Archive for June 14th, 2008

Joey Logano broke the NASCAR Nationwide Series record for the youngest race winner after he took the checkered flag in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway at the age of 18.
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Youngster Erik Darnell got a great restart and held off a charging Johnny Benson to win Saturday’s Cool City Customs 200 at the Michigan International Speedway. Darnell, in the No.99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, crossed the finish line just 0.005 seconds ahead of the Michigan native.
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Practice 2 (Saturday):
FIN, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND

1 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 182.131 39.532 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 181.997 39.561 -0.029
3 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 181.401 39.691 -0.159
4 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 180.954 39.789 -0.257
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 180.941 39.792 -0.260
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Greg Biffle expects to sign a three-year extension with Roush Fenway Racing by the end of next week. Biffle recently canceled a trip outside of the country for a Tuesday brake test. He plans to use the free time around that to iron out the few remaining details on the deal.
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JEFF BURTON, DRIVER OF THE NO. 31 AT&T IMPALA SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and talked about what he likes about Michigan, the heat in the new car, teams taking on investment partners and much more.
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MARK MARTIN, U.S. ARMY IMPALA SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and talked about racing at Michigan, Father’s Day, Kyle Busch, Richard Petty, physical preparation for a race on a hot day and other topics.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE HEAT LAST WEEK IN POCONO. YOU [...]

Helping to pave the way for its continued success in stock car racing, Penske Racing announced an official developmental partnership with Cunningham Motorsports. With the consistent growth of Penske Racing, which currently competes with three Dodge Chargers in the Sprint Cup Series and one Dodge Charger in Nationwide Series competition, the 2008 Daytona 500 championship [...]