Week of 6/12/05
T.V. Schedule for Michigan and Kentucky
NEXTEL CUP PRACTICE @ 4 p.m. Friday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 12 p.m. Saturday on FX
TRUCK RACING @ 3 p.m. on Speed
BUSCH SERIES RACING FROM KENTUCKY @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday on FX
NEXTEL CUP RACING FROM MICHIGAN @ 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Fox
All times are eastern. June 16, 2005
Rudd looks to break another record
Ricky Rudd is set to break the Michigan track record, and will take over the top spot for the most starts. Ricky will pass Dave Marcis with his 57th start this weekend in his #21 Ford. June 16, 2005
Atwood drives for Evernham again
Former Evernham driver Casey Atwood will rejoin the team for two Busch Series races this year in the #6 Dodge. The first will be this weekend in Kentucky, and probably next month at Pike Peak. June 16, 2005
eBay has NASCAR auction for charity
Some cool stuff will be listed on eBay starting tomorrow night and will benefit several charities including The Victory Junction Gang Camp. Up for bid include Six autographed NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship banners from last years awards banquet, 2 autographed Victory Lap driver uniforms, and a bunch of other driver autographed stuff. Again that's at eBay, and we'll have details soon. June 16, 2005
Nashville Busch results
The Busch Series race had to be run on Sunday due to heavy rain in Nashville, and the top 5 stacked up like this:
5 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Tony Raines
3 Reed Sorenson
2 Kenny Wallace
1 Clint Bowyer wins his first ever Busch series race. June 14, 2005
Sadler goes for 3 more in the #38 car
Elliott Sadler has extended his contract to drive the #38 Robert Yates Ford for another 3 years. M&M's is also on board for the same time. Elliott had 2 wins last year and made the Chase for the Championship, he currently sits 3rd in points this year.
June 14, 2005
Cup Series Points
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
.Jimmie Johnson Leader
2. Greg Biffle
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Carl Edwards jumps 5 spots with his win
5. Mark Martin
6. Ryan Newman
7. Rusty Wallace
8. Kevin Harvick
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Tony Stewart drops 5
after Pocono June 14, 2005
T. Labonte to drive #11 FedEx car
Terry Labonte has been inked to drive the #11 FedEx Cup car for Jason Leffler. It's only a one-race deal to run the road course at Infineon in a couple weeks. Jason will race this weekend in Michigan and back again in Daytona.
June 14, 2005
Kentucky sees mini Cup invasion
The Busch Series entry list shows 6 cup drivers looking to race at Kentucky this weekend. Greg Biffle, Sterling Marlin, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Green, Carl Edwards and Michael Waltrip. June 14, 2005
Awesome Bill to drive this weekend
Bill Elliott will wheel a third Evernham Dodge this weekend in the Cup race at Michigan. Look for awesome Bill driving the #91 McDonalds car for his 5th start of 2005. In the 80's he had 5 out of 6, and 4 straight wins at this track. June 14, 2005
Busch and Truck Series Points
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
5 Kenny Wallace
4 Carl Edwards
3 Clint Bowyer -51
2 Martin Truex Jr. -51
1 Reed Sorenson leads by 51
POINT STANDINGS | TRUCK SERIES
5 Dennis Setzer
4 Ron Hornaday
3 Bobby Hamilton
2 Ricky Craven
1 Ted Musgrave is up by 17 June 14, 2005
Race Recap | Pocono
RACE RECAP | POCONO
10 Rusty Wallace
9 Jeff Gordon
8 Kevin Harvick
7 Jimmie Johnson
6 Michael Waltrip who started on his first poll since 1991
5 Mark Martin
4 Kyle Busch
3 Joe Nemechek
2 Brian Vickers led the most laps at 121
VICTORY LANE
-He missed the Busch race due to rain, lost the points lead in that series, but it certainly paid off as Carl Edwards and his 99 team flips his way to the checkered flag. It's Carl's 2nd win of 2005 and came from a 29th starting spot.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Blown left front tires was the issue of the day...victims include: Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Ricky Rudd, Tony Stewart and others.
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. also had tire issues with two going flat, and one catching fire. The 8 car finished a disappointing 33rd.
-Greg Biffle had brake problems and went a few laps down and finished 30th
-Jason Leffler also blew a tire, and while trying to get to the apron Dave Blaney side swiped his #11 car, and Kyle Petty slammed into his trunk.
-Bobby Labonte and Ken Schrader wrecked at the end of the race during the green-white-checkered finish. June 12, 2005
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