Champion not alone in fighting cancer
April 15, 2006When Bobby Hamilton announced that he had cancer, Jeff Hammond says former crew members paid the ultimate tribute to the former Craftsman Truck champ by rallying around him.
Harvick pads series lead with Pepsi 300 win
April 15, 2006Nextel Cup driver Kevin Harvick raced to his first NASCAR Busch Series victory of the year Saturday, taking the lead with 52 laps to go and holding off teammate Clint Bowyer after a late caution in the Pepsi 300. Harvick finished 0.504 seconds ahead of Bowyer, his Richard Childress racing teammate, who rallied after falling two laps down because of problems on a green-flag pit stop early in the race at Nashville Superspeedway.
In-race results
April 15, 2006The Busch Series takes on the Nashville Superspeedway. Watch on FX NOW and get in-race results here.
Hamlin claims Busch pole
April 15, 2006Denny Hamlin edged Clint Bowyer Saturday to claim the NASCAR Busch pole for the Pepsi 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Hamlin had a lap of 165.282 mph on the 1.33-mile concrete oval while at the controls of No. 20 Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing. The Busch race is scheduled for later Saturday. "We had a great run," Hamlin said. "I was kind of disappointed after practice yesterday but (crew chief) Dave Rogers made the perfect adjustments again and got us on the pole for the second straight week.
Hamlin wins second consecutive Busch pole
April 15, 2006NASCAR Busch SeriesPepsi 300Starting Line-Up by RowNashville Superspeedway - Lebanon, Tenn. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, April 15, 2006 @ 12:29 PM Eastern Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record Reed Sorenson 3/26/05 02:24:37 124.436 Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Row 1 1 20 Denny Hamlin Rockwell Automation Chevrolet 29.034 165.282 2 2 Clint Bowyer ACDelco Chevrolet 29.058 165.146 Row 2 3 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. # Stonebridge Life Ford 29.108 164.862 4 41 Reed Sorenson Coats/Discount Tire Co. Dodge 29.141 164.675 Row 3 5 11 Paul Menard Menards/Sylvania Chevrolet 29.184 164.433 6 06 Todd Kluever # 3M Ford 29.190 164.399 Row 4 7 21 Kevin Harvick U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet 29.199 164.348 8 22 Kenny Wallace AutoZone Ford 29.201 164.337 Row 5 9 60 Carl Edwards Henkel Ford 29.248 164.073 10 18 J.J. Yeley Vigoro/The Home Depot Chevrolet 29.258 164.017 Row 6 11 47 Jon Wood Clorox/American Red Cross Ford 29.262 163.994 12 27 David Green Scott Tissue/Dollar General Ford 29.264 163.983 Row 7 13 35 Regan Smith McDonald’s Premium Chicken Ford 29.267 163.966 14 66 David Reutimann Cottman Transmissions Dodge 29.269 163.955 Row 8 15 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. United States Marines Ford 29.300 163.782 16 10 John Andretti # Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford 29.308 163.737 Row 9 17 5 Kyle Busch Lowe's/Sta-Green Chevrolet 29.335 163.586 18 32 Jason Leffler Great Clips Chevrolet 29.354 163.480 Row 10 19 98 Erin Crocker Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Dodge 29.397 163.241 20 88 Mark McFarland # NAVY Chevrolet 29.408 163.180 Row 11 21 77 Burney Lamar # Dollar General Chevrolet 29.411 163.163 22 72 Stanton Barrett TheRaceSpace.com Chevrolet 29.420 163.114 Row 12 23 0 Kertus Davis RACEGIRL Chevrolet 29.447 162.964 24 43 Aaron Fike Curb Records Dodge 29.453 162.931 Row 13 25 59 Stacy Compton Kingsford/Bush's Ford 29.561 162.336 26 90 Matt McCall citifinancial Ford 29.566 162.308 Row 14 27 00 Johnny Sauter Yellow Transportation Chevrolet 29.600 162.122 28 34 Mike Bliss Frank Cicci Racing w/Jim Kelly Chevrolet 29.617 162.029 Row 15 29 01 Jay Sauter Western Union Chevrolet 29.659 161.799 30 12 Joel Kauffman # Supercuts/St. Jude Children's Hospital Do 29.672 161.728 Row 16 31 1 Jason Keller Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 29.707 161.538 32 99 Michael Waltrip Yard-Man Ford 29.709 161.527 Row 17 33 4 Mark Green Nashville Predators/GEICO Dodge 29.813 160.963 34 56 Kevin Lepage Duragloss Chevrolet 29.871 160.651 Row 18 35 64 Steve Wallace Jackson Roscoe Foundation Dodge 29.908 160.452 36 36 Tim Sauter Lester Buildings Chevrolet 29.918 160.398 Row 19 37 23 Chris Wimmer # Manuelinc.com/Hotel Preston Chevrolet 30.050 159.694 38 05 Chad Chaffin 31-W Insulation/FMI Chevrolet 30.227 158.759 Row 20 39 14 Steadman Marlin Sadler Bros. Trucking Dodge 30.378 157.970 40 28 Shane Hall Xtreme Gel Ford 30.435 157.674 Row 21 41 07 David Odell Flagship RVs Chevrolet 30.515 157.260 42 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Outdoor Channel Chevrolet Did Not Finish Row 22 43 49 Jorge Goeters # Advil Ford 30.525 157.209 Did Not Qualify: Jason White.
Virtual Pit Reporter: News on top 25 Cup teams
April 15, 2006Before heading for the mountains with his girlfriend — no, not a Busch race — Jeff Gordon said softer bumpers at Talladega won't prevent bump drafting at the end of the race. Get more news on the top 25 drivers. Weekend racing guide