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Week of 8/14/05
DEI inks long term deal with Eury Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated announced a long term deal to keep crew chief Tony Eury Jr. with the company. Tony is currently the chief for Michael Waltrip's 15 machine, but that could change since Michael is leaving the team after this season. August 18, 2005
Cup guys invade Busch race
Cup regulars are again invading the Busch race tomorrow. Some of the big names include Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle and others. August 18, 2005
Hot drivers going into Michigan
Who's hot going into this weekend? Tony Stewart who has 8 straight top 10 finished including 5 wins. Mark Martin has quietly picked up 4 top 10's in 5 races, and Brian Vickers has 5 straight top 15's. August 18, 2005
TRACK STATS | MICHIGAN
Distance: 2-mile oval similar to California
Banking/Turns 1-4:18 º
Length/Frontstretch: 3,600 ft.
Length/Backstretch: 2,242 ft.
Miles/laps: 400 miles, 200 laps
Last year's poll sitter: Jimmie Johnson (set by points)
Last year's winner: Greg Biffle (going for his 3rd Michigan win in a row)
Up for grabs: $4.9 million August 18, 2005
Green's raise green, on the greens, for charity
Recenty the Green Brothers Golf Tournament sponsored by General Mills raised $55,000 for various charities. The event was hosted by drivers Jeff and Mark Green and included other NASCAR celebrities like Kyle Petty, Jason Keller, Randy LaJoie, Stacy Compton and Larry McReynolds.
Fans can log onto http://www.thegreenfoundation.org to find out more information on upcoming events or how to make a donation. The Green Foundation was founded in 2002 by NASCAR stars and brothers Jeff and Mark Green. August 17, 2005
"BP" inducted into MSRHFA
Television analyst Benny Parsons will be inducted into the Motorsports Racing Hall of Fame of America Thursday at the State Theatre in Detroit. Benny is the 1973 Cup Series champion and also has a Daytona 500 win on his resume. August 17, 2005
Various mini stories
Some miscellaneous stuff, Kevin Lepage is out of the #37 car, Tony Raines takes over. Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin will be honored before driver introductions at Sunday's race, and veterans Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott and Jimmy Spencer will run this weekend. August 17, 2005
TV Schedule - Michigan
ON TV
NEXTEL CUP FINAL PRACTICE @ 8pm Friday on Speed
BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING @ 10am Saturday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 1pm Saturday on TNT
BUSCH SERIES RACING @ 3pm Saturday on TNT
NEXTEL CUP RACING FROM MICHIGAN @ 2pm Sunday on TNT
All times are eastern August 17, 2005
Crocker to make Busch debut in fall
Erin Crocker will make her Busch Series debut this fall sometime. She's a sprint car driver who has become Ray Evernham's protege. In 5 ARCA series starts this year she has 4 top 10's, and the other was a 12th. August 16, 2005
Aikman, Staubach finally go Cup racing in 2006
Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach (yes the former NFL QB's) have announced they will run a Cup car starting in 2006. They have inked a 3 year deal with Texas Instruments as the primary sponsor, however no driver or crew chief has been announced just yet. August 16, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH & TRUCK SERIES
BUSCH SERIES
5 Kenny Wallace
4 Carl Edwards
3 Reed Sorenson
2 Clint Bowyer
1 Martin Truex Jr. leads by 122
TRUCK SERIES
5 David Reutimann moves to 5th with his win
4 Ron Hornaday
3 Bobby Hamilton
2 Ted Musgrave
1 Dennis Setzer is up by 178 August 16, 2005
Busch Series Penalties
Kyle Busch has been fined $10,000 and put on probation until December 31st. for hitting the #37 car driven by Anthony Lazzaro after the race was finished at Waktins Glen. Same goes for Tony Stewart driving the #33 car on Saturday, he banged up the 5 car of Brian Vickers. Same probation for Stewart, but only a $5000 fine. August 16, 2005
Ganassi announces 2006 lineup, 4 cars including Jamie
On Friday, Chip Ganassi Racing announced their official 2006 driver lineup which includes an unhappy Jamie McMurray who walked out of the press conference, Casey Mears stays on board but will drive a different car, Reed Sorenson moves up to Cup in the #41, and so does David Stremme in the 40 car. August 15, 2005
Bubble Drivers - looking at the 'Chase'
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
With just 4 races left to get into the Chase for the Championship, let's have a look at the drivers battling to get in, and stay in...
15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -163
14 Kevin Harvick
13 Jeff Gordon -67 from 10th place
12 Dale Jarrett tied with Sadler, just 3 points from the top 10
11 Elliot Sadler
10 Carl Edwards
9 Jamie McMurray up 2 spots
8 Ryan Newman
7 Jeremy Mayfield
6 Kurt Busch August 15, 2005
Race Recap | Cup Series | Stewart Wins (again)
RACE RECAP | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9 Joe Nemechek
8 Brian Vickers grabs another top 10
7 Mark Martin
6 Rusty Wallace
5 Jimmie Johnson bounces back from a horrible weekend at Indy
4 Scott Pruett
3 Boris Said gets his best career finish
2 Robby Gordon
VICTORY LANE
Tony Stewart's hot streak continues, as he grabs his 5 win in the last 7 races, it's his 3rd road course race in a row, and he has led the most laps in 6 of the last 8 races...
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Jeff Burton spun and wreck his Cingular Chevy on his own
-Kurt Busch's sway bar broke sending him to a 39th place finish
-Jeff Gordon blew a tire, battled back, got caught on pit road just as the yellow came out, and battled back from that to a 14th place finish
-3rd in points Greg Biffle had transmission problems and ended up 38th
-Michael Waltrip had a good run going when Kasey Kahne dumped his 15 car into the fence
August 14, 2005
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