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Archive for April, 2006

Stewart injured in hard accident at Las Vegas (AP)

Saturday, April 29th, 2006
Two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart bruised his foot, but was otherwise fine following a frightening crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

PHOTOS

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

PHOTOS: Busch Series Aaron’s 312

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

In-race results

Saturday, April 29th, 2006
Martin Truex Jr. returns to the Busch Series to try to win his third consecutive Talladega race. Watch the Aaron's 312 NOW on FOX and get in-race updates here.

NASCAR feels pain at the fuel pump, too

Saturday, April 29th, 2006
Ryan McGee says a gallon of gas will go about two laps in the Aaron's 499 (Sun., 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX). While teams gets fuel from a sponsor, owner Richard Childress says the teams still feel the pain of rising fuel costs.

‘Tomorrow’ can wait

Friday, April 14th, 2006
NASCAR may want to put the brakes on its Car of Tomorrow until the U.S. auto industry gains stability.

Nashville Busch Series qualifying order

Friday, April 14th, 2006
NASCAR Busch SeriesPepsi 300Qualifying OrderNashville Superspeedway - Lebanon, Tenn. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, April 14, 2006 @ 03:30 PM Eastern Driver Date Time Speed Track Qualifying Record Reed Sorenson 3/26/05 28.921 165.928 # Car Driver Team 1 64 Steve Wallace Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge 2 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 3 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 4 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 5 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. # Stonebridge Life Ford 6 * 72 Stanton Barrett TheRaceSpace.com Chevrolet 7 98 Erin Crocker Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Dodge 8 90 Matt McCall citifinancial Ford 9 66 David Reutimann Cottman Transmissions Ford 10 * 08 Jason White Gunbroker.com Dodge 11 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 12 11 Paul Menard Menards/Sylvania Chevrolet 13 * 49 Shane Hall Advil Ford 14 * 43 Aaron Fike Curb Records Dodge 15 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. United States Marines Ford 16 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 17 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Premium Chicken Ford 18 * 0 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevrolet 19 * 05 Chad Chaffin 31-W Insulation/FMI Chevrolet 20 * 07 David Odell Flagship RVs Chevrolet 21 * 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 22 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 23 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 24 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 25 21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 26 18 J.J. Yeley Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet 27 32 Jason Leffler Great Clips Chevrolet 28 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Outdoor Channel Chevrolet 29 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford 30 60 Carl Edwards Henkel Ford 31 * 12 Joel Kauffman # Supercuts/St. Jude Children's Hospital Do 32 4 Mark Green Nashville Predators/GEICO Dodge 33 99 Michael Waltrip Yard-Man Dodge 34 * 28 Jorge Goeters # Xtreme Gel Ford 35 14 Steadman Marlin Sadler Bros. Trucking Dodge 36 27 David Green Scott Tissue/Dollar General Ford 37 * 34 Mike Bliss Frank Cicci Racing w/Jim Kelly Chevrolet 38 * 56 Kevin Lepage Duragloss Chevrolet 39 5 Kyle Busch Lowe's/Sta-Green Chevrolet 40 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush's Ford 41 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 42 * 23 Chris Wimmer # Manuelinc.com/Hotel Preston Chevrolet 43 * 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 44 41 Reed Sorenson Coats/Discount Tire Co. Dodge * - Required to qualify on time

Edwards: It has to do with getting Jamie going

Friday, April 14th, 2006
Carl Edwards sees Jack Roush's decision to shift crew chief Bob Osborne to Jamie McMurray's car as a move to spark McMurray's season, not his own. On Thursday, Roush Racing announced that Osborne would assume crew chief duties for McMurray's Nextel Cup team, while Edwards' team will be directed by Roush Racing's lead engineer, Wally Brown. Edwards said Friday that he was told by Roush that if the switch did not work Osborne would be back.

Kyle Busch pulled over for reckless driving

Friday, April 14th, 2006
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was ticketed for reckless driving in a Richmond suburb Wednesday night. The misdemeanor charge carries up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine and a driver's license suspension, said Sgt. Don Lambert, with Henrico County police. The charge also calls for a mandatory court appearance; Busch will appear in Henrico County General District Court on May 23. Lambert said the incident happened at 10 p.m. near Richmond International Airport, a few minutes outside the city.

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch pulled over for reckless driving (AP)

Friday, April 14th, 2006
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch said Friday that he was ticketed for reckless driving after he "chirped" his tires while pulling out of a gas station and into a fast-food restaurant next door. Busch received the ticket Wednesday night in a Richmond suburb. The misdemeanor charge carries up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine and a driver's license suspension, said Sgt.