Archive for May 25th, 2008

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 190/5 400 Running 422,766
2 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 175/5 400 Running 248,600
3 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 170/5 400 Running 240,700
4 18 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/0 400 Running 197,011
5 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 165/10 400 Running [...]

Tony Stewart suffered his second heartbreaking defeat of the season tonight when a flat tire late in the Coca-Cola 600 handed Kasey Kahne the victory in NASCAR’s longest race of the year.
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POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 185.433 29.121 Leader
2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 185.300 29.142 -0.021
3 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 185.249 29.150 -0.029
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 184.969 29.194 -0.073
5 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 184.470 29.273 -0.152
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Saturday night’s Carquest Auto Parts 300 postrace news conference at Lowe’s Motor Speedway bore a closer resemblance to a made-for-TV court hearing.
There was accusing and defending and disagreeing. There were tough questions and short answers and discourse seemingly more fitting for an episode of Judge Judy than a track media center. There were chide remarks [...]

Now that he’s turned 18, Joey Logano is literally in charge of his future. Contracts signed by minors typically are difficult to enforce, so Logano and Joe Gibbs Racing likely will enter into an agreement soon to secure Logano’s future, JGR President J.D. Gibbs said Saturday.
Logano celebrated his birthday Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway [...]

Jason Leffler said Saturday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that the “tentative plan” is for him to drive Haas CNC Racing’s No. 70 Sprint Cup Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway next weekend.
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Auto Club Speedway President Gillian Zucker said she’s “cautiously optimistic” about a potential date swap to move her track’s fall race away from Labor Day weekend, but added she’s heard nothing official.
One scenario has Atlanta Motor Speedway taking over the Labor Day date, with California’s spot on the calendar moving to Talladega’s current slot in [...]

Donny Schatz doesn’t have to prove to anyone how good he is behind the wheel. He’s won back-to-back World of Outlaws titles, making him the king of dirt tracks. Yet when Schatz agreed to drive for Tony Stewart this year, he had to prove to his new boss that he has what it takes to [...]