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September 2007 - Posts
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Statement from Ramsey Poston, NASCAR Managing Director, Corporate Communications:
“When the caution came out on Lap 207 the field was frozen. At the time of the caution, the #16 was in the lead and maintained a reasonable speed and was declared the race winner. There is no passing under caution. “By rule, cars under caution need [...]
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FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford Aflac 190/5 210 Running 316,225
2 10 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 170/0 210 Running 218,525
3 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 170/5 210 Running 221,661
4 16 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 160/0 210 Running 153,050
5 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/5 210 Running 161,311
6 17 29 Kevin Harvick [...]
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UPDATE 3:
The event was finished under caution, and Biffle’s car began to sputter on the last lap. As his car coasted toward the line, local star Clint Bowyer and Johnson both passed him before he reached the checkered flag. Johnson immediately said Kansas native Bowyer should be celebrating in Victory Lane, not Biffle, and Bowyer [...]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t expect Kyle Busch to move up as high as he did when Earnhardt Jr. got into the back of Busch during the LifeLock 400 on Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
“It was a pretty stupid move on his part,” Busch said. “Obviously, I’m sure these guys he’s going to be working with next [...]
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UPDATE:
6:10PM CDT: The cars are back out on the track and they are about to go green. The race will be shortened to roughly 70 laps to accomodate darkness.
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The LifeLock 400 has been delayed for a second time by rain at Kansas Speedway.
The race was stopped for 45 minutes after 15 laps after a [...]
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is expected to test the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during a two-day Car Of Tomorrow test at Atlanta Motor Speedway and track officials will give fans the opportunity to be the first to see him on the track in his new ride.
Earnhardt Jr. and his new No. 88 crew are one [...]
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Robin Pemberton is NASCAR’s vice president of competition, and as such oversees rules and regulations. That makes him NASCAR’s top cop. On Friday, he took a few minutes to answer some questions for The Kansas City Star.
Are you happy with the progress of the Car of Tomorrow?
Yes, very. I think the teams have adjusted well. [...]
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The Busch Series will be going to a NASCAR-approved chassis, at least a brother if not a twin to the current “car of tomorrow” in the future, likely as early as 2009.
NASCAR Busch Series Director Joe Balash said Saturday that there are too many factors undecided on what or when the series will make the [...]
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About two months ago, Nextel Cup veteran Dale Jarrett approached officials from his sponsor, UPS, and essentially put his racing future in their hands.
Together, they are mulling a number of options, including running a limited schedule next season or, perhaps, leaving the ride.
Jarrett, with one year left on his contract to drive the No. 44 [...]
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Team Rensi Motorsports, which challenged for the Busch Series title in 2003 with Bobby Hamilton Jr., is looking for sponsors for both of its cars for 2008. Team president Ronnie Russell confirmed Friday that the team will lose McDonald’s and FreeCreditReport.com as sponsors of its cars.
Russell said the team is actively looking for sponsorship [...]
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Kansas Busch winner Kyle Busch’s car failed the postrace inspection because the intake manifold did not meet NASCAR specifications. NASCAR has reportedly confiscated the manifold for further investigation.
Penalties will be announced next week.
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Kyle Busch took his first lead with 17 laps to go and captured Saturday afternoon’s Yellow Transportation 300 Busch Series race at the Kansas Speedway. The No.5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver crossed the finish line just 0.085 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth.
The victory was Busch’s third of the season and 10th of his Busch career.
“It’s [...]
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Jimmie Johnson bobbled, spun and tapped the wall between turns 3 and 4 during final practice for the Nextel Cup Series LifeLock 400 on Saturday, requiring his team to pull out a backup car at Kansas Speedway.
As a result, the polesitter for Sunday’s race will now start from the rear of the field.
“I just lost [...]
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NASCAR officials have yet to comment about Tony Stewart uttering an obscenity during the ESPN2 telecast of the Saturday morning Nextel Cup practice session at Kansas Speedway.
Stewart was talking to driver Robby Gordon when he was approached by an ESPN camera operator. Stewart turned and started to walk away when he looked at the camera [...]
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Martin Truex Jr. will race this weekend at Kansas Speedway with a broken bone. It’s a small bone in the “pinky” toe of his left foot.
“It’s all good,” Truex said Friday. “I’m fine. I kicked the ottoman in my living room,” Truex said. “It hurt a little to put my shoe on Friday morning, but [...]
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