Standings Update From GFL Marketplace 400
Jeff Gordon leads with 3 254 points, ahead of Jimmie Johnson 3 186 and Dale Earnhardt Jr 3 115. Tony Stewart 3 089, Matt Kenseth 3 018, Kurt Busch 2 909, Elliott Sadler 2 864, Kevin Harvick 2 832, Bobby Labonte 2 799, Kasey Kahne 2 792. Kahne breaks top ten after a top five at the race. Mayfield falls to 11th.
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Bristol Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
The Nextel Cup race known as the Sharpie 500 takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol Tennessee on Saturday at 7 30 p m EDT. Kurt Busch is the defending champion. The 266 5 mile 500 lap event has a previous race record of 101 075 mph set by Charlie Glotzbach and a qualifying mark of 128 709 mph by Ryan Newman. The night race is famed for bumping and aggressive driving with short tempers expected among drivers.
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Earnhardt Jr Seeks Bristol Busch Race Upset in No 81
Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepares to race the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway in the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 81 Chevrolet. In five Bristol Busch starts he averages 8.8, with runner-up finishes in the 1998 and 1999 spring events.
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Truex Tops Standings After Cabela's 250 Podium Finish
Martin Truex Jr. secures a third-place finish in the Cabela's 250 to stay atop the standings. Kyle Busch remains runner up with 3,391 points while Jason Leffler, Greg Biffle, and Ron Hornaday also sit high in the top five as the season progresses.
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Ashton Lewis
Craftsman Truck Series Standings Snapshot
Bobby Hamilton leads with 2 288 points, ahead of Dennis Setzer 2 204 and Chad Chaffin 2 092. Carl Edwards 2 084 sits fourth, with Matt Crafton 2 075 fifth and Ted Musgrave 2 043 sixth. Travis Kvapil 2 038, Rick Crawford 1 903, Mike Skinner 1 886, David Starr 1 885 round out the top ten.
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Mike Skinner
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Busch Captures Fifth Busch Series Win Of Season
Kurt Busch led 87 of 125 laps at Michigan International Speedway to win the Cabela's 250. The victory marks Busch's fifth win of the season, extending his series lead.
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Biffle wins GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan
Biffle drives the 16 car to victory over teammate Mark Martin by 8.216 seconds at Michigan International Speedway. He led 73 of 200 laps as Martin, penalized for a loose lugnut, faded from the lead to finish 23rd.
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O'Reilly 200 Resumes at Bristol Wednesday Night
Craftsman Truck Series returns after a layoff with a rare Wednesday race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. Defending champion Travis Kvapil seeks another win as records from the 2003 event loom.
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Johnson Loses Lead as GFS 400 Ends in DNF For Johnson
Jimmie Johnson failed to finish for the third straight race in the Nextel Cup at Michigan. A blown engine left him 68 points behind leader Jeff Gordon who finished seventh as Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr also scored. Edwards praised his first Cup start with a 10th place finish.
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NASCAR Tightens 2005 Rules To Curb Engine RPM Race
NASCAR unveils gear ratio limits across Nextel Cup Busch and Craftsman Truck leagues for 2005 to curb high rpm engines and cut aerodynamics emphasis. Teams may pick three rear gear options while rpm caps target 9500 for Cup and 8800 for other series. Rear spoiler height drops one half inch to reduce downforce and shift focus to driver skill.
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