Archive for June 1st, 2008

An interview with:
KYLE BUSCH
STEVE ADDINGTON
JOE GIBBS
THE MODERATOR: We’re now joined in the infield media center by today’s winner of the Best Buy 400, Benefitting Student Clubs For Autism Speaks. Driver of the No. 18 Combos Toyota, Kyle Busch. Also note that this is the first time that Toyota has swept a three race weekend.

Kyle, tell [...]

Kyle Busch earned his fourth NSCS win of 2008 today at Dover International Speedway and fifth for Toyota.
Busch has earned a total of 10 races out of 35 across the three NASCAR series in 2008 — four in NSCS (Atlanta, Talladega, Darlington and Dover), four in NNS (Texas, Phoenix, Mexico and Charlotte) and two in [...]

GREG BIFFLE — No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Finished 3rd)
“We were pretty good. I don’t know what happened but the engine started missing there early in the race and the battery was going dead, so we switched batteries and it came back on line. But we had to shut everything off and we were just [...]

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger) — Finished 12th
“We were okay. We had a pretty good car; it’s just not fast enough yet. We are making a little bit of progress.”
DID YOU FEEL YOUR TEAM START TO COME TOGETHER THIS WEEK? “A little, but we are still miles off the pace to be [...]

Kyle Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season.
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POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 155.219 23.193 Leader
2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 153.971 23.381 -0.188
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Combos 153.767 23.412 -0.219
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 153.754 23.414 -0.221
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 153.597 23.438 -0.245
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There has been speculation that Juan Pablo Montoya, unhappy with Chip Ganassi for making yet another crew chief change, could leave at the end of the season, possibly to replace Tony Stewart at Joe Gibbs Racing if Stewart decides to move on. Though unlikely, if Montoya were to leave Ganassi, it might be the only [...]

Martin Truex Jr. doesn’t want to talk much about his contract, which is up after this season. But the Stafford Township, N.J., native says he wants to sign a long-term deal with Dale Earnhardt Inc.
“We’re just working on some stuff,” he said Saturday of the negotiations.
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Let’s play “Name That Driver.”
Early 30s.
Resumé flush with success, but still possessing an upside.
Charisma and name cache that guarantee overflowing sponsorship.
And yet, owner gives driver little say in how the team will progress, even though said owner’s recent track record would suggest that taking advice would be worthwhile.
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Dario Franchitti is making his return here [Dover], but it’s not in the Sprint Cup race. Franchitti, who suffered a broken ankle in a Talladega Nationwide Series race, is returning in today’s race [Nationwide at Dover] here, the Heluva Good 200.
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