Busch in-race results
February 25, 2006Carl Edwards couldn't come back after a late pit stop under caution while Greg Biffle stayed out and won Saturday night's Busch race. Edwards, the polesitter, had to settle for a third-place finish.
Gamble fails for Edwards; Biffle wins Busch race
February 25, 2006Carl Edwards couldn't come back after a late pit stop under caution while Greg Biffle stayed out and won Saturday night's Busch race. Edwards, the polesitter, had to settle for a third-place finish.
Newman unrepentent about Daytona comments
February 25, 2006Six days has not changed Ryan Newman's mind. Last Sunday, after finishing third behind Jimmie Johnson and Casey Mears in the Daytona 500, Newman suggested that NASCAR should have done more to Johnson's team than simply ousting his crew chief after the team was caught cheating in qualifying. Crew chief Chad Knaus was later suspended for three additional races for making unapproved modifications to the rear window of Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet.
Kenseth paces Nextel Cup Happy Hour
February 25, 2006
Nextel Cup California final practice speeds
February 25, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesAuto Club 500Final Practice (Happy Hour)California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, February 25, 2006 @ 2:22 PM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 39.282 183.290 1 22 2 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 39.769 181.046 1 21 -0.487 -0.487 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 39.775 181.018 2 34 -0.493 -0.006 4 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Jackson Hewitt Ford 39.785 180.973 1 32 -0.503 -0.010 5 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 39.817 180.827 1 39 -0.535 -0.032 6 40 David Stremme # Coors Light Dodge 39.831 180.764 1 23 -0.549 -0.014 7 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 39.872 180.578 2 25 -0.590 -0.041 8 29 Kevin Harvick Ice Breakers/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 39.893 180.483 1 24 -0.611 -0.021 9 41 Reed Sorenson # Energizer® e(2)® Lithium Dodge 39.942 180.261 2 29 -0.660 -0.049 10 07 Clint Bowyer # Jack Daniels Chevrolet 39.960 180.180 2 26 -0.678 -0.018 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 40.025 179.888 1 29 -0.743 -0.065 12 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 40.069 179.690 2 19 -0.787 -0.044 13 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 40.128 179.426 1 13 -0.846 -0.059 14 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 40.169 179.243 1 27 -0.887 -0.041 15 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 40.175 179.216 1 25 -0.893 -0.006 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 40.176 179.211 1 31 -0.894 -0.001 17 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 40.220 179.015 1 21 -0.938 -0.044 18 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 40.310 178.616 2 36 -1.028 -0.090 19 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 40.317 178.585 12 20 -1.035 -0.007 20 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie/Motorcraft/USAF Ford 40.391 178.258 1 25 -1.109 -0.074 21 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 40.409 178.178 1 26 -1.127 -0.018 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 40.436 178.059 3 20 -1.154 -0.027 23 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree/M&Ms Ford 40.467 177.923 2 21 -1.185 -0.031 24 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 40.479 177.870 1 27 -1.197 -0.012 25 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 40.480 177.866 1 13 -1.198 -0.001 26 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 40.481 177.861 2 26 -1.199 -0.001 27 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 40.536 177.620 10 15 -1.254 -0.055 28 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Hot Hues Chevrolet 40.560 177.515 1 22 -1.278 -0.024 29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 40.623 177.239 2 22 -1.341 -0.063 30 18 J.J. Yeley # Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 40.647 177.135 2 37 -1.365 -0.024 31 61 Kevin Lepage RoadLoans Ford 40.650 177.122 2 22 -1.368 -0.003 32 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 40.689 176.952 12 23 -1.407 -0.039 33 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet 40.697 176.917 10 14 -1.415 -0.008 34 14 Sterling Marlin CENTRIX Auto Finance Chevrolet 40.747 176.700 9 16 -1.465 -0.050 35 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 40.759 176.648 16 20 -1.477 -0.012 36 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 40.851 176.250 1 19 -1.569 -0.092 37 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 40.907 176.009 1 10 -1.625 -0.056 38 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 41.141 175.008 3 8 -1.859 -0.234 39 96 Terry Labonte DLP® HDTV/Tweeter Chevrolet 41.148 174.978 4 15 -1.866 -0.007 40 51 Mike Garvey Marathon American Spirit Chevrolet 41.247 174.558 1 9 -1.965 -0.099 41 49 Brent Sherman # Serta Dodge 41.654 172.853 11 18 -2.372 -0.407 42 95 Stanton Barrett Hairofdog.com Chevrolet 41.723 172.567 8 11 -2.441 -0.069 43 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Kinkos Chevrolet No Time
With crew chief out, Johnson steps up to new role
February 25, 2006Jimmie Johnson knew it was time to take a more commanding role. With crew chief Chad Knaus removed by NASCAR, Johnson and the rest of the No. 48 Chevrolet team responded with a unified effort in winning the Daytona 500 last week. Lead engineer Darien Grubb moved across the pit box to fill in for Knaus on race day. Johnson drove a patient, nearly perfect race on the way to the 19th win of his Nextel Cup career.
California Viewers Guide
February 25, 2006Steve Byrnes says Jimmie Johnson is strong at his home track, but interim crew chief Darian Grubb will have a tough time backing up their Daytona 500 win. Watch NASCAR Live at noon ET and Busch qualifying at 4 p.m. ET on SPEED.
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February 25, 2006
Toseland handed opening victory
February 25, 2006James Toseland wins the first race of the new World Superbike season in Qatar.
Motorbikes coverage
February 25, 2006BBC Sport is the home of all two-wheeled motorsport this year
Exclusive: Cup qualifying recap
February 25, 2006In this FOXSports.com exclusive, Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip tell you why Kurt Busch won the Auto Club 500 pole and who to watch on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX).
Martin gets second straight truck win
February 25, 2006The rest of NASCAR's Craftsman Truck Series is probably already dreading Mark Martin joining the series full-time with his own team in 2007. The longtime Nextel Cup star, who plans to retire from NASCAR's top stock car series at the end of this season, won his second truck race in eight days, adding Friday night's Racetickets.com 200 to a victory last week at Daytona.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Fontana results
February 25, 2006NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Number 2Unofficial Race Results for the Racetickets.com 200 - Friday, February 24, 2006California Speedway - Fontana, Calif. - 2.0 Mile PavedTotal Race Length - 106 Laps - 212.000 Miles Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, February 24, 2006 @ 11:39 PM Eastern Fin Str Trk Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Award Status Ti.Led LpsLed 1 7 6 Mark Martin Scotts Ford 106 190 10 $ Running 3 63 2 5 30 Todd Bodine Germain Motor Company Toyota 106 175 5 $ Running 2 11 3 3 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Motor Company Toyota 106 165 $ Running 4 1 17 David Reutimann Team Tundra Racing Toyota 106 165 5 $ Running 1 3 5 8 60 Jack Sprague Con-Way Toyota 106 160 5 $ Running 1 8 6 26 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 106 150 $ Running 7 6 16 Mike Bliss Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 106 146 $ Running 8 4 20 Jon Wood Wood Bros./JTG Ford 106 147 5 $ Running 1 6 9 13 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 106 138 $ Running 10 12 85 Dennis Setzer FlexFuel E85 Silverado Chevrolet 106 134 $ Running 11 11 99 Erik Darnell # Woolrich Ford 106 130 $ Running 12 19 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 106 127 $ Running 13 18 12 Joey Miller # Curb Records Toyota 106 124 $ Running 14 22 10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 106 121 $ Running 15 16 22 Bill Lester Bill Davis Trucking Toyota 106 118 $ Running 16 20 29 Brad Keselowski K Automotive Ford 106 120 5 $ Running 1 2 17 2 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 106 117 5 $ Running 1 7 18 17 40 Chad Chaffin Key Motorsports Chevrolet 106 114 5 $ Running 1 6 19 25 15 Kyle Krisiloff # ditech.com/Nat'l Land Liquidators/Krud K 106 106 $ Running 20 28 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 106 103 $ Running 21 10 75 Aric Almirola # Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 106 100 $ Running 22 21 18 Bobby Hamilton Fastenal Dodge 106 97 $ Running 23 23 08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Corky's Ribs & BBQ Dodge 106 94 $ Running 24 27 4 Timothy Peters Dodge Motorsports Dodge 106 91 $ Running 25 36 06 Chad McCumbee # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 106 88 $ Running 26 14 21 Stacy Compton Dreyers Ford 106 85 $ Running 27 33 98 Erin Crocker # Cheerios Betty Crocker Dodge 105 82 $ Running 28 31 02 Kelly Sutton Team Copaxone Chevrolet 105 79 $ Running 29 35 13 Kerry Earnhardt # ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 105 76 $ Running 30 34 04 Scott Lagasse Jr # Dodge Motorsports Dodge 99 73 $ Running 31 30 59 Mike Wallace Harris Trucking Dodge 98 70 $ Out 32 9 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 98 67 $ Running 33 29 1 Robert Richardson # winyourmortgage.com Dodge 96 64 $ Running 34 32 25 Boston Reid # Woodard & Sharp Racing Dodge 51 61 $ Out 35 24 07 Eric Norris Ringer Gloves/World Combat League Chevrol 48 58 $ Out 36 15 77 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Hotel Dodge 17 55 $ Out Race Comments Before an estimated crowd of 20,000, Mark Martin won the racetickets.com 200, posting his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory and his seocnd in as many races this season. Prior to the green flag, the following driver, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #04 Lagasse Jr. (unapproved impound adjustment). Failed to Qualify (2) Kraig Kinser #, #47; Wayne Edwards, #24. Time of Race 1 hour, 44 minutes, 40 seconds Average Speed 121.529 mph Margin of Victory 0.131 Seconds Caution Flags 8 for 30 laps: Laps 8-10 (#1 spun turn 2); 19-21 (#77 stalled turn 2); 23-25 (#1 spun turn 4); 43-47 (#98 spun turn 4); 50-53 (#07,25 accident turn 2); 59-62 (#02 spun turn 2); 73-75 (Debris); 100-104 (#59 accident turn 4). Lead Changes 10 among 8 drivers: D. Reutimann 1-3; M. Skinner 4-10; T. Bodine 11-19; B. Keselowski 20-21; J. Sprague 22-29; M. Martin 30-58; C. Chaffin 59-64; J. Wood 65-70; M. Martin 71-80; T. Bodine 81-82; M. Martin 83-106. Top 10 Driver Points (1) M. Martin 380; (2) T. Bodine 350; (3) T. Musgrave 335; (4) J. Sprague 320; (5) D. Reutimann 303; (6) R. Crawford 285; (7) M. Skinner 282; (8) E. Darnell 280; (9) J. Benson 268; (10) J. Wood 262. Bud Pole Award David Reutimann (178.980 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race Erik Darnell # Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award Select a Driver Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race Todd Bodine WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Todd Bodine, #30 (11 Laps) Sunoco Diamond Performance Award Mark Martin
'Intrepid' Busch takes first pole since 2004
February 25, 2006Kurt Busch won his first pole for his new team and his first in more than a year, taking the top spot Friday for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. His lap of 187.086 mph on the 2-mile oval was nearly a full mile an hour faster than runner-up Greg Biffle's 186.186 in qualifying for Sunday's race. "I'm happy that we got a pole," said Busch, who switched from Roush Racing and the No. 97 Ford to Penske Racing South and the No. 2 Dodge, replacing retired NASCAR star Rusty Wallace.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Auto Club 500 starting lineup
February 25, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesAuto Club 500Starting Lineup by RowCalifornia Speedway - Fontana, Calif. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, February 24, 2006 @ 8:57 PM Eastern UPDATED No. 18 Yeley is not a Rookie. UPDATED Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record Jeff Gordon 6/22/97 03:13:32 155.012 Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Row 1 1 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 38.485 187.086 2 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Jackson Hewitt Ford 38.671 186.186 Row 2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 38.765 185.735 4 18 J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 38.881 185.180 Row 3 5 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Kinkos Chevrolet 38.936 184.919 6 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 38.946 184.871 Row 4 7 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 38.961 184.800 8 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 38.970 184.758 Row 5 9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Hot Hues Chevrolet 38.978 184.720 10 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 39.035 184.450 Row 6 11 12 Ryan Newman Mobil 1/Alltel Dodge 39.063 184.318 12 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 39.066 184.303 Row 7 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 39.084 184.219 14 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 39.086 184.209 Row 8 15 29 Kevin Harvick Ice Breakers/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 39.089 184.195 16 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree/M&Ms Ford 39.180 183.767 Row 9 17 14 Sterling Marlin CENTRIX Auto Finance Chevrolet 39.213 183.613 18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 39.222 183.570 Row 10 19 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 39.223 183.566 20 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 39.232 183.524 Row 11 21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 39.259 183.397 22 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 39.267 183.360 Row 12 23 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 39.307 183.173 24 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 39.311 183.155 Row 13 25 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 39.325 183.090 26 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 39.340 183.020 Row 14 27 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 39.340 183.020 28 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 39.363 182.913 Row 15 29 41 Reed Sorenson # Energizer® e(2)® Lithium Dodge 39.383 182.820 30 95 Stanton Barrett Hairofdog.com Chevrolet 39.387 182.801 Row 16 31 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 39.433 182.588 32 07 Clint Bowyer # Jack Daniels Chevrolet 39.455 182.486 Row 17 33 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 39.462 182.454 34 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Chevrolet 39.478 182.380 Row 18 35 51 Mike Garvey Marathon American Spirit Chevrolet 39.491 182.320 36 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 39.494 182.306 Row 19 37 61 Kevin Lepage RoadLoans Ford 39.508 182.242 38 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 39.559 182.007 Row 20 39 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 39.678 181.461 40 40 David Stremme # Coors Light Dodge 39.778 181.005 Row 21 41 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie/Motorcraft/USAF Ford Owner Points 42 49 Brent Sherman # Serta Dodge Owner Points Row 22 43 96 Terry Labonte DLP® HDTV/Tweeter Chevrolet 39.766 181.059 Did Not Qualify: Travis Kvapil; Hermie Sadler; Derrike Cope; Randy LaJoie; Morgan Shepherd.
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February 25, 2006