NASCAR feels pain at the fuel pump, too
April 29, 2006Ryan McGee says a gallon of gas will go about two laps in the Aaron's 499 (Sun., 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX). While teams gets fuel from a sponsor, owner Richard Childress says the teams still feel the pain of rising fuel costs.
Truex makes it three-straight at Talladega, winning for DEI on special day
April 29, 2006Martin Truex Jr. picked the perfect race to make his first Busch Series start of the season. Truex, the two-time Busch champion who is now a Nextel Cup rookie, returned to his roots Saturday to win his third straight race at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving a car owned by Dale Earnhardt Inc., Truex celebrated what would have been "The Intimidators" 55th birthday by giving the company yet another restrictor-plate victory.
Stewart flips in Busch race
April 29, 2006Tony Stewart walked away unscathed from a frightening accident Saturday when his car flipped onto its roof during the Busch Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Stewart, the defending Nextel Cup champion, was running in third when he drove into Kenny Wallace's path and the two cars touched. The hit wasn't hard, but enough to send Stewart's car airborne. "I take 100 percent responsibility for this one, I just drove in front of (Wallace's) nose," Stewart said.
Loeb on course for Argentina win
April 29, 2006Sebastien Loeb's Citroen leads Petter Solberg's Subaru with one day to go on the Rally of Argentina.
Pole-sitter seeks 'Bama birthday win
April 29, 2006Steve Byrnes says qualifying went well for Robert Yates Racing with two cars in the top five, but Elliott Sadler wants to cash in his pole for a win. Viewers Guide
Rain washes out Craftsman Truck qualifying
April 29, 2006David Ragan will start from the pole in his first race at Gateway International Raceway. Ragan will be in the No. 6 Scotts Ford which has been piloted by Mark Martin in the series three previous races this year.
Dodge Ram Tough 200 Craftsman Truck starting lineup
April 29, 2006NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesDodge Ram Tough 200Starting Line-Up by RowGateway International Raceway - Madison, Ill. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Saturday, April 29, 2006 @ 1:55 PM Eastern Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record Jack Sprague 5/7/00 01:45:31 113.726 Pos Trk Driver Team Reason Row 1 1 6 David Ragan Scotts Ford 1st in Owner Points 2 9 Ted Musgrave Team ASE Toyota 2nd in Owner Points Row 2 3 30 Todd Bodine Lumber Liquidators Toyota 3rd in Owner Points 4 17 David Reutimann Toyota Tundra Toyota 4th in Owner Points Row 3 5 11 David Starr Red Horse Racing Toyota 5th in Owner Points 6 99 Erik Darnell # Simply Wow Ford 6th in Owner Points Row 4 7 60 Jack Sprague Con-Way Freight Toyota 7th in Owner Points 8 16 Mike Bliss TKO Graphix Chevrolet 8th in Owner Points Row 5 9 85 Dennis Setzer FlexFuel E85 Chevrolet 9th in Owner Points 10 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford 10th in Owner Points Row 6 11 23 Johnny Benson Newbold Toyota Toyota 11th in Owner Points 12 88 Matt Crafton Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 12th in Owner Points Row 7 13 10 Terry Cook Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford 13th in Owner Points 14 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Tundra Toyota 14th in Owner Points Row 8 15 18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Fastenal Dodge 15th in Owner Points 16 21 Bobby East # State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Dibs Ford 16th in Owner Points Row 9 17 08 Boris Jurkovic Reliable Recovery Chevrolet 17th in Owner Points 18 77 Brendan Gaughan Casino Queen Hotel Dodge 18th in Owner Points Row 10 19 20 Marcos Ambrose # Wood Bros./JTG Racing Ford 19th in Owner Points 20 15 Kyle Krisiloff # ditech.com Chevrolet 20th in Owner Points Row 11 21 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 21st in Owner Points 22 75 Aric Almirola # Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet 22nd in Owner Points Row 12 23 07 Justin Martz www.JustinMartz.com Chevrolet 23rd in Owner Points 24 12 Joey Miller # Curb Records Toyota 24th in Owner Points Row 13 25 02 Kelly Sutton Team Copaxone Chevrolet 25th in Owner Points 26 13 Kerry Earnhardt # ThorSport Racing Chevrolet 26th in Owner Points Row 14 27 22 Bill Lester Waste Management Toyota 27th in Owner Points 28 04 Scott Lagasse Jr. # Hemi Dodge Dodge 28th in Owner Points Row 15 29 4 Timothy Peters Dodge Motorsports Dodge 29th in Owner Points 30 98 Erin Crocker # Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 30th in Owner Points Row 16 31 59 Steve Park Harris Trucking Company Dodge Driver Winner 32 46 Kraig Kinser # Centrix Auto Finance Chevrolet 4 Attempts - 31st in Owner Points Row 17 33 1 Robert Richardson # winyourmortgage.com Chevrolet 4 Attempts - 32nd in Owner Points 34 06 Chad McCumbee # MRD Motorsports Chevrolet 4 Attempts - 33rd in Owner Points Row 18 35 25 Boston Reid # Woodard Racing Dodge 4 Attempts - 35th in Owner Points 36 40 Ryan Moore Russell E. Garwood Elec. Contractors Chev 4 Attempts - 36th in Owner Points Did Not Qualify: J.R. Patton #; John Stout; Nicholas Tucker.
Sadler wins Talladega Cup pole
April 29, 2006Elliott Sadler won the pole for the Aaron's 499 (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX), leading six Fords in the top 10. He'll start alongside Tony Stewart who seeks his first Talladega win after five 2nd-place finishes at the track.
Schumi 'pondering two more years'
April 29, 2006Michael Schumacher is considering staying with Ferrari until 2008, the team's president Luca di Montezemolo says.
Vermeulen grabs pole in Istanbul
April 29, 2006Australia Chris Vermeulen rides his way to pole position for the Turkish MotoGP in Istanbul.
Live: Rally of Argentina
April 29, 2006Leading positions from the second day of the latest World Rally event.
Aaron's 499 Nextel Cup qualifying order
April 29, 2006Daytona 500 pole-sitter Jeff Burton turned the second-fastest lap in Friday's practice and rolls off next-to-lastin qualifying on FX at noon ET. Get in-progress updates here.
Trackside at Talladega: SPEED mobile stage schedule
April 29, 2006Check out SPEED's telecast schedule at the Talladega Superspeedway, and if you're at the track, stop by the SPEED stage located in the infield between Turns 1 and 2 for Trackside and more.
NASCAR softens bumpers
April 29, 2006NASCAR made a rule change that softens the front bumpers of cars in order to discourage bump-drafting. Hear from Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson on the changes.
Robby Gordon paces Cup Happy Hour
April 29, 2006NASCAR NEXTEL Cup SeriesAaron's 499Final Practice (Happy Hour)Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, Ala. Provided by NASCAR Statistical Services - Friday, April 28, 2006 @ 4:57 PM Eastern Pos Car # Driver Team Time Speed Lap# #Laps -Fastest -Next 1 7 Robby Gordon Menards Chevrolet 49.325 194.141 7 12 2 10 Scott Riggs Stanley Tools/Vavloine Dodge 49.348 194.050 2 29 -0.023 -0.023 3 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 49.569 193.185 3 21 -0.244 -0.221 4 11 Denny Hamlin # FedEx Freight Chevrolet 49.572 193.174 3 31 -0.247 -0.003 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet 49.598 193.072 2 14 -0.273 -0.026 6 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 49.692 192.707 7 35 -0.367 -0.094 7 41 Reed Sorenson # Target/Breast Cancer Research Fndtn. Dodg 49.697 192.688 11 17 -0.372 -0.005 8 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 49.699 192.680 5 8 -0.374 -0.002 9 43 Bobby Labonte STP/Cheerios Dodge 49.715 192.618 9 30 -0.390 -0.016 10 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 49.738 192.529 7 25 -0.413 -0.023 11 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 49.798 192.297 9 18 -0.473 -0.060 12 * 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 49.804 192.274 18 20 -0.479 -0.006 13 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 49.823 192.200 21 30 -0.498 -0.019 14 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 49.828 192.181 26 36 -0.503 -0.005 15 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 49.837 192.146 18 22 -0.512 -0.009 16 45 Kyle Petty Schwan's Home Service Dodge 49.848 192.104 10 24 -0.523 -0.011 17 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg's Chevrolet 49.887 191.954 15 22 -0.562 -0.039 18 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 49.894 191.927 19 28 -0.569 -0.007 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 49.905 191.885 11 12 -0.580 -0.011 20 1 Martin Truex Jr. # Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 49.942 191.742 16 33 -0.617 -0.037 21 07 Clint Bowyer # Jack Daniels Chevrolet 49.953 191.700 15 15 -0.628 -0.011 22 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 50.001 191.516 10 24 -0.676 -0.048 23 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 50.015 191.463 7 22 -0.690 -0.014 24 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 50.023 191.432 7 25 -0.698 -0.008 25 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 50.025 191.424 10 37 -0.700 -0.002 26 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 50.028 191.413 15 27 -0.703 -0.003 27 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 50.052 191.321 8 22 -0.727 -0.024 28 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 50.078 191.222 10 15 -0.753 -0.026 29 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 50.101 191.134 3 21 -0.776 -0.023 30 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 50.110 191.100 9 16 -0.785 -0.009 31 18 J.J. Yeley # GSK Asthamacontrol.com Chevrolet 50.118 191.069 13 26 -0.793 -0.008 32 * 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort Ford 50.166 190.886 19 24 -0.841 -0.048 33 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 50.236 190.620 5 13 -0.911 -0.070 34 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 50.302 190.370 3 3 -0.977 -0.066 35 * 27 Kirk Shelmerdine TBA Chevrolet 50.559 189.402 8 9 -1.234 -0.257 36 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 50.934 188.008 3 3 -1.609 -0.375 37 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 51.019 187.695 3 3 -1.694 -0.085 38 * 78 Kenny Wallace National Day of Prayer Chevrolet 51.178 187.112 12 12 -1.853 -0.159 39 * 61 Kevin Lepage State Water Heaters Ford 51.325 186.576 15 15 -2.000 -0.147 40 * 4 Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust Chevrolet 51.384 186.362 11 11 -2.059 -0.059 41 * 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 51.477 186.025 11 11 -2.152 -0.093 42 * 34 Chad Chaffin TBA Chevrolet 51.528 185.841 17 18 -2.203 -0.051 43 * 40 David Stremme # Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 51.562 185.718 9 9 -2.237 -0.034 44 * 95 Stanton Barrett TheRaceSpace.com Chevrolet 51.719 185.154 11 11 -2.394 -0.157 45 * 00 Hermie Sadler Aaron's Dream Machine Ford 51.778 184.943 3 6 -2.453 -0.059 46 * 92 Chad Blount TBA Dodge 51.835 184.740 11 11 -2.510 -0.057 47 * 89 Morgan Shepherd Dutch Quality Stone-Racing w/ Jesus Dodge 51.966 184.274 10 13 -2.641 -0.131 48 * 49 Brent Sherman # Serta Dodge 52.178 183.526 3 11 -2.853 -0.212 49 29 Kevin Harvick Reeses Chevrolet No Time * - Required to qualify on time