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Martinsville vs. Talladega: NASCAR style
2009-11-03 06:50:00 In the past two weekends, NASCAR has raced on one of the shortest racetracks that they go to Martinsville Speedway, a tight paperclip half-mile speedway where you will find some of the best short track racing on the NASCAR schedule. And the next weekend (this past Sunday) at the largest racetrack on the schedule, Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 mile high speed oval simply known as restrictor plate racing. Martinsville Speedway Last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, the site of the Tums Fast Relief 500 that saw some of the better side of racing in NASCAR. 500 laps around a tight paperclip half-mile speedway, short-track racing at its finest are what racing is all about whether it’s NASCAR or just a short track bullring all around the United States, Canada and beyond. Last weekend’s Tums 500 saw Juan Montoya roughing up several drivers including Jeff Gordon to make his way to front of the field. I like what Jeff Gordon said early on during the race after Montoya went by him, “...
NASCAR-TRUCK: Martinsville: Donny Lia race report
2008-04-03 14:05:00 Donny Lia Scores Top-10 In Just His Fifth Craftsman Truck Race Increased Seat Time Leads to Impressive Run at Martinsville Speedway CONCORD, NC (February 19, 2007) - Over the last few years Donny Lia has proven that he is a talented and accomplished racecar driver. Lia knew that he faced new challenges in 2008 when he joined forces with ...
A Fan?s View - Martinsville
2008-04-03 02:36:00 This is our first edition for A Fan?s View. It was written to us by the KingofKings. He is member of the message boards. The following is what KingofKings had to say about his experience at Martinsville for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500. I live in Chloe, Virginia and attended the Goody?s Cool Orange 500 ...
Ryan Newman Post Race ? Martinsville Notes and Quotes
2008-04-01 05:06:00 Ryan Newman and his Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge had a rough day at Martinsville for the Goody?s Cool Orange 500. Newman finished in 19th place yesterday and is currently 11th in the championship driver points standings, 174 points behind leader Jeff Burton. Newman had to fight an ill handling car through out the entire day. ...
Martinsville Speedway: Hell On Cars!
2008-04-01 00:00:00 By Jen Dunnaway Editor Drivers running in NASCAR's 500-lap race at Martinsville on Sunday were lucky to finish at all. Besides Bristol, Martinsville is the only real short-track on the Sprint Cup circuit, but its flat paperclip shape doesn't have...
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Fans stay away from Martinsville in droves
2008-03-31 21:03:00 Just a look at all those empty seats in these grandstands, and it?s clear that yesterday?s Goody?s 500 should be a wake-up call for NASCAR executives and the France family, which owns Martinsville Speedway.It may have been the first race of spring, but it was the coldest Sunday of the Sprint Cup season. There were ...
30/03/2008: Nascar Goodys Cool Orange 500 Martinsville
2008-03-31 20:13:00 Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hamlin had twice finished in the top three on the smallest, tightest track in the series, and said he felt like bad luck had let several other wins slip away, too. At Atlanta three weeks ago, he had just moved into second place when his power steering failed. Then in the last race at Bristol, a fuel pickup problem on the restart of a two-lap sprint to the finish cost him a chance to win, and he finished sixth. For 389 laps, the race looked like it would be another victory for Hendrick Motorsports at the track it has dominated by winning eight of the last 10 races. Hendrick drivers led 371 of those laps, but Hamlin and fellow Virginia native Burton made decisions under the next-to-last caution that allowed them to move up front. Hamlin then ruined Burton's decision to stay out while the rest of the leaders pitted, passing him on the 42...
30/03/2008: Nascar Goodys Cool Orange 500 Martinsville
2008-03-31 20:13:00 Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hamlin had twice finished in the top three on the smallest, tightest track in the series, and said he felt like bad luck had let several other wins slip away, too. At Atlanta three weeks ago, he had just moved into second place when his power steering failed. Then in the last race at Bristol, a fuel pickup problem on the restart of a two-lap sprint to the finish cost him a chance to win, and he finished sixth. For 389 laps, the race looked like it would be another victory for Hendrick Motorsports at the track it has dominated by winning eight of the last 10 races. Hendrick drivers led 371 of those laps, but Hamlin and fellow Virginia native Burton made decisions under the next-to-last caution that allowed them to move up front. Hamlin then ruined Burton's decision to stay out while the rest of the leaders pitted, passing him on the 42...
30/03/2008: Nascar Goodys Cool Orange 500 Martinsville
2008-03-31 20:13:00 Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hamlin had twice finished in the top three on the smallest, tightest track in the series, and said he felt like bad luck had let several other wins slip away, too. At Atlanta three weeks ago, he had just moved into second place when his power steering failed. Then in the last race at Bristol, a fuel pickup problem on the restart of a two-lap sprint to the finish cost him a chance to win, and he finished sixth. For 389 laps, the race looked like it would be another victory for Hendrick Motorsports at the track it has dominated by winning eight of the last 10 races. Hendrick drivers led 371 of those laps, but Hamlin and fellow Virginia native Burton made decisions under the next-to-last caution that allowed them to move up front. Hamlin then ruined Burton's decision to stay out while the rest of the leaders pitted, passing him on the 42...
30/03/2008: Nascar Goodys Cool Orange 500 Martinsville
2008-03-31 20:13:00 Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hamlin had twice finished in the top three on the smallest, tightest track in the series, and said he felt like bad luck had let several other wins slip away, too. At Atlanta three weeks ago, he had just moved into second place when his power steering failed. Then in the last race at Bristol, a fuel pickup problem on the restart of a two-lap sprint to the finish cost him a chance to win, and he finished sixth. For 389 laps, the race looked like it would be another victory for Hendrick Motorsports at the track it has dominated by winning eight of the last 10 races. Hendrick drivers led 371 of those laps, but Hamlin and fellow Virginia native Burton made decisions under the next-to-last caution that allowed them to move up front. Hamlin then ruined Burton's decision to stay out while the rest of the leaders pitted, passing him on the 42...
Crawford, Darnell and Kvapil Post Top-10 Finishes In Martinsville NASCAR Cr
2008-03-31 08:09:00 COLIN BRAUN – No. 6 Con-way Freight Ford F-150 (Finished 14th) – “We had a great truck today, I thought. Everybody did a really good job on this Con-way Freight Ford F-150 team. I’m just real proud of those guys. They all did a good job and coming here and … // fromLatest Automotive News
Australian V8 Supercar Driver Marcus Marshall Visits Martinsville
2008-03-31 08:06:00 Marcus Marshall drives the No. 26 Irwin Ford Falcon in the Australian V8 Supercar Series. He’s visiting Martinsville Speedway this weekend to get a taste of stock car racing in America. Marshall stopped by the infield media center for a Q&A session to talk about his experience. MARCUS MARSHALL … // fromLatest Automotive News
Poor Showing: Fans stay away from Martinsville in droves
2008-03-31 04:03:00 Mike Mulhern, Winston Salem Journal MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Just a look at all those empty seats in these grandstands, and it’s clear that yesterday’s Goody’s 500 should be a wake-up call for NASCAR executives and the France family, which owns Martinsville Speedway. It may have been the first race of spring, but it was the coldest Sunday ...
Martinsville: Ford teams race quotes
2008-03-31 04:03:00 JAMIE MCMURRAY — No. 26 Irwin Ford Fusion (Finished 8th)“I had to race those guys a little bit differently than I would have if we hadn’t been in that situation (as far as the point standings). When guys would get underneath me, I would just let them go because we had to finish well today ...
Martinsville Toyota teams race quotes, notes
2008-03-31 03:03:00 Denny Hamlin earned the second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) win for Toyota in today’s race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The Chesterfield, Virginia-native also earned his career-first win at the half- mile short track. Toyota Camrys led 89 laps in today’s race at Martinsville with race-winner, Hamlin leading 82 of 500 laps. Other Camrys ...
Martinsville Dodge teams race quotes
2008-03-31 03:03:00 ELLIOTT SADLER (No. 19 McDonalds Dodge Charger) Finished 15thHOW DOES YOUR BACK FEEL AFTER 500 LAPS “I feel pretty good. I appreciate Dennis Setzer working with us the last two days giving me a little break on Friday and Saturday and that made a big difference today. My doctor (Dr. Mike Anderson) came up this ...
Martinsville GM Racing race quotes, notes
2008-03-31 02:03:00 Jeff Burton, No. 31 AT&T Impala SS left a damp and dreary Martinsville Speedway sitting a-top the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) standings after a solid third-place finish in the Goody’s Cool Orange 500. He holds a 39-point lead over his Richard Childress Racing teammate, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Impala SS, with six races ...
Burton upset with rookie McDowell at Martinsville
2008-03-31 01:03:00 Jeff Burton is considered a leader and mentor in the Sprint Cup garage. And the Richard Childress Racing driver left Martinsville Speedway on Sunday as the leader ? the points leader ? and looking to become the teacher ? to Michael Waltrip Racing rookie Michael McDowell.Burton finished third in the Goody?s Cool Orange ...
Ryan Newman Post Race Martinsville - Goody?s Cool Orange 500
2008-03-31 00:02:00 Ryan Newman finished 19th and 1 lap down for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville today. This dropped him 3 points in the points standings to 1tth place. Your winner for todays race was Denny Hamlin. The weather at Martinsville started off kind of shaky today. Rain was in the area but it held ...
Race Rewind | Martinsville is just a hard place to get around
2008-03-30 21:03:00 Rewinding Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway: REAR-VIEW MIRROR • Martinsville is just tough. When a team, even a good team, is running bad here it often looks like they just have no idea what they?re doing. There?s no place to even get out of the way when things are going poorly. If you?re having a bad day at ...
Hamlin Holds on to Win Martinsville
2008-03-30 19:03:00 Hank Kurz Jr., Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Denny Hamlin finally broke through at Martinsville Speedway after two close calls, and it wasn't Hendrick Motorsports he had to beat. Hendrick's drivers dominated all race, but Hamlin foiled Jeff Burton's late strategy of staying out while the rest of the leaders pitted, passing his fellow Virginia native on ...
Denny Hamlin gets a home win at Martinsville
2008-03-30 18:03:00 Denny Hamlin finally scored a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at his home track holding off Jeff Gordon to pick up the checkered flag in Sunday’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway.Details to follow… More: continued here
Race Day Martinsville
2008-03-30 16:10:00 Another short track this week. After a week off i am ready for some racing. I am going through withdrawals to seem some racin’. Got to see some of the truck race yesterday. How about that Chrissy Wallace finishing 17th in here first NASCAR race. Congrats to her. I should have ...
Roush-Toyota accusations put soap-opera spin on Martinsville week
2008-03-29 20:03:00 David Newton, ESPN.com MARTINSVILLE, Va. — My pen was discovered missing today. It was found in the possession of a reporter from a competing Web site and recovered. Sound silly? Thank you. OK, theft isn't something to be condoned. People shouldn't go around taking each other's sway bars, which Sprint Cup team owner Jack Roush accused a Toyota team ...
Setzer wins caution-filled Martinsville truck race
2008-03-29 20:03:00 Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, VA. — Dennis Setzer assumed the lead when Kyle Busch had to brake to avoid a crash in front of him Saturday, then held on through numerous restarts to win the Kroger 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The victory was the first for Dodge since the late Bobby Hamilton won at ...
Sadler hopes to run halfway in Martinsville race
2008-03-29 19:03:00 ELLIOTT SADLER (#19 McDonalds Dodge Charger) HOW DOES THE BACK FEEL TODAY? ?The back is a little sore. I?m going to ice it down and take some inflammatory medicine and try and get as best prepared as I can.?DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN DRIVE 500 LAPS TOMORROW? ?Right now, I feel like that I ...
MCDowell joins MWR teammates in Martinsville Cup field
2008-03-29 12:03:00 MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Michael McDowell’s resume in NASCAR’s top three series is short, but he is quickly turning heads with his performance at Michael Waltrip Racing. McDowell, who has made five starts in the Truck and Nationwide series for MWR, qualified for his first Sprint Cup Series race in his first attempt and will start 34th ...
Testing helps Earnhardt Jr. learn Martinsville lesson
2008-03-29 12:03:00 Dale Earnhardt Jr. has never won at Martinsville, but he has finished in the top five in seven of his past 12 races here. He said he really struggled at the track until he came for two days of testing. ?When you first come here you?re thinking, ?Oh, I?m doing it wrong, I?ve got to go harder ...
Sprague sets track record in Martinsville, wins Truck pole
2008-03-29 10:03:00 Three-time series champion Jack Sprague captured the pole for Saturday afternoon’s Kroger 250 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Martinsville Speedway. The No.2 Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet set a track record around the flat 0.526-mile short track of 19.658 seconds (96.327 mph). The pole victory was Sprague’s first of the season and 32nd of his truck ...
Ryan Newman?s Practice and Qualifying For Martinsville - Starting 13th
2008-03-29 02:19:00 Ryan Newman’s and his Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge Team were consistent for todays practice and qualifying sessions. Ryan came in 13th for both the practice and qualifying sessions. For the qualifying session Newman had a speed of 95.079 / 19.916 and -0.250 of a second behind Jeff Gordon who captured the pole. Newman’s qualifying was improved over his ...
Gordon gets seventh career Martinsville pole
2008-03-28 18:03:00 Seven-time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon captured the pole for Sunday afternoon’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at the famed Martinsville Speedway. The No.24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver circled the 0.526-mile short track in 19.666 seconds (96.288 m.p.h.).The pole victory was Gordon’s second of the season, seventh at Martinsville and 65th of his Sprint Cup career. He ...
Sprint Cup Starting Lineup: Martinsville
2008-03-28 15:03:00 POS, CAR, DRIVER,, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 96.288 19.666 Leader2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 95.757 19.775 -0.1093 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 95.733 19.780 -0.1144 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 95.569 19.814 -0.1485 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 95.492 19.830 -0.1646 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 95.487 19.831 -0.1657 49 Ken Schrader Toyota Microsoft Small Business 95.463 19.836 -0.1708 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 95.347 19.860 -0.1949 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 95.271 19.876 -0.21010 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 95.213 19.888 -0.22211 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 95.208 19.889 -0.22312 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 95.208 19.889 -0.22313 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 95.079 19.916 -0.25014 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 95.060 19.920 -0.25415 44 David ...
Sprint Cup Practice Times: Martinsville
2008-03-28 14:03:00 Practice 1 (Friday):FIN, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 95.338 19.862 Leader2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 95.275 19.875 -0.0133 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 95.237 19.883 -0.0214 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 95.175 19.896 -0.0345 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 95.161 19.899 -0.0376 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 95.118 19.908 -0.0467 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 95.079 19.916 -0.0548 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 95.003 19.932 -0.0709 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 94.998 19.933 -0.07110 6 David Ragan Ford AAA ...
Microsoft to sponsor Ken Schrader?s NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway
2008-03-28 11:13:00 It seems strange why Microsoft have never sponsored motorsport, however that is about to change after the software giant worked with Formula 1 team McLaren to come up with a standard management unit for all the teams, as they are now not allowed to use traction control. Well it has been reported that Microsoft is about ...
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Sadler injures back, may not race Martinsville
2008-03-28 10:03:00 Elliott Sadler was held out of the start of Friday’s practice in the No. 19 car after injuring his lower back during his regular workout routine and aggravating it further playing golf.Mark McArdle, GEM’s director of competition, said Sadler suffered the injury on Wednesday. He said a decision on whether to put him in the ...
Fonty Flock was first NASCAR winner at old Martinsville track
2008-03-28 04:03:00 The Sprint Cup Series races at 22 tracks, of which only Martinsville was part of the sanctioning body?s first season in 1948. Fonty Flock won the first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville, a July 4 event that featured mostly Modifieds and included NASCAR founder and president Bill France Sr. among the drivers. He finished eighth. The ...
Gordon looks to get back on track at Martinsville
2008-03-27 09:03:00 It could hardly be considered an upset if a No. 14 “seed” wins this weekend. Jeff Gordon, who is currently 14th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, has a great track record at Martinsville Speedway - site of this Sunday’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500. In 30 starts at the Virginia short track, Gordon ...
Martinsville part of NASCAR?s first season in 1948
2008-03-27 07:03:00 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at 22 tracks, only one of which was part of the sanctioning body’s historic first season in 1948.Martinsville Speedway.The .526-mile oval is located in relatively tiny Martinsville, Va. (population approximately 15,000). But in truth, it resides in the very heart and soul of NASCAR, a status resulting from a ...
Crash Video of the Week: Pre-Martinsville
2008-03-26 19:03:00 Filed under: Tony Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR Crashes, NASCAR Fights, NASCAR Videos, Yates Racing, Sprint Cup Due to the fact that Sprint Cup Series was off last weekend for Easter, the Fanhouse is digging deep for some past highlights from Martinsville Speedway, site of this Sunday’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500. In this one from 1999, Tony ...
| Tony Raines to try Martinsville, tickets for pit crew competition on sale
2008-03-26 17:03:00 Some short takes from the midweek motorsports notebook from David Poole of The Charlotte Observer: • Tony Raines returns to the Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville, trying to get EM Motorsports? Dodge into the field for Sunday?s race. Raines finished 10th at Martinsville in October and had an average starting position of 17.3 in six races at ...
NASCAR-TRUCK: Martinsville: Round four preview
2008-03-25 18:42:00 *Chrissy Wallace Ready For NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut *Skinner Bids For Record, Third Consecutive Win At Martinsville *Same Track, Different Seat For NASCAR Mod Champion Donny Lia First Female Driver From Wallace Clan Debuts At Martinsville Chrissy Wallace (No. 03 Toyota) hopes to follow her father Mike’s footsteps into NASCAR national series competition. If she’s successful in qualifying for Saturday’s ...
Charter to sponsor Robby Gordon at Martinsville
2008-03-25 17:03:00 Robby Gordon will race the #7 Charter Communications Dodge this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.“We are excited to have Charter Communications as the primary of the #7 this weekend, and we hope to finish strong on Sunday for them” said Gordon. More: continued here
Top 12 heading into Martinsville and beyond
2008-03-24 08:03:00 Below is a look at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top 12 along with other notable drivers, going into the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30.1 — Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 119.62008 Rundown* One win, three top fives* Average finish of 7.4* Led five races for ...
Ryan Newman?s Fishing Hole At Martinsville
2008-03-21 04:40:00 credit - motorsports.com Newman Comes To Martinsville To Race, But Finds Time To Fish MARTINSVILLE, VA (October 20, 2008) — A few years ago, Ryan Newman hopped into his pickup truck after practice at Martinsville Speedway and went looking for a place to fish. He didn’t have a boat; he didn’t even have a map. But the NASCAR ...
NASCAR-TRUCK: Martinsville to host series open test
2008-02-07 08:00:00 Setzer Hopes Test Session Gets Him Back On Track At Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, VA (Feb. 6, 2008) — For the first time in several years, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will conduct a full-blown test session at Martinsville Speedway this spring and no one is happier than two-time Martinsville truck winner Dennis Setzer. “This test is just huge for me,” said ...
Final Martinsville TV ratings off 9.8 percent
2007-10-26 21:43:00 ABC's broadcast of last Sunday's Subway 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway earned a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 3.7, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 9.8 percent lower than the 4.1 NBC earned when it aired the race last year.
LAST-LAP CAUTION LEAVES NEWMAN IN 2ND AT MARTINSVILLE
2007-10-23 17:45:00 ALLTELRACING.COMRyan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Avenger, will have to wait one more week to try and end his 77-race winless streak after a caution during the green-white-checker finish left Newman sitting in second in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway.Newman, who had qualified 12th for the scheduled 500-lap race, had balance issues for most of the event, but crew chief Michael Nelson had a tire strategy in mind to help Newman at the end.The Alltel Dodge hovered inside the top 15 until Newman made his first pit stop. Newman told his crew that his car was loose on entry and exit to the corners and it was tight in the center.Nelson decided to alternate on pit stops between four tires and two tires. The first stop on lap 47 was a two-tire stop in order to get Newman track position. With right-side tires, fuel and one round up on the right-side track bar, Newman gained six spots and restarted eighth on lap 51.The car's balance remained the same despite t...
Ryan Newman Finishes 2nd at Martinsville
2007-10-22 23:33:00 I did not get to see much of the race. I caught the start and then about the last 55 laps.The end of the race was of course a green, white checkered run. Jimmie Johnson finished first with Ryan Newman on his back bumper. The green, white checkered was cut short due to another spin. I don't know if Newman could have caught Johnson or not, but he was not giving up.A couple of laps earlier (and a couple cautions earlier) Jeff Gordon was holding Newman up a little and Newman actually "muscled" his way past Gordon. I wish we could see more determined and "bullish" driving from Newman.This is from Sun Herald.com -MARTINSVILLE, Va. ? The tussle between Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon started on track but ended on pit road.And there it will remain, both say.Newman got up alongside of Gordon on Lap 493 of Sunday?s Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway and two fender-banging moves later passed him for second place on Lap 494.Newman was mounting a challenge for the lead when a caution on the final ...
Busch, Newman Starting Beside One Another At Martinsville
2007-10-21 06:54:00 MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 19, 2007) Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman will start beside one another in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, as a result of the Penske Racing teammates earning the 11th and 12th starting positions, respectively, in Friday's rain-delayed qualifying session.Busch, who went out 40th in the 48-driver qualifying order, recorded a lap of 20.068 seconds, 94.359 mph, in his Miller Lite Dodge Avenger. Newman's Alltel Dodge Avenger followed Busch. The Indiana native posted a 20.072-second, 94.340-mph lap, just 0.004 second behind Busch and 0.134 second in arrears to pole winner Jeff Gordon.Sam Hornish Jr., who was attempting to make his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup debut in his Mobil 1 Dodge Avenger, was 38th quickest with a lap of 20.347 seconds, 93.065 mph. However, under NASCAR rules, he wasn't quick enough among those required to qualify on time to make it into the field. He was bumped from the grid by former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.The rain certainly didnt ...
Skinner survives Martinsville to regain points lead
2007-10-21 05:44:00 Skinner survives Martinsville to regain points lead |
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