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Mindy's Minute

Moorpark,  Calif.  - (July 4, 2006) Fireworks  and racing, nothing better 
goes hand and hand on the Fourth of July  weekend. 
The NASCAR Busch and Nextel Cup  Series’ headed to Daytona  Beach for their 
annual races. 
The Busch Series took on the two  and a half mile track on Friday night in 
the Winn-Dixie  250. 
Jason Leffler was the highest  finishing Ringers supporting racer in 18th.  
Todd Kluever’s DriverX racing gloves by  Ringers led him across the line in 
25th, while Tracy Hines followed  not far behind in 29th.  Paul Menard dropped 
out of the race early due to an accident and was  scored 37th. 
The Craftsman Truck Series raced  at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon 
for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250.   
Brendan Gaughan battled the  afternoon heat and took home the top honors of 
the highest finishing Ringers  team in fourth place.  Green Light  Racing 
driver Chad McCumbee finished 13th, Billy Ballew Motorsports  driver Kyle Krisiloff 
in 17th, while occasional Truck series driver  and ARCA RE/MAX Series regular 
Justin Allgaier finishing 21st and  second Green Light Racing driver Johnny 
Chapman finishing  33rd. 
The Nextel Cup Series also took to the  two and a half mile superspeedway of 
Daytona International, but on Saturday  night. 
The Ringers supporting team of  Penske Racing South almost had both their 
drivers in the top  10. 
Kurt Busch followed his brother  Kyle to the line in his No. 2 Miller Lite 
Dodge in third place, while teammate  Ryan Newman piloted his No. 12 Alltel 
Dodge home to 11th place, one  spot shy of another top-10 finish. 
In sprint car action, Tim Kaeding  picked up his seventh National Sprint Tour 
(NST) win of the season at Winner  Speedway in Winner, South  Dakota on 
Saturday night. 
Kaeding led early in the race,  lost the lead to his boss Steve Kinser, and 
then regained it during the most  crucial point, the last lap to cruise to 
victory lane. 
Other Ringers notables in the  field were Brian Paulus in eighth and quick 
time award winner Shane Stewart in  12th. 
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