Last Saturday’s race at
Richmond International Raceway in the
southern state of Virginia was the
setting for penalties handed down faster
than you can say “rapid release gel” by
NASCAR. A look at the big picture
reveals two incidents in particular
might prove to be worth noting.
Story
- by Shannon Poe
5/10/2008
Normally, finishing 28th
in a race isn’t an accomplishment. But
for Morgan Shepherd and the Faith
Motorsports team, finishing 28th
last weekend at Richmond was almost as
good as a win. Faith Motorsports has no
major sponsorship backing.
with
many other teams and Test at Lowes Motor
Speedway
Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle
Busch tested at LMS this
week. Busch has security
guards present on the
direction of the
speedway.
The two day test at
Lowes Motor Speedway has
just concluded with
Elliot Sadler having the
fastest speed overall.
Story
- by
Brad Keppel
5/9/2008
Testing has always been
important to NASCAR race teams, but this
week’s unscheduled session at Lowes
Motor Speedway seems to have played an
even more important role. While one
could look at this as testing for the
upcoming All-Star Challenge race and the
Memorial Day’ Coca Cola 600, many teams
used it as a way to improve on their 1.5
mile track program.
Story
- by Greg
Arthur
5/9/2008
For the past seven years,
American Idol has spun controversy and
television ratings, all the while
bringing top musical talent to the
general public. In retrospect, major
league sports like NASCAR, have been
bringing talented competitors to a grand
stage for centuries.
Story
- by Tammyrae Benscoter
5/9/2008
PRESS RELEASES
Martin Battles to 16th-Place Finish at Historic Darlington
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Mark Martin and the No. 8 U.S. Army team experienced an unidentified power steering issue, but still managed to post a solid 16th-place finish in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway. |5/11/2008|
TOYOTA Sprint Cup Series Race Notes & Quotes Darlington Raceway
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Kyle Busch earned the fourth win by a Toyota Camry in today’s race at Darlington Raceway. The win was Busch’s third NSCS win of 2008. Busch has earned eight NASCAR wins this season -- three NSCS (Atlanta, Talladega and Darlington), three NNS (Texas, Phoenix and Mexico City) and two NCTS (California and Atlanta). |5/11/2008|
Dodge Motorsports Notes & Quotes - Darlington
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KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Finished 12th “The Miller Lite team did a great job tonight. The Charlotte test paid dividends. With this right sides being the same as Charlotte here at Darlington, we just kept the same frame of mind for four days straight which really helped us." |5/11/2008|
Ford Darlington Cup Post-Race Quotes
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GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Finished 43rd) – YOU HAD A DOMINANT CAR. “It is really frustrating, but, you know what, I’ve just come accustomed to expecting it because it’s just week after week it’s something. Something breaks. Something falls off. We’ve got wheels loose." |5/11/2008|
Kennington-MacDonald Motorsports capture season best finish at Darlington
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DJ Kennington's introduction to the Word Famous Darlington Raceway came with open arms this weekend in the Diamond Plywood 200 on Friday night. "This place is just awesome, and you have to give the track respect or it will bite you", claimed Kennington after qualifying 33rd for the event. |5/11/2008|
TOYOTA Nationwide Series Race Notes & Quotes Darlington Raceway
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Tony Stewart earned his fourth NNS win of the year after leading 90 of 149 laps in today’s race. Today’s win marked the sixth consecutive win by a Camry in the NNS. Denny Hamlin earned the win at Richmond last weekend, Tony Stewart earned the win at Talladega (4-26-08) and Kyle Busch visited ‘Victory Lane’ for three -- at Texas, Phoenix and Mexico City. |5/10/2008|
AMBROSE SCORES TOP 10 IN TOUGH DARLINGTON RACE
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Marcos Ambrose has claimed his second top 10 finish of the 2008 season and his first on an oval with a hard fought 10th place in the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina today. |5/10/2008|
Ford Darlington Nationwide Post-Race Quotes
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CARL EDWARDS – No. 60 Scotts Water Smart Ford Fusion (Finished 43rd) – YOU HIT THE WALL TWICE. WHAT HAPPENED? “The first time was definitely my fault. I’ve just got to apologize to my guys. They’ve worked so hard lately." |5/10/2008|
Dodge Motorsports Notes & Quotes - Darlington Qualifying
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KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) Qualified 5th - “I felt like it was a good couple laps for the Miller Lite Dodge. If I could have blended turns 1 and 2 from the first lap with 3 and 4 on the second, it may be a tenth quicker then what we have right now." |5/9/2008|
TOYOTA Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Notes & Quotes Darlington Raceway
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TONY STEWART, No. 20 Home Depot Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting Position: 4th Will you leave the track tonight happy with your qualifying effort? “Well, I’m ecstatic with this. It’s faster than I ran -- luckily. Knock on wood, I haven’t put a scratch on this car." |5/9/2008|
Ford Darlington Cup Qualifying
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CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (Qualified 38th) – THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU’RE ON THE POLE FOR THE NATIONWIDE RACE. “Yeah, that’s good. We did the best we could over here, but we’re missing something." |5/9/2008|
Keys for Success: Dodge Challenger 500 - Darlington Raceway
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Each race weekend, random Dodge Motorsports crew chiefs, drivers, engine specialists and team members will give their insight on the ‘keys to success’ for the upcoming race. |5/9/2008|
Busch Whacker
- Kyle Busch got his
Darlington stripe in the
Dodge Challenger 500.
Not only did he get the
stripe, he beat it into
his car. .
Story -
by Mike Finnegan
Tony Stewart Dominates
Diamond Hill Plywood 200
at Darlington
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Tony Stewart dominated
the Diamond Hill Plywood
200 at Darlington
leading over 85 laps. No
one knew how the new
track surface was going
to be at race time and
the track, too tough to
tame, did not
disappoint.
Story -
by Ed Coombs
Hornaday
wins at Kansas
- Ron Hornaday held off
Kevin Harvick Inc.,
teammate Jack Sprague to
win the Truck Series
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
at Kansas Speedway.
Story -
by Pamela
