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Week of 2/26/06
Cup drivers traveling south of the border
Some of the Cup drivers running this weekend in Mexico City include: Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Reed Sorenson, JJ Yeley, Michael Waltrip, Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch....who says this an off weekend for us fans? March 2, 2006
Who's hot going into this weekend?
This being a road course race for the Busch Series, we've got several factors going into Sunday. We've got drivers that are Mexico natives like Adrian Fernandez and Jorge Goeters, We'll see road course ringers like Boris Said and Ron Fellows, and experienced Cup Series drivers like Kevin Harvick and Michael Waltrip...should be a very interesting race. March 2, 2006
TRACK STATS | MEXICO CITY
First of all there are no changes to the track that they raced on a year ago, despite some talk they might mess with the chicane at the end of the frontstretch.
Distance: 2.518-mile road course
Miles/laps: 201.44 miles, 80 laps
Last year's poll sitter: Jorge Goeters
Last year's winner: Martin Truex Jr. but is not running this year to defend
Up for grabs: $2.4 million dollars, or roughly 25 million pesos March 2, 2006
Kenseth docked 25 driver points - Busch
Matt Kenseth was docked 25 Busch Series points for an unapproved jacking bolt on his car, Crew Chief Chad Norris was also fined $10,000. Todd Bodine's Busch Crew Chief was also fined $2500 for an incorrect rear end gear ratio at California. March 1, 2006
48 gets huge Daytona exposure
According to a company that actually tracks this stuff, Jimmie Johnson's win at the Daytona 500 got his sponsor Lowes exposure worth about $19.88 million for the broadcast. They were featured for about 27min 30 seconds on camera, plus voice mentions. They base this on what it would cost for a regular commercial during the broadcast. March 1, 2006
TV Schedule - Mexico City
ON TV
No Cup Series race this weekend, but the Busch teams are in Mexico City for some road course action...
Busch Series Qualifying @ 1:30pm Saturday on Speed
Busch Series Racing @ 2pm Sunday on Fox
All times are Eastern March 1, 2006
Todd Kluever will run 6 Cup races in 6th Roush car
3M TO SPONSOR TODD KLUEVER IN SIX NEXTEL CUP RACES IN 2006
CONCORD, N.C. -- 3M Company and Roush Racing announced today that 3M will be the primary sponsor for the No. 06 Ford Fusion entry driven by Todd Kluever in six NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races this season. Kluever's NEXTEL Cup races this year are intended to prepare him for the 2007 NEXTEL Cup season, when he will drive the No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion currently driven by Mark Martin.
Kluever's six-race schedule will consist of Chicagoland Speedway, July 9; Michigan International Speedway, August 20; California Speedway, September 3; Kansas Speedway, October 1; Lowe's Motor Speedway, October 14 and Phoenix International Raceway, November 12.
"I am pleased to be able to represent 3M in the NEXTEL Cup Series as well as the Busch Series this year," Kluever said. "I'm really looking forward to running those extra races to get ready for next year. We are going to be racing at tracks that I really like, and I'm especially excited to kick off my NEXTEL Cup debut at Chicagoland since that is so close to home for me -- and it will be my Mom's birthday."
"I would like to thank 3M for extending their sponsorship to include six NEXTEL Cup races for Todd," said Jack Roush. "He has exceeded my expectations in the Busch Series so far this year and we are going to do everything we can to make his transition to NEXTEL Cup as smooth as possible. Having him compete in six races later this year will certainly help advance his learning curve." February 28, 2006
Goeters nabs full-time Busch ride
Jorge Goeters who will race this weekend in Mexico City has found a full time Busch Series ride for the rest of this season. Jorge who was the poll sitter for last years race will drive for Jay Robinson Racing with sponsorship from Xtreme Gel. February 28, 2006
TESTING | KENTUCKY
Teams at the track this week include Ryan Newman for Penske, Brent Sherman for BAM Racing, and Matt McCall running a R&D car for Robert Yates Racing. Teams use Kentucky because it's similar to a bunch of other tracks, but doesn't count toward their regular tests. February 28, 2006
Busch and Truck Point Standings
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
5 Todd Kluever
4 Jamie McMurray
3 Clint Bowyer
2 J.J. Yeley
1 Kevin Harvick is up by 9 points
POINT STANDINGS | TRUCK SERIES
5 David Reutimann
4 Jack Sprague
3 Ted Musgrave
2 Todd Bodine
1 Mark Martin has 2 wins, and leads by 30 points February 28, 2006
Hmiel banned from NASCAR for life
Shane Hmiel has failed his 3rd drug test, and NASCAR has now banned him for life from any NASCAR competition. He made 7 Cup starts, 83 Busch Series starts, and 29 Truck Series starts. Along the way he picked up 2 Busch polls, and a Truck Series win. February 27, 2006
Kenseth finshes Roush weekend sweep
RACE RECAP | CALIFORNIA
10 Kyle Busch
9 Mark Martin
8 J.J. Yeley
7 Casey Mears
6 Jamie McMurray
5 Jeff Burton
4 Kasey Kahne
3 Carl Edwards
2 Jimmie Johnson
VICTORY LANE
-Matt Kenseth competes the Roush Racing sweep of the weekend, they won the Truck, Busch, and Cup races at California Speedway.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Tony Stewart led a bunch of laps battled back from a blown tire but then blew an engine, he finishes 43rd
-Greg Biffle's #16 dominated this race, he led 168 laps (the most) until his engine let go, he finishes 42nd.
-Jeff Gordon battled battery problems for most of the day but ends up 13th
February 26, 2006
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