Johnson heads home after finally winning the big one
February 23, 2006Before winning the Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson's biggest victory was his first Cup win at California. Jeff Hammond says the No. 48 team returns with confidence in its new leader, Johnson.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series first practice speeds
February 23, 2006NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesRacetickets.com 200Practice #1California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Thursday, February 23, 2006 @ 6:03 PM Eastern Pos Trk # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 6 Mark Martin Scotts Ford 40.951 175.820 6 8 2 * 20 Jon Wood Wood Bros./JTG Ford 41.030 175.481 6 10 -0.079 -0.079 3 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 41.084 175.251 6 7 -0.133 -0.054 4 * 60 Jack Sprague Con-Way Toyota 41.131 175.050 3 11 -0.180 -0.047 5 30 Todd Bodine Germain Motor Company Toyota 41.148 174.978 4 16 -0.197 -0.017 6 17 David Reutimann Team Tundra Racing Toyota 41.196 174.774 6 14 -0.245 -0.048 7 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 41.211 174.711 1 9 -0.260 -0.015 8 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 41.233 174.617 12 13 -0.282 -0.022 9 85 Dennis Setzer FlexFuel E85 Silverado Chevrolet 41.344 174.149 5 16 -0.393 -0.111 10 12 Joey Miller # Curb Records Toyota 41.449 173.707 11 17 -0.498 -0.105 11 22 Bill Lester Bill Davis Trucking Toyota 41.495 173.515 15 19 -0.544 -0.046 12 99 Erik Darnell # Woolrich Ford 41.544 173.310 5 18 -0.593 -0.049 13 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 41.544 173.310 7 9 -0.593 0.000 14 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 41.583 173.148 13 16 -0.632 -0.039 15 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 41.593 173.106 4 12 -0.642 -0.010 16 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 41.658 172.836 3 3 -0.707 -0.065 17 10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 41.682 172.736 2 9 -0.731 -0.024 18 18 Bobby Hamilton Fastenal Dodge 41.720 172.579 8 8 -0.769 -0.038 19 75 Aric Almirola # Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 41.749 172.459 9 21 -0.798 -0.029 20 * 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Motor Company Toyota 41.786 172.307 1 13 -0.835 -0.037 21 15 Kyle Krisiloff # ditech.com/Nat'l Land Liquidators/Krud K 41.928 171.723 5 8 -0.977 -0.142 22 * 21 Stacy Compton Dreyers Ford 41.935 171.694 5 7 -0.984 -0.007 23 29 Brad Keselowski K Automotive Ford 41.967 171.563 3 3 -1.016 -0.032 24 59 Mike Wallace Harris Trucking Dodge 42.231 170.491 7 7 -1.280 -0.264 25 07 Eric Norris Ringer Gloves/World Combat League Chevrol 42.306 170.189 5 8 -1.355 -0.075 26 02 Kelly Sutton Team Copaxone Chevrolet 42.433 169.679 8 11 -1.482 -0.127 27 77 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Casino Dodge 42.479 169.496 3 14 -1.528 -0.046 28 * 06 Chad McCumbee # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 42.515 169.352 3 15 -1.564 -0.036 29 25 Boston Reid # Woodard & Sharp Racing Dodge 42.515 169.352 13 15 -1.564 0.000 30 13 Kerry Earnhardt # ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 42.560 169.173 10 12 -1.609 -0.045 31 1 Robert Richardson # winyourmortgage.com Dodge 42.651 168.812 16 18 -1.700 -0.091 32 * 24 Wayne Edwards Liquid Nitro Energy Drink Chevrolet 42.758 168.390 8 13 -1.807 -0.107 33 * 47 Kraig Kinser # Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet 42.899 167.836 12 17 -1.948 -0.141 34 98 Erin Crocker # Cheerios Betty Crocker Dodge 42.944 167.660 27 28 -1.993 -0.045 35 04 Scott Lagasse Jr. Dodge Motorsports Dodge 472.178 15.248 3 3 -431.227 -429.234 36 4 Timothy Peters Dodge Motorsports Dodge No Time 37 08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Corky's Ribs & BBQ Dodge No Time 38 * 40 Chad Chaffin Key Motorsports Chevrolet No Time * - Required to qualify on time
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying order
February 23, 2006Watch Craftsman Truck qualifying on SPEED at 1 p.m. ET.
NASCAR on FOX: 10 Laps with Tony Stewart
February 23, 2006Chris Myers talks with Tony Stewart about his favorites, his physical fitness and patience on the track. For more, watch the NASCAR on FOX prerace show (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET).
Bayliss sets pace in Qatar rain
February 23, 2006Troy Bayliss claims provisional pole for Saturday's opening World Superbike Grand Prix in Qatar.
"This is a big year for Button, if it goes badly it could effectively end his career as a top driver
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Hendrick Motorsports bounces back from adversity
February 23, 2006Jimmie Johnson's victory in last Sunday's Daytona 500 is one more example of how Hendrick Motorsports bounces back from adversity. Johnson raced in NASCAR's biggest event without his crew chief, Chad Knaus, on suspension after being penalized for making an illegal modification to Johnson's car a week earlier in qualifying. But Darian Grubb, the lead engineer on Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet, took Knaus' place, showing the depth that Rick Hendrick's team has built.
Roush ready to rebound in California
February 23, 2006No one could have been as eager to leave Daytona as team owner Jack Roush. All of his drivers finished outside the top 10 in the season-opening Daytona 500, the first time that has happened in any race since July 2004. Mark Martin had a late pit problem, worked his way back through the field and wound up a team-high 12th. Matt Kenseth got into two altercations with defending series champion Tony Stewart that ended his shot at victory. He managed 15th despite the troubles.
Driver X produces bumper crop of prospects
February 23, 2006The goal of Discovery Channel's "Roush Racing: Driver X" reality series was to find one driver and reward him or her with a full-time ride with Jack Roush's NASCAR team for 2006 and beyond. Nobody had a clue he series would wind up giving opportunities to six drivers - and not just with Roush. Erik Darnell was the TV show winner and had a successful debut last Friday night at Daytona International Speedway with a sixth-place finish in his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event.
Daytona run shows Mears is turning the corner
February 23, 2006Casey Mears has defied the odds by lasting this long at Chip Ganassi Racing, where the car owner has an intolerance for mediocrity. Despite limited results, Mears was kept on for a fourth NASCAR season and opened it with the best run of his career - a second-place finish in the Daytona 500 last weekend. "I'm with a good team, we're fast, and I think a lot of things are going in the right direction," Mears said.