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Week of 5/21/06
Hornaday wins CTS race at Mansfield
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race - City of Mansfield 250
Mansfield Motorsports Speedway
Mansfield, Ohio
Saturday, May 27, 2006
1. (17) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 250, $50,250.
2. (9) Jack Sprague, Toyota, 250, $30,875.
3. (7) David Starr, Toyota, 250, $20,015.
4. (6) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 250, $13,825.
5. (29) Joey Miller #, Toyota, 250, $15,050.
6. (10) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 250, $10,650.
7. (8) Dennis Setzer, Chevrolet, 250, $11,100.
8. (12) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 250, $10,850.
9. (4) David Reutimann, Toyota, 250, $10,400.
10. (33) Steve Park, Dodge, 250, $9,450.
May 27, 2006
Edwards wins Lowes Busch race
NASCAR Busch Series Race - CARQUEST Auto Parts 300
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
1. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, $59,700.
2. (7) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 200, $39,150.
3. (12) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 200, $38,775.
4. (6) Casey Mears, Dodge, 200, $30,975.
5. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, $26,875.
6. (13) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, $24,100.
7. (28) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, $21,925.
8. (5) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, $20,800.
9. (23) Todd Kluever #, Ford, 200, $34,050.
10. (30) Regan Smith, Ford, 200, $32,205. May 27, 2006
Stewart cleared to race after Busch wreck
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., (May 27, 2006) - Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart has been cleared to drive in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., after crashing in Saturday night's Carquest 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Lowe's.
Stewart, driving for Kevin Harvick Inc., in the Carquest 300, spun in turn four and impacted the SAFER barrier on lap 10 of the 200-lap race. After being transported to the speedway's infield care center, he complained of discomfort in his right shoulder. As a result, NASCAR medical personnel dispatched Stewart to Carolinas Medical Center University for precautionary X-rays. Those X-rays proved negative. May 27, 2006
QUALIFYING | Coke 600
QUALIFYING | CUP SERIES
5 Bobby Labonte
4 J.J. Yeley
3 Jimmie Johnson
2 Jeremy Mayfield
1 Scott Riggs makes it an all Evernham Motorsports front row
Full Starting Lineup: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml May 27, 2006
TRACK STATS | LOWES MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval
Banking up to 24
Length/Frontstretch: 1,952 ft.
Length/Backstretch: 1,360 ft.
Miles/Laps: 600 mi. = 400 laps
Factor in new pavement and a harder Goodyear tire, and it should make things interesting this weekend.
Last years poll sitter: Ryan Newman
Last years winner: Jimmie Johnson by a nose over Bobby Labonte May 27, 2006
Who's hot going into this weekend?
Jimmie Johnson is the master at this track, he has 5 wins in 9 starts at Lowes Motor Speedway including the last 4 points races
Greg Biffle has moved from 232 behind 10th to only 106 behind 10th May 27, 2006
Kyle Busch pleads guilty to 'improper driving'
Kyle Busch pleaded guilty to "improper driving" this week in Richmond Virginia from an April 12th incident. Busch has said he "chirped" his tires but didn't exceed 10 mph. He was fined $150 plus $61 in court costs. May 27, 2006
Yates releases GM during restructure
Robert Yates Racing has released Eddie D'Hondt their General Manager as part of a restructuring plan to try and get RYR competitive again. Robert said "We stayed small and didn’t grow as fast as the technology in the sport has grown. What worked five years ago doesn’t work now. We know we’ve fallen behind in that respect.” May 27, 2006
30,000 to watch 'Cars' at Lowes
Disney/Pixar's movie 'Cars' will premiere this Friday night at Lowes Motor Speedway and all 30,000 seats are already sold out...(you heard that right) The movie will be shown on 4 massive custom build outdoor movie screens each 115 feet by 50 feet. Featured in the movie from the NASCAR world include Darrell Waltrip, The King Richard Petty, Humpy Wheeler, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Raines #96 car will look just like the lead character 'Lightning McQueen' for Sunday's Coke 600. May 23, 2006
Tons of Cup drivers in Busch race
There are 52 drivers on the Cup Series entry list for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600, only 43 will start. The Busch Series will see 24 Cup drivers trying to make that field as well, big guns like Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and more. May 23, 2006
POINTS STANDINGS | Refresher Course
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4 Mark Martin
3 Matt Kenseth
2 Tony Stewart
1 Jimmie Johnson is up by 93
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
5 Kyle Busch
4 Carl Edwards
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Clint Bowyer
1 Kevin Harvick can take a couple races off with his 347 point lead May 23, 2006
Kurt Busch donates $1m to Victory Junction Gang
The Kurt Busch Foundation donated $1 million to Victory Junction Camp in a cememony Friday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The donation will fund an indoor 28,000-square foot facility for sports and will be called the Kurt Busch Superdome.
“I can’t believe I was able to come together with the Pettys and put this program together. It’s a good launch for the Kurt Busch Foundation and how serious I am about it and the initiative to try to get kids into sports and put a smile on their face at the end of the day. We’ll have some fun with it. I’ve been to the camp quite a bit and this will make it to where I really want to be there and put my hands in the mix and make a difference with the children. When you go to camp and see what Victory Junction Gang Camp is all about, it looks like a candyland to children. It’s very special to me, and to have fun with it is the No. 1 thing. Your heart pours out to them (kids at Victory Junction Camp). They can’t live ordinary lives or sign up for Little League baseball in their community. You feel like you can make a small impact in their lives if they’ve got a place where they can fit in together and all feel welcome.” May 22, 2006
POINT STANDINGS | TRUCK SERIES
Since the Cup guys ran for a million dollars instead of points, and Busch had the weekend off, here how the CTS looks...
10 Matt Crafton
9 Jack Sprague
8 Dennis Setzer
7 David Starr
6 Johnny Benson
5 Terry Cook
4 Mark Martin
3 David Reutimann
2 Ted Musgrave
1 Todd Bodine leads by only 17 points May 22, 2006
Race Recap - All Star Challenge
RACE RECAP | NASCAR NEXTEL ALL STAR CHALLENGE
First up Scott Riggs won the opening race to get into the Challenge, Kyle Petty was voted in by you the fan.
In Segment One of the Challenge Mark Martin go into teammate Jamie McMurray.
Jimmie Johnson was penalized for going to fast on pit road
Kurt Busch blew his motor of his #2 machine
His brother Kyle Busch wins Segment One and pockets a cool $75 grand
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In Segment two while leading the race, Kasey Kahne slid into Mark Martin, causing a big wreck that damaged a bunch of cars.
Harvick won segment 2
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In Segment three Matt Kenseth and Tony Stewart tangled cars, and of course each of different stories on what happened.
Check them out 5 - 1
5 Ryan Newman
4 Carl Edwards
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Kevin Harvick
VICTORY LANE
He is $1 Million Dollars richer...Jimmie Johnson simply owns this track, he takes his 2nd All Star win with 33 laps led, Jimmie now has 7 wins at Lowes Motor Speedway since 2003 including the last 4 points races. May 21, 2006
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