Starr wins truck race at Martinsville
April 1, 2006David Starr held the lead through eight restarts over the final 121 laps Saturday to win for the fourth time in the Craftsman Truck Series. Starr drove the last 185 laps on the same tank of fuel and tires, and had little trouble holding off Ted Musgrave in the final eight-lap green flag run to the finish in the Kroger 250. "I would have never thought we could run that long on a set of tires," Starr said.
Vickers paces final Cup practice
April 1, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesDIRECTV 500Final Practice (Happy Hour)Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, Va. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, April 1, 2006 @ 11:25 AM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 19.953 94.903 3 60 2 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 20.023 94.571 5 72 -0.070 -0.070 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 20.027 94.552 38 47 -0.074 -0.004 4 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 20.028 94.548 5 34 -0.075 -0.001 5 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 20.045 94.467 7 45 -0.092 -0.017 6 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Ground Chevrolet 20.051 94.439 3 18 -0.098 -0.006 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.052 94.434 46 57 -0.099 -0.001 8 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 20.061 94.392 10 40 -0.108 -0.009 9 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 20.068 94.359 26 50 -0.115 -0.007 10 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 20.072 94.340 43 45 -0.119 -0.004 11 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 20.075 94.326 2 36 -0.122 -0.003 12 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 20.079 94.307 40 43 -0.126 -0.004 13 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 20.087 94.270 6 45 -0.134 -0.008 14 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 20.088 94.265 35 39 -0.135 -0.001 15 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 20.094 94.237 18 56 -0.141 -0.006 16 45 Kyle Petty Schwan's Home Service Dodge 20.095 94.232 6 36 -0.142 -0.001 17 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.097 94.223 68 71 -0.144 -0.002 18 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 20.103 94.195 18 44 -0.150 -0.006 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 20.104 94.190 54 63 -0.151 -0.001 20 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 20.107 94.176 3 61 -0.154 -0.003 21 7 Robby Gordon Menards Chevrolet 20.121 94.111 3 42 -0.168 -0.014 22 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 20.121 94.111 4 39 -0.168 0.000 23 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 20.129 94.073 13 47 -0.176 -0.008 24 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 20.136 94.041 4 22 -0.183 -0.007 25 18 J.J. Yeley # Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 20.151 93.971 38 53 -0.198 -0.015 26 51 Mike Garvey Marathon AmericanSpirit Mtr Oil Chevrolet 20.154 93.957 13 15 -0.201 -0.003 27 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 20.156 93.947 35 53 -0.203 -0.002 28 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 20.162 93.919 5 59 -0.209 -0.006 29 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 20.209 93.701 15 35 -0.256 -0.047 30 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 20.215 93.673 46 49 -0.262 -0.006 31 41 Reed Sorenson # Target Dodge 20.236 93.576 5 54 -0.283 -0.021 32 34 Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves Chevrolet 20.241 93.553 7 38 -0.288 -0.005 33 07 Clint Bowyer # DIRECTV Chevrolet 20.244 93.539 9 50 -0.291 -0.003 34 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 20.244 93.539 8 42 -0.291 0.000 35 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 20.253 93.497 8 50 -0.300 -0.009 36 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 20.260 93.465 6 9 -0.307 -0.007 37 40 David Stremme # Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 20.263 93.451 13 43 -0.310 -0.003 38 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 20.271 93.414 12 41 -0.318 -0.008 39 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 20.287 93.341 31 35 -0.334 -0.016 40 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 20.398 92.833 13 26 -0.445 -0.111 41 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 20.415 92.755 13 24 -0.462 -0.017 42 92 Chad Blount TBA Dodge 20.436 92.660 15 18 -0.483 -0.021 43 95 Stanton Barrett hairofdog.com Chevrolet 20.439 92.646 5 39 -0.486 -0.003
Crashfest ahead? Drivers watching their bumpers at Martinsville
April 1, 2006Jeff Gordon seems amused by the attention he's gotten as the good guy gone bad, his squeaky clean image tarnished by a post-race shove of an apologetic Matt Kenseth at Bristol last weekend. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and others seem entertained too, not only by Gordon's promise to prove more often that he's human, but by conjecture that 500 laps of payback are coming Sunday, when the premier series races at tight, tricky and often testy Martinsville Speedway.
Hamilton Jr. wins Martinsville Truck pole
April 1, 2006NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesKroger 250Starting Line-Up by RowMartinsville Speedway - Martinsville, Va. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, April 1, 2006 @ 1:13 PM Eastern Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record Jimmy Hensley 4/17/99 01:46:13 74.282 Pos Trk Driver Team Time Speed Row 1 1 18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Fastenal Dodge 19.895 95.180 2 6 Mark Martin Scotts Ford 19.899 95.161 Row 2 3 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 19.911 95.103 4 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 19.967 94.836 Row 3 5 50 David Ragan Roush Racing Ford 19.967 94.836 6 12 Joey Miller # Curb Records Toyota 19.968 94.832 Row 4 7 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 19.997 94.694 8 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 20.019 94.590 Row 5 9 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 20.024 94.567 10 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 20.034 94.519 Row 6 11 17 David Reutimann Team Tundra Toyota 20.036 94.510 12 16 Mike Bliss XPress Motorsports Chevrolet 20.057 94.411 Row 7 13 99 Erik Darnell # Simply Wow Ford 20.062 94.387 14 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 20.065 94.373 Row 8 15 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 20.093 94.242 16 75 Aric Almirola # Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 20.098 94.218 Row 9 17 10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 20.110 94.162 18 15 Kyle Krisiloff # ditech.com/Krud Kutters Chevrolet 20.115 94.139 Row 10 19 4 Timothy Peters Dodge Motorsports Dodge 20.119 94.120 20 20 Marcos Ambrose Animal Adptn/petfinder.com/FreshStep Ford 20.120 94.115 Row 11 21 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 20.141 94.017 22 60 Jack Sprague Con-Way Toyota 20.149 93.980 Row 12 23 85 Dennis Setzer Flex Fuel 85 Silverado Chevrolet 20.151 93.971 24 13 Kerry Earnhardt # ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 20.177 93.849 Row 13 25 08 Butch Miller ASI Limited/Spectrum/CBO Dodge 20.179 93.840 26 25 Boston Reid # Woodard & Sharp Racing Dodge 20.187 93.803 Row 14 27 22 Bill Lester Checkers/Rally's Toyota 20.253 93.497 28 04 David Stremme Hemi Dodge Dodge 20.333 93.129 Row 15 29 21 Bobby East # Wood Brothers Museum Ford 20.337 93.111 30 02 Johnny Sauter Team Copaxone Chevrolet 20.345 93.074 Row 16 31 59 Steve Park Harris Trucking Dodge 20.365 92.983 32 77 Brendan Gaughan The Orleans Dodge 20.374 92.942 Row 17 33 29 Kraig Kinser # Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 20.476 92.479 34 98 Erin Crocker # Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Row 18 35 1 Robert Richardson # winyourmortgage.com Dodge 36 06 Chad McCumbee # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 20.380 92.915 Did Not Qualify: Tam Topham #; Chad Chaffin; Justin Martz.
Back in the day is today for Petty, Kahne and Mears
April 1, 2006With Petty Enterprises' first top-five finish since 2001 last week, The King has a shot at its 20th Martinsville win (Sun., 1:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Jeff Hammond says it's hard not to root for the Pettys to run with new stars like Kasey Kahne.
Vickers paces Saturday's first Cup practice
April 1, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesDIRECTV 500Practice #2Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, Va. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, April 1, 2006 @ 10:07 AM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 19.933 94.998 57 74 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 19.938 94.974 8 52 -0.005 -0.005 3 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 19.939 94.970 10 52 -0.006 -0.001 4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 19.958 94.879 6 61 -0.025 -0.019 5 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 19.969 94.827 35 75 -0.036 -0.011 6 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 19.978 94.784 10 56 -0.045 -0.009 7 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 19.998 94.689 5 49 -0.065 -0.020 8 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 20.004 94.661 30 51 -0.071 -0.006 9 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 20.027 94.552 8 64 -0.094 -0.023 10 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 20.035 94.515 43 81 -0.102 -0.008 11 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Ground Chevrolet 20.039 94.496 30 50 -0.106 -0.004 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 20.046 94.463 26 47 -0.113 -0.007 13 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 20.063 94.383 5 88 -0.130 -0.017 14 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 20.065 94.373 35 66 -0.132 -0.002 15 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 20.068 94.359 7 52 -0.135 -0.003 16 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 20.072 94.340 5 58 -0.139 -0.004 17 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 20.077 94.317 6 78 -0.144 -0.005 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 20.089 94.261 15 46 -0.156 -0.012 19 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 20.093 94.242 12 59 -0.160 -0.004 20 7 Robby Gordon Menard's Chevrolet 20.102 94.200 35 42 -0.169 -0.009 21 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 20.112 94.153 18 45 -0.179 -0.010 22 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 20.118 94.125 9 49 -0.185 -0.006 23 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 20.130 94.069 6 61 -0.197 -0.012 24 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 20.131 94.064 9 62 -0.198 -0.001 25 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 20.137 94.036 8 52 -0.204 -0.006 26 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 20.150 93.975 20 35 -0.217 -0.013 27 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 20.152 93.966 5 45 -0.219 -0.002 28 45 Kyle Petty Schwan's Home Service Dodge 20.156 93.947 45 61 -0.223 -0.004 29 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 20.162 93.919 13 61 -0.229 -0.006 30 41 Reed Sorenson # Target Dodge 20.174 93.863 57 66 -0.241 -0.012 31 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 20.175 93.859 44 52 -0.242 -0.001 32 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 20.178 93.845 9 32 -0.245 -0.003 33 07 Clint Bowyer # DIRECTV Chevrolet 20.182 93.826 6 59 -0.249 -0.004 34 40 David Stremme # Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 20.186 93.808 13 58 -0.253 -0.004 35 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 20.191 93.784 26 53 -0.258 -0.005 36 18 J.J. Yeley # Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 20.203 93.729 17 77 -0.270 -0.012 37 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 20.206 93.715 24 60 -0.273 -0.003 38 51 Mike Garvey Marathon AmericanSpirit Mtr Oil Chevrolet 20.238 93.567 21 27 -0.305 -0.032 39 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 20.277 93.387 30 33 -0.344 -0.039 40 92 Chad Blount TBA Dodge 20.287 93.341 21 26 -0.354 -0.010 41 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 20.345 93.074 5 40 -0.412 -0.058 42 95 Stanton Barrett hairofdog.com Chevrolet 20.374 92.942 10 37 -0.441 -0.029 43 34 Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves Chevrolet 20.463 92.538 6 36 -0.530 -0.089
Button 'confident' of maiden win
April 1, 2006Jenson Button is determined to convert pole position in Australia into his first Grand Prix victory.
Qualifying as it happened
April 1, 2006Honda's Jenson Button takes pole ahead of Renault pair Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso at the Australian Grand Prix.
Johnson wins pole at Martinsville
April 1, 2006Jimmie Johnson showed that Hendrick Motorsports is ready to keep its domination at Martinsville Speedway going with a pole-winning run Friday.
Benson paces final Truck practice
April 1, 2006Watch the Kroger 250 on SPEED, Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Martinsville qualifying order
Button snatches pole in Australia
April 1, 2006Britain's Jenson Button grabs his third career pole position at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Melbourne qualifying as it happened
April 1, 2006Follow all the Australian Grand Prix qualifying action minute-by-minute.