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Week of 6/26/05
Truex wins Busch race
Martin Truex win after a green white checkered finish at Daytona on Friday...
1. (6) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 104, $105,496.
2. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 104, $63,815.
3. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 104, $47,293.
4. (36) Kenny Wallace, Ford, 104, $42,850.
5. (5) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 104, $41,600.
6. (2) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 104, $34,150.
7. (24) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 104, $26,260.
8. (20) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 104, $27,420.
9. (18) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 104, $26,125.
10. (13) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 104, $29,825.
July 2, 2005
Sponsors pull out from 2 teams
A couple teams sponsors are leaving their long time associations. First Georgia Pacific / Brawny will no longer sponsor Kyle Petty's #45 Dodge beyond this season. And second Valvoline is pulling out of its sponsorship of Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet at seasons end. Although Valvoline did say ""We will have something to announce soon." June 30, 2005
Fernandez to drive 4 more in #5 car
Hendrick Motorsports has announced that Adrian Fernandez will drive the #5 Busch car in 4 more races this year. After leading 4 laps, and finishing 10th at the race in Mexico City, Adrian will race at California, Texas, Phoenix, and Homestead-Miami to close out the season. June 30, 2005
Gordon new plate king?
If Jeff Gordon is to turn his season around, this weekend would be a good place to start. We used to talk about DEI's restrictor plate dominance, but quietly Jeff Gordon has won 4 of the last 5 plate races so he should be a factor on Saturday night. June 30, 2005
Daytona TV Schedule
ON TV
BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING @ 1:30 p.m. Friday Speed
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 4:30 p.m. Friday TNT
BUSCH SERIES RACING @ 7:30 p.m. Friday TNT
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACING FROM KANSAS @ 3 p.m. Saturday on Speed
NEXTEL CUP THE PEPSI 400 FROM DAYTONA @ 7 p.m. Saturday NBC
All times are Eastern June 30, 2005
Evernham is in "good hands"
Evernham Motorsports has added Allstate Insurance as an associate sponsor to Kasey Kahne's #9 Dodge. Kasey will also appear in the companies TV commercials...probably car accident related I'm sure. June 28, 2005
Leffler drives #32 at Daytona
Braun Racing will put yet another driver in their #32 Trimspa Dodge in the Busch Series Race on Friday night. Jason Leffler will take over the wheel for some restrictor plate racing, this will be Jason's 10th Daytona start in the series. June 28, 2005
Andretti goes CTS racing this weekend
John Andretti is going Truck Series racing on Saturday in Kansas for Billy Ballew Motorsports. The team has 2 wins this year, and this will be John's CTS debut. June 28, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH & TRUCK
BUSCH SERIES
5 Kenny Wallace
4 Carl Edwards
3 Clint Bowyer
2 Reed Sorenson
1 Martin Truex Jr. is up by only 7
TRUCK SERIES
5 Ricky Craven
4 Ron Hornaday
3 Ted Musgrave
2 Bobby Hamilton
1 Dennis Setzer leads by 35 after two CTS wins in a row June 28, 2005
More road course racing for cup guys
Four Cup drivers are getting ready to do some more road course racing on Thursday at Daytona. Bobby and Terry Labonte, Infineon winner Tony Stewart and Kyle Petty will compete in the Porsche 250 Rolex Sports Car series race. June 28, 2005
Sauter wins home state Busch race
On Saturday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's own Johnny Sauter had the car to beat, and won the rain shortened Busch Series race over Martin Truex Jr., Paul Menard, J.J. Yeley and David Stremme. June 28, 2005
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
10 Jamie McMurray
9 Carl Edwards drops 5 spots
8 Kurt Busch
7 Ryan Newman
6 Rusty Wallace
5 Mark Martin
4 Tony Stewart up 2 spots
3 Elliott Sadler
2 Jimmie Johnson
1 Greg Biffle is your new leader by 22 points
Jeff Gordon is currently 414 points back of the leader
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 543 points back of the leader. June 28, 2005
Tony Stewart wins 20th cup series race
Winner: Tony Stewart
Car: 20 Chevrolet
Winner's purse: $348,761
Average speed: 72.845 mph
Margin of victory: 2.266 Seconds
Starting position: 7
Laps led by winner: 39
Most laps led: Tony Stewart 39 Laps
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
Caution flags: 8 for 18 laps.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Race - Dodge/Save Mart 350
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
1. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 110, $348,761.
2. (20) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 110, $204,889.
3. (6) Kurt Busch, Ford, 110, $191,750.
4. (14) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 110, $151,248.
5. (30) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 110, $142,173.
6. (42) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 110, $137,281.
7. (32) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 110, $120,860.
8. (43) Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 110, $107,673.
9. (11) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 110, $137,456.
10. (22) Brian Simo, Chevrolet, 110, $83,085.
Full Results: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml June 26, 2005
RACE RECAP | INFINEON
10 Brian Simo a road course racer
9 Ryan Newman
8 Ron Fellows in the Tide ride
7 Jeremy Mayfield
6 Elliott Sadler
5 Dale Jarrett
4 Rusty Wallace
3 Kurt Busch
2 Ricky Rudd
VICTORY LANE
1 Tony Stewart grabs his 20th career win, 4th on a road course and his first win of 2005.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. cut a tire from contact with Mike Bliss on lap 3 and finished 42nd.
-Jeff Gordon started on the poll, had a strong car, but transmission problems left him with 33rd.
-Teammate Jimmie Johnson also had his transmission stuck in 3rd gear, he also spun his 48 car and ends up 36th.
-Kasey Kahne had his throttle stick and ran into Brian Vickers then the tire barrier.
-Greg Biffle started 41st, came all the way to finish 14th and claim the points lead for the first time in his career over Jimmie Johnson by 22 points
Full Results: http://www.finallapradio.com/newsfiles/stats.shtml June 26, 2005
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