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Week of 6/19/05
Setzer wins CTS race
1. (3) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 200, $56,960.
2. (1) Jack Sprague, Chevrolet, 200, $35,475.
3. (5) Ted Musgrave, Dodge, 200, $23,340.
4. (8) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 200, $15,025.
5. (4) Brendan Gaughan, Dodge, 199, $14,625.
6. (20) Bobby Hamilton, Dodge, 199, $13,275.
7. (29) Steve Park, Dodge, 199, $11,575.
8. (12) Rick Crawford, Ford, 199, $11,575.
9. (6) Todd Kluever #, Ford, 199, $12,350.
10. (19) Terry Cook, Ford, 199, $12,700.
Full Results: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml June 24, 2005
Cup Series Lineup - Infineon
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 94.325 mph.
2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 94.165 mph.
3. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 94.012 mph.
4. (36) Boris Said, Chevrolet, 93.975 mph.
5. (7) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 93.885 mph.
6. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 93.690 mph.
7. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 93.574 mph.
8. (11) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 93.296 mph.
9. (39) Scott Pruett, Dodge, 93.269 mph.
10. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 93.184 mph.
Full Lineup: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml June 24, 2005
Still Nextel Cup for 2006
Sprint and Nextel have announced that NASCAR's top series will remain the Nextel Cup Series through 2006. Any changes to the name for 2007 will be announced before next season starts, so stay tuned.
June 24, 2005
Who's hot going into this weekend?
Greg Biffle is usually on this list every week, mainly from his 5 wins this year
Teammate Mark Martin has 3 straight top 10's
Joe Nemechek and Michael Waltrip both have 2 top 10's in a row June 24, 2005
Odds against Jr. at Infineon
If you are hoping for a rebound from Dale Earnhardt Jr. this weekend, you may want to wait a week until Daytona. Dale Jr. has been in 5 races at Infineon, and has yet to score a top 10. June 24, 2005
TRACK STATS | INFINEON
Race 16 of 36
Distance: 1.949 Mile Road Course
Turns: 10 (50 ft. wide)
Miles/Laps: 218.288 mi. = 112 laps
Last year's poll sitter: Jeff Gordon
Last years's winner: Jeff Gordon
Up for grabs: $5.3 million
Road Course Specialists running this weekend include Boris Said, Scott Pruett and Klaus Graf June 24, 2005
Hmiel jobless until at least 2007
The official word coming from NASCAR is that Shane Hmiel will be suspended until at least 2007 at which time they will evaluate if he'll be allowed back into competition. Shane was suspended back in 2003 after failing a substance abuse test, and again this year for his second offense. June 23, 2005
C(K)asy's chiefs get fined
A couple of C(k)asy's had their crew chiefs get fined for infractions from Michigan. The crew chiefs for Kasey Kahne and Casey Mears. Both violations were found during pre-qualifying inspection and had to do with problems with the cars bodies. Tommy Baldwin for the 9 team was fined $10k, and Jimmie Elledge from the 41 was docked $1000. June 23, 2005
TV Schedule | Infineon | Milwaukee
ON TV
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 6 p.m. Friday on Speed
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACING FROM MILWAUKEE @ 9 p.m. Friday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP PRACTICE @ 2 p.m. Saturday on FX
BUSCH SERIES RACING FROM MILWAUKEE @ 8:30 p.m. Saturday on FX
NEXTEL CUP RACING FROM INFINEON @ 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Fox
All times are eastern. June 23, 2005
Even pro's need a little practice
Even the pro's need to brush up on their skills once and while, and especially when it comes to road course racing. For example Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler spent some time this week at the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Phoenix Arizona. It just goes to show you, no one has this road course stuff figured out completely. June 21, 2005
Ganassi fields 4th car at Infineon
Chip Ganassi Racing will field a 4th car for this weekend's road course race. Scott Pruett will take the wheel of the #39 Dodge featuring Texaco's "Shine On" paint scheme. Scott has 35 career Cup series starts and normally drives Ganassi's Grand Am sports car. June 21, 2005
TESTING | CHICAGOLAND
Getting their setups ready for the July 10th race include Bobby Labonte, Kyle Petty, and Kasey Kahne. Some Busch drivers are also on hand this week like David Green, David Stremme, J.J. Yeley and Jon Wood. June 21, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH / TRUCK SERIES
BUSCH SERIES
5 Kenny Wallace
4 Carl Edwards
3 Clint Bowyer
2 Martin Truex Jr. -36
1 Reed Sorenson
TRUCK SERIES
5 Ron Hornaday
4 Ricky Craven
3 Ted Musgrave
2 Dennis Setzer
1 Bobby Hamilton leads by only 5 June 21, 2005
Stremme in, Marlin out of #40
Sterling Marlin is officially out of the #40 Chip Ganassi Dodge next year. Over the weekend it was announced that David Stremme will take over the car and current sponsor Coors will only cover 17 races. Lone Star Steakhouse will cover the rest. June 20, 2005
RCR settles Earnhardt lawsuit
Richard Childress Racing and United of Omaha Insurance company have settled their lawsuit on a $3.7 million dollar claim after the death of Dale Earnhardt. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. June 20, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
1.Jimmie Johnson Leader?2. Greg Biffle -49?3. Elliott Sadler -250?4. Carl Edwards -259?5. Mark Martin -269?6. Tony Stewart -311?7. Ryan Newman -317?8. Rusty Wallace -325?9. Kurt Busch -360?10. Kevin Harvick -370?after Michigan June 20, 2005
Newman gets first Michigan poll
On Saturday Ryan Newman added Michigan to the list of tracks that he owns a poll at. The lap at just over 37 seconds gave him his 32nd poll in just 104 races. He averaged 194.232mph around the 2 mile oval. June 20, 2005
Race Recap | Michigan
RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Rusty Wallace
9 Kyle Busch - 4th top 10 in 5 races
8 Elliott Sadler
7 Michael Waltrip
6 Joe Nemechek
5 Carl Edwards - 5th top 5 this year
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Mark Martin
2 Tony Stewart - 3rd time this season he led the most laps and didn't win
VICTORY LANE
Greg Biffle does it again, he picks up his 5th win of 2005, 8th career and gains a ton of points in the standings.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Brian Vickers wrecked while coming into the pits for caution #1
-Jeff Gordon battled handling problems all day long, and ended up 32nd - Jeff said "It was beyond frustrating"
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. rallied from 41st. to 17th
-Sterling Marlin's #40 became a fireball when his engine let go, he's okay
-Roush Racing dominated the weekend with 4 of the top 5 drivers in the Cup Series, and Carl Edwards winning in the Busch Series June 19, 2005
Biffle wins 5th race of 2005
Greg Biffle and his #16 team stayed out late in the race, while race dominator Tony Stewart went in for fresh rubber. Greg gains ground on points leader Jimmie Johnson. Roush racing held 4 of the top 5 finishing spots. June 19, 2005
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