Archive for April 11th, 2008

What he couldn’t get done on the track, Kyle Busch’s pit crew made up for on pit road.
Carl Edwards had moved out to a significant lead over Busch late in Friday night’s Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 when a caution for debris on Lap 178 of 200 brought all the lead-lap cars down pit road for new [...]

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 195/10 202 Running 77,045
2 3 60 Carl Edwards Ford World Financial Group 175/5 202 Running 58,125
3 6 20 Denny Hamlin Toyota Z-Line Designs 170/5 202 Running 40,375
4 5 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Camping World/ RVs.com 160/0 202 Running 32,425
5 16 6 David Ragan Ford Discount Tire 155/0 202 Running [...]

DALE EARNHARDT, JR., DRIVER OF THE NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/AMP ENERGY IMPALA SS, met with media members at Phoenix International Raceway and talked about how his car is running so far this weekend, racing at Phoenix, his consistent runs and start to the 2008 season and more.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT HERE SATURDAY NIGHT AT PHOENIX? “I would speculate just a lot of what we saw last year. I think the racing will be similar. The guys that are strong are going to continue to be strong. I wouldn’t look for anything outside of what’s happened other than maybe what Carl Edwards [...]

KEVIN HARVICK, DRIVER OF THE NO. 29 REESE’S IMPALA SS, met with media members at Phoenix International Raceway and talked about NASCAR’s drug testing policy, racing at Phoenix and more:

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGTHS HEADING INTO THE SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 THIS WEEKEND? “Phoenix has been a tough track for myself. We ran really good here in ‘04 and since then it’s been tough. Last year it was probably our worse track as a team.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S IMPALA SS met with media to discuss the Jimmie Johnson Foundation (JJF) sponsorship of the NASCAR Camping World Series West race, NASCAR’s drug testing program, the challenges of the new race car, gains made through testing, and more.

Steve Eastman, Target Vice President: “The 19-year partnership between Target and Chip Ganassi Racing is one of the longest consecutive partnerships in motor sports. Our race program has proven successful and we in fact have a solid base of sponsors in place.

Furthering its relationship with Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing, SUBWAY Restaurants will serve as primary sponsor of the #20 Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for three races in 2008. Longtime sponsor The Home Depot will adorn the quarterpanels of the #20 Toyota, while SUBWAY will have signage on the rest of the [...]

Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne say they never have undergone a drug test as NASCAR competitors. “In the 10 years that I’ve raced, I’ve never been drug-tested,” Harvick said. “To me, that’s not a proper drug policy for a professional sport. We haven’t made any headway whatsoever on [...]