Archive for May 20th, 2007

Kurt Busch stood a few feet away from his mangled bronze race car late Saturday night, still almost dazed by how quickly and how bitterly his run at winning the Nextel All-Star Challenge had gone away.
One moment Busch was rushing toward the front and that’s when he caught a glimpse of a car beside him [...]

Cross Hendrick Motorsports off the list of teams interested in signing Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Although he’s spoken to Earnhardt, car owner Rick Hendrick said Saturday “there’s no room at the inn” for NASCAR’s most popular driver.

Dover International Speedway announced today that the June 3, 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race will be named the “Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa.” Autism Speaks is an organization dedicated to increasing understanding and knowledge of autism spectrum disorders; to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism; and to advocating [...]

Kevin Harvick captured the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge and collected a $1 million paycheck in his No. 29 Pennzoil Platinum Monte Carlo SS at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Harvick beat two-time All-Star winner and defending Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Monte Carlo SS to the finish in the reverse order of last year’s race, [...]

KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger)
“I knew I had a car on the inside. It was my little brother and he was on the gas. He was racing hard and inevitably the Busch Brothers had to get together. We did it in an all-star race. A million bucks were up for grabs, and [...]

MATT KENSETH — No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion (Finished 7th)
TELL US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE LAST PIT STOP. “I was speeding to come off pit road. It wasn’t necessarily a tough break, it was a dumb mistake by me. It was real important to be up front tonight. When we were in the front, [...]

DALE JARRETT, No. 44 UPS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing: Finished: 12th
How was your race tonight? “This was a learning experience for us and that was exactly what we needed. We need to get out there and compete to get some ideas as to how to make the cars better. We’ve made tremendous gains and [...]