Race 2 Win: NEXTEL Cup Series Race Notes

Nextel Cup Series

NEXTEL All-Star Challenge - Jeremy Mayfield Notes

360 OTC Racing Preview
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Nascar Nextel Open/All-Star Challenge

Nextel Open News and Notes

This Week’s Toyota…The No. 36 Caterpillar Toyota Jeremy Mayfield is scheduled to drive in the event this weekend is chassis No. 97.

Mayfield’s Open Stats…Mayfield has made 13 All-Star event starts on the 1.5-mile oval during his Cup Series career. He started and finished first in the 1998 and 2002 Open events, which enabled him to compete in the All-Star race those same years.

All-Star Challenge Broadcast Schedule…Qualifying for Saturday’s event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET Friday, May 18. The 60-lap event is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 19, and will broadcast LIVE on Speed (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Jeremy Mayfield on the NEXTEL Open…"I’ve always enjoyed the All-Star races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. It’s an exciting night for the fans and for the drivers and crews. It gives everyone the opportunity to relax a little bit and forget about everything that happened so far in the season and just go out and have a good time. You show up, you qualify and everyone gets to race, so that will be great for this 360 OTC team. The only pressure is to go out and win and make it into the Challenge, which is what we intend to try to do.”