Archive for May 30th, 2008

Former Formula One driver Scott Speed, in just his sixth Craftsman Truck Series race, won Friday’s AAA Insurance 200 at the one-mile Dover International Speedway. Speed joins first-time winners Matt Crafton (Lowe’s) and Donny Lia (Mansfield) in Victory Lane. The No.22 Red Bull Toyota crossed the finish line comfortably ahead of runner-up Jack Sprague.

With a blistering lap of 155.219 mph, Greg Biffle snatched pole position for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series 400 at Dover International Speedway.

*Kahne Riding Wave Of Momentum To Dover
*Kyle Busch Widens Points Lead
*The Monster Mile — A True Endurance Test
*NASCAR Sprint Cup Teams Testing At Pocono
*Kahne Carries Momentum Into Dover Race Weekend

Roush Fenway president Geoff Smith said Thursday that he believes veteran Greg Biffle will be re-signed in the next two weeks, assuming contract details get hammered out to the agreement of both sides.
Smith said Thursday that Biffle’s agent submitted a detailed contract on Tuesday after a several-month wait, and he feels confident a deal will [...]

Marathon Partners L.P., the largest outside shareholder of Dover Motorsports Inc., has sent a letter to Dover’s board of directors suggesting the company needs to hire a financial adviser and pursue a sale. Marathon Partners, which owns 1.3 percent of the voting stock, refers to a similar letter from a year ago in its [...]