Car of Tomorrow, new rules will keep car builders in line
April 24, 2006Darrell Waltrip says current car design — down in the front and up in the back — causes wrecks. A new rear-end realignment rule and the Car of Tomorrow should prevent wrecks and force teams to go back to the drawing board.
48 drivers on Talladega Cup entry list
April 24, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesAaron's 499Preliminary Entry List - NumericalTalladega Superspeedway - Talladega, Ala. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, April 24, 2006 @ 01:46 PM 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-CARQUEST Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 6 Mark Martin Batesville, AR AAA Ford Jack Roush 07 Clint Bowyer # Emporia, KS Jack Daniels Chevrolet Richard Childress 7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Menard's Chevrolet Robby Gordon 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Budweiser Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Ray Evernham 09 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Miccosukee Resort Dodge James Finch 10 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Stanley Tools/Vavloine Dodge James Rocco 11 Denny Hamlin # Midlothian, VA FedEx Freight Chevrolet J.D. Gibbs 12 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Alltel Dodge Roger Penske 14 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Waste Management Chevrolet Nelson Bowers 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA National Guard Ford Geoffrey Smith 17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI DeWalt Power Tools Ford Mark Martin 18 J.J. Yeley # Phoenix, AZ GSK Asthamacontrol.com 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 Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford Glen Wood 22 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis 24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 25 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC GMAC Chevrolet Mary Hendrick 26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford Georgetta Roush 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Winston-Salem, NC TBA Chevrolet Kirk Shelmerdine 29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Reeses 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 STP Dodge Richard Petty 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 55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY NAPA Dodge Doug Bawel 61 Kevin Lepage Shelburne, VT State Water Heaters 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 89 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Dutch Quality Stone/Racing w/ Jesus Dodg Cindy Shepherd 92 Chad Blount Walkerton, IN TBA Dodge Bob Jenkins 95 Stanton Barrett Bishop, CA TBA Chevrolet Stanton Barrett 96 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN DLP® HDTV Chevrolet Bill Saunders 99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Office Depot Ford Jack Roush
43 drivers on Talladega Busch entry list
April 24, 2006NASCAR Busch SeriesAaron's 312Preliminary Entry List - NumericalTalladega Superspeedway - Talladega, Ala. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, April 24, 2006 @ 02:45 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 01 Jay Sauter West Salem, WI Western Union Chevrolet Keith Duesenberg 1 Mike Wallace St. Louis, MO Miccosukee Resorts Dodge James Finch 2 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS ACDelco Chevrolet Richard Childress 4 Mark Green Owensboro, KY GEICO/BryMak Dodge Fred Biagi 05 Justin Ashburn Joelton, TN Spectra Metals/Fikes Automotive Chevrole Wayne Day 5 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Lowe's/Spectacide Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 06 Todd Kluever # Sun Prairie, WI 3M Ford Jack Roush 8 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 9 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Ragu Dodge Ray Evernham 10 John Andretti # Indianapolis, IN Freedom Roads/Camping World Ford Gregory Pollex 11 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet Teresa Earnhardt 12 Joel Kauffman # LaGrange, IN Take Me On Vacation Dodge Mimi Fitz 14 Tracy Hines # New Castle, IN TBA Dodge Armando Fitz 16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ameriquest Mortgage 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 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet Richard Childress 22 Kenny Wallace St. Louis, MO AutoZone Ford Gregory Pollex 25 Ashton Lewis Jr. Chesapeake, VA United States Marines Ford Edward Rensi 27 David Green Owensboro, KY Kleenex Ford Tammy Brewer 32 Jason Leffler Long Beach, CA Great Clips Chevrolet Todd Braun 33 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Old Spice Chevrolet Delana Harvick 34 Paul Tracy Scarborough, ON American Crew Chevrolet Frank Cicci 35 Regan Smith Cato, NY McDonald’s Ford Sam Rensi 36 Tim Sauter Necedah, WI Lester Buildings Chevrolet John McGill 41 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Coats Dodge Chip Ganassi 43 Aaron Fike Galesburg, IL RFMS Dodge Mike Curb 47 Jon Wood Stuart, VA ArmorAll Ford Jodi Geschickter 49 Steve Grissom Gadsen, AL Xtreme Gel/Advil Ford Jay Robinson 50 Danny O'Quinn Jr. # Coeburn, VA Stonebridge Life Ford Jack Roush 57 Brian Vickers Thomasville, NC Ore Ida Chevrolet Rick Hendrick 59 Stacy Compton Grit, VA Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Ford Tad Geschickter 60 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO freecreditreport.com Ford Jack Roush 64 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Top Flite XL Extreme Dodge Rusty Wallace 66 Ken Schrader Fenton, MO Yard-Man Ford Clarence Brewer 72 Donnie Neuenberger Brandywine, MD TBA Chevrolet Pat MacDonald 77 Burney Lamar # West Sacramento, CA Dollar General Chevrolet Delana Harvick 88 Mark McFarland # Winchester, VA NAVY Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Jr. 90 Stephen Leicht Ashville, NC citifinancial Ford Robert Yates 95 Steadman Marlin Columbia, TN Sadler Bros. Trucking Dodge Earl Sadler 99 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Aaron's Sales & Lease Dodge Elizabeth Waltrip
39 drivers on Gateway Craftsman Truck entry list
April 24, 2006NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDodger Ram Tough 200Preliminary Entry List - NumericalGateway International Raceway - Madison, Ill. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Monday, April 24, 2006 @ 03:29 PM Eastern Trk # Driver Hometown Team Owner 1 Robert Richardson # McKinney, TX winyourmortgage.com Dodge Robert Richardson 02 Kelly Sutton Crownsville, MD Team Copaxone Chevrolet Ed Sutton 04 Scott Lagasse Jr. # St. Augustine, FL Hemi Dodge Dodge Stephanie Hamilton 4 Timothy Peters Providence, NC Dodge Motorsports Dodge Bobby Hamilton 5 Mike Skinner Susanville, CA Toyota Tundra Toyota Bill Davis 06 Chad McCumbee # Supply, NC MRD Motorsports Chevrolet Dave Malcolmson 6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Scotts Ford Jack Roush 07 Justin Martz Silver Bow, MT TBA Chevrolet Gene Christensen 08 Boris Jurkovic Orland Park, IL TBA Dodge Bobby Dotter 9 Ted Musgrave Franklin, WI Team ASE Toyota Bob Germain 10 Terry Cook Sylvania, OH Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford Gregory Pollex 11 David Starr Houston, TX Red Horse Racing Toyota Tom DeLoach 12 Joey Miller # Lakeville, MN Curb Records Toyota Darrell Waltrip 13 Kerry Earnhardt # Kannapolis, NC ThorSport Racing Chevrolet Duke Thorson 14 Rick Crawford Mobile, AL Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford Tom Mitchell 15 Kyle Krisiloff # Indianapolis, IN ditech.com Chevrolet Billy Ballew 16 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet Dave Fuge 17 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Tundra Toyota Darrell Waltrip 18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Nashville, TN Fastenal Dodge Bobby Hamilton 20 Marcos Ambrose # Launceston, AU TBA Ford Tad Geschickter 21 Bobby East # Brownsburg, IN State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Ford Eddie Wood 22 Bill Lester Oakland, CA Bill Davis Racing Toyota Bill Davis 23 Johnny Benson Grand Rapids, MI Newbold Toyota Toyota Gail Davis 25 Boston Reid # Logansport, IN Woodard Racing Dodge Michael Gaughan 30 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Lumber Liquidators Toyota Stephen Germain 31 Nicholas Tucker Kannapolis, NC TBA Dodge Shelly Brevak 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Palmdale, CA Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet Delana Harvick 40 Chad Chaffin Smyrna, TN Russell E. Garwood Elec. Contractors Che Curtis Key 46 Kraig Kinser # Bloomington, IN U.S. Army Chevrolet David Dollar 59 Steve Park East Northport, NY Harris Trucking Company Dodge James Harris 60 Jack Sprague Spring Lake, MI Con-Way Toyota Jeff Wyler 63 J.R. Patton # Las Cruses, NM Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford Michael Mittler 75 Aric Almirola # Tampa, FL Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet Wayne Spears 77 Brendan Gaughan Las Vegas, NV The Orleans Dodge Michael Gaughan 85 Dennis Setzer Newton, NC FlexFuel 85 Chevrolet David Dollar 88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Menards/Energizer Chevrolet Rhonda Thorson 91 John Stout Castile, NY Hunter's Hope Foundation Chevrolet Donald Stout 98 Erin Crocker # Wilbraham, MA Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Ray Evernham 99 Erik Darnell # Beach Park, IL Simply Wow Ford Jack Roush
Drama in the Desert: Stewart, Biffle and Busch all have up-and-down day in Phoenix
April 24, 2006Tony Stewart is in championship form, Greg Biffle has the worst luck imaginable and Kyle Busch is eerily similar to his big brother. All that became clear at Phoenix International Raceway, a race in which the drama surrounded the drivers who didn't win. It started hours before the first night race of the season even began, when Stewart's crew realized it had made a serious error that would cost the defending Nextel Cup champion his third-place starting position.
'Win now' philosophy forces early crew changes
April 24, 2006Steve Byrnes says teams don't have the luxury to wait until midseason to make changes anymore which is why Jack Roush and Chip Ganassi pulled the trigger after only seven races.
Honda boss reassures Button
April 24, 2006Honda boss Nick Fry says the team is moving in the right direction despite a series of poor results that have angered driver Jenson Button.
Harvick sweeps at Phoenix
April 24, 2006Kevin Harvick pulled off the sweep by winning both the Busch and Cup races at Phoenix International Raceway. Hear from Harvick after his amazing weekend as well as Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.
McLaren downplay Ferrari victory
April 24, 2006McLaren chief Martin Whitmarsh says his team will beat Ferrari this season but accepts that Renault are setting the standard.
Ide future at Aguri under threat
April 24, 2006Japanese rookie Yuji Ide's future with the Super Aguri team is looking increasingly bleak.
Alonso sees Schumi as title rival
April 24, 2006Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso says Michael Schumacher is a real threat to his title ambitons.
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Desert sweep has Harvick happy again
April 24, 2006His nickname is "Happy Harvick," a moniker earned early in his career when things rarely went wrong. But when the wins became fewer and far between at NASCAR's top level, the name seemed to be more of a sarcastic reference to Kevin Harvick's perpetual scowl. Not anymore. Not even close. With wins in his last three races, including Saturday night's Nextel Cup victory that gave him a weekend sweep at Phoenix International Raceway, Harvick is indeed happy again.