Tony Stewart Surges to Sixth After Aaron's 499 Finish
Tony Stewart jumped eight spots to sixth in the Nextel Cup standings after finishing second in the Aaron's 499. Jimmie Johnson remained the leader with 1 368 points as Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon trailed. The update lists top ten drivers and changes from the previous ranking.
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Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch
Jeff Gordon
Greg Biffle
Elliott Sadler
Tony Stewart
Dale Jarrett
Kevin Harvick
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Jamie McMurray
David Stremme
Dodge Charger 500 Race Set for Darlington South Carolina
The Darlington Raceway event runs Saturday at 7 30 p m Eastern time in Darlington South Carolina. Defending champion is Jimmie Johnson who won last year's Carolina Dodge Dealers 400. Race record stands at 139 958 mph set by Dale Earnhardt on March 28 1993 with Ward Burton holding the qualifying mark at 173 797 mph from March 22 1996. Darlington is a 1 366 mile oval in schedule since 1950 when Johnny Mantz won the first race.
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Darlington Raceway
Darlington
S.C
Jimmie Johnson
Dale Earnhardt
Ward Burton
Johnny Mantz
Busch Series Diamond Hill 200 at Darlington
The Diamond Hill Plywood Co 200 at Darlington Raceway runs Friday night at 7 45 ET. Defending champion Greg Biffle won last year with Jeff Burton second and David Green third. Michael Waltrip set the race speed record in 1992. Mark Martin holds eight Darlington Busch wins and eight poles.
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Darlington Raceway
Greg Biffle
Jeff Burton
David Green
Michael Waltrip
Ryan Newman
Mark Martin
Darlington
NASCAR Cup Standings Shows Edwards Leading After Race
Aaron's 312 results place Carl Edwards atop the standings with 1 482 points, followed by Clint Bowyer and Reed Sorenson in second and third. Martin Truex Jr and Ashton Lewis rise, while Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin maintain top ten positions. Jon Wood and Kenny Wallace round out the top ten with scores just over 1 100 and 1 146 respectively.
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Carl Edwards
Clint Bowyer
Reed Sorenson
Martin Truex Jr
Ashton Lewis
David Stremme
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Jon Wood
Kenny Wallace
Musgrave Wins Dodge Ram Tough 200 Dominates Race
Ted Musgrave captured the Dodge Ram Tough 200 victory, seizing pole and race supremacy this season in the Craftsman Truck Series by leading 158 of 160 laps. Dennis Setzer surged seven spots to seventh, while Battling changes push drivers like Craven and Spencer in the standings.
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Ted Musgrave
Bobby Hamilton
Ricky Craven
Jimmy Spencer
Todd Bodine
Ron Hornaday
Dennis Setzer
Johnny Benson
Chad Chaffin
Matt Crafton
Musgrave
NASCAR schedule on Speed Channel weekend lineup
The listing shows racing programs on Speed Channel with times for Dodge Charger 500 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Diamond Hill Plywood 200 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and UAW GM Ohio 250 at 2 p.m. May 15.
Gordon wins Aaron's 499 at Talladega in dominant run
Jeff Gordon drove the No. 24 Chevrolet to a 139 lap march at Talladega Superspeedway to win the Aaron's 499. He extended his spring Talladega streak to two and his recent restrictor plate success to four of five races. Dale Earnhardt Jr and Michael Waltrip remained hopeful of superspeedway supremacy despite Earnhardt's late crash.
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Alaike
Jeff Gordon
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Hendrick Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt
Gordon
Jeff
Waltrip
Earnhardt
Tony Stewart
Stewart
Texas
Jeremy Mayfield
Jamie McMurray
Ken Schrader
Schrader
Bristol
Mayfield
Gordon Dominates Talladega Race In Dramatic Finish
Jeff Gordon led 139 laps and won by 0.193 seconds over Tony Stewart at Talladega with Jimmie Johnson, Mike Wallace and Earnhardt among the big wrecks. Earnhardt, Waltrip and Harvick chased, while Sterling Marlin lamented dangerous three wide racing as a Lap 187 incident reshaped the finish.
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Jeff Gordon
Gordon
Talladega
Daytona
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson
Mike Wallace
Earnhardt
Tony Stewart
Greg Biffle
Harvick
Scott Riggs
Ryan Newman
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Joe Nemechek
Ken Schrader
Riggs
Elliott Sadler
Biffle
Mark Martin
Sadler
Kurt Busch
Bobby Labonte
Michael Waltrip
UAW-GM Ohio 250 at Mansfield Speedway
The UAW-GM Ohio 250 runs 250 laps on the 44 mile Mansfield track in Mansfield Ohio on May 15 at 2 30 p.m. Eastern Defending champ Jack Sprague led the last 54 laps last year and set a race record of 54 706 mph The May 16 2004 event marked the first NASCAR national touring series race in Ohio in 50 years.
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Mansfield
Johnson still leads Cup standings after Talladega crash
Jimmie Johnson remained the points leader after crashing out of the Aaron's 499 at Talladega as two big crashes reshaped the field. He dropped 43 points to Kurt Busch but held a 130 point margin while Chevy dominated the race and several Dodge runners claimed top 10s.
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Jimmie Johnson
Aaron
Talladega Superspeedway
Kurt Busch
Johnson
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