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BUSCH: Indy IRP: Brent Moore preview

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Brent Moore set for second NASCAR Busch Series start at IRP "Rookie Driver Excited About Opportunity" Liberty, SC (Wednesday, July 30th, 2003) - - NASCAR Busch Series rookie Brent Moore is ready to show his stuff as the Busch Series rolls into Indianapolis Raceway Park for this weekend's Kroger 200 on Saturday night. Moore, a former competitor in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Kenseth sits out Charlotte race

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0000

Matt Kenseth and Jack Roush chose for the Winston Cup point leader not to be the 800-mile man Saturday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kenseth, slated to start 12th, made a decision with his car owner and crew chief to sit out the event and concentrate on the Cup effort slated to start at 7:20 pm. In his stead, teammate Jeff Burton started the No. 17 Ford in the Little Trees 300. The 17 ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Mike Wallace fastest in first day of Daytona test

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:40:25 +0000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (Jan. 20, 2003) - Preseason Thunder continued on Monday at Daytona International Speedway and Mike Wallace is still going fast. Wallace, the fastest driver after two weeks of Winston Cup testing (184.053 mph) wheeling the No. 09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Dodge for Phoenix Racing, was also the fastest driver after the first day of testing for odd-numbered teams in ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Texas: Goodyear Racing fast facts

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Goodyear tire notes NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Race No. 7 - Samsung/Radioshack 500 NASCAR Busch Series - Race No. 6 - O'Reilly 300 Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) - Fort Worth, Tex. Fast Facts for March 28-30, 2003 Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

Number of Tires Required:       Left               Right
     Winston Cup                1,200 ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Nashville: Bobby Hamilton Jr preview

Wed, 04 Jun 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Hamilton Jr. returns home to Nashville with a secret weapon .... Nashville native looks for his second career Busch Series win on Saturday LEBANON, TN --- Team Marines NASCAR Busch Series driver Bobby Hamilton Jr. will return home this weekend with his focus squarely on Victory Lane at the Nashville Superspeedway. Hamilton Jr., a resident of White House, TN, has recorded finishes ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Biffle wins at Charlotte

Sat, 11 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0000

The weather gods co-operated with NASCAR today, allowing the Little Trees 300 for the Busch series to finally be settled. The event, originally slated for Friday night, succumbed to inclement weather after just eight laps yesterday. NASCAR restarted the race Saturday morning from a lap count of zero, setting up the first-ever NASCAR Busch/Cup double-header in the history of the ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Homestead: Race winner Kahne press conference

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:40:27 +0000

KASEY KAHNE-38-Great Clips Ford Taurus (Finished 1st) "It feels great. To do it here, this new facility is awesome. It's a great race track and I'd imagine it'd only get better as races go on it. It's really exciting for myself and this whole team, we've been working real hard all year. We had as good a car as anybody today. There were a few cars in the front that were real ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Ashton Lewis renews sponsorship

Mon, 13 Jan 2003 00:40:25 +0000

Civil Air Patrol ready for homeland security role. MONTGOMERY, AL (January 10, 2003) -- As the only National Non-Profit organization currently involved in NASCAR Busch Grand National primary sponsorship, Civil Air Patrol leaders are excited about the opportunities for continued exposure in 2003. In August of 2002, the Board of Governors voted to continue their sponsorship of the ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Daytona test best times 2002-01-20

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:40:25 +0000

The speeds after the first day of NASCAR Busch Series testing at
 Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Feb. 15 Koolerz 300:


Mike Wallace            No. 4   Pontiac         183.255 mph
Chad Blount             No. 19  Dodge           183.191
Michael Waltrip         No. 99  Chevrolet       182.957
Kasey Kahne             No. 38  Ford ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Beating around the Busch, chapter 7

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Beating Around the Busch: Chapter seven, Nashville By: Thomas Chemris Steve Grissom returned to the NASCAR ranks as he got behind the wheel of DLP Racing entry at Nashville. Sponsored by football quarterback Doug Flutie, and his organization to help autistic children, Grissom started the event thirty- fourth and finished fortieth after being involved in a lap twenty-one ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Nazareth Happy Hour times

Sun, 18 May 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st --- ---- -------------------- --------- ---------- ------ ------ -------- ------- ------- 1. 26 Kevin Grubb Dodge 27.652 130.189 2. 2 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 27.659 0.007 0.007 130.157 0.032 0.032 3. 57 Jason Keller Ford ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Pikes Peak: Stacy Compton race notes

Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Fountain, Colorado (July 27, 2003) -- It's been said that championships are often won by the group that picks themselves up and dust themselves off one more time than the competition. Stacy Compton showed his championship potential with his performance at the Pikes Peak International Raceway on Saturday. The dominant car throughout the weekend, the Kingsford/Johnsonville ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Memphis: David Stremme race report

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0000

MILLINGTON, TN (October 18, 2003) -- Driver David Stremme piloted the Team Yellow Dodge to a ninth place finish in the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. This earned the team its 14th top-10 finish of the season and gave Stremme the top finishing rookie-of-the-race honors. Team Yellow spent the first half of the race running in the top three, but fell back as far as 14th ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Homestead: Ford drivers race quotes

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:40:27 +0000

SCOTT RIGGS-10-Nestle Nesquik Ford Taurus (Finished 41st) - WHAT HAPPENED? "It's a disappointing way to end my year really. You guys saw what happened, somebody hit me from the rear. I don't know. It's pretty bad. I hate it for all of the guys. We worked too hard to end the last two races like this. "I just got run into. I just hate it. That's not what we deserve as a team as ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Daytona: Kevin Harvick preview

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:40:25 +0000

EVENT INFORMATION - Event: NASCAR Busch Series Koolerz 300; Time and Date: 1 p.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 15; Site: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. Live Coverage: Fox (television) and MRN (radio) at 1 p.m. EST. Qualifying: 2:40 p.m. EST, Wed. Feb. 12; Happy Hour: Friday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. EST. TOTALLY NUTS ABOUT RACING - PayDay peanut caramel bar enters its ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Texas starting lineup

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 00:40:26 +0000

Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st --- ---- -------------------- --------- --------- ------ ------ -------- ------- ------- 1. 57 Jason Keller Ford 28.804 187.474 2. 60 Stanton Barrett Ford 28.890 0.086 0.086 186.916 0.558 0.558 3. 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Dover II: David Stremme race notes

Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:40:27 +0000

DOVER, DE (September 20, 2003) -- Dover International Speedway is where the Yellow Racing "Making Friends Tour 2003" first began, in May. Driver David Stremme looked forward to returning to "The Monster Mile", but he couldn't foresee that Dover would once again take a bite out of the Team Yellow Dodge. On lap 16, Stremme drove through some oil on the track and the Yellow Dodge ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Race Kentucky Motorsports to debut at Charlotte

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 00:40:27 +0000

LEXINGTON, KY (October 8, 2003) -- Race Kentucky Motorsports, the NASCAR Busch Series' newest team, unveiled its plans today in Lexington, Kentucky. The team will debut this coming weekend in the "Little Trees 300" at Lowe's Motor Speedway to prepare for an all-out assault on the Busch Series in 2004 season. London, Kentucky-native Jamie Mosley will be the team's driver. Race ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Homestead: Hamilton Jr race press conference

Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:40:27 +0000

BOBBY HAMILTON, JR.-25-Team Marines Ford Taurus (Finished 3rd) "The track was great. The biggest thing was figuring out tires, what they like, what they didn't like. Everything that we did last year on the other tires, these tires didn't like. That was the biggest puzzle, figuring those out. Overall, where we ended up, we were a third-place car. I started making a run on those ... Keep reading

BUSCH: Daytona: Ron Hornaday preview

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:40:25 +0000

Hornaday begins his championship chase at Daytona. February 11, 2003 (Daytona Beach, Fla.) After spending 2002 bouncing around from ride-to-ride, two-time NASCAR Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday is set for a Busch Series title run in 2003. His chariot for the championship is none other than the ACDelco Chevrolet...winner of three of the last five NASCAR Busch Series crowns ... Keep reading