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Week of 4/23/06
Old School STP paint for Labonte
A blast from the past this weekend on the Petty's #43 car. STP will be running on Bobby Labonte's hood and again at the fall Richmond race. Labonte is showing signs that this team can win a race this year and is currently 25th in points, we'll see how he does. It's the first time in 6 years STP will be the primary sponsor on a car. April 27, 2006
Rudd on Toyota's list
Add Ricky Rudd to the list of drivers that Toyota is interested in for 2007. Ricky said that Toyota has been talking with him, but as of right now, he's politely declined. Rudd said "I've had a few conversations with different folks, and that's one group, it's a two-way conversation. I'm not ready to come back right now, but there has been conversation. They've got to move on with their program, and their timeline and mine are not the same. I wanted to take a year off." Ricky has given the month of September as his commitment time for his future. April 27, 2006
Who's hot going into this weekend?
Tony Stewart kept his streak alive last week as the only driver to lead at least one lap in every race this season
Matt Kenseth took over the points lead after Phoenix
Kevin Harvick has moved from 23rd to 8th in points, in just 4 races April 27, 2006
TRACK STATS | TALLADEGA
Distance: 2.66 Mile Tri-oval?Banking up to: 33?Length/Frontstretch: 4,300 ft.?Length/Backstretch:4,000 ft.?Miles/Laps: 500 mi. = 188 laps
Last year's poll sitter: Kevin Harvick
Last year's winner: Jeff Gordon
Up for grabs: $5.9 million April 27, 2006
Braun-Akins change points
Braun-Akins Racing has transfered points from their #32 car over to their #38 car with driver Jason Leffler at the wheel. The 38 will run the full schedule with Jason and Great Clips as the sponsor, and the #32 will run a partial schedule with drivers to be named later. April 27, 2006
Wallace's have a ball
Kenny and Steve Wallace had a chance to throw out the first pitch and sing "Take me out to the ballgame" on Monday night at the Washington Nationals game. Word is they did a little better than Kurt Busch did last week in Arizona, his pitch was "just a bit outside!" April 27, 2006
Bowyer has new 'eye in the sky'
Clint Bowyer has himself a new spotter high in the sky for his #07 Jack car. Tim Fedewa has joined Richard Childress Racing and will take care of Clint for both the Busch and Cup cars. April 27, 2006
Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive Black #8
Budweiser Joins Salute To Dale Earnhardt
Dale Jr. in Black No. 8 Budweiser Car This Weekend
The No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet piloted by Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have a new look for this weekend’s activities at Talladega Superspeedway. The usually red No. 8 will be predominantly black with white lettering and silver and red stripes in honor of the life and brilliant career of the late Dale Earnhardt. The paint scheme mimics the design the elder Earnhardt made famous in his career while driving for Richard Childress Racing in the Cup Series and Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) in the Busch Series. Ten of Earnhardt’s 76 career wins came at Talladega – more than any other driver. His son, Dale Jr., is second in all-time Nextel Cup victories at Talladega with five, including a record four-in-a-row for DEI between October 2001 to April 2003.
The elder Earnhardt will be inducted into the International Motorsports Hall-of-Fame at Talladega Thursday evening, and Saturday, April 29th would have been his 55th birthday. Among the most memorable of Earnhardt’s 10 victories at Talladega was the last of his 76 career victories, where he came from 18th place with five laps remaining to take the win in October 2000.
Anheuser-Busch and the Busch family had a personal and business relationship with Dale Earnhardt for many years, promoting the Busch brand. Earnhardt won the first-ever race run under the “Busch Series” name in 1982 at Daytona.
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Photo Credit: Harold Hinson Photography / Budweiser Racing April 25, 2006
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH & TRUCK
BUSCH SERIES
Heading into Talladega this weekend
5 Carl Edwards
4 J.J. Yeley
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Clint Bowyer
1 Kevin Harvick has a commanding lead of 289 points
TRUCK SERIES
Heading into Gateway
5 David Starr
4 David Reutimann
3 Todd Bodine
2 Ted Musgrave
1 Mark Martin leads by 55 points April 25, 2006
TESTING | INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Sure the race is in August but 3 drivers were invited by Goodyear to test at the track yesterday and today. Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, and Elliott Sadler will get an early jump on setups at the track. A side note, Jeff Gordon is not happy about not being on the invite list "It is a huge advantage these days with the limited amount of testing we get -- especially if they go to a racetrack where we don't get to test." April 24, 2006
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
10 Casey Mears
9 Kyle Busch
8 Kevin Harvick up 1 spot with his win
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 Jeff Gordon up 2 spots
5 Tony Stewart
4 Mark Martin
3 Kasey Kahne
2 Jimmie Johnson
1 Matt Kenseth takes over the points lead, but he's not too comfortable just yet at only 9 points.
In case you were wondering, Michael Waltrip fell out of the top 35 in points and will need to qualify his way into 'Dega this weekend. Jeremy Mayfield is now locked in. April 24, 2006
Race Recap | Phoenix | Harvick Wins
RACE RECAP | PHOENIX | CUP SERIES
10 Jeff Gordon came from out of nowhere, after running in the 20's most of the race
9 Jeff Burton
8 Bobby Labonte
7 Jimmie Johnson
6 Kasey Kahne
5 Clint Bowyer - Led the first laps in his Cup career
4 Carl Edwards
3 Matt Kenseth
2 Tony Stewart - An amazing run coming from dead last, to leading laps, and finishing 2nd.
VICTORY LANE
Kevin Harvick completes the weekend sweep at Phoenix winning the Busch race and his 6th career Cup Series Race
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Early on poll sitter Kyle Busch's #5 car was a rocket-ship, but was caught speeding on pit road while leading, he ended up wrecking later on.
-Kyle Petty caused a multi-car wreck by spinning the 55 of Michael Waltrip
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. also caused a big mess when he spun Kyle Petty
-Fuel became the story toward the end of the race and not having enough of it, Greg Biffle led the most laps and ran out while running 2nd, teammates Mark Martin and Jamie McMurray also had empty tanks.
April 23, 2006
Race Results | Phoenix | Cup
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race - Subway Fresh 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix, Ariz.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
1. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 312, $228,486.
2. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 312, $211,536.
3. (4) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 312, $168,116.
4. (5) Carl Edwards, Ford, 312, $126,685.
5. (8) Clint Bowyer #, Chevrolet, 312, $122,325.
6. (22) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 312, $124,189.
7. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 312, $127,111.
8. (21) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 312, $117,661.
9. (37) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 312, $108,870.
10. (19) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 312, $124,111.
Get all the weekend stats at: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml
April 23, 2006
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