Subway 500 standings shake up Kurt Busch climbs to eighth
After the Subway 500 Kurt Busch jumps two spots to eighth in the standings. Tony Stewart remains first with 5,957 points, Jimmie Johnson 5,942, Ryan Newman 5,894, and other top drivers listed with prior-position changes.
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Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman
Greg Biffle
Carl Edwards
Rusty Wallace
Mark Martin
Kurt Busch
Matt Kenseth
Jeremy Mayfield
Mayecae Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway MBNA 500
The Mayecae Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton Georgia runs 500.5 miles over 325 laps on the 1.54 mile track. Defending champion Jimmie Johnson chased by Mark Martin, in a note about the last fall race winner. The event marks the first Cup race at AMS since a June tornado damaged the facility.
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O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway Report
Busch Series event at Texas Motor Speedway Justin Texas set for November 5 at 2 30 p m ET on a 1 5 mile track (O Reilly 300). Defending champion noted as the first season with a second Texas race. Fast fact mentions Kasey Kahne overtaking Reed Sorenson to win the spring race on April 16.
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Mark Martin
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Craftsman Truck Race Set for Atlanta Motor Speedway
The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 runs 134 laps over 200 miles at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Saturday at 3 30 p m ET. Defending champion is Bobby Hamilton. David Reutimann set the qualifying record at 179 452 mph on March 15 2004 and Hamilton holds the race record at 123 675 mph the same date. Automotive Service Excellence extends sponsorship of Jimmy Spencer s No 2 Ultra Motorsports Dodge through 2006 marking ASE s 12th year as sponsor.
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Edwards takes third in Busch standings after Sam's Town 250
Carl Edwards moved into third place in the Busch standings with a fifth place finish in the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Clint Bowyer captured his second Busch Series win of the season, rallying from deep in the field to win the race.
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Craftsman Truck Standings After Kroger 200 Race
Ted Musgrave leads the Craftsman Truck Series standings after the Kroger 200 with 3,037 points, followed by Dennis Setzer 2,983 and Ron Hornaday 2,815. Todd Bodine is fourth with 2,727, Bobby Hamilton fifth at 2,698, and Mike Skinner sixth at 2,691. Jimmy Spencer, Matt Crafton, David Starr, and Ricky Craven round out the top ten.
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Ted Musgrave
Dennis Setzer
Ron Hornaday
Todd Bodine
Bobby Hamilton
Mike Skinner
Jimmy Spencer
Matt Crafton
David Starr
Ricky Craven
NBC SPEED CHANNEL NASCAR Schedule Summary
On SPEED CHANNEL the Nextel Cup races are listed with event names and times including Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 at noon on Sunday OReilly Challenge at 2 p.m. on Sunday, and EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at 3 p.m. on Saturday with all times shown.
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Gordon wins Subway 500 at Martinsville in return to form
Jeff Gordon breaks a 22 race drought with a 73rd career win at Martinsville, aided by rookie crew chief Steve Letarte. The victory ends Hendrick’s Martinsville tragedy remembrance and tightens Chase for the Nextel Cup as Stewart and Johnson lead the standings amid battles with Biffle and Newman.
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Race Statistics for NASCAR Event with Stewart Dominance
The race lasted 3 hours 46 minutes 25 seconds with a 0.235 second margin of victory. Stewart led 15 times across 8 drivers, with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon among the dominant lap leaders and 19 cautions over 113 laps.
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Martin’s optimism fails as brakes end Martinsville bid
NASCAR driver Mark Martin, known for pessimism, predicted a Subway 500 win but his No. 6 Ford burned brakes at Martinsville, finishing 34th and dropping from fifth to seventh in the standings. He vows to battle back with four races left.
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Drivers dodge stalled car in tense NASCAR restart
On lap 296 the green flag restarted a field past Hermie Sadler's stalled Ford at the start finish line. Drivers avoided Sadler with Tony Stewart calling it the scariest restart he’s endured. NASCAR officials delayed the caution to avoid a massive wreck.
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Rookie Hamlin shines with bold comeback finish
Rookie Denny Hamlin in Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Chevrolet started fifth at Lowe's and, after a pit road crash cost two laps, finished eighth matching his prior week. He anticipates Atlanta as his toughest challenge on the next Nextel Cup outing.
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Lowe's Motor Speedway
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