Sept 10, 2004
After this weekend, the Top 10 in points will have their points reset. The first place driver after Richmond will have 5050 points, and will drop by 5 for each driver after that. Yes, there is still a chance that more than 10 will be in, if Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon have troubles tomorrow night.
Johnny Sauter will be back in a RCR Cup car this weekend. He'll wheel the #33 Mag-Lite Flashlights car. Sauter won last years Busch race at Richmond.
Kenny Wallace will go Cup racing in four more races this year in Michael Waltrip's 00 car. He'll race at Lowes, Atlanta, Talladega, and Homestead.
TRACK STATS | RICHMOND
It all comes down to this, the 'Race to the Chase' becomes 'The Chase for the Championship' after this weekend.
Distance: .750-mile oval
Banking/Turns 1-4: 14 º
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 º
Banking/Backstretch: 2 º
Length/Frontstretch: 1,290 ft.
Length/Backstretch: 860 ft.
Miles/laps: 300 miles, 400 laps
Up for grabs: $ 4.8 million
Last years winner: Ryan Newman
Sept 9, 2004
Jamie McMurray hopes to gain an advantage for Saturday night by racing in the Craftsman Truck Series race tonight. Look for him the #2 Dodge.
Mike McLaughlin will finish out the rest of the Busch season in the #25 Team Marines Ford. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was released from the team and started his Cup ride early in the #32 Tide Chevy.
Despite being pummeled by two recent hurricanes, Daytona International Speedway is still on track for a December finish time for their infield rebuild. They received no major damage from the two storms.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 8 car will be promoting the upcoming fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Bernard Hopkins on the rear deck lid.
ON TV
BUSCH SERIES QUALIFYING Today on Speed
CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES RACING Tonight on Speed
NEXTEL CUP QUALIFYING @ 3 p.m. Friday on TNT
NEXTEL CUP HAPPY HOUR @ 7 p.m. Friday on TNT
BUSCH SERIES RACING @ 8 p.m. Friday on TNT
NEXTEL CUP RACING FROM RICHMOND @ 7 p.m. Saturday on TNT
All times are eastern
Sept 8, 2004
Ricky Craven will make his Craftsman Truck Series debut at New Hamphire in a couple of weeks. He'll drive the #47 Acxiom Chevrolet featuring a LeAnn Rimes paint scheme promoting her October 12 CD release of "Her Woman"
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon plan to race in the 2004 Race of Champions Nations Cup in Paris France on December 4th. They will represent the United States and go head to head against Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher. Word is they will catch a jet 2 hours after the NASCAR Awards Ceremony in New York City.
TESTING | KENTUCKY
Bill Elliott will be turning laps this week at the track for Evernham Motorsports
POINT STANDINGS | BUSCH SERIES
5 David Green
4 Greg Biffle
3 Jason Leffler is 448 out of first
2 Kyle Busch is just 95 back of
1 Martin Truex Jr.
Sept 7, 2004
Check out Jeff Gordon taking syndicated talk-show host Dr. Phil out for a ride-a-long at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The episode called Trading Spaces II and airs today...check your local listings for that.
Casey Mears has resigned his contract with Chip Ganassi Racing to continue driving the #41 Target Dodge into the future. As per company policy, they didn't give any details.
POINT STANDINGS | CUP SERIES
Jimmie Johnson is back in the points lead by 50 with Jeff Gordon's engine failure. The Top 6 in points have locked in their spot for the Chase for the Championship. So lets take a look at 15-7.
15 Kevin Harvick dropped 7 spots and is 56 points out of 10th
14 Jeremy Mayfield
13 Dale Jarrett
12 Bobby Labonte down 3 spots
11Jamie McMurray is up 4 spots and is just 25 points out
10 Mark Martin
9 Kasey Kahne
8 Ryan Newman
7 Kurt Busch
Sept 6, 2004
RACE RECAP | CALIFORNIA UNDER THE LIGHTS
Happy Labor Day to you...
10 Rusty Wallace
9 Robby Gordon
8 Dale Jarrett
7 Scott Riggs
6 Carl Edwards - second top 10 in 3 races
5 Ryan Newman
4 Jamie McMurray
3 Mark Martin
2 Kasey Kahne - 5th second place finish this year
VICTORY LANE
1 Elliott Sadler grabs his second win of the year, 3rd career and only needs to start next week at Richmond to clinch a Chase for the Championship spot.
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Greg Biffle's right rear tire exploded and Jeff Gordon, Jarrett, and Kenseth had damage running over his debris
-Kurt Busch spun but battled back to 12th
-The 24 of Jeff Gordon came from the back of the pack only to have his engine blow up for his 3rd DNF of the season
-Dale Earnhardt Jr's Budweiser Chevy spun from a tire problem, and later wrecked in Kenny Schrader's oil, finishes 34th
-The Top five in points have clinched a spot in the Chase for the Championship...we'll go over all that on tomorrow's show.
BUSCH SERIES
Greg Biffle's 60 car won the late dual with Casey Mears to sweep the California Busch races
Updated: Sunday, October 31, 2004 | 9:47 AM Pacific
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