Archive for March 10th, 2007

Pos No. Driver Make Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
1 7 Clint Bowyer 30.385 177.719 1 29 —.— —.—
2 1 Mark Martin 30.506 177.014 4 43 -0.121 -0.121
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Some drivers fear Nextel Cup race tomorrow will be a disaster
Jeff Burton nudged a spinning Kyle Busch out of the way and crossed the finish line Saturday to win a chaotic, caution-marred Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Complaints about the reconfigured track and the hard tires Goodyear has provided then dominated the postrace [...]

Suspended crew chief David Hyder has returned to work at Michael Waltrip Racing. Hyder was put on an extended leave of absence at MWR when NASCAR suspended him indefinitely after an illegal substance was found in Michael Waltrip’s engine during a post-qualifying inspection for the Daytona 500. He was asked last week to [...]

Martin maintained that after two decades running a full-time NASCAR Cup schedule, he’s ready to take a break, no matter where he is in the standings.
“I’m past chasing [the championship],” Martin said. “I’ve been chasing that Cup for 20 years, and at this point in time, I’ve put that chase behind me. … Just [...]

Kyle Busch started Kyle Busch Motorsports about three years ago near his home in Mooresville, N.C. The Las Vegas native says with a grin that the operation was started to help provide tax deductions. But it has turned into a growing business, and the beneficiary is Alex Haase, a 17-year-old junior at Centennial High School.
Busch [...]

A plan to offer Illinois motorists the chance to buy NASCAR license plates is stuck on pit row with a flat tire.
Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Bob Flider, D-Mount Zion, failed to receive enough votes in the House Thursday and was sent back for a tune-up.

Pos, Car, Driver, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1 07 Clint Bowyer 30.219 178.696 2 29 —.— —.—
2 48 Jimmie Johnson 30.222 178.678 2 32 -0.003 -0.003
3 8 Dale Earnhardt [...]

Ray Evernham could have more on the line this weekend than just the racing fortunes of his three Dodges in Sunday’s UAW DaimlerChrysler 400. Evernham will also be entertaining a potential partner investor in his race team. Evernham confirmed Friday that George Gillett, the majority owner of the NHL’s Montreal Canadians and a co-owner of [...]