Car of Tomorrow wings it, may discourage Buschwhackers
April 3, 2006For the second consecutive Monday, NASCAR tested the Car of Tomorrow at a short track. Larry McReynolds doesn't like the wing unless it means safer, competitive races that discourage Buschwhackers.
Earnhardt Jr. showing plenty of grit
April 3, 2006Everything was set up for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to fail. He was in two separate accidents that heavily damaged his car and ruined his chances of winning at Martinsville Speedway. But instead of shrugging it off as just another bad day at the office, Earnhardt salvaged every minute of track time he had and rallied to a fourth-place finish Sunday. That's the commitment he'll need if Earnhardt is ever going to put together a true championship run.
Riding with Junior: Martinsville
April 3, 2006Dale Earnhardt Jr. works hard for the money; just ask him. Check out more of his in-car comments on the way to finishing 4th at Martinsville.
NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Tests at Martinsville Speedway
April 3, 2006Virginia Short Track Will Be Site of New Car's Second Race in 2007
17 Cup regulars on Texas Busch entry list
April 3, 2006NASCAR Busch SeriesO'Reilly 300Preliminary Entry List - NumericalTexas Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth, Texas Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 05:18 PM Eastern Car # Driver Hometown Team Owner 0 Kertus Davis Gaffney, SC RACEGIRL Chevrolet Johnny Davis 00 Johnny Sauter Necedah, WI Yellow Transportation Chevrolet Gene Haas 1 Jason Keller Greenville, SC Miccosukee Resorts Dodge James Finch 01 Jay Sauter West Salem, WI Western Union Chevrolet Keith Duesenberg 2 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS ACDelco Chevrolet Richard Childress 4 Mark Green Owensboro, KY GEICO/BryMak Dodge Fred Biagi 5 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Lowe's/Spectrum SPS Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 05 Chad Chaffin Smyrna, TN 31-W Insulation Chevrolet Wayne Day 06 Todd Kluever # Sun Prairie, WI 3M Ford Jack Roush 6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Pennzoil Ford Jack Roush 9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dodge Ray Evernham 10 John Andretti # Indianapolis, IN Freedom Roads /Camping World Ford Gregory Pollex 11 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Menards Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 12 Joel Kauffman # LaGrange, IN Supercuts Dodge Mimi Fitz 14 Tracy Hines # New Castle, IN Jani-King Dodge Armando Fitz 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ameriquest Mortgage Ford Jack Roush 17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ameriquest Mortgage/Soaring Dreams Ford Jack Roush 18 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs 20 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Rockwell Automation Chevrolet Joe Gibbs 21 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet Richard Childress 22 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO AutoZone Ford Gregory Pollex 23 Chris Wimmer # Wausau, WI TBA Chevrolet Keith Coleman 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Chesapeake, VA Team Marines Ford Edward Rensi 27 David Green Owensboro, KY Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer 32 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA UBF U-Pack Chevrolet Todd Braun 33 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dollar General Chevrolet Delana Harvick 34 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Frank Cicci Racing w/ Jim Kelly Chevrole Frank Cicci 35 Regan Smith Cato, NY McDonald’s Ford Sam Rensi 36 Tim Sauter Necedah, WI TBA Chevrolet John McGill 38 A.J. Foyt IV # Hockley, TX Great Clips Dodge Doug Stringer 39 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Penske Truck Rental Dodge Don Miller 41 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Discount Tire Co. Dodge Chip Ganassi 42 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Texaco/Havoline Dodge Floyd Ganassi 43 Aaron Fike Galesburg, IL RFMS Dodge Mike Curb 47 Jon Wood Stuart, VA Clorox/American Red Cross Ford Jodi Geschickter 49 Jorge Goeters Mexico City, MX Advil/Extreme Gel Ford Jay Robinson 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. # Coeburn, VA Stonebridge Life Ford Jack Roush 58 Kevin Conway # Lynchburg, VA Craver Racing Dodge Scott Glynn 59 Stacy Compton Grit, VA Surefire Kingsford Ford Tad Geschickter 60 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Henkel Ford Jack Roush 64 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Top Flite Dodge Rusty Wallace 66 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI Duraflame Ford Clarence Brewer 77 Burney Lamar # West Sacramento, CA Dollar General Chevrolet Delana Harvick 84 David Gilliland Bakersfield, CA Hype Manufacuturing Chevrolet Clay Andrews 88 Mark McFarland # Winchester, VA NAVY Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Jr. 90 Stephen Leicht Ashville, NC citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 99 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Aaron's Sales & Lease Dodge Elizabeth Waltrip
Gordon takes a powder on final restart
April 3, 2006Ryan McGee says Speedy Dry, shown here last week at Bristol, cost Jeff Gordon a chance at challenging for the win, but he still had an amazing day at Martinsville.
Texas Terry among 47 on Samsung/Radio Shack 500 entry list
April 3, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesSamsung/RadioShack 500Preliminary Entry List - NumericalTexas Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth, Texas Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, April 3, 2006 @ 11:45 AM Eastern Car # Driver Hometown Team Owner 01 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL U.S. Army Chevrolet Nelson Bowers 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Mayetta, NJ Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Miller Lite Dodge Roger Penske 4 Scott Wimmer Wausau, WI AERO Exhaust Chevrolet Larry McClure 5 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Kellogg's-Delphi Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR AAA Ford Jack Roush 07 Clint Bowyer # Emporia, KS Jack Daniels Texas Pride Chevrolet Richard Childress 7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Jim Beam Black Chevrolet Robby Gordon 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Budweiser Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Ray Evernham 10 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge James Rocco 11 Denny Hamlin # Midlothian, VA FedEx Express Chevrolet J.D. Gibbs 12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Alltel Dodge Roger Penske 14 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet Nelson Bowers 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA National Guard Ford Geoffrey Smith 17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Carhartt Ford Mark Martin 18 J.J. Yeley # Phoenix, AZ Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs 19 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Ray Evernham 20 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN The Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs 21 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Motorcraft Ford Glen Wood 22 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis 24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN DuPont Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 25 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC GMAC Chevrolet Mary Hendrick 26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Crown Royal Ford Georgetta Roush 29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Reeses Caramel Cup Chevrolet Richard Childress 31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress 32 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Tide/Downy Chevrolet Cal Wells 34 Chad Chaffin Smyrna, TN Oak Gloves Chevrolet Brad Jenkins 38 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA M&M's Ford Robert Yates 40 David Stremme # South Bend, IN Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge Felix Sabates 41 Reed Sorenson # Peachtree City, GA Target Dodge Chip Ganassi 42 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Texaco/Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi 43 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Richard Petty 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Kellogg's Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 45 Kyle Petty Randleman, NC Schwan's Home Service Dodge Kyle Petty 48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Lowe's Chevrolet Jeff Gordon 49 Brent Sherman # North Barrington, IL Serta Dodge Beth Ann Morgenthau 51 Mike Garvey McDonough, GA Marathon American Spirit Mtr Oil Chevrol Joe Auer 55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY NAPA Dodge Doug Bawel 61 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT Peak Fitness Ford Jeff Stec 66 Jeff Green Owensboro, KY Best Buy Chevrolet Gene Haas 78 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO Furniture Row Chevrolet Barney Visser 88 Dale Jarrett Hickory, NC UPS Ford Robert Yates 92 Chad Blount Walkerton, IN TBA Dodge Bob Jenkins 95 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA hairofdog.com Chevrolet Stanton Barrett 96 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN DLP® HDTV Chevrolet Bill Saunders 99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Office Depot Ford Jack Roush
Stewart set to hand over to Hill
April 3, 2006Former F1 world champion Damon Hill is poised to succeed Sir Jackie Stewart as president of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
Castroneves takes Florida win
April 3, 2006Brazil's Helio Castroneves wins the Indy Racing League race in St Petersburg, Florida.
Stewart, crew chief anticipate way to win
April 3, 2006Darrell Waltrip says Tony Stewart and crew chief Greg Zipadelli made their car better over the long haul, leaving his compeition in a cloud of Speedy Dry.
Stewart orders DIRECTV win
April 3, 2006Tony Stewart led for 288 laps and held off Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon to win the DIRECTV 500. Hear from Stewart after notching his second career victory at Martinsville Speedway.
Martin incurs Hamlin's ire at Martinsville
April 3, 2006Mark Martin has a reputation for being one of the cleanest drivers in NASCAR, the kind of guy who never resorts to cheapshots to get something he couldn't otherwise earn and who is a mentor for up-and-coming talent. Good luck getting rookie Denny Hamlin to see it that way. "I respect Mark Martin like no other," Hamlin said Sunday after contact with Martin took him out of the DirecTV 500 early and sent him to a 37th place finish.
Ward Burton opens door to Busch, Truck rides
April 3, 2006Ward Burton could be getting closer to returning to NASCAR racing and made his first appearance at a track this season at Martinsville Speedway.