June 25, 2004
Chicagoland is the latest of many tracks getting the SAFER walls installed, and they will be ready in time for the July 11th weekend.
Greg Biffle's crew will be arriving in style this weekend at Infineon. Their sponsor 'The National Guard' is going to fly them to and from the track in one of their CH 47 Chinook Helicopters. What better way to beat race day traffic?
Dale Earnhardt Inc. is starting up a second Busch series program with Paul Menard as their driver. He'll wheel the #11 Menards Chevrolet starting at New Hampshire, and finish out the season and on into 2005.
TRACK STATS | INFINEON
Distance: 1.99 Mile Road Course
Turns: 10 (50 ft. wide)
Miles/Laps: 219 mi. = 110 laps or 350KM
Up for grabs: $5.2 Million
Last years winner: Robby Gordon
Who to watch: Robby Gordon, Jeff Gordon / Don't expect much from the specialists, they simply don't know these cars inside and out like the Cup regulars.
June 24, 2004
Ricky Craven will go Busch Series racing at Chicagoland on July 10th. He'll drive the #29 Richard Childress Racing machine, the car the Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte have already driven earlier this year. Ricky has two series wins.
Look for Casey Mears as a guest on NBC's Days of our Lives, he'll be playing himself and the episode airs on June 30th. The scene will take place at the fictional "Salem Speedway"
ROAD COURSE RACING
We'll see the usual suspects of Boris Said and Scott Pruett, but also keep an eye out for Formula One trained driver Klaus Graf driving for BAM Racing as a team-mate of Ken Schrader. He'll be making his first Cup start.
ON TV
Busch and the Trucks are in Milwaukee, and the Cup guys are in California at Infineon.
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 6 p.m. Friday on Speed Channel
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACING @ 9 p.m. Friday on Speed Channel
NEXTEL CUP HAPPY HOUR @ 6:30 p.m. Saturday on FX
BUSCH SERIES RACING @ 8:30 p.m. Saturday on FX
NEXTEL CUP RACING @ 4 p.m. Sunday on Fox
All times are eastern
June 23, 2004
Greg Biffle will be making his 100th Busch Series start this weekend at Milwaukee. He has an incredible list of stats, being the series champion, he has 11 polls, 45 top 5's and 14 wins. Plus he'll be doing the double between Milwaukee and Infineon.
Stanton Barrett has a big week coming up, he's one of Hollywood's premiere stuntmen and his new movie Spiderman 2 debuts on the 30th. Plus he'll be running in his first race at The Milwaukee Mile on Saturday.
Bill Elliott will be back driving the #91 Dodge for Evernham Motorsports during the Brickyard 400 in August.
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
10 Mike Bliss
9 Ron Hornaday
8 Jason Leffler
7 Jason Keller
6 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
5 Michael Waltrip
4 Greg Biffle
3 David Green
2 Kyle Busch
1 Martin Truex Jr. leads by 10 points
June 22, 2004
Chip Ganassi is starting up a Busch Series program with Discount Tire Company on the hood for 8 races this year. Drivers lined up to wheel the machine are Jamie McMurray, Casey Mears, and ASA driver Reed Sorensen.
Could we be witnessing the turnaround for Robert Yates Racing? Both the cars of Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler finished in the top 5 on Sunday. It's the first time since September 2001.
TESTING | KENTUCKY
Kurt Busch will circle the track in his 97 Sharpie car this week.
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
10 Kevin Harvick
9 Ryan Newman
8 Kurt Busch
7 Elliott Sadler
6 Jeff Gordon down 2 with his DNF
5 Tony Stewart
4 Bobby Labonte
3 Matt Kenseth
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
1 Jimmie Johnson is your new leader by just 7 points
Biggest Loser: Ward Burton down 4
Biggest Gainer: Dale Jarrett up 3 spots to 14th
And currently there are 11 drivers inside the Chase for the Championship window with Kasey Kahne just inside at -399 points.
June 21, 2004
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RACE RECAP | MICHIGAN
10 Michael Waltrip
9 Brian Vickers
8 Bobby Labonte
7 Matt Kenseth
6 Sterling Marlin
5 Elliott Sadler
4 Jimmie Johnson
3 Dale Jarrett First top 5 since Feb. 2003
2 Kasey Kahne 4th second place finish this year
1 Ryan Newman First win of the year, 10th career, second in a row at Michigan
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Mark Martin dropped out on the first lap with transmission problems, but came back after repairs
-The 24 of Jeff Gordon led the most laps, but blew an engine for a DNF and a 38 spot.
-Blown engines also ended the days of Jamie McMurray, Joe Nemechek, and Ken Schrader
-A late race crash between Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle cost them both good finishes
-Jimmie Johnson is the new points leader by 7, with Dale Jr.'s 21st place finish
-NASCAR put Tony Stewart at the back of the field to start for leaving the drivers meeting early. Tony was angry at how long the meeting was taking.
BUSCH SERIES
Kyle Busch came from no where to win at Kentucky
TRUCK SERIES
Bobby Hamilton wins at Memphis
Updated: Sunday, October 31, 2004 | 9:43 AM Pacific
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