SHEAR SUSPENDED, PLACED ON PROBATION
Apr 19, 2005
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 19, 2005) – NASCAR announced Tuesday that Joe Shear Jr., crew chief of the No. 1 Dodge driven by Johnny Sauter in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been suspended until May 18 (the next four races beginning at Phoenix) and placed on probation until December 31, 2005 after rule violations Sat ... Continue reading
Strong Texas Finish Puts Waltrip and NAPA Team Back on Track
Apr 19, 2005
Strong Texas Finish Puts Waltrip and NAPA Team Back on Track Grapevine, Texas (April 18) - Michael Waltrip qualified the NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevy in the 21st position, but when the green flag dropped at the Samsung/RadioShack 500 he headed straight toward the front. After avoiding wrecks on lap four and lap nine, Waltrip' ... Continue reading
Apr 18, 2005
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Marlin Gets Best Finish of 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 18, 2005
Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 658-8540, jpowell@ganassi.com For Immediate Release Marlin Gets Best Finish of 2005 at Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth, Texas (April 18, 2005) --- Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light crew battled back from a loose wheel and going a lap down, t ... Continue reading
NASCAR Nextel; Biffle Charges to Texas Victory
Apr 18, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas April 17, 2005; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that Greg Biffle made the best of a difficult situation Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, charging from the rear of the field for a convincing victory. The Roush Racing driver was overpowering in the Samsung/Radio Shack 500, leading 219 of 334 laps ... Continue reading
Kahne Captures Busch Series Win at Texas
Apr 17, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas April 17, 2005: Stephen Hawkins writing for the AP reported that Kasey Kahne got past 19-year-old rookie Reed Sorenson just before the final caution and held on the final two laps after the restart for a NASCAR Busch Series win Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway. After starting 25th, Kahne was in the to ... Continue reading
Frustrated Labonte Needs Texas Turnaround
Apr 16, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas April 16, 2005; Mike Harris writing for the AP reported that Terry Labonte sympathizes with younger brother Bobby's miserable start to the NASCAR Nextel Cup season. "In 1985, I blew up seven weekends in a row," Terry said, referring to the season after the first of his two series championships. "I was ... Continue reading
Rubber Company Helps NASCAR Teams Match Engines to Tracks
Apr 15, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 15 -- Each NASCAR racetrack rolls out unique demands on race engine setups, so NASCAR teams turn to Goodyear Engineered Products and its lineup of automotive belts to help optimize performance. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) "Last week, many teams used mechanical c ... Continue reading
Apr 15, 2005
NORMAN, Okla.--April 15, 2005--Boundless Motor Sports Racing, Inc. d/b/a DIRT MotorSports(TM) (DIRT) (OTCBB:BMSR) announced that on Saturday, April 16, the colors of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series(R) will join those of its exclusive broadcast partner, The Outdoor Channel, on the No. 33 Chevrolet driven by Tony Stew ... Continue reading
Saturday Dodge Cup notes, quotes from Martinsville
Apr 9, 2005
Saturday, April 9, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Advance Auto Parts 500 Advance Stuff. 704-975-3232 Because of the weather, a lot of people had last Saturday off at Bristol, but the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup crewmen would have had the day off anyway. At some tracks with the new impound rules, Cup crews work ... Continue reading
SUNOCO TO SPONSOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR NASCAR’S REGIONAL RACING SERIES
Apr 9, 2005
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 8, 2005) – Sunoco, the official fuel of NASCAR, has increased its support of NASCAR racers across the nation. Beginning in 2005, Sunoco will sponsor the rookie of the year award in seven different NASCAR regional racing series. At the end of the 2005 racing season, a total of $15,000 wi ... Continue reading
Riggs Claims First Bud Pole of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Career
Apr 9, 2005
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 8, 2005) -- Scott Riggs captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway. It was the first career pole for the sophomore Nextel Cup driver. Riggs' Valvoline Chevrolet paced the field in Friday's qualifying session with a lap time and speed of 19.588 seconds at ... Continue reading
Jamie McMurray and Jeremy Mayfield quotes from Martinsville
Apr 8, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Advance Auto Parts 500 Advance Stuff. 704-975-3232 JAMIE McMURRAY (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger) NOTE: McMurray scored a career-best runner-up finish in last fall's Cup race at Martinsville and won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race here last ... Continue reading
Dodge Charger Qualifying Quotes from Martinsville
Apr 8, 2005
Friday, April 8, 2005 Ray Cooper Martinsville Speedway Clear!Blue Advance Auto Parts 500 Qualifying. 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge Charger) - Qualified 2nd "We unloaded off the truck really fast and we look forward to coming back to Martinsville after the way we performed him last year. We got beat by t ... Continue reading
Bill Elliott Transcript from Dodge Teleconference
Apr 6, 2005
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Ray Cooper Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Clear!Blue Bristol Recap, Martinsville Advance 704-975-3232 BILL ELLIOTT (No. 91 Stanley Tools Dodge Charger) IS MOMENTUM DIFFICULT TO BUILD WHEN YOU'RE NOT RACING EVERY WEEK? "I think it would be harder if you didn't have a team that was running every ... Continue reading
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