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Week of 3/13/05
Truck Series Results
Ron Hornaday just beat Bobby Labonte by .008 seconds!
1. (18) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 135, $52,975.
2. (19) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 135, $29,075.
3. (36) Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 135, $21,975.
4. (14) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 135, $15,725.
5. (10) David Starr, Chevrolet, 135, $14,725.
6. (21) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 135, $12,175.
7. (13) Chad Chaffin, Toyota, 135, $10,575.
8. (23) Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 135, $11,375.
9. (6) Terry Cook, Ford, 135, $11,250.
10. (15) Robert Huffman, Toyota, 135, $12,600. March 19, 2005
RACE RECAP | BUSCH | ATLANTA
Carl Edwards does his trademark backflip at the start/finish line after his first career Busch win from the poll. He also takes over the points lead by 105. Edwards "This is the biggest win of my career."
1 Carl Edwards
2 Tony Stewart
3 Jimmie Johnson
4 Matt Kenseth
5 Kasey Kahne
6 Greg Biffle
7 Michael Waltrip
8 Elliott Sadler
9 Jamie McMurray
10 Michel Jourdain Jr.
(Notice the top 9 are Cup drivers!) March 19, 2005
Sorenson fails to qualify
Reed Sorenson's #41 had transmission troubles during Busch Series qualifying and fails to make the field. Sitting 4th in points he needed to find a ride. Sterling Marlin and Fitz/Bradshaw racing let him wheel the #40 car to keep his points run intact. March 19, 2005
Bobby Labonte hot and not
While he's not doing so great this year so far, Bobby Labonte owns Atlanta, in fact he leads all full-time drivers with six wins at the track. March 17, 2005
Berrier sits out, Knaus and Gustafson still in
Kevin Harvick's crew chief Todd Berrier will start serving his 4 race suspension starting this weekend for making the #29 car's fuel tank appear full, when it only had 4 gallons. Richard Childress racing is still appealing the points loss. As for the two Hendrick crew chiefs, Chad Knaus, and Alan Gustafson will be in Atlanta since they are appealing their full penalties. March 17, 2005
Streakin' Drivers
Some streaks to let you know about heading into this weekend:
Jimmie Johnson has 5 wins in the last 9 races
Kurt Busch has 12 Top-10's in 13 races
Greg Biffle has climbed from 24th to 3rd in points in two races March 17, 2005
TRACK STATS | ATLANTA
Race #4 on the schedule
Distance: 1.54 Mile Oval
Length/Frontstretch: 2,332 ft.
Length/Backstretch: 1,800 ft.
Miles/Laps: 500.5 mi. = 325 laps
Last year's poll sitter: Ryan Newman (who has started on the front row in 5 of 6 races there)
Last year's winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Up for grabs $4.7 million March 17, 2005
Rocketman drives for 5
Ryan Newman is dubbed the Rocket Man, and if there was any track on the circuit that proves that, it's Atlanta. Ryan has the last 4 polls at the fastest track, and Friday night he'll try for #5. March 16, 2005
Traffic and Weather together
Jeff Burton will be a guest meteorologist on the Weather Channel today (Thurs) from 8-9am Eastern. Jeff will explain how teams monitor the weather to get set up for the coming race. We'll also see how things look for Atlanta this weekend. March 16, 2005
Sprague to make start #200
Jack Sprague will make his 200th CTS start tomorrow night, Bobby Labonte will be running in the #47 Chevy...and Jimmy Spencer is going for the triple buy running the Trucks, and attempting for the Busch and Cup races as well. March 16, 2005
NASCAR racing on T.V.
NEXTEL CUP FINAL PRACTICE @ 1:30 p.m. Friday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 7 p.m. Friday on Speed
TRUCK SERIES RACING @ 9 p.m. Friday on Speed
BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING @ 12 p.m. Saturday on Speed
BUSCH SERIES RACING @ 2:30 p.m. Saturday on FX
NEXTEL CUP RACING FROM ATLANTA @ 12:30 p.m. Sunday on Fox
All times are eastern March 16, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
10 Denny Hamlin
9 Justin Labonte
8 Shane Hmiel
7 David Stremme up 7 spots
6 Ashton Lewis
5 Martin Truex Jr.
4 Reed Sorenson
3 Clint Bowyer
2 Carl Edwards
1 Kevin Harvick leads by 80 from his 4 second place finishes, but he will not drive this weekend in Atlanta. March 15, 2005
Hendrick Motorsports to appeal decisions
Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, today responded to sanctions levied by NASCAR on two of his NEXTEL Cup Series entries.
"I'm not disputing NASCAR's right to levy sanctions," Hendrick said. "As a team owner, I understand why these standards are in place and have always taken pride in the fact that our organization has kept a very clean record.
"In this particular instance, though, we disagree with the severity of NASCAR's stance and plan to appeal their decision. I want to make it clear that we in no way intentionally ignored guidelines and I'm certain everyone understands that." March 15, 2005
NASCAR serious, hands out fines, takes points
NASCAR handed out fines for Las Vegas, and they mean business.
Race winner Jimmie Johnson's team loses 25 driver points, knocking Jimmie out of first in the points, Chad Knaus has been suspended for 2 races and fined $35,000 for the car's roof height being too low in post race inspection.
Kevin Harvick's crew chief Todd Berrier has been suspended for 4 races and fined $25,000 for an unapproved fuel filler found after qualifying. Kevin also loses 25 driver points and goes from 8th to 10th in the standings.
Second place Kyle Busch also loses 25 points, his crew chief Alan Gustafson was suspended for two races and fined $25,000 for the #5 car's quarter panels being too high in post race inspection.
Also:
• Harold Holly, crew chief for the No. 32 Chevrolet driven by Bobby Hamilton Jr., was fined $5,000 because of the No. 32 having an unapproved deck lid, a violation of Sections 12-4-A and 12-4-Q that was determined during opening-day inspection.
• John Latchford, crew chief for the No. 89 Dodge driven by Morgan Shepherd, was fined $1,000 because of an unapproved fire suppression agent found during opening-day inspection. That also violated Sections 12-4-A and 12-4-Q.
• Larry Carter, crew chief for the No. 2 Dodge driven by Rusty Wallace, was fined $1,000. During opening-day inspection, the car’s shoulder harness did not have a date tag displayed, a violation of Sections 17.2-C (and 12-4-A). March 15, 2005
Fines could come on Tuesday
Fines could be coming for Kevin Harvick for a modification to his fuel tank, race winner Jimmie Johnson for his car being too low during post race inspection, and second place Kyle Busch for his car being too high during post race inspection. March 14, 2005
Kenny Wallace wins poker for charity
Kenny Wallace was the winner of the Mobil High Endurance Poker Challenge last week at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. He took home $50,000 in prize money that will go to the Autism Society of America. March 14, 2005
Waltrip's Operation Marathon results
Michael and Buffy Waltrip's Operation Marathon raised over $923 thousand dollars for the Petty's Victory Junction Gang Camp. Michael ran the Las Vegas Marathon to help raise the money.
March 14, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
1 Jimmie Johnson
2 Kurt Busch -15
3 Greg Biffle -97
4 Jeff Gordon -107
5 Carl Edwards -117
6 Tony Stewart -119
7 Rusty Wallace -130
8 Kevin Harvick -131
9 Ryan Newman -140
10 Mark Martin -151 March 14, 2005
Las Vegas adds more seats
Over the weekend it was announced that Las Vegas Motor Speedway will add at least 14,000 more seats in turn 1 and call it the Richard Petty Terrace. Current seating capacity is at 122,000 at the track.
March 14, 2005
RACE RECAP | LAS VEGAS
RACE RECAP | LAS VEGAS
10 Ryan Newman
9 Tony Stewart
8 Matt Kenseth battle back from tire and fuel line problems
7 Casey Mears
6 Greg Biffle
5 Kevin Harvick
4 Jeff Gordon
3 Kurt Busch best hometown finish
2 Kyle Busch best career cup finish
VICTORY LANE
1 Jimmie Johnson 15th career win, his 5th win in the last 9 races, he also led the most laps, and takes over the points lead
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-The first caution was caused by Dale Jr.'s 8 car spinning Brian Vickers going into a turn. They both wrecked hard, also involved was Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd. Earnhardt Jr. took the blame and apologized to Brian.
-During the third caution, 6 cars received damage including Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Sadler, Jeff Burton, and Edwards.
-Kasey Kahne's day ended early when he backed his 9 car into the fence
-The 6 car of Mark Martin headed to the garage area with engine problems
-Rookie Travis Kvapil led his first laps in a cup race
BUSCH SERIES
On Saturday Mark Martin picked up his second Busch Series win of 2005. March 13, 2005
Dale Jr.'s woes continue
The first caution of the day at Las Vegas was caused by Dale Earnhardt Jr. getting into the 25 of Brian Vickers. Both wrecked hard, also involved was the 18 of Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd. Dale Jr. took the blame for the crash and appologized to Vickers outside the infield care center. March 13, 2005
Harvick's team caught cheating
The #29 team of Kevin Harvick was caught "bending" the rules a bit on Friday. (okay a lot) Basically according to a new NASCAR rule, teams must qualify with a full tank of fuel. Kevin's team instead put only 4 gallons of fuel in the tank, then put a rubber stopper in the fuel filler neck and filled it up to the top. This made it look like the tank was full. This bit of creativity would have worked fine if NASCAR hadn't caught the team red handed. Speculation is that the team will lose driver points, owners points, fines, and their crew chief will most likely be suspended. We'll find out on Tuesday.
March 13, 2005
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