Dodge Motorsports Teleconference - Rusty Wallace
October 19, 2004
This week’s Dodge guest, Rusty Wallace, won at Martinsville in April,, scoring a .538-second victory over Bobby Labonte. Wallace leads all drivers with seven wins at Martinsville in 41 career starts. He also has 16 top fives and 22 top 10s at the .526-mile track in Virginia.
Earnhardt Appeal Denied
October 18, 2004
Monday, word came down that (pictured here at Charlotte last weekend) Dale Earnhardt Jr’s appeal of his penalty for ‘use of improper language’ following Talladega was denied. The National Stock Car Racing Commission weighed the appeal and unanimously upheld the penalties. Following is the text of the release announcing the decision:
Castroneves Penalized, Keeps Texas Victory
October 18, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004
Castroneves Takes First Win Of Season In Texas
October 17, 2004
Helio Castroneves finally got his first win of the 2004 season, but he had to wait until the very last race. He and Tony Kanaan celebrated the end of the 2004 IRL Championship today in style, with Kanaan having clinched the series title in the previous race at California Speedway.
UAW-GM Quality 500 Notes & Quotes
October 17, 2004
Notes and quotes from last night’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway: Raybestos Rookie Kahne led four times for 207 laps, the most laps led ever by a rookie driver in the fall race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He led the most laps for the second time this season (he also led the most laps at Texas).
Bernhard, James Win Driving Titles as Herbert, Kaffer Win American Le Mans at Laguna Seca
October 17, 2004
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Monterey, CA - Timo Bernhard and Ian James earned American Le Mans Series driving championships Saturday as Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffer won the season-ending Audi Sports Car Championships event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Johnson Completes 2004 Charlotte Sweep
October 16, 2004
Jimmie Johnson led only 35 of the 334 laps in the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on his way to a sweep of the races here this season. Jeff Gordon, Johnson’s teammate and co-owner, finished second while Dale Earnhardt Jr took third. Kurt Busch took fourth as point leader and last week’s double-winner Joe Nemechek took fifth. Rookie Kasey Kahne dominated the race, leading 207 laps before his car slammed the Turn Two wall after a tire apparently failed.
Bill Elliott Gets Stanley Tools Backing in ‘05
October 16, 2004
Team owner Ray Evernham joined forces with his drivers Kasey Kahne and Jeremy Mayfield to announce a sponsorship from Stanley Tools. The new deal will put the brand on a car driven by Bill Elliott in four races next season as primary sponsor and on the other EMS cars all year as associate sponsor.
Minassian Puts DBA-Zytek On Pole At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
October 16, 2004
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Monterey, CA - Creation Autosportif and its DBA-Zytek Prototype race car surprised the American Le Mans Series regulars Friday by winning the overall pole for Saturday’s four-hour Audi Sports Car Championships event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Four Poles In a Row!
October 16, 2004
Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves has claimed pole at the Texas Motor Speedway for tomorrow’s Chevy 500. The nearest Chevy entrant? Red Bull Cheever’s Alex Barron, starting from 10th.