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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2005
Page
16
Jimmie Johnson leads the Cup standings with 1,562 points, followed by Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon. Ryan Newman climbs three spots to seventh after a third place in the race, while Gordon owns three All-Star Challenge wins among active drivers.
Carl Edwards tops the Busch Series standings with 1 797 points after the Final 250, followed by Clint Bowyer 1 617 Reed Sorenson 1 526 Martin Truex Jr 1 479 Ashton Lewis 1 443 Kenny Wallace 1 424 Denny Hamlin 1 419 David Stremme 1 386 Greg Biffle 1 379 and Jason Keller 1 308.
Bobby Hamilton leads with 968 points followed by Ted Musgrave 923 and Ricky Craven 895. Jimmy Spencer 866, Ron Hornaday 800, Dennis Setzer 794, Todd Bodine 793, Jack Sprague 776, Matt Crafton 737, and Johnny Benson 737 complete the top ten with shifts from prior positions.
The Nextel All Star Challenge airs at 7 p.m. Saturday followed by CarQuest Auto Parts 300 at 6 30 p.m. on May 28 and Quaker Steak Lube 200 at 8 30 p.m. Friday.
The Nextel All-Star Challenge returns to Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. The field includes recent winners and champions from 1995 through 2005, with active drivers who ran races in 2004 or 2005. Defending champ Matt Kenseth is noted.
Kyle Busch dominated the CarQuest 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 28 for his second win in three races. The Busch Series resumes May 28 at the same track after a week off, a venue visited twice yearly since 1982.
Race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on 1.5 miles starts Friday at 8:45 p.m. ET. Defending champ Dennis Setzer seeks another win after Infineon finish amid Carl Edwards miscue with four laps left. Qualifying mark held by David Starr at 178.577 mph on May 25, 2004. Race record 114.768 mph by Ted Musgrave on May 16, 2003. Craftsman Truck Series off for Memorial Day weekend.
Kasey Kahne overtakes Tony Stewart to win the Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond, earning a spot in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Kahne becomes the 13th driver to win across NASCARs top three series and sheds his bridesmaid tag after six second-place finishes. Stewart notes Kahnes rise from modest equipment. Kahnes 242 laps led underscores his strong performance.
Qualified drivers for the 21st annual all star at Lowe's Motor Speedway include past series champions Bobby Labonte and Dale Jarrett and past event champion Terry Labonte. 2005 race winners such as Carl Edwards Kevin Harvick Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr along with Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin and others are listed. Kahne celebrates last week's Richmond Cup win as context for winner.
NASCAR’s four straight Nextel Cup night races clash with Saturday promotions at Lanier and Lavonia speedsways. Promoters like Donnie Clack push creative events, lower prices, and local business tie–ins to keep crowds steady while NASCAR urges aggressive promotion and self reliance. Officials say strong promotion prevents losses, and asphalt short tracks face tough competition from Daytona and Bristol at night.
Longtime racer Ricky Rudd sits 18th in the Nextel Cup standings after 11 2004 races with one top five and two top ten finishes for Richard Childress. He plans a late summer decision on whether to rejoin Wood Brothers or retire, as Eddie Wood weighs a potential driver change.
After a Mother's Day weekend race drew a record crowd over 75,000 and Fox aired the event as the highest rated prime time NASCAR telecast, Darlington officials consider major upgrades to modernize the 55 year old track. Potential replacements for retiring Rusty Wallace include Sam Hornish Jr. Paul Tracy and Jamie McMurray, with Ryan Newman likely influencing the final choice as Wallace departs.
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