team have been penalized for rule infractions found during opening day inspection on August 19 at Michigan International Speedway.
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Jr. Motorsports Becomes U.S. Navy's Newest Recruit
Jr. Motorsports, a Mooresville, NC-based company owned by NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr., today announced a multi-year agreement with the U.S. Navy to field Chevrolet Monte Carlos in NASCAR’s Busch Series in 2006.
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Nextel Teleconference: Kasey Kahne
Welcome to the NASCAR NEXTEL teleconference. Kasey Kahne is 19th in the current standings with two top 10 finishes in his last five races. He appeared headed for another good finish last week at Michigan after starting on the outside pole, but the fuel thing ruined his day. This week he will start his fourth career race at Bristol, where he finished 14th in the March event.
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Dodge Teleconference: Jeremy Mayfield
Coming off a victory last Sunday at Michigan, Jeremy Mayfield ranks sixth in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Standings with three races remaining to qualify for The Chase. The 36-year-old Owensboro, Ky., native trails series leader Tony Stewart by 399 points, and he’s 218 points of 11th place. Mayfield started eighth and finished 17th earlier this season at Bristol.
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This Week in Ford Racing: Mark Martin
Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 Viagra Taurus, has two career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victories at Bristol Motor Speedway, which is the site of Saturday night's scheduled Sharpie 500. Martin, who goes into the event fifth in the point standings, spoke about the difficulty of this race as well as his team's recent test session at the half-mile bullring.
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This Week in Ford NBS Racing: Jon Wood
It was announced last week that Wood Brothers Racing and ST Motorsports formed a new partnership - Wood Brothers/TJG Racing - a racing enterprise that would compete in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series. Jon Wood, the 23-year-old son of Wood Brothers Racing co-owner Eddie Wood and current driver of the No. 47 ST Motorsports Busch Series entry, spoke of the formation of Wood Brothers/TJG Racing and the impact it might have on his racing career.
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Race to the Chase Rundown: Bristol
The following is a rundown of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 heading into Sunday’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway (7:40 p.m. on TNT), the eighth event in the “Race for the Chase,” the 10 events prefacing the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.”
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Bainbridge Released from Duties at RWI Racing, Inc.
RWI Racing, Inc. announced today the release of NASCAR Busch Series crew chief, Blake Bainbridge. Bainbridge, who has worked for the team since it’s inception in 2004, was released early Monday morning on amicable terms.
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Akins Motorsports Releases Tyler Walker
Akins Motorsports has announced the release of Tyler Walker, driver of the No. 38 Great Clips Dodge in the NASCAR Busch Series effective August 22.
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Jack Daniel's Birthday Bash Bristol Bound
It might be a couple days early, but the folks at the Jack Daniel Distillery are planning to celebrate the birthday of their founder, Mr. Jack, on August 27th with the 160,000-plus race fans at the Bristol Motor Speedway for the Sharpie 500.
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EA Teams with Gordon, Johnson for NASCAR 06 Videogame
Electronic Arts announced today that its EA SPORTS™ branded NASCAR® videogame, NASCAR 06: Total Team Control, will feature NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. The two avid “gamers” personify the focus of this year’s game - Team Racing.
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Cingular Strikes Deal to Become Wireless Partner with Jayski
Cingular Wireless, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, has reached a deal to become the Official Wireless Sponsor of Jayski.com, one of the most popular fan destinations on the Internet for the latest in racing news, information and stats.
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Crew Chief Decision Lifts Riggs to Career-Best Finish
Scott Riggs found himself in position to win Sunday's race at Michigan International Speedway, but when the checkered flag flew, Riggs crossed the finish line in second place, his career-best result as a Nextel Cup driver.
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Stewart and Co. Fuel Their Way to Fifth at Michigan
Tony Stewart logged a strong fifth-place finish in Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, continuing a nine-race summer hot streak that has seen the driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet win five races and finish no worse than seventh.
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Nemechek Comes Through with Eighth-Place Finish
It was a roller coaster day for Joe Nemechek, who had mixed feelings following his eighth-place finish Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. After having a dominant car early in the GFS Marketplace 400, Nemechek suffered a major setback on Lap 74 of 200 when he hit the wall after his right-front tire blew.
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Dale Jr. 18th at Michigan
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 8 Budweiser team ran among the top-10 for much of the day, and took the lead with less than 10 laps remaining but were forced to make a late pit stop for a splash of fuel. The stop dropped the Bud team to the 18th spot at the finish.
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Disappointing Day in Michigan for Bliss
Contact with a fellow competitor early in the running of the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway caused big problems for Mike Bliss and the NetZero Best Buy Racing team and relegated them to a disappointing 37th-place finish in Sunday’s event.
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Wood Brothers/ST Motorsports Partnership Announced
The owners of Wood Brothers Racing and ST Motorsports today announced the formation of a new partnership - Wood Brothers/TJG Racing - in a press conference today at Michigan International Speedway. The new enterprise will bring together two of the most tenured teams in the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series' garage, combining the racing heritage of the Wood Brothers and the marketing savvy of ST Motorsports.
Wood Brothers/ST Motorsports Partnership Announced
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MIS Sells Out 30th Consecutive Nextel Cup Series Race
Michigan International Speedway President Brett Shelton announced today that all reserved seats for the GFS Marketplace 400 on Sunday, August 21, have been sold. With the sellout, MIS has extended its remarkable streak of sold out NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races to 30 consecutive events dating back to June 1991.
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Jarrett to Race Toys for Tots Ford at Texas
When Dale Jarrett climbs into the #88 UPS Ford on Sunday, November 6, at Texas Motor Speedway, both he and the car will have a decidedly different look. Bright lime green and tomato red will replace the UPS signature brown as part of a special paint scheme promoting a campaign to raise more than $1 million for Toys for Tots.
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Kasey Kahne Foundation to Launch with Online Auction
Fans will have the chance to support the new Kasey Kahne Foundation through an online auction of limited edition autographed leather jackets by Wilsons Leather from nine popular NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series drivers beginning 10 a.m. EST Aug. 19, and ending at 10 a.m. EST Aug. 29.
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